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Kaoru Yachigusa(1931-2019)

  • Actress
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Kaoru Yachigusa
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Kaoru Yachigusa was born on 6 January 1931 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954), Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) and With Beauty and Sorrow (1965). She was married to Senkichi Taniguchi. She died on 24 October 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
BornJanuary 6, 1931
DiedOctober 24, 2019(88)
BornJanuary 6, 1931
DiedOctober 24, 2019(88)
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    • 6 wins & 3 nominations total

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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
7.4
  • Otsu
  • 1954
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
7.5
  • Otsu
  • 1956
With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)
With Beauty and Sorrow
6.7
  • Otoko Ueno
  • 1965
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
7.3
  • Otsu
  • 1955

Credits

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Actress

  • Takaya Kamikawa and Kaoru Yachigusa in Butler Saionji's Great Reasoning (2018)
    Butler Saionji's Great Reasoning
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Yuriko Ijuin
    • 2018
  • Yasuragi no sato (2017)
    Yasuragi no sato
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Setsuko Kujo
    • 2017
  • Honjitsu wa, Ohigara mo yoku (2017)
    Honjitsu wa, Ohigara mo yoku
    TV Series
    • Kikuyo Ninomiya
    • 2017
  • Kidnap Tour (2016)
    Kidnap Tour
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Kengo Kôra, Mitsuki Takahata, Takahiro Nishijima, Kasumi Arimura, Aoi Morikawa, and Kentarô Sakaguchi in Love That Makes You Cry (2016)
    Love That Makes You Cry
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Shizue Sendo
    • 2016
  • Okashi no ie (2015)
    Okashi no ie
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Three Moons
    TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Yuzuriha no koro (2015)
    Yuzuriha no koro
    5.6
    • 2015
  • Fukuie keibuho no aisatsu (2014)
    Fukuie keibuho no aisatsu
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Miyamoto Musashi (2014)
    Miyamoto Musashi
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Giovanni's Island (2014)
    Giovanni's Island
    7.3
    • Sawako (older) (voice)
    • 2014
  • Don't Lose Heart (2013)
    Don't Lose Heart
    7.2
    • Toyo
    • 2013
  • Tsuki ni inoru piero (2013)
    Tsuki ni inoru piero
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Sakura
    • 2013
  • Haha, waga ko e (2013)
    Haha, waga ko e
    TV Movie
    • 2013
  • The Great Passage (2013)
    The Great Passage
    7.3
    • Chie Matsumoto
    • 2013

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Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 0¾″ (1.54 m)
  • Born
    • January 6, 1931
    • Osaka, Japan
  • Died
    • October 24, 2019
    • Tokyo, Japan(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Senkichi Taniguchi1957 - October 29, 2007 (his death)

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    Her husband, Senkichi Taniguchi, died on October 29, 2007 of pneumonia at age 95 after 50 years of marriage.

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