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Yôko Yaguchi(1921-1985)

  • Actress
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Yôko Yaguchi in The Most Beautiful (1944)
Yôko Yaguchi was born on 27 August 1921 in Hong Kong. She was an actress, known for Wakaki hi no yorokobi (1943), Kibô no aozora (1942) and Kûnyan no gaika (1940). She was married to Akira Kurosawa. She died on 1 February 1985 in Fukuoka, Japan.
BornAugust 27, 1921
DiedFebruary 1, 1985(63)
BornAugust 27, 1921
DiedFebruary 1, 1985(63)
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Known for

Wakaki hi no yorokobi
3.3
  • Actress
  • 1943
Kibô no aozora (1942)
Kibô no aozora
7.1
  • Sumiko
  • 1942
Kûnyan no gaika
  • Actress
  • 1940
The Brick Factory Girl
6.6
  • Misa
  • 1940

Credits

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Actress

  • The Most Beautiful (1944)
    The Most Beautiful
    5.6
    • Tsuru Watanabe, president of women workers
    • 1944
  • Wakaki hi no yorokobi
    3.3
    • 1943
  • Mother Never Dies (1942)
    Mother Never Dies
    6.3
    • 1942
  • Currents of Youth (1942)
    Currents of Youth
    7.5
    • Girl in a tea room
    • 1942
  • Kibô no aozora (1942)
    Kibô no aozora
    7.1
    • Sumiko
    • 1942
  • Otoko no hanamichi (1941)
    Otoko no hanamichi
    • 1941
  • Waga ai no ki
    • Satoko's sister
    • 1941
  • Jogakusei-ki (1941)
    Jogakusei-ki
    6.3
    • Kaneko Sagara
    • 1941
  • The Brick Factory Girl
    6.6
    • Misa
    • 1940
  • Kûnyan no gaika
    • 1940
  • Enoken's Sun Wukong
    7.7
    • Page
    • 1940
  • Kingorô no Aa mujô
    • 1940
  • Totsugu hi made (1940)
    Totsugu hi made
    7.4
    • Asako
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 27, 1921
    • Hong Kong
  • Died
    • February 1, 1985
    • Fukuoka, Japan(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Akira KurosawaMay 21, 1945 - February 1, 1985 (her death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Kazuko Kurosawa
  • Relatives
      Yû Kurosawa(Grandchild)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The wife of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa for 39 years. She had two children with Kurosawa: a son named Hisao and a daughter named Kazuko.

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