Kaoru Yachigusa
Birth date
January 6, 1931
Death date
October 24, 2019
Place of birth
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Profession
Acting
Age
88 years
Biography
Kaoru Yachigusa (八千草 薫, Yachigusa Kaoru, January 6, 1931 – October 24, 2019) was a Japanese actress from Osaka Prefecture. From 1947 to 1957, she was a member of the Takarazuka Revue. After leaving the revue, she was active in film, television, and narration. She has gotten some Japanese awards and honours such as; Medal with Purple Ribbon (1997), Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2003), and Mainichi Film Awards: Tanaka Kinuyo Prize (2004) Yachigusa died on October 24, 2019, at a Tokyo hospital from pancreatic cancer, aged 88.
Also known as
谷口瞳Hitomi Taniguchi松田瞳Hitomi MatsudaКаору Ятигуса
