Actor
Kaoru Yachigusa
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1931-01-06
- Died
- 2019-10-24
- Place of birth
- Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Also known as谷口瞳, Hitomi Taniguchi, 松田瞳, Hitomi Matsuda, Каору Ятигуса
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.
