Kaoru Yachigusa

Personal Info

Birthday

January 6, 1931

Day of Death

2019-10-24

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

谷口瞳

Hitomi Taniguchi

松田瞳

Hitomi Matsuda

Каору Ятигуса

Kaoru Yachigusa

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.