Hiroko Yakushimaru
Hiroko Yakushimaru is an actor, born 1964.
After passing the audition for the film produced by Haruki Kadokawa, she began her acting career. Along with teen idols Tomoyo Harada and Noriko Watanabe who debuted from Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, she was often dubbed as one of "Kadokawa Sannin-musume" in her early career. Yakushimaru made her acting debut in the 1978 movie Never Give Up. In 1981, she came into prominence with Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, the film where she played the leading role. She also recorded the same-titled theme song for the film, which hit No. 1 on Oricon in late 1981, and stayed there until January 18…
Movies (35)
- Never Give Up (1978)
- Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
- Toward the Terra (1980)
- Wasao (2011)
- Cafe Funiculi Funicula (2018)
- Last Mile (2024)
- Princess Raccoon (2005)
- Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (2007)
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (2006)
- Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
- Tonbi (2022)
- The Lakeside Murder Case (2005)
- Dogwood Tree (2010)
- Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island (2015)
- Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
- W's Tragedy (1984)
- Glasses (2007)
- School in the Crosshairs (1981)
- Tetsujin 28: The Movie (2005)
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
- The Gentlemen’s Alliance (1986)
- Let's Go to the Hospital (1990)
- The 8-Year Engagement (2017)
- Riverside Mukolitta (2021)
- Cabaret (1986)
- Twinkle (1992)
- Dreamy Fifteen (1980)
- Mio's Cookbook (2020)
- Blue Period (2024)