Hiroko Yakushimaru
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1964-06-09 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Biography
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, 1982.
Since rising to fame, Yakushimaru has gained success as both an actress and a pop singer, mainly during the 1980s. She had also worked as a prolific recording artist until her marriage with Kōji Tamaki, the leader of the band Anzen Chitai.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
Blue Period
as Masako Saeki
(2024)
Last Mile
as Misumi Natsuyo
(2023)
(2022)
Tonbi
as Taeko
(2022)
(2021)
(2019)
Black School Rules
as Virginia Wolf
(2019)
Kizuna no Pedal
as 宮澤純子
(2018)
Cafe Funiculi Funicula
as Kayo Takatake
(2017)
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
as Female owner
(2017)
The 8-Year Engagement
as Hatsumi Nakahara
(2017)
Fuji Family New Year Special 2017
as Oguni Takako
(2016)
Yuriko's Picture Book
as Yuriko Onodera
(2016)
Fuji Family
as 鷹子（長女）
(2015)
Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island
as Latifa (voice)
(2015)
Aka Medaka
as Narrator
(2013)
The Stork Nest
as Yumiko Yasuda
(2012)
I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
as Hasebe Haruko
(2012)
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
as Tomoe Suzuki
(2011)
Wasao
as Setsuko
(2010)
Dogwood Tree
as Ryoko
(2010)
Dr. Hisayoshi Suma
as 須磨千代子
(2009)
A Good Husband
as Sakura Kitami
(2009)
The Homeless Student 2
as Keiko Tamura
(2008)
Sing Salmon Sing
as Yoko Senuma
(2008)
Be yourself
as Yuka Enomoto
(2008)
(2007)
Glasses
as Morishita
(2007)
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
as Mariko Tanaka
(2007)
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
as Tomoe Suzuki
(2007)
1 Litre Of Tears SP
as Shioka Ikeuchi
(2006)
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
as Mirei
(2006)
(2006)
Aogeba Tôtoshi
as Mari Minegishi
(2005)
Princess Raccoon
as Ohagi no tsubone
(2005)
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Yoko Kaneda
(2005)
Always - Sunset on Third Street
as Tomoe Suzuki
(2004)
The Lakeside Murder Case
as Minako Namiki
(2003)
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
as Mirei Asada
(2002)
(1997)
(1993)
Nurse Call
as Kozue Igarashi
(1992)
Twinkle
as Shoko Koyama
(1990)
(1990)
(1990)
(1989)
READY! LADY
as Ryoko
(1988)
(1987)
(1986)
Cabaret
as Waitress
(1986)
(1985)
Like a Savage
as Tamako Arisugawa
(1984)
Main Theme
as Shibuki Ogasawara
(1984)
The Tragedy of "W"
as Shizuka Mita
(1983)
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Princess Shizu
(1983)
Detective Story
as Naomi Arai
(1981)
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
as Izumi Hoshi
(1981)
School in the Crosshairs
as Yuka Mitamura
(1980)
Toward the Terra
as Jona Macka (voice)
(1980)
Dreamy Fifteen
as Kei Yamawa
(1979)
G.I. Samurai
as Young Takeda Samurai
(1978)
Never Give Up
as Yoriko Nagai
Crew
(1989)
READY! LADY
Theme Song Performance