Hiroko Yakushimaru
ActingAlso Known As
药师丸博子
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.
Movies
(64 total)
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
as Izumi Hoshi
The 8-Year Engagement
as Hatsumi Nakahara
Cafe Funiculi Funicula
as Kayo Takatake
Always - Sunset on Third Street
as Tomoe Suzuki
Dogwood Tree
as Ryoko
Glasses
as Morishita
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
as Female owner
G.I. Samurai
as Young Takeda Samurai
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Princess Shizu
School in the Crosshairs
as Yuka Mitamura
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
as Tomoe Suzuki
Last Mile
as Misumi Natsuyo
Toward the Terra
as Jona Macka (voice)
The Tragedy of "W"
as Shizuka Mita
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
as Tomoe Suzuki
Main Theme
as Shibuki Ogasawara
Princess Raccoon
as Ohagi no tsubone
Aka Medaka
as Narrator
Tonbi
as Taeko
TV Shows
(18 total)
1 Litre of Tears
as Shioka Ikeuchi
Unnatural
as Misumi Natsuyo
Dearest
as Azusa Sanada
Amachan
as 铃鹿博美
Detective Lovesick
as Nobuko Maehara
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
as Asada Mirei
The Full Throttle Girl
as Sakuragawa Shoko
Lost Man Found
as President Yamamura
Carry On! Hara-chan!
as Yaguchi Yuriko
Passion for Punchlines
as Shima Takako
Dokonjō Gaeru
as Mom
Back of Father
as Marui Yumiko
ママの遺伝子
as 藤木七海
富士ファミリー
as 小国鷹子