- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 9, 1964
- Place of Birth
- Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Hiroko Yakushimaru
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.
Filmography
SUKIYAKI 上を向いて歩こう
movieSUKIYAKI 上を向いて歩こう
2026 · Iku Ooshima
movieLast Mile
2024 · Misumi Natsuyo
movieBlue Period
2024 · Masako Saeki
tvPassion for Punchlines
2023 · Shima Takako
movie薬師丸ひろ子 40th Anniversary Tour 2022 ～アナタノコトバ～
2023
tvLost Man Found
2022 · President Yamamura
movieLive at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021
2022
movieTonbi
2022 · Taeko
movieRiverside Mukolitta
2021
tvDearest
2021 · Azusa Sanada
movieMio's Cookbook
2020
tvYell
2020
movieBlack School Rules
2019 · Virginia Wolf
movieKizuna no Pedal
2019 · 宮澤純子
movieCafe Funiculi Funicula
2018 · Kayo Takatake
tvUnnatural
2018 · Misumi Natsuyo
movieThe 8-Year Engagement
2017 · Hatsumi Nakahara
movieDestiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2017 · Female owner
tvOnna no Kunsho
2017 · Theme Song Performance
movieFuji Family New Year Special 2017
2017 · Oguni Takako
movieYuriko's Picture Book
2016 · Yuriko Onodera
movieFuji Family
2016 · 鷹子（長女）
tv富士ファミリー
2016 · 小国鷹子
movieAka Medaka
2015 · Narrator
tvDokonjō Gaeru
2015 · Mom
movieSinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island
2015 · Latifa (voice)
tvBack of Father
2014 · Marui Yumiko
movieThe Stork Nest
2013 · Yumiko Yasuda
tvAmachan
2013 · Hiromi Suzuka
tvCarry On! Hara-chan!
2013 · Yaguchi Yuriko
movieI Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
2012 · Hasebe Haruko
movieAlways: Sunset on Third Street '64
2012 · Tomoe Suzuki
tvThe Full Throttle Girl
2011 · Sakuragawa Shoko
movieWasao
2011 · Setsuko
Dr. Hisayoshi Suma
movieDr. Hisayoshi Suma
2010 · 須磨千代子
movieDogwood Tree
2010 · Ryoko
tvDetective Lovesick
2010 · Nobuko Maehara
movieA Good Husband
2009 · Sakura Kitami
movieThe Homeless Student 2
2009 · Keiko Tamura
movieBe yourself
2008 · Yuka Enomoto
movieNadeshiko Tai
2008
movieSing Salmon Sing
2008 · Yoko Senuma
movieAlways: Sunset on Third Street 2
2007 · Tomoe Suzuki
movieGlasses
2007 · Morishita
movie1 Litre Of Tears SP
2007 · Shioka Ikeuchi
movieBubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
2007 · Mariko Tanaka
movieArigatou
2006
movieKisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
2006 · Mirei
movieAogeba Tôtoshi
2006 · Mari Minegishi
movieAlways - Sunset on Third Street
2005 · Tomoe Suzuki
tv1 Litre of Tears
2005 · Shioka Ikeuchi
moviePrincess Raccoon
2005 · Ohagi no tsubone
tvTiger and Dragon
2005
movieTetsujin 28: The Movie
2005 · Yoko Kaneda
movieThe Lakeside Murder Case
2005 · Minako Namiki
movieKisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
2003 · Mirei Asada
Mama no Idenshi
tvMama no Idenshi
2002
tvママの遺伝子
2002 · 藤木七海
movieFan of Hong Kong star
2002
tvKisarazu Cat's Eye
2002 · Asada Mirei
movieMagnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
movieNurse Call
1993 · Kozue Igarashi
movieTwinkle
1992 · Shoko Koyama
movieTasmania Story
1990
movieLet's Go to the Hospital
1990 · Midori Yoshikawa
movieHeart's Delivery
1990
movieREADY! LADY
1989 · Ryoko, Theme Song Performance
movieDowntown Heroes
1988
movieHoshi Kikou
1987
movieThe Gentlemen’s Alliance
1986
movieCabaret
1986 · Waitress
movieLike a Savage
1985 · Tamako Arisugawa
movieW's Tragedy
1984 · Shizuka Mita
movieMain Theme
1984 · Shibuki Ogasawara
movieLegend of the Eight Samurai
1983 · Princess Shizu
movieDetective Story
1983 · Naomi Arai
movieSailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981 · Izumi Hoshi
movieSchool in the Crosshairs
1981 · Yuka Mitamura
movieDreamy Fifteen
1980 · Kei Yamawa
movieToward the Terra
1980 · Jona Macka (voice)
movieG.I. Samurai
1979 · Young Takeda Samurai
movieNever Give Up
1978 · Yoriko Nagai
movie薬師丸ひろ子 35th Anniversary Best Songs 1981-2017 ～Live in 春日大社～
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tvThe Kingdom of Ingredients
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