- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 0¾″ (1.54 m)
- Kaoru Yachigusa was born on January 6, 1931 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954), Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956) and With Beauty and Sorrow (1965). She was married to Senkichi Taniguchi. She died on October 24, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
- SpouseSenkichi Taniguchi(1957 - October 29, 2007) (his death)
- Her husband, Senkichi Taniguchi, died on October 29, 2007 of pneumonia at age 95 after 50 years of marriage.
- She performed well over 100 roles in a feature film and television career that lasted approximately 67 years. Battling pancreatic cancer at 88, she continued acting until the year before her passing in 2019.
- She did the voice of "Miss Marple" in a Japanese animated television series based on stories written by Agatha Christie.
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