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Hiroko Yakushimaru
Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
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…
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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
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2026
Sukiyaki
Movie Iku Ooshima
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2024
Last Mile
Movie Misumi Natsuyo
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2024
Blue Period
Movie Masako Saeki
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2023
Passion for Punchlines
TV show Shima Takako
- 2023
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2022
Lost Man Found
TV show President Yamamura
- 2022
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2022
Tonbi
Movie Taeko
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2021
Riverside Mukolitta
Movie
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2021
Dearest
TV show Azusa Sanada
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2020
Mio's Cookbook
Movie
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2020
Yell
TV show
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2019
Black School Rules
Movie Virginia Wolf
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2019
Kizuna no Pedal
Movie 宮澤純子
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2018
Cafe Funiculi Funicula
Movie Kayo Takatake
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2018
Unnatural
TV show Misumi Natsuyo
More credits
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2017
The 8-Year Engagement
Movie Hatsumi Nakahara
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2017
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Movie Female owner
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2017
Onna no Kunsho
TV show Theme Song Performance
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2017
Fuji Family New Year Special 2017
Movie Oguni Takako
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2016
Yuriko's Picture Book
Movie Yuriko Onodera
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2016
Fuji Family
Movie 鷹子（長女）
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2015
Aka Medaka
Movie Narrator
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2015
Dokonjō Gaeru
TV show Mom
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2015
Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island
Movie Latifa (voice)
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2014
Back of Father
TV show Marui Yumiko
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2013
The Stork Nest
Movie Yumiko Yasuda
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2013
Amachan
TV show Hiromi Suzuka
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2013
Carry On! Hara-chan!
TV show Yaguchi Yuriko
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2012
I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
Movie Hasebe Haruko
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2012
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
Movie Tomoe Suzuki
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2011
The Full Throttle Girl
TV show Sakuragawa Shoko
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2011
Wasao
Movie Setsuko
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2010
Dr. Hisayoshi Suma
Movie 須磨千代子
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2010
Dogwood Tree
Movie Ryoko
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2010
Detective Lovesick
TV show Nobuko Maehara
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2009
A Good Husband
Movie Sakura Kitami
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2009
The Homeless Student 2
Movie Keiko Tamura
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2008
Be yourself
Movie Yuka Enomoto
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2008
Nadeshiko Tai
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