Hiroko Yakushimaru
Born: 1964-06-09 in Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Last Mile as Misumi Natsuyo
- Blue Period as Masako Saeki
2023
- Passion for Punchlines as Shima Takako
- 薬師丸ひろ子 40th Anniversary Tour 2022 ～アナタノコトバ～
2022
- Lost Man Found as President Yamamura
- Tonbi as Taeko
- Live at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021
2021
- Dearest as Azusa Sanada
- Riverside Mukolitta
2020
2019
- Black School Rules as Virginia Wolf
- Kizuna no Pedal as 宮澤純子
2018
- Unnatural as Misumi Natsuyo
- Cafe Funiculi Funicula as Kayo Takatake
2017
- Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura as Female owner
- Onna no Kunsho ... (Theme Song Performance)
- The 8-Year Engagement as Hatsumi Nakahara
- Fuji Family New Year Special 2017 as Oguni Takako
2016
- 富士ファミリー as 小国鷹子
- Fuji Family as 鷹子（長女）
- Yuriko's Picture Book as Yuriko Onodera
2015
- Dokonjō Gaeru as Mom
- Aka Medaka as Narrator
- Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island as Latifa (voice)
2014
- Back of Father as Marui Yumiko
2013
- Amachan as 铃鹿博美
- Carry On! Hara-chan! as Yaguchi Yuriko
- The Stork Nest as Yumiko Yasuda
2012
- I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair as Hasebe Haruko
- Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 as Tomoe Suzuki
2011
- The Full Throttle Girl as Sakuragawa Shoko
- Wasao as Setsuko
2010
- Detective Lovesick as Nobuko Maehara
- Dogwood Tree as Ryoko
- Dr. Hisayoshi Suma as 須磨千代子
2009
- The Homeless Student 2 as Keiko Tamura
- A Good Husband as Sakura Kitami
2008
- Sing Salmon Sing as Yoko Senuma
- Be yourself as Yuka Enomoto
- Nadeshiko Tai
2007
- Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 as Tomoe Suzuki
- Glasses as Morishita
- Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust as Mariko Tanaka
- 1 Litre Of Tears SP as Shioka Ikeuchi
2006
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series as Mirei
- Arigatou
- Aogeba Tôtoshi as Mari Minegishi
2005
- 1 Litre of Tears as Shioka Ikeuchi
- Tiger and Dragon
- Always - Sunset on Third Street as Tomoe Suzuki
- Tetsujin 28: The Movie as Yoko Kaneda
- The Lakeside Murder Case as Minako Namiki
- Princess Raccoon as Ohagi no tsubone
2003
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series as Mirei Asada
2002
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye as Asada Mirei
- Fan of Hong Kong star
- ママの遺伝子 as 藤木七海
- Mama no Idenshi
1993
- Nurse Call as Kozue Igarashi
1992
- Twinkle as Shoko Koyama
1990
- Let's Go to the Hospital as Midori Yoshikawa
- Tasmania Story
- Heart's Delivery
1989
- READY! LADY as Ryoko
1988
1987
1986
- The Gentlemen’s Alliance
- Cabaret as Waitress
1985
- Like a Savage as Tamako Arisugawa
1984
- W's Tragedy as Shizuka Mita
- Main Theme as Shibuki Ogasawara
1983
- Legend of the Eight Samurai as Princess Shizu
- Detective Story as Naomi Arai
1981
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun as Izumi Hoshi
- School in the Crosshairs as Yuka Mitamura
1980
- Toward the Terra as Jona Macka (voice)
- Dreamy Fifteen as Kei Yamawa
1979
- G.I. Samurai as Young Takeda Samurai
1978
- Never Give Up as Yoriko Nagai