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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Female

Birthday

1964-06-09 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

药师丸博子

Hiroko Yakushimaru

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.

Known For

Acting

Glasses

2007

Glasses

as

Morishita

Black School Rules

2019

Black School Rules

as

Virginia Wolf

Never Give Up

1978

Never Give Up

as

Yoriko Nagai

Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust

2007

Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust

as

Mariko Tanaka

Dogwood Tree

2010

Dogwood Tree

as

Ryoko

Princess Raccoon

2005

Princess Raccoon

as

Ohagi no tsubone

Legend of the Eight Samurai

1983

Legend of the Eight Samurai

as

Princess Shizu

G.I. Samurai

1979

G.I. Samurai

as

Young Takeda Samurai

Wasao

2011

Wasao

as

Setsuko

Be yourself

2008

Be yourself

as

Yuka Enomoto

Kizuna no Pedal

2019

Kizuna no Pedal

as

宮澤純子

Tonbi

2022

Tonbi

as

Taeko

Twinkle

1992

Twinkle

as

Shoko Koyama

Detective Story

1983

Detective Story

as

Naomi Arai

The Lakeside Murder Case

2004

The Lakeside Murder Case

as

Minako Namiki

A Good Husband

2009

A Good Husband

as

Sakura Kitami

Arigatou

2006

Arigatou

as

READY! LADY

1989

READY! LADY

as

Ryoko

The Tragedy of “W”

1984

The Tragedy of “W”

as

Shizuka Mita

Main Theme

1984

Main Theme

as

Shibuki Ogasawara

Dreamy Fifteen

1980

Dreamy Fifteen

as

Kei Yamawa

1 Litre Of Tears SP

2007

1 Litre Of Tears SP

as

Shioka Ikeuchi

Amachan

2013

Amachan

as

Hiromi Suzuka

Dr. Hisayoshi Suma

2010

Dr. Hisayoshi Suma

as

須磨千代子

Last Mile

2024

Last Mile

as

Misumi Natsuyo

Aka Medaka

2015

Aka Medaka

as

Narrator

Fuji Family

2016

Fuji Family

as

鷹子(長女)

Blue Period

2024

Blue Period

as

Masako Saeki

The Homeless Student 2

2009

The Homeless Student 2

as

Keiko Tamura

School in the Crosshairs

1981

School in the Crosshairs

as

Yuka Mitamura

Like a Savage

1985

Like a Savage

as

Tamako Arisugawa

The 8-Year Engagement

2017

The 8-Year Engagement

as

Hatsumi Nakahara

Cafe Funiculi Funicula

2018

Cafe Funiculi Funicula

as

Kayo Takatake

The Stork Nest

2013

The Stork Nest

as

Yumiko Yasuda

Nurse Call

1993

Nurse Call

as

Kozue Igarashi

Toward the Terra

1980

Toward the Terra

as

Jona Macka (voice)

Sing Salmon Sing

2008

Sing Salmon Sing

as

Yoko Senuma

Yuriko's Picture Book

2016

Yuriko's Picture Book

as

Yuriko Onodera

Cabaret

1986

Cabaret

as

Waitress

Aogeba Tôtoshi

2006

Aogeba Tôtoshi

as

Mari Minegishi

Tetsujin 28: The Movie

2005

Tetsujin 28: The Movie

as

Yoko Kaneda

Kisarazu Cat's Eye

Kisarazu Cat's Eye

as

Asada Mirei

1 Litre of Tears

1 Litre of Tears

as

Shioka Ikeuchi

Dearest

Dearest

as

Azusa Sanada

Amachan

Amachan

as

铃鹿博美

Detective Lovesick

Detective Lovesick

as

Nobuko Maehara

Unnatural

Unnatural

as

Misumi Natsuyo

Carry On! Hara-chan!

Carry On! Hara-chan!

as

Yaguchi Yuriko

The Full Throttle Girl

The Full Throttle Girl

as

Sakuragawa Shoko

Lost Man Found

Lost Man Found

as

President Yamamura

Back of Father

Back of Father

as

Marui Yumiko

Production

Crew

Directing