Acting
Hiroko Yakushimaru
JA cinema · 66 credits
Born
9 June 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as 药师丸博子
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
Filmography
Sukiyaki
as Iku Ooshima
Last Mile
as Misumi Natsuyo
Blue Period
as Masako Saeki
Tonbi
as Taeko
Black School Rules
as Virginia Wolf
Cafe Funiculi Funicula
as Kayo Takatake
The 8-Year Engagement
as Hatsumi Nakahara
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
as Female owner
Fuji Family New Year Special 2017
as Oguni Takako
Fuji Family
as 鷹子（長女）
Yuriko's Picture Book
as Yuriko Onodera
Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island
as Latifa (voice)
Aka Medaka
as Narrator
The Stork Nest
as Yumiko Yasuda
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
as Tomoe Suzuki
I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
as Hasebe Haruko
Wasao
as Setsuko
Dogwood Tree
as Ryoko
A Good Husband
as Sakura Kitami
The Homeless Student 2
as Keiko Tamura
Be yourself
as Yuka Enomoto
Sing Salmon Sing
as Yoko Senuma
Glasses
as Morishita
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
as Tomoe Suzuki
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
as Mariko Tanaka
1 Litre Of Tears SP
as Shioka Ikeuchi
Aogeba Tôtoshi
as Mari Minegishi
Always - Sunset on Third Street
as Tomoe Suzuki
Princess Raccoon
as Ohagi no tsubone
The Lakeside Murder Case
as Minako Namiki
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Yoko Kaneda
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
as Mirei Asada
Nurse Call
as Kozue Igarashi
Twinkle
as Shoko Koyama
Let's Go to the Hospital
as Midori Yoshikawa
READY! LADY
as Ryoko, Theme Song Performance
Cabaret
as Waitress, Actor
Like a Savage
as Tamako Arisugawa
W's Tragedy
as Shizuka Mita
Main Theme
as Shibuki Ogasawara
Legend of the Eight Samurai
as Princess Shizu
Detective Story
as Naomi Arai
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
as Izumi Hoshi
School in the Crosshairs
as Yuka Mitamura
Dreamy Fifteen
as Kei Yamawa
Toward the Terra
as Jona Macka (voice)
G.I. Samurai
as Young Takeda Samurai
装いの街
1979
Yosōi no machi
as Kayoko Odachi
Never Give Up
as Yoriko Nagai