Hiroko Yakushimaru

is a Japanese actress and singer.

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. She had also worked as a prolific recording artist until her marriage with Kōji Tamaki, the leader of the band Anzen Chitai. According to the Japanese Oricon chart, combined sales of her singles and albums have been estimated approximately 5.9 million copies to date.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1978 Never Give Up Yoriko Nagai Japan Academy Prize for Popularity Award 1981 Yuka Mitamura (leading role) Izumi Hoshi (leading role) Japan Academy Prize for Popularity Award (Character) 1982 Kayoko Ōdate (leading role) 1983 Naomi Arai (leading role) Japan Academy Prize for Popularity Award (Character) 1985 Tamako Arisugawa (leading role) 1986 Cabaret waitress (cameo) Etsuko Kirino (leading role) 1988 Downtown Heroes Fusako Nakahara (leading role) 1989 Ready! Lady Ryoko Takahashi (leading role) 1990 Midori Yoshikawa (leading role) Naoko Hirashima Japan Academy Prize for Popularity Award (Character) 1992 Shoko Kishida (leading role) 1993 Nurse Call Kozue Igarashi (leading role) 1997 Yoko Hioki 2003 Mirei Asada 2004 Lakeside Murder Case Minako Namiki 2005 O'Hagi no Tsubone Yoko KanedaAlways: Sunset on Third Street Tomoe Suzuki Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress Kinema Junpo Year-End – Best Supporting Actress for Domestic Film Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress 2006 Mari Minegishi Mirei Asada Yoshiko Iida 2007Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust Mariko Tanaka Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 Tomoe Suzuki

Television Year Title Role Notes 1978 Third daughter of the wife 1979 Kayoko Ōdate (leading role) It was released in cinemas later. 1997 Mrs. Cinderella Mizuho Kayama (leading role) 2000 Miu Minazuki (leading role) Africa Pole Pole Naoko 2002 Nanami Fujiki (leading role) 2002 Satomi Kudo (leading role) 2002 Kisarazu Cat's Eye Mirei Asada 2004 Yoshie Tsujimoto Chie Aida (leading role) 2005 Tiger & Dragon Katsuko Shiraishi Guest of Episode 6 Shioka Ikeuchi Umeko Momoko Kawai 2007 Byakkotai Shige Sakai 1 Litre no Namida: Special Edition – Tsuioku Shioka Ikeuchi Fumika Kawamura 2008 Sachiko Nozoe Keiko Tamura Tome Torihama Yuka Enomoto 2009 Hamako Watanabe (leading role) 2010 Nobuko Maehara Guest of Episode 5 Chiyoko Suma Q10 Kuriko Yanagi 2011 Shoko Sakuragawa 2012 Fukuko Ishii (leading role) Haruko Hasebe 2013 Amachan Hiromi Suzuka Asadora 2016 Yuriko Onodera 2018 Unnatural Natsuyo Misumi Special appearance 2022 Yamamura

Discography Albums Studio albums Year Album detailsChart positions LabelJPN 1982(featuring monologue by Hiroko Yakushimaru) Collection of excerpts from the motion pictures that Yakushimaru starred in: Never Give Up (1978) and Nerawareta Gakuen (1981) Released: August 8, 1985219863rd studio album Released: June 9, 198621987Live album Released: July 7, 198731988Sincerely Yours 5th studio album Released: April 6, 198881989Lover's Concerto 6th studio album Released: February 15, 198921990Heart's Delivery 7th studio album Released: March 28, 199031991Primavera 8th studio album Released: March 13, 19911319989th studio album 10th studio album 11th studio album Released: January 24, 202417 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Cover albums YearAlbumChart positions(JP) Label1981 2021"Come Back To Me: Eien no Yokogao" 2023"Suteki wo Atsumete" "Toki no Michishirube" 2024"Kimi to Watashi no Uta"

Video albums