Hiroko Yakushimaru
Acting
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
Acting83
SUKIYAKI 上を向いて歩こう
2026
Iku Ooshima
movieLast Mile
2024
Misumi Natsuyo
movieBlue Period
2024
Masako Saeki
tvPassion for Punchlines
2023
Shima Takako
tvLost Man Found
2022
President Yamamura
movieTonbi
2022
Taeko
tvDearest
2021
Azusa Sanada
movieBlack School Rules
2019
Virginia Wolf
movieCafe Funiculi Funicula
2018
Kayo Takatake
tvUnnatural
2018
Misumi Natsuyo
movieThe 8-Year Engagement
2017
Hatsumi Nakahara
movieDestiny: The Tale of Kamakura
2017
Female owner
movieFuji Family New Year Special 2017
2017
Oguni Takako
movieYuriko's Picture Book
2016
Yuriko Onodera
movieFuji Family
2016
鷹子（長女）
tv富士ファミリー
2016
小国鷹子
movieAka Medaka
2015
Narrator
tvBack of Father
2014
Marui Yumiko
movieThe Stork Nest
2013
Yumiko Yasuda
tvAmachan
2013
Hiromi Suzuka
tvCarry On! Hara-chan!
2013
Yaguchi Yuriko
movieI Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
2012
Hasebe Haruko
movieAlways: Sunset on Third Street '64
2012
Tomoe Suzuki
tvThe Full Throttle Girl
2011
Sakuragawa Shoko
movieWasao
2011
Setsuko
tvDetective Lovesick
2010
Nobuko Maehara
movieA Good Husband
2009
Sakura Kitami
movieThe Homeless Student 2
2009
Keiko Tamura
movieBe yourself
2008
Yuka Enomoto
movieSing Salmon Sing
2008
Yoko Senuma
movieAlways: Sunset on Third Street 2
2007
Tomoe Suzuki
movieGlasses
2007
Morishita
movie1 Litre Of Tears SP
2007
Shioka Ikeuchi
movieBubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
2007
Mariko Tanaka
movieAogeba Tôtoshi
2006
Mari Minegishi
movieAlways - Sunset on Third Street
2005
Tomoe Suzuki
tv1 Litre of Tears
2005
Shioka Ikeuchi
moviePrincess Raccoon
2005
Ohagi no tsubone
movieTetsujin 28: The Movie
2005
Yoko Kaneda
movieThe Lakeside Murder Case
2005
Minako Namiki
movieKisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
2003
Mirei Asada
tvママの遺伝子
2002
藤木七海
tvKisarazu Cat's Eye
2002
Asada Mirei
movieNurse Call
1993
Kozue Igarashi
movieTwinkle
1992
Shoko Koyama
movieLet's Go to the Hospital
1990
Midori Yoshikawa
movieREADY! LADY
1989
Ryoko
movieCabaret
1986
Waitress
movieLike a Savage
1985
Tamako Arisugawa
movieW's Tragedy
1984
Shizuka Mita
movieMain Theme
1984
Shibuki Ogasawara
movieLegend of the Eight Samurai
1983
Princess Shizu
movieDetective Story
1983
Naomi Arai
movieSailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
Izumi Hoshi
movieSchool in the Crosshairs
1981
Yuka Mitamura
movieDreamy Fifteen
1980
Kei Yamawa
movieToward the Terra
1980
Jona Macka (voice)
movieG.I. Samurai
1979
Young Takeda Samurai
movieNever Give Up
1978
Yoriko Nagai
Sound2
tvOnna no Kunsho
2017
Theme Song Performance
movieREADY! LADY
1989
Theme Song Performance