Hiroko Yakushimaru
Acting • Born 1964-06-09
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
82 credits
Glasses
Movie • 2007
Morishita
Black School Rules
Movie • 2019
Virginia Wolf
Never Give Up
Movie • 1978
Yoriko Nagai
Always - Sunset on Third Street
Movie • 2005
Tomoe Suzuki
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
Movie • 2007
Tomoe Suzuki
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
Movie • 2007
Mariko Tanaka
Dogwood Tree
Movie • 2010
Ryoko
Princess Raccoon
Movie • 2005
Ohagi no tsubone
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Movie • 1997
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Movie • 1981
Izumi Hoshi
Legend of the Eight Samurai
Movie • 1983
Princess Shizu
Live at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021
Movie • 2022
G.I. Samurai
Movie • 1979
Young Takeda Samurai
Wasao
Movie • 2011
Setsuko
Fan of Hong Kong star
Movie • 2002
Be yourself
Movie • 2008
Yuka Enomoto
Kizuna no Pedal
Movie • 2019
宮澤純子
Tonbi
Movie • 2022
Taeko
Hoshi Kikou
Movie • 1987
Heart's Delivery
Movie • 1990
Twinkle
Movie • 1992
Shoko Koyama
Detective Story
Movie • 1983
Naomi Arai
The Lakeside Murder Case
Movie • 2005
Minako Namiki
A Good Husband
Movie • 2009
Sakura Kitami
Arigatou
Movie • 2006
READY! LADY
Movie • 1989
Ryoko
The Tragedy of "W"
Movie • 1984
Shizuka Mita
Main Theme
Movie • 1984
Shibuki Ogasawara
Dreamy Fifteen
Movie • 1980
Kei Yamawa
Tasmania Story
Movie • 1990
Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island
Movie • 2015
Latifa (voice)
1 Litre Of Tears SP
Movie • 2007
Shioka Ikeuchi
Nadeshiko Tai
Movie • 2008
Dr. Hisayoshi Suma
Movie • 2010
須磨千代子
Last Mile
Movie • 2024
Misumi Natsuyo
Aka Medaka
Movie • 2015
Narrator
Fuji Family
Movie • 2016
鷹子（長女）
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
Movie • 2012
Tomoe Suzuki
Blue Period
Movie • 2024
Masako Saeki
The Homeless Student 2
Movie • 2009
Keiko Tamura
Let's Go to the Hospital
Movie • 1990
Midori Yoshikawa
School in the Crosshairs
Movie • 1981
Yuka Mitamura
Like a Savage
Movie • 1985
Tamako Arisugawa
The Gentlemen’s Alliance
Movie • 1986
The 8-Year Engagement
Movie • 2017
Hatsumi Nakahara
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
Movie • 2017
Female owner
Downtown Heroes
Movie • 1988
Cafe Funiculi Funicula
Movie • 2018
Kayo Takatake
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
Movie • 2006
Mirei
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
Movie • 2003
Mirei Asada
Fuji Family New Year Special 2017
Movie • 2017
Oguni Takako
The Stork Nest
Movie • 2013
Yumiko Yasuda
Nurse Call
Movie • 1993
Kozue Igarashi
Toward the Terra
Movie • 1980
Jona Macka (voice)
Sing Salmon Sing
Movie • 2008
Yoko Senuma
Yuriko's Picture Book
Movie • 2016
Yuriko Onodera
Cabaret
Movie • 1986
Waitress
I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
Movie • 2012
Hasebe Haruko
Aogeba Tôtoshi
Movie • 2006
Mari Minegishi
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
Movie • 2005
Yoko Kaneda
Riverside Mukolitta
Movie • 2021
薬師丸ひろ子 35th Anniversary Best Songs 1981-2017 ～Live in 春日大社～
Movie
薬師丸ひろ子 40th Anniversary Tour 2022 ～アナタノコトバ～
Movie • 2023
Cabaret
Movie • 1986
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
TV • 2002
Asada Mirei
1 Litre of Tears
TV • 2005
Shioka Ikeuchi
Mama no Idenshi
TV • 2002
Tiger and Dragon
TV • 2005
Dearest
TV • 2021
Azusa Sanada
Amachan
TV • 2013
铃鹿博美
Passion for Punchlines
TV • 2023
Shima Takako
Detective Lovesick
TV • 2010
Nobuko Maehara
Unnatural
TV • 2018
Misumi Natsuyo
The Kingdom of Ingredients
TV
旁白
Carry On! Hara-chan!
TV • 2013
Yaguchi Yuriko
The Full Throttle Girl
TV • 2011
Sakuragawa Shoko
Lost Man Found
TV • 2022
President Yamamura
Yell
TV • 2020
Back of Father
TV • 2014
Marui Yumiko
Dokonjō Gaeru
TV • 2015
Mom
ママの遺伝子
TV • 2002
藤木七海
富士ファミリー
TV • 2016
小国鷹子