Kaoru Yachigusa 八千草 薫 Yachigusa Kaoru January 6 1931 October 24 2019 was a Japanese actress from Osaka Prefecture From 1947 to 1957 she was a member of the Takarazuka Revue After leaving the revue she was active in film television and narration She has gotten some Japanese awards and honours such as Medal with Purple Ribbon 1997 Order of the Rising Sun 4th Class Gold Rays with Rosette 2003 and Mainichi Film Awards Tanaka Kinuyo Prize 2004 Yachigusa died on October 24 2019 at a Tokyo hospital from pancreatic cancer aged 88