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Yoshiko Sakuma (佐久間 良子, Sakuma Yoshiko, born 24 February 1939) is a Japanese actress.[1][2][3] Her son is actor Takehiro Hira.[4]

Yoshiko Sakuma
Born	(1939-02-24) 24 February 1939 (age 83) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1958-Present

In 1957, Sakuma was scouted and signed her contract with Toei film company.[5] Following year she made her film debut with Utsukushiki Shimai no Monogatari Modaeru Soshun.[1][6] In 1970, she married actor Mikijirō Hira but divorced in 1984.[4] Sakuma landed lead role in the 1981 Taiga drama Onna Taikōki.[1]

Selected filmography

Film

• Kiiroi Fudo (1961)
• The G-men of the Pacific (1962)
• Gang vs. G-Men (1962)
• Gang 6 (1963)
• Gobanchō yūgirirō (1963)
• Jinsei gekijo: hisha kaku (1963)
• Kaoyaku (1965)
• Lake of Teras (1966) as Saku
• Samurai Banners (1969) as Princess Yu
• Chōkōsō no Akebono (1969)
• Men and War (1970)
• Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie (1979)
• The Makioka Sisters (1983)
• Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo (2012) as Myobu
• Earthquake Bird (2019) as Yamamoto

Television

• Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) as Taira no Tokuko
• Onna Taikōki (1981) as Nene
• Kōmyō ga Tsuji (2006) as Hōshūin

Honours

• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2012)[7]

References

External links

• Yoshiko Sakuma at IMDb

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