Hiroko Yakushimaru
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.8767 |
| Birthday | 1964-06-09 |
| Place of Birth | Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan |
| Also Known As | 药师丸博子, |
2007
Glasses
7.174/43
An overworked career woman leaves her life in the city for an island vacation only to encounter eccentric local inhabitants.
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Glasses
2019
Black School Rules
6.7/3
Sōra is a high school student who is basically invisible at school. He is friends with Chūya, who is an unpredictable character that often surprises t...
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Black School Rules
1978
Never Give Up
6/8
Special forces officer Ajisawa leaves his paramilitary group to take care of his newly-adopted daughter, Yoriko: the sole survival of a bloodbath for...
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Never Give Up
2005
Always - Sunset on Third Street
7.7/46
Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer...
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Always - Sunset on Third Street
2007
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
7.1/24
Would-be writer Ryunosuke Chagawa is still living across the street from Norifumi Suzuki and his auto repair shop, though now he shares his home with...
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Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
2007
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
5.8/6
It's 2007 and the Japanese Ministry of Finance have calculated that the economy will collapse in two years' time. They intend to prevent this by sendi...
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Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
2010
Dogwood Tree
7.5/46
A young girl tries to maintain a long-distance relationship with an aspiring fisherman.
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Dogwood Tree
2005
Princess Raccoon
5.6/15
Amechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog disguised as human). This is an operetta which includes comedy...
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Princess Raccoon
1997
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
0/0
A drama about a father and his son centered around the Great Hanshin earthquake.
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Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1981
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
7/57
A high-school girl inherits a declining yakuza organization, which seeks to repair its fortunes under her leadership.
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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1983
Legend of the Eight Samurai
5.7/32
The evil Hikita clan rises from the dead to fulfill a curse on the Satomi clan by restoring the face of their warlord by using the skin of Princess Sh...
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Legend of the Eight Samurai
2022
Live at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021
0/0
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Live at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021
1979
G.I. Samurai
5.8/35
A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai...
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G.I. Samurai
2011
Wasao
6.8/5
Wasao, an Akita dog in Aomori Prefecture that became famous as an ugly-yet-cute dog from a traveller's blog. Heartwarming drama starring Wasao himself...
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Wasao
2002
Fan of Hong Kong star
0/0
The protagonist is a woman (Hiroko Yakushimaru) who is a sales manager at the Japanese branch of a famous French shoe brand. The protagonist is obsess...
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Fan of Hong Kong star
2008
Be yourself
0/0
Yasushi and Yuka, who have both lost their spouses in the past, are brought together by fate and lead a happy life together, blessed with two children...
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Be yourself
2019
Kizuna no Pedal
0/0
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Kizuna no Pedal
2022
Tonbi
8/11
Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married a woman he loved and they had a son Akira (later played by Takumi Kitamura). Yasuo's life seemed...
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Tonbi
1987
Hoshi Kikou
0/0
Hiroko Yakushimaru live performance 1987
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Hoshi Kikou
1990
Heart's Delivery
0/0
1990 Concert
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Heart's Delivery
1992
Twinkle
3.9/8
Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a ‘good’ Japanese woman should marry, and he is...
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Twinkle
1983
Detective Story
6.2/5
A private detective and a college student find themselves in hot water while investigating the murder of a night club owner.
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Detective Story
2005
The Lakeside Murder Case
6.4/7
Three couples are staying at a lakeside cottage with their children. They want them to prepare intensely for a prestigious high school's entrance exam...
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The Lakeside Murder Case
2009
A Good Husband
5/1
The heart wrenching love story between a married couple. The jobless husband cheats on his wife and has no love for her. The wife wants to go on a tri...
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A Good Husband
2006
Arigatou
0/0
In the early morning of January 17, 1995, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake struck, and Tadao Furuichi (Hidekazu Akai), who was running a camera stor...
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Arigatou
1989
READY! LADY
0/0
Ryoko, a free-spirited 23-year-old woman, quits her job after being caught having an affair with a co-worker and finds herself on the street. She come...
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READY! LADY
1984
W's Tragedy
7.6/23
A young theatre actress fights for her uncertain career while having to confront the personal sacrifices that will arise from it.
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W's Tragedy
1984
Main Theme
6.2/19
A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love.
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Main Theme
1980
Dreamy Fifteen
5.8/8
Aspiring to be admitted to a good university and to become a lawyer, Tasiro Yuusuke, a tenth-grader from Kyushu, enrolls in a prestigious high school...
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Dreamy Fifteen
1990
Tasmania Story
9/1
Eiji Kawano (Kunie Tanaka) has recently broken from the Japanese company he used to work for. As an immigrant to Tasmania, he has been won over by the...
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Tasmania Story
2015
Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island
7.3/7
Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima is an upcoming Japanese animated family adventure film inspired by Arabian Nights. The film is produced by...
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Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island
2007
1 Litre Of Tears SP
4/2
The Story of the 1 Litre of Tears special takes place after the events in the main drama. The Special takes the view of Asou Haruto who is remembering...
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1 Litre Of Tears SP
2008
Nadeshiko Tai
0/0
The story is set in Chiran, Kagoshima, the site of a secret base used to launch kamikaze missions during the war. At the time, a group of young girls...
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Nadeshiko Tai
2010
Dr. Hisayoshi Suma
5/1
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Dr. Hisayoshi Suma
2024
Last Mile
6.75/26
On the night before ‘Black Friday,’ which is the one of the busiest commerce days, a cardboard box, that is delivered from the world's largest shoppin...
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Last Mile
2015
Aka Medaka
7.8/13
One of the hottest selling tickets in town is to see the hugely popular rakugoka, or comic storyteller, Danshun. Danshun himself was inspired as a lit...
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Aka Medaka
2016
Fuji Family
0/0
At the foot of Mt Fuji, there is a small old-fashioned shop ‘Fuji Family’ that is a convenience store in name only. It is run by three sisters who are...
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Fuji Family
2012
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
7.1/21
The Tokyo Olympics are about to open, and Rynosuke Chagawa is excited to receive a new TV set to watch the upcoming events. His wife Hiromi is pregnan...
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Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
2024
Blue Period
7.7/6
Yatora is the perfect high school student, with good grades and lots of friends. It's an effortless performance, and, ultimately… a dull one. But he w...
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Blue Period
2009
The Homeless Student 2
0/0
Sequel to the 2008 film.
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The Homeless Student 2
1990
Let's Go to the Hospital
6/1
When a hard-driving copywriter (Hiroyuki Sanada) discovers his comely wife (Keiko Saito) is involved in a scintillating game of strip rock-paper-sciss...
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Let's Go to the Hospital
1981
School in the Crosshairs
6.2/25
Mitamura Yuka is a normal, shy high school student. Except for the fact that she has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to...
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School in the Crosshairs
1985
Like a Savage
5/2
Young writer Tamako, who is wrongfully accused of killing the head yakuza, must find a way out of trouble.
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Like a Savage
1986
The Gentlemen’s Alliance
6/1
Etsuko, a female college student, tries to beat the con artists at their own game after she gets scammed one after another.
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The Gentlemen’s Alliance
2017
The 8-Year Engagement
7.3/55
Hisashi and Mai are a happy couple in their 20s who are engaged to be married. But three months before their wedding, Mai becomes seriously ill. Her h...
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The 8-Year Engagement
2017
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
7.4/35
Set in an alternate universe, the ancient capital of Kamakura is a vibrant town where fantastical creatures live alongside humans. Akiko is a cheerful...
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Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
1988
Downtown Heroes
8.4/8
The adventures and tribulations of a group of students during the years following the II World War.
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Downtown Heroes
2018
Cafe Funiculi Funicula
6.6/51
Kazu works at "Funiculi Funicula" cafe. There is a mysterious rumour that if a customer takes a specific seat at the cafe, that customer can travel ba...
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Cafe Funiculi Funicula
2006
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
6.7/5
After terminally ill Bussan finally passes away he misses hanging out with his still living friends and decides to return to Kisarazu. In his ghost fo...
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Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
2003
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
5.9/7
When Bussan learns he has less than a year to live, he decides to continue his life as usual. He spends his time with his friends, a band called Kisar...
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Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
2017
Fuji Family New Year Special 2017
0/0
here is a small old-fashioned shop called ‘Fuji Family’ at the foot of Mt Fuji that is a convenience store in name only. It is run by three sisters wh...
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Fuji Family New Year Special 2017
2013
The Stork Nest
7/1
A small clinic in Kumamoto Prefecture begins accepting anonymous drop-offs of unwanted newborn babies at a residential building. The name of the contr...
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The Stork Nest
1993
Nurse Call
5.3/3
Igarashi Kozue, a nurse at a Tokyo university hospital, feels bored with her job despite her experience. Yamazaki Natsumi, a younger nurse, is enthusi...
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Nurse Call
1980
Toward the Terra
6.1/25
A young boy learns he is part of a powerful race of psionic humans who must fight the normal humans determined to keep them from Earth.
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Toward the Terra
2008
Sing Salmon Sing
5.6/4
High school student Kasumi Ogino is a member of the school choir and after years of praise for her singing voice thinks she is the absolute bee’s knee...
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Sing Salmon Sing
2016
Yuriko's Picture Book
0/0
Onodera Yuriko sets off for Sweden where her husband, Major General Onodera Makoto, is stationed as a military attache in Stockholm during World War I...
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Yuriko's Picture Book
1986
Cabaret
4/4
A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist start...
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Cabaret
2012
I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
8/1
(I will Soar to the Skies in my Wheelchair ) Hasebe Yasuyuki is living his life carelessly alone in his apartment, until one day, he jumps from the to...
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I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
2006
Aogeba Tôtoshi
5.5/5
Mortality and death seen through the eyes of a lonely student who has an morbid and albeit naive fascination with death. His teacher, Koichi is also g...
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Aogeba Tôtoshi
2005
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
5.6/5
One of the true classic's of anime's much-loved robot genre.
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Tetsujin 28: The Movie
2021
Riverside Mukolitta
6.6/16
A lonely young man moves in a 50-year-old apartment building. When he meets the cheerful residents, he finds himself surrounded by small happiness.
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Riverside Mukolitta
薬師丸ひろ子 35th Anniversary Best Songs 1981-2017 ～Live in 春日大社～
0/0
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薬師丸ひろ子 35th Anniversary Best Songs 1981-2017 ～Live in 春日大社～
2023
薬師丸ひろ子 40th Anniversary Tour 2022 ～アナタノコトバ～
0/0
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薬師丸ひろ子 40th Anniversary Tour 2022 ～アナタノコトバ～
1986
Cabaret
4/4
A young jazz musician's desire to advance in his career runs afoul of organized crime in this thriller from Haruki Kadokawa. After a saxophonist start...
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