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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.


Aliases
  • Yakushimaru Hiroko
English 臺灣國語 日本語

1リットルの涙

2005
as 池内潮香

Hanamizuki

2010
as Ryoko

Gekai Suma Hisayoshi

2010
as Chiyoko Suma

タスマニア物語

1990
as Naoko Hirashima

アンナチュラル

2018
as 三澄 夏代

Wの悲劇

1984
as Shizuka Mita

Legend of the Eight Samurai

1983
as Princess Shizu

DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり

2017
as 小料理屋「静」女将

The 8-Year Engagement

2017
as Hatsumi Nakahara

Aka Medaka

2015
as 药师丸博子

Operetta tanuki goten

2005
as Ohagi no tsubone

Fuji famirî

2016
as 鷹子(長女)

あまちゃん

2013
as 鈴鹿ひろ美

Aogeba tôtoshi

2006
as Mari Minegishi

Yabanjin no youni

1985
as Tamako Arisugawa

The Lakeside Murder Case

2004
as Minako Namiki

Nurse Call

1992
as Kozue Igarashi

メイン・テーマ

1984
as Shibuki Ogasawara

めがね

2007
as Morishita

Tonda kappuru

1980
as Yamaha, Kei

探偵物語

1983
as 新井直美

G.I. Samurai

1979
as Young Takeda Samurai

Nerawareta gakuen

1981
as Yuka Mitamura

泣くな、はらちゃん

2013
as Yaguchi Yuriko

Twinkle

1992
as Shoko Koyama

Dauntaun hirozu

1988
as Fusako Nakahara

Kisarazu Cat's Eye

2002
as Miss Mirei

Never Give Up

1978
as Yoriko Nagai

エール

2020
as 関内光子

最愛

2021
as 真田 梓

紳士同盟

1986
as Etsuko Kirino

The Stork Nest

2013
as Yumiko Yasuda

Q10

2010
as Kuriko Yanagi

全開ガール

2011
as 桜川昇子

Guest Star

Episode Detective Lovesick
Sweet tooth
2010
Episode 男子ごはん
放送500回記念!薬師丸ひろ子 有村架純 岡村隆史の絶品手料理
2018

Musical Guest

Episode NHK紅白歌合戦
第72回NHK紅白歌合戦 Colorful~カラフル~
2021