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{{short description|Japanese actress and singer}}
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| birth_place  = [[Shibuya]], [[Tokyo]], Japan
| years_active = 1978–present
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{{nihongo|'''Hiroko Yakushimaru'''|薬師丸 ひろ子|Yakushimaru Hiroko|born June 9, 1964}} is a Japanese actress and singer.

==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.<ref>{{cite news| title = Kadokawa films revives in music: compilation album to be released on January 26 (Page 2)| newspaper = [[Sankei Sports]]| language = ja| publisher = [[Sankei Shimbun|Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd]]| date = January 23, 2011| url = http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/110123/gnj1101230506016-n2.htm | access-date = February 22, 2012| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110126090430/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/110123/gnj1101230506016-n2.htm| archive-date = January 26, 2011}}</ref>

Yakushimaru made her acting debut in the 1978 movie ''[[Never Give Up (1978 film)|Never Give Up]]''.<ref name="oricon"/> In 1981, she came into prominence with ''[[Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (film)|Sailor Suit and Machine Gun]]'', the film where she played the leading role.<ref name="ann">{{cite news |last1=Cadorniga |first1=Carlos |title='Rev. from DVL' Idol Kanna Hashimoto Headlines Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Remake |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-06-24/rev-from-dvl-idol-kanna-hashimoto-headlines-sailor-suit-and-machine-gun-remake/.89624 |access-date=November 27, 2019 |publisher=Anime News Network |date=June 24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="oricon"/> She also recorded the same-titled theme song for the film, which hit No. 1 on [[Oricon]] in late 1981{{when|date=February 2018}} and stayed there until January 18, 1982.<ref>{{cite book|title=Single Chart Book – Complete Edition (1968–2010)|date=February 2012|publisher=Oricon Research|isbn=9784871310888|pages=904–905|language=ja}}</ref><ref name="oricon"/>

Since rising to fame, Yakushimaru has gained success as both an actress and a pop singer, mainly during the 1980s.<ref name="businessmirror">{{cite news |last1=Valiente |first1=Tita Genova |title=Romancing silences in two Japanese rom-coms |url=https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/07/18/romancing-silences-in-two-japanese-rom-coms/ |access-date=November 27, 2019 |work=Business Mirror |date=July 18, 2019}}</ref> She had also worked as a prolific recording artist until her marriage with [[Kōji Tamaki]], the leader of the band [[Anzen Chitai]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Kōji Tamaki marries Noriko Aota| newspaper = [[Asahi Shimbun]]| language = ja| publisher = The Asahi Shimbun Company| date = May 8, 2010|url=http://www.asahi.com/showbiz/nikkan/NIK201005080040.html | access-date=February 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730163219/http://www.asahi.com/showbiz/nikkan/NIK201005080040.html |archive-date=July 30, 2012}}</ref> According to the Japanese Oricon chart, combined sales of her singles and albums have been estimated approximately 5.9&nbsp;million copies to date.<ref name="JPCB">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=[[Roppongi]], Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9}}</ref><ref name="JPCB2">{{cite book|title=Oricon Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968–2010|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=[[Roppongi]], Tokyo|year=2011|isbn=978-4-87131-088-8}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1978
! scope="row" | Never Give Up {{nihongo|野性の証明|{{ill|Yasei no Shomei|jp|野性の証明#映画|preserve=1}}}}
| Yoriko Nagai
|<ref name="oricon"/>
|-
|1979
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''[[G.I. Samurai]]''|戦国自衛隊|Sengoku Jieitai}}
| Young samurai
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1980
! scope="row" |[[Toward the Terra]]
| Jonah Matsuka (voice)
|
|-
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''[[Tonda Couple]]''|翔んだカップル}}
| Kei Yamaba (leading role)
| 
* Yokohama Film Festival for Best Actress Award (Character)<ref name="YFF80">{{cite web|url=http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/02-1980/02_1980_shou.html |script-title=ja:１９８０年日本映画個人賞|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208070729/http://homepage3.nifty.com/yokohama-eigasai/02-1980/02_1980_shou.html|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Prize]] for Popularity Award<ref name="JAP81">{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=4#title15 |script-title=ja:第4回優秀作品|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2| 1981
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''{{ill|Nerawareta Gakuen(Film1981)|jp|ねらわれた学園 (1981年の映画)|lt=Nerawareta Gakuen}}''|ねらわれた学園}}
| Yuka Mitamura (leading role)
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''[[Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (film)|Sailor Suit and Machine Gun]]''|セーラー服と機関銃|Sailor-Fuku to Kikanju}}
| Izumi Hoshi (leading role)
| 
*Japan Academy Prize for Popularity Award (Character)<ref name="JAP82">{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=5#title15 |script-title=ja:第5回優秀作品|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1982
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Yosooi no Machi''|装いの街}}
| Kayoko Ōdate (leading role)
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1983
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''[[Detective Story (1983 film)|Detective Story]]''|探偵物語|Tantei Monogatari}}
| Naomi Arai (leading role)
|<ref name="oricon"/>
|-
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''[[Legend of the Eight Samurai]]''|里見八犬伝|Satomi Hakkenden}}
| Shizu-hime (leading role)
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1984
! scope="row" |''Main Theme''
| Shibuki Ogasawara (leading role)
|<ref name="oricon"/>
|-
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''[[W's Tragedy]]''|Wの悲劇|W no Higeki}}
| Shizuka Mita (leading role)
|<ref name="oricon"/>
*[[Blue Ribbon Awards|Blue Ribbon Award]] for Best Actress
*Nominated – Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role<ref name="BRA84">{{cite web|url=http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1984/ |title=ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (Cinema Hochi – History of the Blue Ribbon Awards)|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207075710/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1984/|archive-date=February 7, 2009}}</ref>
*Japan Academy Prize for Popularity Award (Character)<ref name="JAP85">{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=8#title15 |script-title=ja:第8回優秀作品|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1985
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Yabanjin no Yo ni''|野蛮人のように}}
| Tamako Arisugawa (leading role)
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1986
! scope="row" | ''Cabaret''
| waitress ([[cameo appearance|cameo]])
|
|-
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Shinshi Dōmei''|紳士同盟}}
| Etsuko Kirino (leading role)
|
|-
| 1988
! scope="row" | ''[[Hope and Pain|Downtown Heroes]]''
| Fusako Nakahara (leading role)
|
|-
| 1989
! scope="row" | ''Ready! Lady''
| Ryoko Takahashi (leading role)
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1990
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Byōin e Ikō''|病院へ行こう}}
| Midori Yoshikawa (leading role)
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''[[Tasmania Monogatari]]''|タスマニア物語}}
| Naoko Hirashima
| 
*Japan Academy Prize for Popularity Award (Character)<ref name="JAP91">{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=14#title15 |script-title=ja:第14回優秀作品|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 1992
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Kira Kira Hikaru''|きらきらひかる}}
| Shoko Kishida (leading role)
|
|-
| 1993
! scope="row" | ''Nurse Call''
| Kozue Igarashi (leading role)
|
|-
| 1997
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Magnitude: Asu e no Kakehashi''|マグニチュード 明日への架け橋}}
| Yoko Hioki
|
|-
| 2003
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|''Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series''|木更津キャッツアイ 日本シリーズ}}
| Mirei Asada
|
|-
| 2004
! scope="row" | ''[[Lakeside Murder Case]]''
| Minako Namiki
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2005
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''[[Princess Raccoon]]''|オペレッタ狸御殿|Operetta Tanuki-Goten}}
| O'Hagi no Tsubone
|
|-
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Tetsujin 28-Gō''|鉄人28号}}
| Yoko Kaneda
|
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Always: Sunset on Third Street]]''
| Tomoe Suzuki
| 
*[[Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role]]<ref name="JAP06">{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=29#title06 |script-title=ja:第29回優秀作品|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2011}}</ref>
*Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress<ref name="BRA05">{{cite web|url=http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/2005/ |title=ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (Cinema Hochi – History of the Blue Ribbon Awards)|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525200709/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/2005/|archive-date=May 25, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Kinema Junpo]] Year-End – Best Supporting Actress for Domestic Film
*[[Hochi Film Award]] for Best Supporting Actress<ref name="HFA05">{{cite web|url=http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/2005/ |title=報知映画賞ヒストリー (Cinema Hochi – History of the Hochi Film Awards)|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090131124933/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/2005/|archive-date=January 31, 2009}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3| 2006
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Aogeba Tōtoshi''|あおげば尊し}}
| Mari Minegishi
|
|-
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series''|木更津キャッツアイ ワールドシリーズ}}
| Mirei Asada
|
|-
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Arigatō''|ありがとう}}
| Yoshiko Iida
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2007
! scope="row" width="300" |''[[Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust]]''
| Mariko Tanaka
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Always Zoku Sanchōme no Yūhi|Always: Sunset on Third Street 2]]''
| Tomoe Suzuki
| 
*Nominated – Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role<ref name="JAP08">{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=31#title05 |script-title=ja:第31回優秀作品|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Megane''
| Morishita ("Megane"'s Friend)
|
|-
| 2008
! scope="row" |''[[Utatama]]''
| Yuko Senuma
|
|-
| 2009
! scope="row" |''[[Heaven's Door (2009 film)|Heaven's Door]]''
| Mariko Shiraishi
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''A Good Husband''|今度は愛妻家}}
| Sakura Kitami
| 
*Nominated – Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role<ref name="JAP10">{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/34.html#title05 |script-title=ja:第34回優秀作品|language=ja|access-date=May 3, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Hanamizuki]]''
| Ryoko Hirasawa
|
|-
| 2011
! scope="row" |{{nihongo|''Wasao''|わさお}}
| Setsuko Kikutani (leading role)
|
|-
| 2012
! scope="row" |''[[Always Sanchōme no Yūhi '64|Always: Sunset on Third Street 3]]''
| Tomoe Suzuki
|
|-
| 2015
! scope="row" |''[[Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima|Sinbad: A Flying Princess and a Secret Island]]''
| Sinbad's Mother (voice)
| 
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017
! scope="row" |''Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura''
| Shizuka
| 
|-
! scope="row" |''[[The 8-Year Engagement]]''
| Hatsumi Nakahara
| 
|-
|rowspan=1| 2018
! scope="row" |''[[Cafe Funiculi Funicula]]''
| Kayo Kōtake
| 
|-
| rowspan=1| 2019
! scope="row" |''Black School Rules''
| Virginia Woolf
| 
|-
| rowspan=1| 2020
! scope="row" |''[[Mio's Cookbook]]''
| Ohyaku
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/91655/|title= みをつくし料理帖|access-date= August 22, 2023|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| 2022
! scope="row" |''Riverside Mukolitta''
| (voice)
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://realsound.jp/movie/2021/06/post-795603.html|title= 江口のりこ、柄本佑、田中美佐子、緒形直人、松山ケンイチ主演『川っぺりムコリッタ』出演|accessdate= June 18, 2021|work= Real Sound|date= June 18, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''Tombi: Father and Son''
| Taeko
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.crank-in.net/news/95328/1|title= 阿部寛×北村匠海『とんび』、薬師丸ひろ子、杏ら父子を見守る豪華キャスト発表|access-date= October 19, 2021|work= Crank-in!|date= October 19, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| 2024
! scope="row" |''Last Mile''
| Natsuyo Misumi
| <ref name=Unnatural>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/569034|title= 「ラストマイル」に石原さとみ・井浦新らドラマ「アンナチュラル」メンバー集結|access-date= April 12, 2024|work= Natalie}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Blue Period (manga)|Blue Period]]''
| Masako Saeki
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/101531/|title= ブルーピリオド|access-date= May 28, 2024|work= eiga.com}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1978
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Teki ka? Mikata ka? 3 tai 3'''''|敵か?味方か?3対3|}} 
| Third daughter of the wife
|
|-
| 1979
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Yosooi no Machi'''''|装いの街| }} 
| Kayoko Ōdate (leading role)
| It was released in cinemas later.
|-
| 1997
! scope="row" | '''''Mrs. Cinderella'''''
| Mizuho Kayama (leading role)
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2000
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Ren’ai Chudoku'''''|恋愛中毒|Love addiction}}
| Miu Minazuki (leading role)
|
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Africa Pole Pole'''''
| Naoko
|
|-
| 2002
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Mama no Idenshi'''''|ママの遺伝子|Mom's gene}}
| Nanami Fujiki (leading role)
|
|-
| 2002
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Honkon Myōjō Mei'''''|香港明星迷|Hong Kong star fans}}
| Satomi Kudo (leading role)
|
|-
| 2002
! scope="row" | '''''[[Kisarazu Cat's Eye]]'''''
| Mirei Asada
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2004
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Black Jack ni Yoroshiku ~Namida no Gan Byōtō-hen'''''|ブラックジャックによろしく 〜涙のがん病棟編〜|Say hello to Black Jack: The part of the tragic cancer ward}}
| Yoshie Tsujimoto
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Ningen da mono ~Mitsuo Aida Story~'''''|にんげんだもの〜相田みつを物語〜| }}
| Chie Aida (leading role)
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2005
! scope="row" | '''''Tiger & Dragon'''''
| Katsuko Shiraishi
| Guest of Episode 6
|-
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''[[1 Litre no Namida (TV series)|1 Litre no Namida]]'''''|1リットルの涙|1 Liter of Tears}}
| Shioka Ikeuchi
|
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Umeko'''''
| Momoko Kawai
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2007
! scope="row" | '''''[[Byakkotai]]'''''
| Shige Sakai
|
|-
! scope="row" | '''''1 Litre no Namida: Special Edition – Tsuioku'''''
| Shioka Ikeuchi
| 
|-
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Papa no Namida de Ko wa Sodatsu'''''|パパの涙で子は育つ|The child grew up with tears of dad}}
| Fumika Kawamura
|
|-
| rowspan=4| 2008
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Aiba Monogatari'''''|愛馬物語|Favorite horse story}}
| Sachiko Nozoe
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''[[The Homeless Student|Homeless Chūgakusei]]'''''|ホームレス中学生|Homeless junior high student}}
| Keiko Tamura
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Sen no Kaze ni natte Drama Special "Nadeshiko-tai ~Shōjo tachi dake ga Mita Tokkōtai – Fūinsareta 23 nichikan~"'''''|千の風になって ドラマスペシャル「なでしこ隊〜少女達だけが見た特攻隊・封印された23日間〜| }}
| [[Tome Torihama]]
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Aruga mama no Kimi de Ite'''''|あるがままの君でいて| }}
| Yuka Enomoto
|
|-
| 2009
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Senjō no Melody'''''|戦場のメロディ|Melody of battlefield}}
| Hamako Watanabe (leading role)
|
|-
| rowspan=3| 2010
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Unubore Deka'''''|うぬぼれ刑事|Conceit detective}}
| Nobuko Maehara
| Guest of Episode 5
|-
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Gekai Suma Hisayoshi'''''|外科医 須磨久善|Surgeon Hisayoshi Suma}}
| Chiyoko Suma
|
|-
! scope="row" | '''''Q10'''''
| Kuriko Yanagi
|
|-
| 2011
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Zenkai Girl'''''|全開ガール|Girl full throttle}}
| Shoko Sakuragawa
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2012
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Tsuma ga Otto wo Okuru Toki'''''|妻が夫をおくるとき|When a wife sees off her husband}}
| Fukuko Ishii (leading role)
|
|-
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Kurumaisu de Boku wa Sora wo Tobu'''''|車イスで僕は空を飛ぶ|I fly in the sky by my wheelchair}}
| Haruko Hasebe
|
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" | '''''[[Amachan]]'''''
| Hiromi Suzuka
| [[Asadora]]
|-
| 2016
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Yuriko-san no Ehon'''''|百合子さんの絵本|Yuriko's picture book}}
| Yuriko Onodera
|
|-
| 2018
! scope="row" | '''''[[Unnatural (TV series)|Unnatural]]'''''
| Natsuyo Misumi
| Special appearance<ref name=Unnatural/>
|-
| 2019
! scope="row" | '''''[[Idaten (TV series)|Idaten]]'''''
| Marie
| [[Taiga drama]]
|-
| 2020
! scope="row" | '''''[[Yell (TV series)|Yell]]'''''
| Mitsuko Sekiuchi
| Asadora<ref name="sanspo">{{cite news |title=朝ドラに薬師丸ひろ子！来春スタート「エール」でヒロインの母役 |url=https://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20191010/geo19101005010005-n1.html |access-date=November 27, 2019 |publisher=Sanspo |date=October 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="hochi">{{cite news |title=薬師丸ひろ子が母、光石研が父…朝ドラ「エール」二階堂ふみの両親役発表 |url=https://hochi.news/articles/20191009-OHT1T50282.html |access-date=November 27, 2019 |publisher=Hochi |date=October 10, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
! scope="row" | {{nihongo|'''''Lost Man Found'''''|拾われた男}} 
| Yamamura
| <ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/478160|title= 「拾われた男」に薬師丸ひろ子、北村有起哉、要潤、田辺桃子、夏帆ら19名出演|access-date= May 19, 2022|work= Natalie}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Discography==
===Albums===
====Studio albums====
{|class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2" width="400"| Album details
!colspan="1" width="20"|Chart positions
!rowspan="2"| Label
|-
!style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|JPN<ref name="Japanese_album_chart">{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/252776/products/|title=薬師丸ひろ子の作品|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=January 31, 2024}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album2012/al_yakusimaru.html|title= Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Albums Chart Daijiten – Hiroko Yakushimaru|language=ja|date=December 30, 2007|access-date=February 22, 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|1982
|{{nihongo|'''''Seishun no Memoire'''''|青春のメモワール}}<br><small>(featuring monologue by Hiroko Yakushimaru)</small>
*Collection of excerpts from the motion pictures that Yakushimaru starred in: ''Never Give Up'' <small>(1978)</small> and ''Nerawareta Gakuen'' <small>(1981)</small>
*Released: April 21, 1982
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|[[Nippon Columbia]]
|-
|1984
|{{nihongo|'''''[[Kokinshū (album)|Kokinshū]]'''''|古今集}}
*1st studio album
*Released: February 14, 1984
|align="center"|1
|rowspan="8" align="center"|[[EMI Music Japan|Toshiba EMI/East World]]
|-
|1985
|{{nihongo|'''''Yume Jūwa'''''|夢十話}}
*2nd studio album
*Released: August 8, 1985
|align="center"|2
|-
|1986
|{{nihongo|'''''Hana Zukan'''''|花図鑑}}
*3rd studio album
*Released: June 9, 1986
|align="center"|2
|-
|1987
|{{nihongo|'''''Hoshi Kikō'''''|星紀行}}
*Live album
*Released: July 7, 1987
|align="center"|3
|-
|1988
|'''''Sincerely Yours'''''
*5th studio album
*Released: April 6, 1988
|align="center"|8
|-
|1989
|'''''Lover's Concerto'''''
*6th studio album
*Released: February 15, 1989
|align="center"|2
|-
|1990
|'''''Heart's Delivery'''''
*7th studio album
*Released: March 28, 1990
|align="center"|3
|-
|1991
|'''''Primavera'''''
*8th studio album
*Released: March 13, 1991
|align="center"|13
|-
|1998
|{{nihongo|'''''Koibumi: Love Letter'''''|恋文}}
*9th studio album
*Released: February 2, 1998
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|BMG Funhouse
|-
|2018
|'''''Etoile'''''
*10th studio album
*Released: May 9, 2018
|align="center"|18
|rowspan="2" align="center"|[[JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor Entertainment Japan]]
|-
|2024
|'''''Tree'''''
*11th studio album
*Released: January 24, 2024
|align="center"|17
|-
|align="center" colspan="4" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

====Compilation albums====
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!Chart positions<br>(JP)<ref name="Japanese_album_chart" />
!Label
|-
|1986
|''Best Collection''
|align="center"|7
|rowspan="2" align="center"|Toshiba EMI/East World
|-
|1988
|{{nihongo|''Sentence''|Sentence～セ・ン・テ・ン・ス～|Se N Te N Su}} 
|align="center"|18
|-
|2000
|''Love Collection: 1981–2000''
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|BMG Funhouse
|-
|2011
|{{nihongo|''[[Uta Monogatari (album)|Uta Monogatari]]''|歌物語}} 
|align="center"|43<br><ref name="Oricon_UM">{{cite web| url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/905376/1/ | title= Highest position and charting weeks of ''Uta Monogatari'' by Hiroko Yakushimaru| language=ja| work=oricon.co.jp| publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Style]]| access-date=May 1, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023185827/http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/905376/1/ |archive-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center"|EMI Music Japan
|-
|2021
|{{nihongo|''Indian Summer''
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|[[JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor Entertainment Japan]]
|-
|align="center" colspan="4" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or the information is unknown.
|}

====Cover albums====
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!Chart positions<br>(JP)<ref name="Japanese_album_chart" />
!Label
|-
|2013
|{{nihongo|''Toki no Tobira''|時の扉}}
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|EMI Music Japan
|-
|2016
|''Cinema Songs''
|align="center"|28
|align="center"|[[JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor Entertainment Japan]]
|}

====Live albums====
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!Chart positions<br>(JP)<ref name="Japanese_album_chart" />
!Label
|-
|1987
|{{nihongo|''First Live: Hoshi Kikō''|ファースト・ライヴ 星紀行}}
|align="center"|94
|align="center"|Toshiba EMI/East World
|-
|2017
|''Best Songs 1981–2017: Live in [[Kasuga-taisha]]''
|align="center"|34
|rowspan="4" align="center"|[[JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor Entertainment Japan]]
|-
|2020
|''Yakushimaru Hiroko 2019 Concert''
|align="center"|56
|-
|2023
|''Yakushimaru Hiroko 2022 Concert''
|align="center"|-
|-
|2024
|''Yakushimaru Hiroko 2023 Concert''
|align="center"|26
|-
|align="center" colspan="4" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or the information is unknown.
|}

====Instrumental albums====
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!Label
|-
|1986
|{{nihongo|''Yakshimaru Hiroko Song Book Vol.1''|薬師丸ひろ子・ソング・ブック Vol.1}}
*Music arranged by [[Akira Inoue (musician)|Akira Inoue]]
|rowspan="3" align="center"|Toshiba EMI/East World
|-
|1987
|{{nihongo|''Yakshimaru Hiroko Song Book Vol.2''|薬師丸ひろ子・ソング・ブック Vol.2}}
*Music arranged by Mitsuo Hagita
|-
|1988
|{{nihongo|''Yakshimaru Hiroko Song Book Vol.3''|薬師丸ひろ子・ソング・ブック Vol.3}}
*Music arranged by [[Katsuhisa Hattori]]
|}

====Box sets====
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!Label
|-
|2021
|''Yakushimaru Hiroko 40th Anniversary Box''
|align="center"|[[JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor Entertainment Japan]]
|}

===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!Chart positions<br>(JP)<ref name="Japanese_singles_Chart">{{cite web|url= http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/single2012/yakusimaru.html|title= Yamachan Land (Archives of the Japanese record charts) – Singles Chart Daijiten – Hiroko Yakushimaru|language= ja|date= December 30, 2007|access-date= February 23, 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
!Label
|-
|1981
|{{nihongo|"Sailor-fuku to Kikanjū"|セーラー服と機関銃}}<ref name="oricon"/>
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|Kitty Records
|-
|rowspan="2"|1983
|{{nihongo|"Tantei Monogatari"|探偵物語}}<ref name="oricon"/>
|align="center"|1
|rowspan="15" align="center"|Toshiba EMI/East World
|-
|-
|{{nihongo|"Main Theme"|メイン・テーマ}} (1983)<ref name="oricon"/>
|align="center"|2
|-
|1984
|{{nihongo|"Woman (''W no Higeki'' Yori)"|Woman "Wの悲劇"より}}<ref name="oricon"/> 
|align="center"|1
|-
|rowspan="3"|1985
|{{nihongo|"Anata o Motto Shiritakute"|あなたを・もっと・知りたくて}}
|align="center"|2
|-
|{{nihongo|"Ten ni Hoshi, Chi ni Hana"|天に星.地に花.}} <small>(New remix long version)</small>
|align="center"|12
|-
|{{nihongo|"Suteki na Koi no Wasurekata"|ステキな恋の忘れ方}}
|align="center"|4
|-
|rowspan="2"|1986
|{{nihongo|"Sasayaki no Step"|ささやきのステップ}}
|align="center"|3
|-
|{{nihongo|"Shinshi Dōmei"|紳士同盟}}
|align="center"|2
|-
|1987
|{{nihongo|"Mune no Furiko"|胸の振子}}
|align="center"|8
|-
|rowspan="2"|1988
|{{nihongo|"Shūgakushō"|終楽章}}
|align="center"|10
|-
|{{nihongo|"[[Jidai (Miyuki Nakajima song)|Jidai]]"|時代}}
|align="center"|9
|-
|rowspan="2"|1989
|{{nihongo|"Kataritsugu Ai ni"|語りつぐ愛に}}
|align="center"|6
|-
|"Windy Boy"
|align="center"|12
|-
|1990
|{{nihongo|"Te o Tsunaideite"|手をつないでいて}} (1990)
|align="center"|35
|-
|1991
|{{nihongo|"Kaze ni Notte"|風に乗って}} 
|align="center"|35
|-
|rowspan="2"|1997
|{{nihongo|"Kōsaten (Sō, Sore ga Sō)"|交叉点 〜そう それがそう〜}}
|align="center"|51
|rowspan="4" align="center"|BMG Funhouse
|-
|{{nihongo|"Koibumi (Aishū-hen)"|恋文 〜哀愁篇〜}}
|align="center"|—
|-
|1998
|{{nihongo|"Smile Smile Smile"|smile スマイル smile}}
|align="center"|—
|-
|2000
|"Love Holic"
|align="center"|—
|-
|2011
|{{nihongo|"Boku no Takaramono"|僕の宝物}}
|align="center"|169
|align="center"|EMI Music Japan
|-
|align="center" colspan="4" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

====Digital single====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Single
! scope="col"| Reference
|-
|rowspan="1"|2016
|style="text-align:left;"|"Senshi no Kyuushi"<br>
|<ref name="digitaYH">{{cite web|url=https://mora.jp/artist/191619/|title=薬師丸ひろ子の作品|publisher=Mora|language=ja|accessdate=2 December 2023}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="1"|2021
|style="text-align:left;"|"Come Back To Me: Eien no Yokogao"<br>
|<ref name="digitaYH"/>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2023
|style="text-align:left;"|"Suteki wo Atsumete"<br>
|<ref name="digitaYH"/>
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|"Toki no Michishirube"<br>
|<ref name="digitaYH"/>
|-
|2024
|style="text-align:left;"|"Kimi to Watashi no Uta"<br>
|<ref name="digitaYH"/>
|-
|}

===Video albums===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!Chart positions<br>(JP)<ref name="Japanese_album_chart" />
!Format
|-
|1987
|''{{nihongo|Hoshi Kikō: Futari no Kaeru Basho|星紀行 〜二人の帰る場所〜}}''
|align="center"|-
|LD, VHS, DVD, BD, CDV
|-
|1988
|''{{nihongo|Tea Party: Sotsugyo Kinen|Tea Party－卒業記念－}}''
|align="center"|-
|VHS, LD
|-
|1990
|''Heart's Delivery''
|align="center"|-
|VHS, LD, DVD, BD
|-
|2014
|''{{nihongo|Toki no Tobira: 35th Anniversary Concert|時の扉}}''
|align="center"|-
|DVD, BD
|-
|2015
|''{{nihongo|Premium Acoustic Night Toki no Tobira: Look For A Star|時の扉}}''
|align="center"|-
|DVD, BD
|-
|2018
|''{{nihongo|Yakushima Hiroko Concert 2018|薬師丸ひろ子コンサート}}''
|align="center"|-
|DVD, BD
|-
|2020
|''{{nihongo|Yakushima Hiroko Concert 2019|薬師丸ひろ子コンサート}}''
|align="center"|-
|DVD, BD
|-
|2022
|''Live at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021''
|align="center"|-
|DVD, BD
|-
|2023
|''{{nihongo|Yakushima Hiroko Concert 2022|薬師丸ひろ子コンサート}}''
|align="center"|-
|DVD, BD
|-
|align="center" colspan="4" style="font-size: 85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|35em}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/-/Profile/A008188.html|Official agency profile}} at [[JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment|Victor Entertainment]] {{in lang|ja}}
*{{jmdb name|id=0365730}}
*{{imdb name|id=0945129}}

{{Template group 
|title = Awards for Hiroko Yakushimaru
|list =
{{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress}}
{{Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{Hochi Film Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Supporting Actress}}
{{Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress}}
{{Yokohama Film Festival Best Supporting Actress}}
}}
{{Authority control}}

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