Hiroko Yakushimaru
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". 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.[1]
Yakushimaru made her acting debut in the 1978 movie Never Give Up.[2] In 1981, she came into prominence with Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, the film where she played the leading role.[3][2] She also recorded the same-titled theme song for the film, which hit No. 1 on Oricon in late 1981Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and stayed there until January 18, 1982.[4][2]
Since rising to fame, Yakushimaru has gained success as both an actress and a pop singer, mainly during the 1980s.[5] She had also worked as a prolific recording artist until her marriage with Kōji Tamaki, the leader of the band Anzen Chitai.[6] According to the Japanese Oricon chart, combined sales of her singles and albums have been estimated approximately 5.9 million copies to date.[7][8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1978 | Never Give Up Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Yoriko Nagai | [2] |
| 1979 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Young samurai | |
| 1980 | Toward the Terra | Jonah Matsuka (voice) | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Kei Yamaba (leading role) |
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| 1981 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Yuka Mitamura (leading role) | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Izumi Hoshi (leading role) |
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| 1982 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Kayoko Ōdate (leading role) | |
| 1983 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Naomi Arai (leading role) | [2] |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Shizu-hime (leading role) | ||
| 1984 | Main Theme | Shibuki Ogasawara (leading role) | [2] |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Shizuka Mita (leading role) | [2]
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| 1985 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Tamako Arisugawa (leading role) | |
| 1986 | Cabaret | waitress (cameo) | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Etsuko Kirino (leading role) | ||
| 1988 | Downtown Heroes | Fusako Nakahara (leading role) | |
| 1989 | Ready! Lady | Ryoko Takahashi (leading role) | |
| 1990 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Midori Yoshikawa (leading role) | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Naoko Hirashima |
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| 1992 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Shoko Kishida (leading role) | |
| 1993 | Nurse Call | Kozue Igarashi (leading role) | |
| 1997 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Yoko Hioki | |
| 2003 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Mirei Asada | |
| 2004 | Lakeside Murder Case | Minako Namiki | |
| 2005 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | O'Hagi no Tsubone | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Yoko Kaneda | ||
| Always: Sunset on Third Street | Tomoe Suzuki |
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| 2006 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Mari Minegishi | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Mirei Asada | ||
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Yoshiko Iida | ||
| 2007 | Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust | Mariko Tanaka | |
| Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 | Tomoe Suzuki |
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| Megane | Morishita ("Megane"'s Friend) | ||
| 2008 | Utatama | Yuko Senuma | |
| 2009 | Heaven's Door | Mariko Shiraishi | |
| 2010 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Sakura Kitami |
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| Hanamizuki | Ryoko Hirasawa | ||
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Setsuko Kikutani (leading role) | |
| 2012 | Always: Sunset on Third Street 3 | Tomoe Suzuki | |
| 2015 | Sinbad: A Flying Princess and a Secret Island | Sinbad's Mother (voice) | |
| 2017 | Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura | Shizuka | |
| The 8-Year Engagement | Hatsumi Nakahara | ||
| 2018 | Cafe Funiculi Funicula | Kayo Kōtake | |
| 2019 | Black School Rules | Virginia Woolf | |
| 2020 | Mio's Cookbook | Ohyaku | [20] |
| 2022 | Riverside Mukolitta | (voice) | [21] |
| Tombi: Father and Son | Taeko | [22] | |
| 2024 | Last Mile | Natsuyo Misumi | [23] |
| Blue Period | Masako Saeki | [24] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Third daughter of the wife | |
| 1979 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Kayoko Ōdate (leading role) | It was released in cinemas later. |
| 1997 | Mrs. Cinderella | Mizuho Kayama (leading role) | |
| 2000 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Miu Minazuki (leading role) | |
| Africa Pole Pole | Naoko | ||
| 2002 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Nanami Fujiki (leading role) | |
| 2002 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Satomi Kudo (leading role) | |
| 2002 | Kisarazu Cat's Eye | Mirei Asada | |
| 2004 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Yoshie Tsujimoto | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Chie Aida (leading role) | ||
| 2005 | Tiger & Dragon | Katsuko Shiraishi | Guest of Episode 6 |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Shioka Ikeuchi | ||
| Umeko | Momoko Kawai | ||
| 2007 | Byakkotai | Shige Sakai | |
| 1 Litre no Namida: Special Edition – Tsuioku | Shioka Ikeuchi | ||
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Fumika Kawamura | ||
| 2008 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Sachiko Nozoe | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Keiko Tamura | ||
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Tome Torihama | ||
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Yuka Enomoto | ||
| 2009 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Hamako Watanabe (leading role) | |
| 2010 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Nobuko Maehara | Guest of Episode 5 |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Chiyoko Suma | ||
| Q10 | Kuriko Yanagi | ||
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Shoko Sakuragawa | |
| 2012 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Fukuko Ishii (leading role) | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Haruko Hasebe | ||
| 2013 | Amachan | Hiromi Suzuka | Asadora |
| 2016 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Yuriko Onodera | |
| 2018 | Unnatural | Natsuyo Misumi | Special appearance[23] |
| 2019 | Idaten | Marie | Taiga drama |
| 2020 | Yell | Mitsuko Sekiuchi | Asadora[25][26] |
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | Yamamura | [27] |
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Label |
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| JPN[28] | |||
| 1982 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (featuring monologue by Hiroko Yakushimaru)
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1 | Nippon Columbia |
| 1984 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo".
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1 | Toshiba EMI/East World |
| 1985 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo".
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| 1986 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo".
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| 1987 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo".
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| 1988 | Sincerely Yours
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8 | |
| 1989 | Lover's Concerto
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| 1990 | Heart's Delivery
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3 | |
| 1991 | Primavera
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13 | |
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo".
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— | BMG Funhouse |
| 2018 | Etoile
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18 | Victor Entertainment Japan |
| 2024 | Tree
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17 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[28] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Best Collection | 7 | Toshiba EMI/East World |
| 1988 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 18 | |
| 2000 | Love Collection: 1981–2000 | — | BMG Funhouse |
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 43 [29] |
EMI Music Japan |
| 2021 | Indian Summer | 23 | Victor Entertainment Japan |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or the information is unknown. | |||
Cover albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[28] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 24 | EMI Music Japan |
| 2016 | Cinema Songs | 28 | Victor Entertainment Japan |
Live albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[28] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 94 | Toshiba EMI/East World |
| 2017 | Best Songs 1981–2017: Live in Kasuga-taisha | 34 | Victor Entertainment Japan |
| 2020 | Yakushimaru Hiroko 2019 Concert | 56 | |
| 2023 | Yakushimaru Hiroko 2022 Concert | - | |
| 2024 | Yakushimaru Hiroko 2023 Concert | 26 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or the information is unknown. | |||
Instrumental albums
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo".
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Toshiba EMI/East World |
| 1987 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo".
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| 1988 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo".
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Box sets
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Yakushimaru Hiroko 40th Anniversary Box | Victor Entertainment Japan |
Singles
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[30] |
Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo".[2] | 1 | Kitty Records |
| 1983 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo".[2] | 1 | Toshiba EMI/East World |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (1983)[2] | 2 | ||
| 1984 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo".[2] | 1 | |
| 1985 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (New remix long version) | 12 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 4 | ||
| 1986 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 3 | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 2 | ||
| 1987 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 8 | |
| 1988 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 10 | |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 9 | ||
| 1989 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 6 | |
| "Windy Boy" | 12 | ||
| 1990 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (1990) | 35 | |
| 1991 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 35 | |
| 1997 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 51 | BMG Funhouse |
| Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | — | ||
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | — | |
| 2000 | "Love Holic" | — | |
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | 169 | EMI Music Japan |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Digital single
| Year | Single | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | "Senshi no Kyuushi" |
[31] |
| 2021 | "Come Back To Me: Eien no Yokogao" |
[31] |
| 2023 | "Suteki wo Atsumete" |
[31] |
| "Toki no Michishirube" |
[31] | |
| 2024 | "Kimi to Watashi no Uta" |
[31] |
Video albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions (JP)[28] |
Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | - | LD, VHS, DVD, BD, CDV |
| 1988 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | - | VHS, LD |
| 1990 | Heart's Delivery | - | VHS, LD, DVD, BD |
| 2014 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | - | DVD, BD |
| 2015 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | - | DVD, BD |
| 2018 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | - | DVD, BD |
| 2020 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | - | DVD, BD |
| 2022 | Live at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021 | - | DVD, BD |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Nihongo". | - | DVD, BD |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
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External links
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- Living people
- Japanese film actresses
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- Singers from Tokyo
- 20th-century Japanese actresses
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- 20th-century Japanese singers
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