Portrait of Hiroko Yakushimaru

Acting

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Career

Active from 1978 to 2022, busiest in 2005 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for 1 Litre of Tears
1 Litre of Tears
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hiroko Yakushimaru Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1
  • Dark Humor
    2.1, average 2.8
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Tension
    5.3, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Japanese Culture 4
  • Heartwarming 4
  • Community Spirit 3
  • Family Drama 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Heartwarming Drama 2
  • Japanese Drama 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Crime Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Kingdom of Ingredients
The Kingdom of Ingredients

TV show · as 旁白

2020s

8 titles · average score 69
Sukiyaki
Sukiyaki (2026)

as Iku Ooshima

Last Mile
Last Mile (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

as Misumi Natsuyo

Blue Period
Blue Period (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

as Masako Saeki

Passion for Punchlines
Passion for Punchlines (2023)

TV show · as Shima Takako

Lost Man Found
Lost Man Found (2022)

TV show · as President Yamamura

Tonbi
Tonbi (2022)

as Taeko

Dearest
Dearest (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Azusa Sanada

Yell
Yell (2020)

TV show

2010s

23 titles · average score 74
Unnatural
Unnatural (2018)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Misumi Natsuyo

Cafe Funiculi Funicula
Cafe Funiculi Funicula (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kayo Takatake

The 8-Year Engagement
The 8-Year Engagement (2017)
GoodWatch score 72

as Hatsumi Nakahara

Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island
Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island (2015)

as Latifa (voice)

Dokonjō Gaeru
Dokonjō Gaeru (2015)

TV show · as Mom

Aka Medaka
Aka Medaka (2015)
GoodWatch score 76

as Narrator

Amachan
Amachan (2013)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Hiromi Suzuka

Always: Sunset on Third Street '64
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tomoe Suzuki

I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair
I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair (2012)

as Hasebe Haruko

The Full Throttle Girl
The Full Throttle Girl (2011)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Sakuragawa Shoko

Wasao
Wasao (2011)

as Setsuko

Dogwood Tree
Dogwood Tree (2010)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ryoko

2000s

20 titles · average score 70
A Good Husband
A Good Husband (2009)

as Sakura Kitami

Sing Salmon Sing
Sing Salmon Sing (2008)

as Yoko Senuma

Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mariko Tanaka

Always: Sunset on Third Street 2
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

as Tomoe Suzuki

Glasses
Glasses (2007)
GoodWatch score 63

as Morishita

Aogeba Tôtoshi
Aogeba Tôtoshi (2006)

as Mari Minegishi

1 Litre of Tears
1 Litre of Tears (2005)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Shioka Ikeuchi

Princess Raccoon
Princess Raccoon (2005)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ohagi no tsubone

The Lakeside Murder Case
The Lakeside Murder Case (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

as Minako Namiki

Always - Sunset on Third Street
Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

as Tomoe Suzuki

Tetsujin 28: The Movie
Tetsujin 28: The Movie (2005)

as Yoko Kaneda

Kisarazu Cat's Eye
Kisarazu Cat's Eye (2002)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Asada Mirei

1990s

3 titles
Nurse Call
Nurse Call (1993)

as Kozue Igarashi

Twinkle
Twinkle (1992)

as Shoko Koyama

Let's Go to the Hospital
Let's Go to the Hospital (1990)

as Midori Yoshikawa

1980s

11 titles · average score 66
READY! LADY
READY! LADY (1989)

as Ryoko

Cabaret
Cabaret (1986)

as Waitress

Like a Savage
Like a Savage (1985)

as Tamako Arisugawa

W's Tragedy
W's Tragedy (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

as Shizuka Mita

Main Theme
Main Theme (1984)

as Shibuki Ogasawara

Legend of the Eight Samurai
Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

as Princess Shizu

Detective Story
Detective Story (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

as Naomi Arai

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Izumi Hoshi

School in the Crosshairs
School in the Crosshairs (1981)
GoodWatch score 64

as Yuka Mitamura

Dreamy Fifteen
Dreamy Fifteen (1980)

as Kei Yamawa

Toward the Terra
Toward the Terra (1980)
GoodWatch score 61

as Jona Macka (voice)

1970s

3 titles · average score 64
G.I. Samurai
G.I. Samurai (1979)
GoodWatch score 57

as Young Takeda Samurai

Yosōi no machi
Yosōi no machi (1979)

as Kayoko Odachi

Never Give Up
Never Give Up (1978)
GoodWatch score 72

as Yoriko Nagai