Yoshiko Sakuma
Appearance
Yoshiko Sakuma | |
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![]() Sakuma in the January 1965 issue of Movie Pictorial | |
Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1958–present |
Spouse | |
Children | Takehiro Hira |
Yoshiko Sakuma (佐久間 良子, Sakuma Yoshiko, born 24 February 1939) is a Japanese actress.[1][2][3] Her son is actor Takehiro Hira.[4]
In 1957, Sakuma was scouted and signed her contract with Toei film company.[5] Following year she made her film debut with Utsukushiki Shimai no Monogatari Modaeru Soshun.[1][6] In 1970, she married actor Mikijirō Hira but divorced in 1984.[4] Sakuma landed lead role in the 1981 Taiga drama Onna Taikōki.[1]
Selected filmography
Film
- Kiiroi Fudo (1961)
- The G-Men of the Pacific (1962)
- Gang vs. G-Men (1962) as Akiko Mizuno
- Gang 6 (1963)
- Gobanchō yūgirirō (1963)
- Jinsei gekijo: hisha kaku (1963)
- Kaoyaku (1965)
- Lake of Teras (1966) as Saku
- Samurai Banners (1969) as Princess Yu
- Chōkōsō no Akebono (1969)
- Men and War Part II (1971)[7]
- Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie (1979)
- The Makioka Sisters (1983)
- Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo (2012) as Myobu
- Earthquake Bird (2019) as Yamamoto
Television
- Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) as Taira no Tokuko
- Onna Taikōki (1981) as Nene
- Kōmyō ga Tsuji (2006) as Hōshūin
Honours
References
- ^ a b c "Yoshiko Sakuma". NHK. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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- ^ "佐久間 良子". テレビ朝日. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Yoshiko Sakuma profile". kinenote. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "私の履歴書". BSテレ東. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Yoshiko Sakuma デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「佐久間良子」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "戦争と人間 第二部・愛と悲しみの山河". eiga.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ "佐久間良子、山下洋輔らに旭日小綬章". Daily Sports. Retrieved October 7, 2021.