People
Hiroko Yakushimaru
- Name: Hiroko Yakushimaru
- Birthday: 1964-06-09
- Also known as: 药师丸博子
- Place of birth: Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
- Popularity: 6.712
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.
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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Last Mile as Misumi Natsuyo | 2024-08-23 |
| Blue Period as Masako Saeki | 2024-08-09 |
| 薬師丸ひろ子 40th Anniversary Tour 2022 ～アナタノコトバ～ | 2023-03-23 |
| Live at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021 | 2022-05-25 |
| Tonbi as Taeko | 2022-04-08 |
| Riverside Mukolitta | 2021-11-03 |
| Black School Rules as Virginia Wolf | 2019-11-01 |
| Kizuna no Pedal as 宮澤純子 | 2019-08-24 |
| Cafe Funiculi Funicula as Kayo Takatake | 2018-09-21 |
| The 8-Year Engagement as Hatsumi Nakahara | 2017-12-16 |
| Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura as Female owner | 2017-12-09 |
| Fuji Family New Year Special 2017 as Oguni Takako | 2017-01-03 |
| Yuriko's Picture Book as Yuriko Onodera | 2016-07-30 |
| Fuji Family as 鷹子（長女） | 2016-01-02 |
| Aka Medaka as Narrator | 2015-12-28 |
| Sinbad - The Flying Princess and the Secret Island as Latifa (voice) | 2015-07-04 |
| The Stork Nest as Yumiko Yasuda | 2013-11-25 |
| Amachan as Hiromi Suzuka | 2013-04-01 |
| I Will Fly to the Sky on a Wheelchair as Hasebe Haruko | 2012-08-25 |
| Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 as Tomoe Suzuki | 2012-01-21 |
| Wasao as Setsuko | 2011-03-05 |
| Dr. Hisayoshi Suma as 須磨千代子 | 2010-09-05 |
| Hanamizuki as Ryoko | 2010-08-21 |
| A Good Husband as Sakura Kitami | 2009-10-14 |
| The Homeless Student 2 as Keiko Tamura | 2009-04-12 |
| Be yourself as Yuka Enomoto | 2008-11-24 |
| Nadeshiko Tai | 2008-09-20 |
| Sing Salmon Sing as Yoko Senuma | 2008-04-05 |
| Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 as Tomoe Suzuki | 2007-11-03 |
| Glasses as Morishita | 2007-09-22 |
| 1 Litre Of Tears SP as Shioka Ikeuchi | 2007-04-05 |
| Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust as Mariko Tanaka | 2007-02-10 |
| Arigatou | 2006-11-25 |
| Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series as Mirei | 2006-10-28 |
| Aogeba Tôtoshi as Mari Minegishi | 2006-01-21 |
| Always - Sunset on Third Street as Tomoe Suzuki | 2005-11-11 |
| Princess Raccoon as Ohagi no tsubone | 2005-05-28 |
| Tetsujin 28: The Movie as Yoko Kaneda | 2005-03-19 |
| The Lakeside Murder Case as Minako Namiki | 2004-01-22 |
| Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series as Mirei Asada | 2003-11-01 |
| Fan of Hong Kong star | 2002-09-04 |
| Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow | 1997-11-22 |
| Nurse Call as Kozue Igarashi | 1993-01-30 |
| Twinkle as Shoko Koyama | 1992-10-24 |
| Tasmania Story | 1990-06-21 |
| Let's Go to the Hospital | 1990-04-07 |
| Heart's Delivery | 1990-01-01 |
| READY! LADY as Ryoko | 1989-11-18 |
| Downtown Heroes | 1988-08-06 |
| Hoshi Kikou | 1987-01-01 |
| The Gentlemen’s Alliance | 1986-12-13 |
| Cabaret as Waitress | 1986-04-26 |
| Like a Savage as Tamako Arisugawa | 1985-12-14 |
| The Tragedy of “W” as Shizuka Mita | 1984-12-15 |
| Main Theme as Shibuki Ogasawara | 1984-07-14 |
| Legend of the Eight Samurai as Princess Shizu | 1983-12-10 |
| Detective Story as Naomi Arai | 1983-07-16 |
| Sailor Suit and Machine Gun as Izumi Hoshi | 1981-12-19 |
| School in the Crosshairs as Yuka Mitamura | 1981-07-11 |
| Dreamy Fifteen as Kei Yamawa | 1980-07-26 |
| Toward the Terra as Jona Macka (voice) | 1980-04-26 |
| G.I. Samurai as Young Takeda Samurai | 1979-09-17 |
| Never Give Up as Yoriko Nagai | 1978-10-07 |
