Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko Sakuma
Sakuma in the January 1965 issue of Movie Pictorial
Born	(1939-02-24) 24 February 1939 (age 85) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1958–present
Spouse	Mikijirō Hira ​ ​ (m. 1970; div. 1984)​
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

• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2012)^[8]

References

1. "Yoshiko Sakuma". NHK. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
2. "過酷な運命に耐えるとき佐久間良子の美が顕現 春日太一の木曜邦画劇場". 週刊文春オンライン. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
3. "佐久間 良子". テレビ朝日. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
4. "Yoshiko Sakuma profile". kinenote. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
5. "私の履歴書". BSテレ東. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
6. "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.
7. "戦争と人間 第二部・愛と悲しみの山河". eiga.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
8. "佐久間良子、山下洋輔らに旭日小綬章". Daily Sports. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

External links

• Yoshiko Sakuma at IMDb