Yōko Yaguchi
Japanese actress (1921–1985)
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Yōko Yaguchi (矢口 陽子, Yaguchi Yōko; born Kiyo Katō, August 27, 1921 in British Hong Kong[1] – February 1, 1985 in Fukuoka) was a Japanese actress, and the wife of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa for 39 years. She had two children with Kurosawa: a son named Hisao and a daughter named Kazuko.[2]
August 27, 1921
Hisao Kurosawa
Yōko Yaguchi | |
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Yaguchi on the set of The Most Beautiful | |
| Born | Kiyo Katō August 27, 1921 |
| Died | February 1, 1985 (aged 63) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Kazuko Kurosawa Hisao Kurosawa |
Personal life
While working on Akira Kurosawa's second film, The Most Beautiful, Yaguchi clashed over the alleged ways the director treated the actors. However, the pair found a connection, despite these clashes, and married in 1945.[3] Their son Hisao was born that same year. Yaguchi never returned to acting after her marriage to Akira Kurosawa, effectively ending her film career.[4][AI-retrieved source]
Partial filmography
- Renga joko (1940)
- Enoken no songokū: songokū zenko-hen (Enoken's Sun Wukong) (1940)
- Jogakusei-ki (1941)
- The Most Beautiful (1944)
