Yoshiko Sakuma Explained

Yoshiko Sakuma
Birth Date:	24 February 1939
Birth Place:	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1958–present
Children:	Takehiro Hira

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)
• (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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yoshiko Sakuma. NHK. 6 October 2021.
2. Web site: 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. 6 October 2021.
3. Web site: 佐久間 良子. テレビ朝日. 6 October 2021.
4. Web site: Yoshiko Sakuma profile. kinenote. 6 October 2021.
5. Web site: 私の履歴書. BSテレ東. 6 October 2021.
6. Web site: Yoshiko Sakuma デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus「佐久間良子」の解説. kotobank. 6 October 2021.
7. Web site: 戦争と人間 第二部・愛と悲しみの山河. October 10, 2023. eiga.com.
8. Web site: 佐久間良子、山下洋輔らに旭日小綬章. October 7, 2021. Daily Sports.