Hiroko Yakushimaru movies and tv shows: she is affiliated with Kadokawa Haruki Corporation in her early career. She has appeared in films such as Never Give Up (1978), G.I. Samurai (1979), The Terrible Couple (1980), School in the Crosshairs (1981), Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981), Legend of the Eight Samurai (1983), Detective Story (1983), Main Theme (1984), The Tragedy of W (1984), Cabaret (1986), Downtown Heroes (1988), Tasmania Story (1990), Twinkle (1992), Lakeside Murder Case (2004), Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), Tetsujin 28 (2005), Princess Raccoon (2005), Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007), Glasses (2007), Always: Sunset on Third Street ’64 (2012), The 8-Year Engagement (2017), Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017), Cafe Funiculi Funicula (2018), Black School Rules (2019), Mio’s Cookbook (2020), Tonbi (2022), Last Mile (2024), and Blue Period (2024). Her television appearances include the NHK Asadora Amachan (2013), the NHK Taiga drama Idaten (2019), the NHK Asadora Yell (2020), and the dramas Tiger & Dragon (2005), 1 Litre of Tears (2005), Q10 (2010), Zenkai Girl (2011), Unnatural (2018), Dearest (2021), Lost Man Found (2022), and Passion for Punchlines (2023). She also voiced characters in the anime films Toward the Terra (1980) and Sinbad: A Flying Princess and a Secret Island (2015). Hiroko was born on June 9, 1964 in Tokyo.