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Kazuko Yoshiyuki(1935-2025)

  • Actress
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Kazuko Yoshiyuki in Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)
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Departures (2008)
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Kazuko Yoshiyuki was born on 9 August 1935 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Departures (2008), Ponyo (2008) and Empire of Passion (1978). She died on 2 September 2025.
BornAugust 9, 1935
DiedSeptember 2, 2025(90)
BornAugust 9, 1935
DiedSeptember 2, 2025(90)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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Known for

Departures (2008)
Departures
8.0
  • Tsuyako Yamashita
  • 2008
Ponyo (2008)
Ponyo
7.6
  • Toki(voice)
  • 2008
Tatsuya Fuji and Kazuko Yoshiyuki in Empire of Passion (1978)
Empire of Passion
7.0
  • Seki
  • 1978
My Second Brother (1959)
My Second Brother
6.9
  • Hori Kanako
  • 1959

Credits

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Actress

  • Diamonds in the Sand (2024)
    Diamonds in the Sand
    6.5
    • 2024
  • Tsumaranai Jutakuchi no Subete no ie (2022)
    Tsumaranai Jutakuchi no Subete no ie
    TV Series
    • Sayo Hasegawa
    • 2022
  • Chôei Takahashi, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, and Shinsuke Kato in Dare ka no hana (2021)
    Dare ka no hana
    6.2
    • 2021
  • Hama no asahi no usotsukidomo to (2021)
    Hama no asahi no usotsukidomo to
    6.5
    • Hideko Matsuyama
    • 2021
  • Omoide shashin (2021)
    Omoide shashin
    6.1
    • Kazuko Yamagishi
    • 2021
  • Ato 3-Kai, Kimi Ni Aeru (2020)
    Ato 3-Kai, Kimi Ni Aeru
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Grandmother
    • 2020
  • Takaya Kamikawa and Kaoru Yachigusa in Butler Saionji's Great Reasoning (2018)
    Butler Saionji's Great Reasoning
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Yuriko Ijuin
    • 2019
  • The Landlady (2019)
    The Landlady
    • Yukiko Kawashima
    • 2019
  • The Forest of Wool and Steel (2018)
    The Forest of Wool and Steel
    6.2
    • Kiyo Tomura
    • 2018
  • What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life (2018)
    What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life
    6.8
    • 2018
  • Sniffer the Investigation Officer (2016)
    Sniffer the Investigation Officer
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Masako Komukai
    • 2016–2018
  • Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura (2017)
    Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura
    6.6
    • Yuko Seto
    • 2017
  • Yasuko Sawaguchi in The Woman of S.R.I. (1999)
    The Woman of S.R.I.
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Miyoko Takei
    • 2017
  • Harunareya
    Short
    • 2017
  • What a Wonderful Family (2017)
    What a Wonderful Family
    7.0
    • Tomiko Hirata
    • 2017

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When Marnie Was There
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When Marnie Was There
Departures
Trailer 1:52
Departures
Departures
Trailer 1:52
Departures
Empire of Passion
Trailer 1:53
Empire of Passion

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 2¼″ (1.58 m)
  • Born
    • August 9, 1935
    • Tokyo, Japan
  • Died
    • September 2, 2025

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  • Trivia
    Her older brother is Junnosuke Yoshiyuki (a writer) and little sister is 'Rie Yoshiyuki' (also a writer).

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