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Yōko Yaguchi (矢口 陽子, Yaguchi Yōko, born Kiyo Katō, 27 August 1921 in British Hong Kong[1] – 1 February 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]
Yōko Yaguchi | |
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 Yaguchi on the set of The Most Beautiful | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kiyo Katō August 27, 1921 |
| Died | February 1, 1985 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Kazuko Kurosawa Hisao Kurosawa |
Personal life
editWhile 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.
Partial filmography
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- Renga joko (1940)
- Enoken no songokū: songokū zenko-hen (Enoken's Sun Wukong) (1940)
- Jogakusei-ki (1941)
- The Most Beautiful (1944)
References
edit- ^ "矢口陽子 - 映画ならKinenote".
- ^ Kurosawa grandchildren
- ^ San Juan, Eric (2018). Akira Kurosawa: A Viewer's Guide. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 12. ISBN 9781538110904.
External links
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