Yōko Yaguchi
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. Upon her death in 1985, she was survived by her husband, two children and four grandchildren, three from son Hisao's marriage to Hiroko Hayashi and one from daughter Kazuko Kurosawa.[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(s) | |
| 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.
Partial filmography
- Renga joko (1940)
- Enoken no songokū: songokū zenko-hen (Enoken's Sun Wukong) (1940)
- Jogakusei-ki (1941)
- The Most Beautiful (1944)
References
- "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.
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