Kaoru Yumi
| Kaoru Yumi (由美かおる) | |
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| Born | November 12, 1950  Kyoto, Japan |
Kaoru Yumi (由美かおる Yumi Kaoru, born November 12, 1950 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese actress.
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[edit] Biography
In junior high school, Kaoru joined the Nishino ballet group. She gained popularity with her appearance in the 1967 program Re Gaaruzu with Katsuko Kanai and Etsuko Nami in a mini-skirt number. In 1973, she did her first nude scene in the movie Dōsei Jidai ~Kyōko to Jirō~ (同棲時代 －今日子と次郎－). In the same year, she also performed in the movie Shinanogawa (しなの川) which had a similar scene. There was criticism over the scene in the movie where the character lost her virginity.
Kaoru was also featured in a 1976 film Chō kōsō hoteru satsujin jiken (超高層ホテル殺人事件) which also had a nude scene. In 1986, she became a regular cast member portraying O-gin and O-en in the television prime-time jidaigeki Mito Kōmon (水戸黄門). Her bath scene is her trademark in the show.[1]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Movies
- Yoru no bara wo kese (夜のバラを消せ) (1966)
- Dōsei Jidai ~Kyōko to Jirō~ (同棲時代 －今日子と次郎－) (1973)
- Shinanogawa (しなの川 ) (1973)
- Esupai (エスパイ) (1974)
- Prophecies of Nostradamus (ノストラダムスの大予言) (1974)
- Chō kōsō hoteru satsujin jiken (超高層ホテル殺人事件) (1976)
- Torakku yarō tenka gomen (トラック野郎天下御免) (1976)
- Hi no tori (火の鳥) (1978)
[edit] TV Dramas
- Tokyo no Sanzoku (東京の山賊) (1970 NHK) as Yaku Hiroko
- Miracle Girl (ミラクルガール)
- Japan Sinks (日本沈没) (1973)
- Edo o kiru (江戸を斬る)
- Mito Kōmon (水戸黄門) (1986 TBS)
- Mito Kōmon ~Silver Shimmer~ (水戸黄門外伝 かげろう忍法帖 かげろうお銀役)
- Minami machibugyō jiken jō okore! Motome ba (南町奉行事件帖 怒れ!求馬) (1997 TBS)
- Yuu hi ga oka no sōri daijin (ゆうひが丘の総理大臣)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Japanese Wikipedia (also main source)
- Kaoru Yumi at IMDB
- 由美かおる at JMDB (in Japanese)
