Hiroko Yakushimaru

Hiroko Yakushimaru studied at Tamagawa University and Tokyo Metropolitan Yashio Senior High School. The recorded working language is Japanese. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are kayōkyoku and J-pop. Works named in the authority record are Never Give Up, Tonda Couple, Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, Detective Story, W's Tragedy and Let's Go to the Hospital. Distinctions recorded are Japan Academy Prize for Most Popular Actor, Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress, Golden Gross Prize and Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress.

• Name — Hiroko Yakushimaru • Native Name — 薬師丸 ひろ子 • Birth Name — Hiroko Yakushimaru • Born — 9 June 1964 • Birthplace — Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan • Years Active — 1978–present • Occupation — Actress, singer • Youtube Id — UCO0Xab0r4X6JFNoSlw_YPuw • Youtube Display Name — 薬師丸ひろ子 • Youtube Years Active — 2021-present • Youtube Subscribers — 68.1 thousand • Youtube Views — 42.7 million • Stats Update — April 15, 2025 Hiroko Yakushimaru is a Japanese actress and singer.

After passing the audition for the film produced by Haruki Kadokawa, she began her acting career. Along with teen idols Tomoyo Harada and Noriko Watanabe who debuted from Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, she was often dubbed as one of "Kadokawa Sannin-musume" in her early career. Yakushimaru made her acting debut in the 1978 movie Never Give Up. In 1981, she came into prominence with Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, the film where she played the leading role. She also recorded the same-titled theme song for the film, which hit No. 1 on Oricon in late 1981 and stayed there until January 18, 1982. Since rising to fame, Yakushimaru has gained success as both an actress and a pop singer, mainly during the 1980s. She had also worked as a prolific recording artist until her marriage with Kōji Tamaki, the leader of the band Anzen Chitai. According to the Japanese Oricon chart, combined sales of her singles and albums have been estimated approximately 5.9 million copies to date.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1978 — Teki ka? Mikata ka? 3 tai 3 — Third daughter of the wife • 1979 — Yosooi no Machi — Kayoko Ōdate (leading role) — It was released in cinemas later. • 1997 — Mrs. Cinderella — Mizuho Kayama (leading role) • 2000 — Ren’ai Chudoku — Miu Minazuki (leading role) • Africa Pole Pole — Naoko • 2002 — Mama no Idenshi — Nanami Fujiki (leading role) • 2002 — Honkon Myōjō Mei — Satomi Kudo (leading role) • 2002 — Kisarazu Cat's Eye — Mirei Asada • 2004 — Say hello to Black Jack: The part of the tragic cancer ward — Yoshie Tsujimoto • Ningen da mono ~Mitsuo Aida Story~ — Chie Aida (leading role) • 2005 — Tiger & Dragon — Katsuko Shiraishi — Guest of Episode 6 • 1 Litre no Namida — Shioka Ikeuchi • Umeko — Momoko Kawai • 2007 — Byakkotai — Shige Sakai • 1 Litre no Namida: Special Edition – Tsuioku — Shioka Ikeuchi • Papa no Namida de Ko wa Sodatsu — Fumika Kawamura • 2008 — Favorite horse story — Sachiko Nozoe • Homeless Chūgakusei — Keiko Tamura • Sen no Kaze ni natte Drama Special "Nadeshiko-tai ~Shōjo tachi dake ga Mita Tokkōtai – Fūinsareta 23 nichikan~" — Tome Torihama • Aruga mama no Kimi de Ite — Yuka Enomoto • 2009 — Melody of battlefield — Hamako Watanabe (leading role) • 2010 — Conceit detective — Nobuko Maehara — Guest of Episode 5 • Gekai Suma Hisayoshi — Chiyoko Suma • Q10 — Kuriko Yanagi • 2011 — Girl full throttle — Shoko Sakuragawa • 2012 — When a wife sees off her husband — Fukuko Ishii (leading role) • Kurumaisu de Boku wa Sora wo Tobu — Haruko Hasebe • 2013 — Amachan — Hiromi Suzuka — Asadora • 2016 — Yuriko-san no Ehon — Yuriko Onodera • 2018 — Unnatural — Natsuyo Misumi — Special appearance • 2019 — Idaten — Marie — Taiga drama • 2020 — Yell — Mitsuko Sekiuchi — Asadora • 2022 — Lost Man Found — Yamamura

• Year — Album details — Chart positions — Label • JPN • 1982 — Seishun no Memoire (featuring monologue by Hiroko Yakushimaru) *Collection of excerpts from the motion pictures that Yakushimaru starred in: Never Give Up (1978) and Nerawareta Gakuen (1981) *Released: April 21, 1982 — 1 — Nippon Columbia • 1984 — Kokinshū *1st studio album *Released: February 14, 1984 — 1 — Toshiba EMI/East World • 1985 — Yume Jūwa *2nd studio album *Released: August 8, 1985 — 2 • 1986 — Hana Zukan *3rd studio album *Released: June 9, 1986 — 2 • 1987 — Hoshi Kikō *Live album *Released: July 7, 1987 — 3 • 1988 — Sincerely Yours *5th studio album *Released: April 6, 1988 — 8 • 1989 — Lover's Concerto *6th studio album *Released: February 15, 1989 — 2 • 1990 — Heart's Delivery *7th studio album *Released: March 28, 1990 — 3 • 1991 — Primavera *8th studio album *Released: March 13, 1991 — 13 • 1998 — Koibumi: Love Letter *9th studio album *Released: February 2, 1998 — — — BMG Funhouse • 2018 — Etoile *10th studio album *Released: May 9, 2018 — 18 — Victor Entertainment Japan • 2024 — Tree *11th studio album *Released: January 24, 2024 — 17 • "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

• Year — Album — Chart positions (JP) — Label • 1986 — Best Collection — 7 — Toshiba EMI/East World • 1988 — Sentence～セ・ン・テ・ン・ス～ — 18 • 2000 — Love Collection: 1981–2000 — — — BMG Funhouse • 2011 — Uta Monogatari — 43 — EMI Music Japan • 2021 — nihongo|Indian Summer — 23 — Victor Entertainment Japan • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or the information is unknown.

• Year — Album — Chart positions (JP) — Label • 2013 — Toki no Tobira — 24 — EMI Music Japan • 2016 — Cinema Songs — 28 — Victor Entertainment Japan

• Year — Album — Chart positions (JP) — Label • 1987 — First Live: Hoshi Kikō — 94 — Toshiba EMI/East World • 2017 — Best Songs 1981–2017: Live in Kasuga-taisha — 34 — Victor Entertainment Japan • 2020 — Yakushimaru Hiroko 2019 Concert — 56 • 2023 — Yakushimaru Hiroko 2022 Concert — — • 2024 — Yakushimaru Hiroko 2023 Concert — 26 • 2026 — Yakushimaru Hiroko 2024 Concert — 44 • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or the information is unknown.

• Year — Album — Label • 1986 — Yakshimaru Hiroko Song Book Vol.1 *Music arranged by Akira Inoue — Toshiba EMI/East World • 1987 — Yakshimaru Hiroko Song Book Vol.2 *Music arranged by Mitsuo Hagita • 1988 — Yakshimaru Hiroko Song Book Vol.3 *Music arranged by Katsuhisa Hattori

• Year — Album — Label • 2021 — Yakushimaru Hiroko 40th Anniversary Box — Victor Entertainment Japan

• Year — Album — Chart positions (JP) — Label • 1981 — "Sailor-fuku to Kikanjū" — 1 — Kitty Records • 1983 — "Tantei Monogatari" — 1 — Toshiba EMI/East World • "Main Theme" (1983) — 2 • 1984 — "Woman (W no Higeki Yori)" — 1 • 1985 — "Anata o Motto Shiritakute" — 2 • "Ten ni Hoshi, Chi ni Hana" (New remix long version) — 12 • "Suteki na Koi no Wasurekata" — 4 • 1986 — "Sasayaki no Step" — 3 • "Shinshi Dōmei" — 2 • 1987 — "Mune no Furiko" — 8 • 1988 — "Shūgakushō" — 10 • "Jidai" — 9 • 1989 — "Kataritsugu Ai ni" — 6 • "Windy Boy" — 12 • 1990 — "Te o Tsunaideite" (1990) — 35 • 1991 — "Kaze ni Notte" — 35 • 1997 — "Kōsaten (Sō, Sore ga Sō)" — 51 — BMG Funhouse • "Koibumi (Aishū-hen)" — — • 1998 — "Smile Smile Smile" — — • 2000 — "Love Holic" — — • 2011 — "Boku no Takaramono" — 169 — EMI Music Japan • "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

• Year — Single — Reference • 2016 — "Senshi no Kyuushi" • 2021 — "Come Back To Me: Eien no Yokogao" • 2023 — "Suteki wo Atsumete" • "Toki no Michishirube" • 2024 — "Kimi to Watashi no Uta"

• Year — Album — Chart positions (JP) — Format • 1987 — Hoshi Kikō: Futari no Kaeru Basho — - — LD, VHS, DVD, BD, CDV • 1988 — Tea Party: Sotsugyo Kinen — - — VHS, LD • 1990 — Heart's Delivery — - — VHS, LD, DVD, BD • 2014 — Toki no Tobira: 35th Anniversary Concert — - — DVD, BD • 2015 — Premium Acoustic Night Toki no Tobira: Look For A Star — - — DVD, BD • 2018 — Yakushima Hiroko Concert 2018 — - — DVD, BD • 2020 — Yakushima Hiroko Concert 2019 — - — DVD, BD • 2022 — Live at GLORIA CHAPEL 2021 — - — DVD, BD • 2023 — Yakushima Hiroko Concert 2022 — - — DVD, BD • "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Works recorded as notable number 8: Never Give Up, Tonda Couple, Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, Detective Story, W's Tragedy, Let's Go to the Hospital, Always Sanchōme no Yūhi and Kisarazu Cat's Eye. Her recorded genres are kayōkyoku and J-pop.

Hiroko Yakushimaru is recorded as having received Japan Academy Prize for Most Popular Actor, Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress and Golden Gross Prize.