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) is a Japanese actress.
Biography
Kaoro was born in Kyoto. In junior high school, she 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] She had nude scenes in ESPY, Prophecies of Nostradamus as well, although the first two removed them from U.S. release and the third was extremely brief and not sexualized.
Filmography
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)
- ESPY (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)
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)
References
External links
- Japanese Wikipedia (also main source)
- Kaoru Yumi at IMDB
- 由美かおる at JMDB (in Japanese)