Kaoru Yumi

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Kaoru Yumi (由美かおる, Kaoru Yumi?)
Born	November 12, 1950 (1950-11-12) (age 57) Kyoto, Japan

Kaoru Yumi (由美かおる, Yumi Kaoru^?, born November 12, 1950 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese actress.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Profile 3 Filmography 3.1 Movies 3.2 TV Dramas 4 References 5 External links

[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－, Dōsei Jidai ~Kyōko to Jirō~^?). In the same year, she also performed in the movie Shinanogawa (しなの川, Shinanogawa^?) 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, Chō kōsō hoteru satsujin jiken^?) 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, Mito Kōmon^?). Her bath scene is her trademark in the show.^[1]

[edit] Profile

• Height: 157cm
• Weight: 44kg
• Blood type: B
• Star Sign: Scorpio
• Place of Birth: Kyoto, Japan

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Movies

• Yoru no bara wo kese (夜のバラを消せ, Yoru no bara wo kese^?) (1966)
• Dōsei Jidai ~Kyōko to Jirō~ (同棲時代 －今日子と次郎－, Dōsei Jidai ~Kyōko to Jirō~^?) (1973)
• Shinanogawa (しなの川 , Shinanogawa^?) (1973)
• Esupai (エスパイ, Esupai^?) (1974)
• Prophecies of Nostradamus (東宝映画＝東宝映像, Prophecies of Nostradamus^?) (1974)
• Chō kōsō hoteru satsujin jiken (超高層ホテル殺人事件, Chō kōsō hoteru satsujin jiken^?) (1976)
• Torakku yarō tenka gomen (トラック野郎天下御免, Torakku yarō tenka gomen^?) (1976)
• Hi no tori (火の鳥, Hi no tori^?) (1978)

[edit] TV Dramas

• Tokyo no Sanzoku (東京の山賊, Tokyo no Sanzoku^?) (1970 NHK) as Yaku Hiroko
• Miracle Girl (ミラクルガール, Miracle Girl^?)
• Japan Sinks (日本沈没, Japan Sinks^?) (1973)
• Edo o kiru (江戸を斬る, Edo o kiru^?)
• Mito Kōmon (水戸黄門, Mito Kōmon^?) (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, Mito Kōmon ~Silver Shimmer~^?)
• Minami machibugyō jiken jō okore! Motome ba (南町奉行事件帖 怒れ!求馬, Minami machibugyō jiken jō okore! Motome ba^?) (1997 TBS)
• Yuu hi ga oka no sōri daijin (ゆうひが丘の総理大臣, Yuu hi ga oka no sōri daijin^?)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Japanese Wikipedia (also main source)
• Kaoru Yumi at IMDB
• 由美かおる at JMDB (in Japanese)