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Yōko Yaguchi | |
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![]() Yaguchi on the set ofThe Most Beautiful | |
Born | Kiyo Katō (1921-08-27)August 27, 1921 |
Died | February 1, 1985(1985-02-01) (aged 63) |
Nationality | Japanese |
Spouse | |
Children | Kazuko Kurosawa Hisao Kurosawa |
Yōko Yaguchi (矢口 陽子,Yaguchi Yōko, bornKiyo Katō, 27 August 1921 inBritish Hong Kong[1] – 1 February 1985 inFukuoka) was a Japanese actress, and the wife of Japanese filmmakerAkira Kurosawa for 39 years. She had two children with Kurosawa: a son named Hisao and a daughter namedKazuko.[2]
While working onAkira 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.
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