Yoshiko Sakuma (佐久間 良子, Sakuma Yoshiko; born 24 February 1939) is a Japanese actress. Her son is actor Takehiro Hira.
In 1957, Sakuma was scouted and signed her contract with Toei film company. Following year she made her film debut with Utsukushiki Shimai no Monogatari Modaeru Soshun. In 1970, she married actor Mikijirō Hira but divorced in 1984. Sakuma landed lead role in the 1981 Taiga drama Onna Taikōki.
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Selected filmography
Film
Kiiroi Fudo (1961)
The G-Men of the Pacific (1962)
Gang vs. G-Men (1962) as Akiko Mizuno
Gang 6 (1963)
Gobanchō yūgirirō (1963)
Theater of Life: Hishakaku (1963) as Otoyo & Osumi (dual role)
Kaoyaku (1965)
Lake of Teras (1966) as Saku
Samurai Banners (1969) as Princess Yu
Chōkōsō no Akebono (1969)
Men and War Part II (1971)
Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie (1979)
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo (2012) as Myobu
Earthquake Bird (2019) as Yamamoto
Television
Shin Heike Monogatari (1972) as Taira no Tokuko
Onna Taikōki (1981) as Nene
Kōmyō ga Tsuji (2006) as Hōshūin
Honours
Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2012)