Kaoru Yachigusa was born on January 6, 1931 in Osaka, Japan. She was an actress, known for Miyamoto Musashi (1954), Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima (1956) and Utsukushisa to kanashimi to (1965). She was married to Senkichi Taniguchi. She died on October 24, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.