Hiroko Yakushimaru
Person · female · Japan · Aoyama · born 1964 · recording since 1981
Japanese actress and singer
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Also known as Hiroko Yakushimaru · Yakushimaru Hiroko · やくしまる ひろこ · やくしまるひろこ · ヤクシマル ヒロコ · ヤクシマルヒロコ · +4 more
Timeline
1960s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: セーラー服と機関銃
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
· Award
Won: Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
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2010s
2020s
Biography
Biography
Hiroko Yakushimaru (薬師丸 ひろ子, Yakushimaru Hiroko; born June 9, 1964) is a Japanese actress and singer.
Biography
After passing the audition for the film produced by Haruki Kadokawa, she began her acting career. Along with teen idols Tomoyo Harada and Noriko Watanabe who debuted from Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, she was often dubbed as one of "Kadokawa Sannin-musume" in her early career.
Yakushimaru made her acting debut in the 1978 movie Never Give Up. In 1981, she came into prominence with Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, the film where she played the leading role. She also recorded the same-titled theme song for the film, which hit No. 1 on Oricon in late 1981 and stayed there until January 18, 1982.
Since rising to fame, Yakushimaru has gained success as both an actress and a pop singer, mainly during the 1980s. She had also worked as a prolific recording artist until her marriage with Kōji Tamaki, the leader of the band Anzen Chitai. According to the Japanese Oricon chart, combined sales of her singles and albums have been estimated approximately 5.9 million copies to date.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 30 | 90.4th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 28 | 99.7th |
| Timeline events | 27 | 96.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 43 | 83.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (30 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 35:53
1元気を出して4:022つぶやきの音符2:443トライアングル3:394カーメルの画廊にて3:415眠りの坂道4:186白い散歩道4:327ジャンヌ・ダルクになれそう4:358月のオペラ3:549アドレサンス(十代後期)4:281985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:30
A1天に星.地に花.3:03A2スマッシュ・ボーイの微笑み4:31A3冷たくされたい4:09A4過去からの手紙4:34A5千年の孤独4:05B1WELCOME BACK TO MY HEART3:46B2ある日印象派4:10B3クリスマス・アベニュー4:05B4水の中のイエスタデイ〜再会物語〜4:09B5バンブー・ボート3:581986 · studio album
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1花のささやき2100粒の涙3ローズ・ティーはいかが?4寒椿、咲いた5紅い花、青い花6麦わら帽子のアン7透明なチューリップ8紫の花火9哀しみの種10かぐやの里1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:14
1星紀行 ~キャメルの伝説~4:012幸福の岸へ4:153マリーンブルーの囁き4:124風と光に抱かれて4:085空港日誌5:006アフタヌーン・ティー3:537ギンガムシャツに書いた勇気3:548日差しのSTEADY BOY3:559夢の中へ4:4610未完成5:101988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:38
1時代3:552DISTANCE5:003おとぎばなし4:364もう一度4:035雨は止まない4:126時の贈り物4:297ハイテク・ラヴァーボーイ3:318ル・パ・ラ4:019色彩都市3:5110終楽章5:001989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 42:01
1A LOVER’S CONCERTO3:592素直になって4:053愛する感じ4:574平凡3:575元気を出して(Valentine Version)4:126水色の瞳4:087つばめが飛んだ空3:158さみしい人にならないで4:499うたかた4:2810語りつぐ愛に(Special Version)4:111991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:35
1PRIMAVERA4:322心の片隅で4:063留守番電話のHAPPY BIRTHDAY4:354冬の青空4:415もう泣かないで4:316二人の宇宙3:417星の王子さま3:458私の町は今、朝4:589DESTINY4:2010風に乗って4:262013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1冬の星座 (Mollie Darling)2秋の子3星を求めて (Look For A Star)4浜辺の歌5クリスマスには帰るから (I'll Be Home For Christmas)6心の扉~我が母の教えたまいし歌~(Když Mne Stará Matka)7椰子の実8故郷9仰げば尊し10黄昏のビギン11セーラー服と機関銃 ~ノスタルジア・バージョン~12夢で逢えたら13ユーレイズミーアップ ~祈りバージョン~ (You Raised Me Up)2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:40
1ムーン・リバー3:032Smoke Gets In Your Eyes3:483Mr.Sandman2:554ベンのテーマ3:275Tea For Two2:586Cavatina4:157トゥモロー3:178追憶3:449コール4:5910愛のバラード4:2911戦士の休息4:0412セーラー服と機関銃〜Anniversary Version〜4:412018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 58:30
1エトワール4:382まなざし5:453野の花6:014ここからの夜明け5:285窓5:116こころにすむうた5:187私の勝手に好きな人5:408明日が来る4:459アナタノコトバ5:2110今日がはじまるなら4:5011愛しい人5:332024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:39:43
Disc 11今日4:552愛することにもし疲れても5:393きみとわたしのうた5:014きみの月光4:315水色星座4:426素敵をあつめて3:587Love Letter5:098はるか6:019時の道標5:4010皆勤賞4:15Disc 21今日 (instrumental)4:552愛することにもし疲れても (instrumental)5:403きみとわたしのうた (instrumental)5:014きみの月光 (instrumental)4:315水色星座 (instrumental)4:426素敵をあつめて (instrumental)3:587Love Letter (instrumental)5:098はるか (instrumental)6:019時の道標 (instrumental)5:4010皆勤賞 (instrumental)4:15
Single · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | セーラー服と機関銃Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1セーラー服と機関銃 2あたりまえの虹 | 21 November 1981 | ||
| 1983 | すこしだけやさしくSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1すこしだけやさしく 2探偵物語 | 1983 | ||
| 1983 | 探偵物語Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksA探偵物語 Bすこしだけ やさしく | 25 May 1983 | ||
| 1984 | メイン・テーマSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1メイン・テーマ 2スロー・バラード | 16 May 1984 | ||
| 1984 | Woman “Wの悲劇”よりSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Woman “Wの悲劇”より 2冬のバラ | 24 October 1984 | ||
| 1986 | 紅い花、青い花Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1紅い花、青い花 2紫の花火 | 1986 | ||
| 1987 | 胸の振子Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1胸の振子 2二人の帰る場所 | 1987 | ||
| 1988 | 時代Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1時代 1花のささやき | 21 July 1988 | ||
| 1989 | 語りつぐ愛にSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1語りつぐ愛に 1アンフィニ | 25 January 1989 | ||
| 1997 | 交叉点Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 19:361交叉点 ~そう それがそう~4:28 2Heaven's Song ~愛の繭~5:22 3交叉点 ~そう それがそう~ (オリジナル・カラオケ)4:27 4Heaven's Song ~愛の繭~ (オリジナル・カラオケ)5:19 | 21 June 1997 |
Album · 8
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 紳士同盟 オリジナル・サウンドトラックSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 37:251MAIN TITLE2:56 2ハードデイズ ラグ3:21 3IN A LITTLE LOVE2:28 4哀しいかけひき0:40 5OH! じゅり悦子3:54 6ONLY YOU5:27 7紳士同盟4:00 8ポーカーフェイス0:51 9WALTZ FOR GENTLEMEN2:48 10油断大敵3:08 11DREAM4:19 12ALL FOOLS' DAY3:33 | Soundtrack | 6 December 1986 | |
| 1986 | BEST COLLECTIONSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 49:001セーラー服と機関銃4:43 2すこしだけ やさしく4:42 3元気を出して4:00 4メイン・テーマ3:27 5紅い花、青い花4:26 6あなたを・もっと・知りたくて3:54 7探偵物語3:56 82×2 Two by two3:06 9100粒の涙4:04 10ステキな恋の忘れ方4:29 11ささやきのステップ4:20 12Woman“Wの悲劇”より3:53 | Compilation | 6 December 1986 | |
| 1999 | シングルズSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 31 tracks · 2:11:58Disc 1 1探偵物語3:56 2すこしだけ やさしく4:40 3メイン・テーマ3:25 4スロー・バラード4:24 5Woman "Wの悲劇" より3:53 6冬のバラ4:35 7あなたを・もっと・知りたくて3:53 8天に星.地に花.3:05 9ステキな恋の忘れ方4:28 10不思議よセ・ラ・ヴィ4:25 11ささやきのステップ4:17 12瞳で話して4:00 13紳士同盟3:59 14ハードデイズ ラグ3:20 15胸の振子4:17 16二人の帰る場所4:41 17終楽章4:40 18DISTANCE4:54 Disc 21時代3:53 2花のささやき4:37 3語りつぐ愛に4:10 4アンフィニ4:35 5Windy Boy4:00 6スイート・セレナーデ4:14 7手をつないでいて4:59 8空飛ぶ汽車4:38 9風に乗って4:30 10夕暮れを止めて4:58 11終楽章 (カラオケ)4:40 12時代 (カラオケ)3:52 13Windy Boy (カラオケ)4:00 | Compilation | 17 March 1999 | |
| 2000 | 2000 Millennium BESTSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:01:001探偵物語3:56 2すこしだけやさしく4:40 3メイン・テーマ3:26 4あなたを・もっと・知りたくて3:52 5セーラー服と機関銃4:42 6Woman~Wの悲劇より3:54 7ステキな恋の忘れ方4:27 8時代3:53 9元気を出して3:58 10A LOVER’S CONCERTO3:58 11胸の振子4:22 12紳士同盟3:59 13天に星.地に花.3:05 14語りつぐ愛に4:09 15終楽章4:39 | Compilation | 24 May 2000 | |
| 2002 | ゴールデン☆ベスト 薬師丸ひろ子Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 1:16:321セーラー服と機関銃4:42 2探偵物語3:56 3すこしだけ やさしく4:41 4メイン・テーマ3:26 5Woman“Wの悲劇”より3:54 6あなたを・もっと・知りたくて3:54 7ステキな恋の忘れ方 「野蛮人のように」より4:28 8紳士同盟4:00 9時代3:53 10元気を出して3:58 11語りつぐ愛に4:11 12天に星.地に花.3:06 13ささやきのステップ4:18 142×2 Two by two3:07 15Windy Boy4:00 16100粒の涙4:02 17瞳で話して4:01 18手をつないでいて4:59 19A LOVER’S CONCERTO3:56 | Compilation | 20 November 2002 | |
| 2011 | 歌物語Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 2:07:33Disc 1 1セーラー服と機関銃(オリジナル・バージョン)4:34 2探偵物語3:56 3すこしだけ やさしく4:41 4メイン・テーマ3:26 5Woman“Wの悲劇”より3:53 6あなたを・もっと・知りたくて3:53 7ステキな恋の忘れ方4:28 8ささやきのステップ4:18 9瞳で話して4:01 10紳士同盟3:59 11ハードデイズ ラグ3:20 12時代3:52 13語りつぐ愛に4:10 14風に乗って4:28 15夕暮れを止めて5:01 16僕の宝物4:52 Disc 21PRIMAVERA4:34 2A LOVER’S CONCERTO3:57 3紅い花、青い花4:22 4DESTINY4:22 5さみしい人にならないで4:48 6未完成5:12 7100粒の涙4:03 8バンブー・ボート3:59 9うたかた4:26 10天に星.地に花.3:05 11雨は止まない4:10 12雨にさらわれて5:17 13元気を出して3:59 14時の贈り物4:27 | Compilation | 2 March 2011 | |
| 2017 | Best Songs 1981-2017〜Live in 春日大社〜Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 1:06:371セーラー服と機関銃5:25 2探偵物語4:02 3メイン・テーマ3:33 4Woman “Wの悲劇”より4:06 5元気を出して4:19 6すこしだけ やさしく4:59 7あなたを・もっと・知りたくて4:01 8ステキな恋の忘れ方4:38 9時代4:29 10語りつぐ愛に4:35 11風に乗って4:40 12僕の宝物4:57 13夢で逢えた4:04 14戦士の休息4:00 15めぐり逢い4:49 | Live | 21 June 2017 | |
| 2021 | Indian SummerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 46 tracks · 3:23:58Disc 1 1セーラー服と機関銃(オリジナル・バージョン)4:35 2探偵物語3:57 3すこしだけ やさしく4:42 4メイン・テーマ3:27 5Woman “Wの悲劇”より3:55 6元気を出して4:00 7あなたを・もっと・知りたくて3:55 8天に星. 地に花.3:07 9ステキな恋の忘れ方4:30 10ささやきのステップ4:19 11紳士同盟4:02 12胸の振子4:19 13終楽章5:02 14時代3:54 15語りつぐ愛に4:08 Disc 21Windy Boy4:02 2手をつないでいて5:02 3風に乗って4:30 4交叉点 〜そう それがそう〜4:28 5恋文 〜哀愁篇〜4:53 6smile スマイル smile4:30 7Love holic4:40 8僕の宝物4:55 9戦士の休息4:02 10コール5:00 11めぐり逢い4:51 12窓5:12 13ここからの夜明け5:29 14アナタノコトバ5:22 15Come Back To Me 〜永遠の横顔4:46 Disc 31夢で逢えたら3:56 2紫の花火4:20 3私の勝手に好きな人5:40 4つぶやきの音符2:45 5帰り路4:51 6かぐやの里3:23 7愛しい人5:36 8白い散歩道4:31 9トゥモロー3:19 10うたかた4:27 11アンフィニ4:37 12スロー・バラード4:26 13今日がはじまるなら4:51 14アドレサンス(十代後期)4:30 15エトワール4:41 16潮騒のメモリー(Live)4:31 | Compilation | 21 November 2021 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ハイレゾx名曲 セーラー服と機関銃/Woman"Wの悲劇"よりSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:261セーラー服と機関銃4:33 2Woman "Wの悲劇"より (「Wの悲劇」より)3:53 | 25 March 2015 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Hiroko Yakushimaru head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 30 | 90.4th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 28 | 99.7th |
| Timeline events | 27 | 96.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 43 | 83.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan Academy Prize for Most Popular Actor | won | |
| 1980 | Japan Academy Prize for Most Popular Actor | won | |
| 1980 | Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress | won | |
| 1980 | Yokohama Film Festival Best Actress | won | |
| 1981 | Japan Academy Prize for Most Popular Actor | won | |
| 1981 | Japan Academy Prize for Most Popular Actor | won | |
| 1983 | Golden Gross Prize | won | |
| 1983 | Golden Gross Prize | won | |
| 1984 | Japan Academy Prize for Most Popular Actor | won | |
| 1984 | Japan Academy Prize for Most Popular Actor | won | |
| 1985 | Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress | won | |
| 1985 | Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress | won | |
| 1985 | Golden Gross Prize | won | |
| 1985 | Golden Gross Prize | won | |
| 1990 | Japan Academy Prize for Most Popular Actor | won | |
| 1990 | Japan Academy Prize for Most Popular Actor | won | |
| 2005 | Hochi Film Award | won | |
| 2005 | Hochi Film Award | won | |
| 2005 | Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | won | |
| 2005 | Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | won | |
| 2005 | Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | won | |
| 2005 | Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Supporting Actress | won | |
| 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | won | |
| 2005 | Yokohama Film Festival | won | |
| 2006 | Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress | won | |
| 2006 | Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress | won | |
| 2024 | Kinuyo Tanaka Award | won | |
| 2024 | Kinuyo Tanaka Award | won |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9f22635f-1987-49c4-ab55-a1fd1975db07discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9f22635f-1987-49c4-ab55-a1fd1975db07core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054683genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1054683seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroko_Yakushimarubiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroko_Yakushimaru
Why this artist is in the database
- List of best-selling music artists in Japan — rank #20 · 5.85
Hiroko Yakushimaru | 1978–present | Kayōkyoku | 5.85 million
- List of Japanese singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q1054683 · MusicBrainz: 9f22635f-1987-49c4-ab55-a1fd1975db07
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