Yoshiko Sakuma

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. 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) Jinsei gekijo: hisha kaku (1963) 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