Yôko Yaguchi was born on 27 August 1921 in Hong Kong. She was an actress, known for Seishun no kiryû (1942), Wakaki hi no yorokobi (1943) and Shûtome musume no gaika (1940). She was married to Akira Kurosawa. She died on 1 February 1985 in Fukuoka, Japan.