Hiroko Yakushimaru
Biography
Hiroko Yakushimaru is a Japanese actress and singer born on June 9, 1964. She rose to fame in the early 1980s with her leading role in Sailor Suit and Machine Gun, a film that spawned a hit theme song and cemented her status as one of Japan's most successful pop stars during the decade. Yakushimaru's music career was highly successful, with estimated combined sales of over 5 million copies to date.