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Setelah lolos audisi untuk film yang diproduksi oleh Haruki Kadokawa, ia memulai karir aktingnya. Bersama dengan idola remaja Tomoyo Harada dan Noriko Watanabe yang memulai debutnya dari Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, dia sering dijuluki sebagai salah satu "Kadokawa Sannin-musume" di awal karirnya. Yakushimaru memulai debut aktingnya di film Never Give Up tahun 1978. Pada tahun 1981, ia menjadi terkenal dengan Sailor Suit dan Machine Gun, film di mana ia memainkan peran utama. Dia juga merekam lagu tema berjudul sama untuk film tersebut, yang mencapai No. 1 di Oricon pada akhir tahun 1981, dan bertahan di sana hingga 18 Januari 1982. Sejak menjadi terkenal, Yakushimaru telah memperoleh kesuksesan baik sebagai aktris dan penyanyi pop, terutama pada tahun 1980an. Dia juga bekerja sebagai artis rekaman yang produktif sampai pernikahannya dengan Kōji Tamaki, pemimpin band Anzen Chitai.

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.