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MixxDreamer wrote:

how sad, is that takuya's dad in goodluck? cuz i remember seeing his pic with japanese texts next to his picture.. i assumed that he died but i wasnt sure RIP

yeah thats him alright. i've only noticed recently ONLY b/c i've started watching Good Luck! recently.
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I saw him in Shiroi Kage/White Shadow & Odoru daisoussen?Rhythm and Police. In both he gave great performances, regarless of whether he had a major part. He will be missed

ah man he wrote Fuyajo with Takeshi Kaneshiro didn't he? ... man suicide? that's one of the worst ways to go

he also wrote violent cop i forgot the japanese title.. damn american silly titles...
that's sad man he was only 44... relatively young

Ikariya Chosuke,!? ..hmm He led a comedy trio called The Drifters, who had a very silly variety programme on TV on Saturday nights called Hachijidayo, Zeninshugo!"("It's Eight O'Clock! Let's Get Together!") AND THAT WAS ALONG TIME AGO!... but everyone has their time to go i guess...

.... Apparently the program took over 50% of the viewing audience in 1973, putting it in the top 50 most watched programmes of all time in Japan. Pretty famous commedian/actor

RIP!! damn it would feel wierd seeing him in dramas

why did he hang himself??? dats krazie..rip tho.. i dont think i seen any of his dramas before ..was his dramas violent? they sound violent

Condolences.











On another note.......... WTF??!! Everyone seems to be dying or commiting jisatsu nowadays.
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Moving to J-Ent forum for merging.

Hey BM. Are you going to merge all the J-ENT RIP threads as you did with the american/non-JP RIP thread in the General section?
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niko2x wrote:

Hey BM. Are you going to merge all the J-ENT RIP threads as you did with the american/non-JP RIP thread in the General section?

Yup.

Thanks for the reminder: I had set that up in the Artistes forum, but forgot to move it over here...

The Alzheimer's is settling in...

Actor Tetsuro Tamba dies at 84

Monday, September 25, 2006 at 20:31 EDT

TOKYO �\ Tetsuro Tamba, a veteran actor known for having advocated the existence of a "spiritual world" after death, died Monday at a Tokyo hospital from pneumonia, his office said Monday. He was 84.

The Tokyo native played roles in movies and television dramas, earning a reputation as a character actor, particularly as a detective or a gang boss. His work included roles in the Japanese movies "Suna no Utsuwa" (The Castle of Sand), "Ansatsu" (The Assassin) and "Tasogare Seibei" (The Twilight Samurai). He also appeared as Tiger Tanaka in the James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice."

Actor Shingo Yamashiro Passes Away

On Wednesday afternoon, actor Shingo Yamashiro died of aspiration pneumonia at a nursing home in Tokyo. He was 70.

Born as Yasuji Watanabe in Kyoto in 1938, the actor got his start in 1957 when he joined Toei through the "New Face" talent search. Three years later, he gained popularity as the star of the children-oriented television drama "Hakuba Douji." After appearing in many jidaigeki films, he took on roles in the yakuza-themed movie series "Furyo Bancho" and "Jingi Naki Tatakai."

Yamashiro was very active in television, appearing in dramas, variety shows, and commercials. He also directed several movies, such as "Yakuza-do Nyumon."

In his private life, Yamashiro was married to actress Hiromi Hanazono (68). They divorced once, remarried a few years later, then divorced again.

gaijinmark wrote:

In his private life, Yamashiro was married to actress Hiromi Hanazono (68). They divorced once, remarried a few years later, then divorced again.

Hmm, like Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton...


Condolences to his friends and family.

Kei Tani dies at 78
Sat, September 11, 2010 (11:59am EDT)
Comedian and actor Kei Tani passed away on Saturday morning due to a cerebral contusion. He was 78. Tani, whose real name was Yasuo Watabe, was also known for being the trombonist of the jazz band Hajime Hana and the Crazy Cats.

On the night of September 10, Tani fell down the staircase of his home and hit his head. He was taken to a hospital, but the contusion caused by the accident ultimately resulted in his death at a little past 5:00am on September 11.

Tani started out his career as a trombone player shortly after the end of World War II. Before joining the Crazy Cats in 1956, he was also briefly involved with bands such as Hara Nobuo to Sharps and Flats and Frankie Sakai to City Slickers. As an actor, Tani got his first starring role in the 1964 film "Zuuzuushii Yatsu."

^ He's probably best known by the younger crowd as the music teacher trying to teach an incompetent Takenaka Naoto the saxophone in Swing Girls.

RIP.

Veteran actress Junko Ikeuchi passes away
Thu, September 30, 2010 (11:54am EDT)
After more than 50 years in the industry, actress Junko Ikeuchi passed away on September 26 as a result of lung cancer. She was 76.

Ikeuchi, whose real name was Sumiko Hanazawa, started her entertainment career in 1954 when she applied to be a magazine cover girl and won. That job resulted in her joining the movie production company Shintoho, and she made her film debut the following year in "Koutaishi no Hanayome." In 1956, she won Best Newcomer in the 1st awards held by the Japan Film Makers Association, alongside Ken Takakura and Yujiro Ishihara.

After numerous films, Ikeuchi began a transition to television, and her first big TV role was the lead in the 1960 afternoon drama "Nichinichi no Haishin." After that she appeared in countless works on both the big screen and the small screen. With the hit drama series "Onna to Misoshiru" (1965-1980), she established her ability to attract high ratings. She later made her theater debut in 1969.

Ikeuchi was active as an actress up until her death. This past spring, she appeared in the play "Sanbaba." In the past few years, her television roles included "Ninkyo Helper," "Bara no Nai Hanaya," and "W no Higeki."

In 1957, Ikeuchi married actor Shinichi Yanagisawa, but they divorced a year later.

Ikeuchi received several honors and awards for her contributions to the arts, including the Shiju Hosho and the Geijutsu Sensho.

Actor Kodama Kiyoshi dies at 77
May 17, 2011

Veteran actor Kodama Kiyoshi has passed away at the age of 77. His management agency broke the news that he succumbed to stomach cancer at a Tokyo hospital at 12:28pm on Monday, May 16.

According to his agency, Kodama began feeling ill in late February of this year. A medical examination discovered that he had stomach cancer, and he began treatment in late March. Unfortunately, the cancer also spread to his liver, and last weekend his condition turned for the worse.

Kodama, whose real name was Kitagawa Kiyoshi, was born in 1934 and grew up in Tokyo. He was involved in theater during his time at Gakushuin University, and after graduation he passed an audition with the studio Toho. He began appearing in many Toho films during the 1960s, including Kurosawa Akira�fs �gWarui Yatsu Hodo Yoku Nemuru�h (�gThe Bad Sleep Well�h).

Kodama left Toho to go freelance in 1967. Besides his film roles, he also became well known in television dramas, such as �gArigatou,�h �gShiroi Kyoto,�h and �gHERO.�h

Sources:
Sankei Sports
Sports Hochi
Oricon

His JDorama profile is here: http://www.jdorama.com/artiste.1311.htm

^^ Yeah, that's a shame, always liked him, can't begin to count how many dramas I've seen him in, liked his cool, calm, wise presence in dramas, he'll be missed.
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Screenwriter Shinichi Ishikawa passed away over the weekend, he was 70: http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/12/famed-scriptwriter-ichikawa-shinichi-passed-away/