Renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura, a multiple recipient of the country’s top acting award, died Nov. 10 of lymphoma at a Tokyo hospital, sources close to him said Nov. 18. He was 83.
Takakura, recognized with the country’s highest cultural award, starred in a number of movies including the 1999 movie Poppoya (Railroad Man).
He is perhaps best known to Western audiences for his role as a tough Japanese police officer alongside Michael Douglas in Ridley Scott’s 1989 film Black Rain. (Kyodo)
日本を代表する俳優として国内外で活躍した高倉健さんが11月10日、悪性リンパ腫のため都内の病院で死亡していたことが明らかになった。83歳だった。
The Japan Times ST: November 28, 2014