b. 1932 in Tokyo
died Nov. 8, 2025 in Tokyo
age 92 years 11 months
actor
well-known for portrayal of Hidetora
in Akira Kurosawa's
Ran (dramatic reimagined
epic based on King Lear,
play by William Shakespeare).
He was married at age 24 to
Yasuko Miyazaki (she died
1996).
In 2016 he won a Special Award
of Honour from the Japanese
Academy Association.
QUOTATION:
I'm quieter than average, and a
bit solitary. I think maybe those
characteristics have something
in common with the positive elements
of Samurai. I'm a loner. I worked
hard as a film actor, but essentially
I'm a theatre actor. For sixty-some
years I served those two masters,
but I never signed with a film company.
Maybe you can call that lone wolf
behavior a connection.
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