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Yasunori Shimura (志村 康徳, Shimura Yasunori, February 20, 1950 – March 29, 2020), known professionally as Ken Shimura (志村 けん, Shimura Ken), was a Japanese comedian. He was born in Higashimurayama, Tokyo . He started his career as an assistant to the comedy band The Drifters, led by Chōsuke Ikariya.
Apr 2, 2020 · A beloved comedian in Japan, he died on Sunday in the coronavirus pandemic at a hospital in Tokyo, the Izawa Office, which represented him, said. He was 70. Mr. Shimura’s slapstick humor ...
Ken Shimura was born on 20 February 1950 in Higashimurayama, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Ken Shimura's Idiot Feudal Lord (1986), Za.Dorifutazu no kamo da!! Goyo da!! (1975) and Railroad Man (1999). He died on 29 March 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
TOKYO -- Comedian Ken Shimura, who died on March 29 of pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus, was one of the most recognizable faces on Japanese TV and had been a fixture since the...
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Apr 7, 2020 · Shimura’s half-century run as one of Japan’s most recognizable comedians ended March 29, when he died at the age of 70 due to pneumonia caused by COVID-19.
Mar 30, 2020 · Famed Japanese comedian Ken Shimura has died after contracting novel coronavirus, according to his representatives. Shimura suffered pneumonia-like symptoms and passed away on Sunday night, his...
Mar 30, 2020 · Shimura, who attracted fans of all generations with his slapstick comedy and funny faces, had been treated at a Tokyo hospital and died Sunday, according to his agency, Izawa Office.
Mar 30, 2020 · Ken Shimura, a comedian who was a fixture on Japanese television for decades, died on Sunday evening from the coronavirus, the Japanese media reported Monday. He was 70, and immediately before...
Apr 30, 2020 · The comedian Ken Shimura, who has died aged 70 after contracting coronavirus, must have tried thousands of facial expressions over his four-decade career. Sometimes referred to as the Japanese...
Ken Shimura, a veteran slapstick comedian and onetime member of rock ’n’ roll band and comedy group The Drifters, a household name in Japan in the 1970s and 1980s, has died of pneumonia caused by...
