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Feb 23, 2015 · On November 10, 2014, one of the greatest legends of Japanese cinema passed away: Having experienced almost 40 years of unparalleled stardom, Ken Takakura’s death of lymphoma at age 83 severed one of the last remaining links to the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema.
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Nov 18, 2014 · Ken Takakura, who first rose to stardom in the 1960s playing yakuza outlaws, but later became Hollywood’s go-to actor for made-in-Japan films, died on Nov. 10 at age 83 of malignant lymphoma.
Nov 18, 2014 · Ken Takakura, a craggy-faced, quiet star known for playing outlaws and stoic heroes in scores of Japanese films, died Nov. 10 at a Tokyo hospital.
Jan 19, 2015 · 2014 has proven a sad year for Japanese cinema with the passing of two legends: Ken Takakura and Bunta Sugawara. Although close in age, the two came to represent opposing eras of yakuza cinema – Ken Takakura’s honorable yakuza heroes of the 60’s gave way to Bunta Sugawara’s cutthroat yakuza criminals of the 70’s.
One of the great Japanese actors, Takakura made his name playing tough but honourable outsider in action movies and ninkyo yakuza films such as the Showa zankyo-den series (1965-1972) and A Fugitive from the Past (1965). His major Western credits included The Yakuza (1974) and Black Rain (1989). Read Ken Takakura's Guardian obituary here
Ken Takakura (高倉 健, Takakura Ken), born Goichi Oda (小田 剛一, Oda Gōichi, February 16, 1931 – November 10, 2014) was a Japanese actor. He was best known for his roles in Black Rain and in The Yakuza.
