Japanese actor Ken Takakura has died of lymphoma aged 83.
Takakura died Nov. 10 at a Tokyo hospital where he had been treated for the illness, according to his office and media reports Tuesday.
Known as the “Clint Eastwood” of Japan, Takakura was renowned for his brooding style and stoic roles in several Japanese yakuza and action movies.
Takakura, perhaps best known abroad for his police inspector role in Ridley Scott’s “Black Rain” in 1989, debuted in Japan in 1956 and surged to stardom starring in yakuza films such as “Abashiri Prison” in the 1960s. He also starred detective stories and dramas including the 1977 “The Yellow Handkerchief” and the 1999 “Railroad Man,” in which he was awarded best actor in the Montreal World Film Festival. (Abcnews)
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