Born December 21, 1928· Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan
† Died May 2, 2010
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Emerging from a samurai-descended family in Aizuwakamatsu, he finished a technical program in dyeing and weaving at Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Technical School and briefly served in the city hall’s family-register office before turning to acting. In his early career he supplemented his income by producing hand-written gariban mimeographs, a craft he pursued throughout his life.
Renowned as a ch…
