Actor Takahiro Tamura dies at 77

Actor Takahiro Tamura dies at 77

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese movie and television actor Takahiro Tamura (file photo) has died, his office said on May 18. He was 77. His father was the legendary actor Tsumasaburo Bando and the actors Masakazu Tamura and Ryo Tamura are his younger brothers.

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