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Fans mourn actor Takakura

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo bookstore sets up a special section on Nov. 19, 2014, featuring DVDs of movies of renowned actor Ken Takakura, who was reported the previous day to have passed away at 83. He was known to Western audiences for his role as a tough Japanese police officer alongside Michael Douglas in Ridley Scott's 1989 film "Black Rain," while his best-known works include 1977's "The Yellow Handkerchief" (Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi) and the 1999 movie "Poppoya" (Railroad Man).

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Japanese actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2013 shows renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura speaking at a press conference following an award ceremony for the Order of Culture in Tokyo. Takakura, who starred in a number of movies including the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief" (Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi) and the 1999 movie "Poppoya" (Railroad Man), died of lymphoma on Nov. 10, 2014, at 83.

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Fans mourn actor Takakura on 1st anniversary of his death

A fan gazes at a portrait of the late actor Ken Takakura on display in a railway station in Minamifurano, Hokkaido, where the 1999 movie "Poppoya" (Railroad Man) was filmed, on Nov. 10, 2015, the first anniversary of his death. Takakura won the best actor prize at the Montreal World Film Festival in 1999 for his portrayal of an old railroad station master in "Poppoya." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2013 shows renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura speaking at a press conference following an award ceremony for the Order of Culture in Tokyo. Takakura, who starred in a number of movies including the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief" (Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi) and the 1999 movie "Poppoya" (Railroad Man), died of lymphoma on Nov. 10, 2014, at 83. (Kyodo)

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Japanese filmmaker Yasuo Furuhata

File photo taken in December 1998 in Tokyo shows Japanese film director Yasuo Furuhata (far L) posing with the cast of his film "Poppoya" (Railroad Man), including actor Ken Takakura (2nd from R). Furuhata died of pneumonia on May 20, 2019, in Tokyo at age 84. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese filmmaker Yasuo Furuhata

File photo taken in June 2015 in Shanghai shows Japanese film director Yasuo Furuhata autographing a poster for his film "Poppoya" (Railroad Man). Furuhata died of pneumonia on May 20, 2019, in Tokyo at age 84. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ken Takakura wins best actor prize at Montreal film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Ken Takakura, who won the best actor prize in the Montreal World Film Festival on Sept. 6 for his role as a small-town station master in ''Poppoya,'' is pictured in a scene from the movie.