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Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

Japan: Water Pipe Burst in Kyoto Causes Road Flooding, Traffic Disruptions

A water pipe burst near Gojo-Takakura, a famous area in Kyoto, on Wednesday, April 30, causing roads to flood and traffic restrictions.

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Honda's new N-BOX presentation

Honda's new N-BOX presentation. The new N-BOX with, from left, Hiroyuki Isayama, Chief Development Officer of the new N-BOX, ATV Development Center, ATV Business Headquarters, and Noriyuki Takakura, General Manager of the Japan Regional Division, Integrated Regional Headquarters=Date:October 5, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Actor Takakura's 'swan song' in monthly magazine

TOKYO, Japan - "Ken Takakura's final personal note," the last writing by the deceased movie star, is published in the New Year issue of "Bungeishunju" monthly magazine on Dec. 9, 2014, along with his manuscript (foreground) sent to publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. on Nov. 10, the day he died at 83 at a Tokyo hospital.

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Nadeshiko coach names squad for Netherlands, Belgium tour

TOKYO, Japan, May 29 Kyodo - Nadeshiko Japan coach Asako Takakura names a 23-member squad on May 29, 2017, in Tokyo for her team's June tour of the Netherlands and Belgium. "We'll look to be aggressive both offensively and defensively, while also being clever," Takakura said.

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Fans mourn actor Ken Takakura

TOKYO, Japan - Fans place flowers outside a movie theater in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Nov. 19, 2014, mourning the death of actor Ken Takakura who died Nov. 10 aged 83.

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Fans mourn actor Takakura

TOKYO, Japan - A stand is set up at a Tokyo movie theater on Nov. 19, 2014, to allow fans of late actor Ken Takakura to donate flowers. It was reported the previous day that Takakura 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."

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Fans mourn actor Takakura

YUBARI, Japan - A woman mourns late actor Ken Takakura in front of a flower stand set up at a replica of a movie set used for 1977's "The Yellow Handkerchief" (Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi) in Yubari in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 19, 2014. It was reported the previous day that Takakura, who played the central character in the film, 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."

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Chinese papers report Japanese actor Takakura's death

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Chinese newspapers, dated Nov. 19, 2014, reporting the death of renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura. Takura died at 83 at a hospital in Tokyo.

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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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Fans mourn actor Takakura

YUBARI, Japan - People visit a replica of a movie set used for 1977's "The Yellow Handkerchief" (Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi) in Yubari in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 19, 2014, a day after Ken Takakura, who played the central character in the film, was reported 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."

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

YUBARI, Japan - Yellow handkerchiefs are displayed in the snow on the night of Nov. 18, 2014 in Yubari, Hokkaido in northern Japan, where the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief" was shot, to express condolences over the death of actor Ken Takakura who starred in the film. (Photo taken with an exposure time of 30 seconds)

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China mourns Japanese actor Ken Takakura

BEIJING, China - Photo shows evening newspapers in Beijing dated Nov. 18, 2014, reporting on the death of Japanese actor Ken Takakura.

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Man looks at movie poster featuring actor Takakura

OSAKA, Japan - A man looks at a poster of a movie featuring Ken Takura in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2014. The renowned Japanese actor died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10.

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Actor Takakura joins press event for new movie

TOKYO, Japan - Famed Japanese actor Ken Takakura poses with actress Hiroko Yakushimaru at a press conference in Tokyo in March 1978 unveiling the production of the film "Never Give Up." Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Actor Takakura holds train model for disaster film

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura (R) holds a model of a Shinkansen train for the Japanese film "The Bullet Train" with the late actor Ken Utsui at the Toei Movie Studios in Tokyo in May 1975. Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Actor Takakura poses with actress at press event

TOKYO, Japan - Famed Japanese actor Ken Takakura (L) and actress Sayuri Yoshinaga pose at a press conference in Tokyo in March 1979 to announce the production of the 1980 Japanese film "Doran" (tumult) depicting a young army officer and his wife during the turbulent days before World War II. Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 1959 shows Japanese actor Ken Takakura (L) and singer Chiemi Eri during their wedding reception at a Tokyo hotel. The couple divorced in 1971. Takakura, winner of multiple Japanese Academy Awards and one of the country's most recognized film stars, died on Nov. 10, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital, his office said Nov. 18. He was 83.

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese singer and actor Tetsuya Takeda holds back his tears on Nov. 18, 2014 in Tokyo's Akasaka district while being interviewed on the death of actor Ken Takakura, with whom Takeda costarred in the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief."

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Yoji Yamada is interviewed at Toho Studios in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014, on the death of actor Ken Takakura, who starred in Yamada's 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief."

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese singer and actor Tetsuya Takeda holds on Nov. 18, 2014 in Tokyo's Akasaka district a newspaper extra edition reporting on the death of actor Ken Takakura, with whom Takeda costarred in the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief."

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese film director Yoji Yamada bites his lip while being interviewed at Toho Studios in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014, regarding the death of actor Ken Takakura, who starred in Yamada's 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief."

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Actor Takakura chats with PM Abe at award ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura (R) talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) before a photo session after receiving the prestigious Order of Culture in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in November 2013. Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014. Sitting between Takakura and Abe is Shunichi Iwasaki, a scholar of electrical engineering.

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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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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in December 2011 shows Japanese actor Ken Takakura. Takakura, winner of multiple Japanese Academy Awards and one of the country's most recognized film stars, died on Nov. 10, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital, his office said Nov. 18. He was 83.

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Order of Culture

TOKYO, Japan - Popular actor Ken Takakura attends a photo session after being presented with Japan's top cultural award by Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2013.

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"Dearest" given special mention at Montreal film festival

MONTREAL, Canada - Veteran Japanese actor Ken Takakura (C) arrives at the venue of the award ceremony for the World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 3, 2012. Japanese film "Anatae" (Dearest), starring Takakura, was given special mention by the Ecumenical jury at the festival.

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Takakura at Montreal film festival

MONTREAL, Canada - Veteran Japanese actor Ken Takakura (C) receives applause from the audience after the screening of "Anata e" (Dearest), the movie in which he stars, in the World Competition category of the World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 2, 2012.

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Takakura at Montreal film festival

MONTREAL, Canada - Veteran Japanese actor Ken Takakura answers reporters' questions at a press conference during the World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 2, 2012, prior to the screening of "Anata e" (Dearest), the movie in which he stars, in the World Competition category.

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Celeb-drawing Kyoto hotel closes

KYOTO, Japan - Michio Fukui (L), manager of Hotel Fujita Kyoto, sees off its last guests on Jan. 29, 2011. The hotel closed the same day after hosting many celebrities including Japanese movie stars Yujiro Ishihara and Ken Takakura during its 41-year history in Kyoto, one of Japan's premier tourist destinations.

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Celeb-drawing Kyoto hotel closes

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 28, 2011, shows Hotel Fujita Kyoto, which closed Jan. 29 after hosting many celebrities including Japanese movie stars Yujiro Ishihara and Ken Takakura during its 41-year history in Kyoto, one of Japan's premier tourist destinations.

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Emperor, empress invite cultural awards winners to tea party

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) talks with actor Ken Takakura (R) whom the government designated as a Person of Cultural Merit for distinguished services during a tea party hosted by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace on Nov. 6. (Pool photo)

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LDP candidate from Paraguay goes overseas for election campaign

NARITA, Japan - Michio Takakura, a Japanese national with permanent residency in Paraguay and is running in the July 11 House of Councillors election, heads for Los Angeles from Narita airport on June 24 to start campaigning for votes from overseas Japanese. From the United States, he will travel to Paraguay and Brazil where there are large populations of overseas Japanese.

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Black Rain (1989)

Andy Garcia & Ken Takakura Characters: Charlie & Masahiro Film: Black Rain (USA 1989) Director: Ridley Scott 22 September 1989 Date: 22 September 1989

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Black Rain (1989)

Ken Takakura Characters: Masahiro Film: Black Rain (USA 1989) Director: Ridley Scott 22 September 1989 Date: 22 September 1989

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MR BASEBALL (US/JAP 1992) UNIVERSAL PICTURES TOM SELLECK, KE

MR BASEBALL UNIVERSAL PICTURES TOM SELLECK, KEN TAKAKURA, Date: 1992

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Late actor Takakura's exhibition held in Kitakyushu, southwest Japan

Takeshi Matsunaga, head of the Matsunaga Library in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, holds a letter written by the late actor Ken Takakura on Jan. 18, 2015, at the library displaying more than 130 items related to Takakura. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Nadeshiko Japan sunk by Sweden in friendly

Members of the Japanese women's soccer team are seen after succumbing to Sweden 3-0 in a friendly on July 21, 2016 in Kalmar, Sweden. Former world champions Nadeshiko Japan remain winless in three games under new coach Asako Takakura. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Nadeshiko Japan sunk by Sweden in friendly

Japan's Saki Kumagai (C) reacts after the Swedes scored the opening goal in the second half of a friendly in Kalmar, Sweden on July 21, 2016. Former women's world champions Nadeshiko Japan, who lost 3-0 to Sweden, remain winless in three games under new coach Asako Takakura. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan coach Takakura names squad

Japanese women's soccer coach Asako Takakura names her squad for an upcoming friendly away to Sweden during a press conference on July 6, 2016, in Tokyo. Regular captain Aya Miyama, the three-time Asian Player of the Year, was overlooked as she "is still not right condition-wise," Takakura said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women's World Cup rivals Japan, U.S. draw in friendly

Japan women's national soccer team coach Asako Takakura (front) smiles after Yuki Ogimi scores her team's second goal of the first half against the United States in an international friendly in Commerce City, Colorado, on June 2, 2016. A replay of the 2015 Women's World Cup final, the game ended 3-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura readies Nadeshiko for international friendly

New Nadeshiko Japan manager Asako Takakura speaks to reporters after a training session in Commerce City, Colorado, on June 1, 2016, ahead of her first match in charge. Japan will face the United States in an international friendly on June 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura readies Nadeshiko for international friendly

New Nadeshiko Japan manager Asako Takakura (L) attends a training session in Commerce City, Colorado, on June 1, 2016, ahead of her first match in charge. Japan will face the United States in an international friendly on June 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura readies Nadeshiko for international friendly

New Nadeshiko Japan manager Asako Takakura speaks to reporters after a training session in Commerce City, Colorado, on June 1, 2016, ahead of her first match in charge. Japan will face the United States in an international friendly on June 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: New coach Takakura goes for youth in 1st Nadeshiko selection

New Nadeshiko Japan manager Asako Takakura announces 20 team members for her first matches in charge at a press conference in Tokyo on May 20, 2016. Takakura picked a youthful side after Japan failed to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura becomes Nadeshiko Japan manager

Asako Takakura, the new head coach of the national women's soccer team Nadeshiko Japan, attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Replacing World-Cup winning coach Norio Sasaki, Takakura, 48, said she hopes her team will be the world's top team in women's soccer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura becomes Nadeshiko Japan manager

Asako Takakura, the new head coach of the national women's soccer team Nadeshiko Japan, attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Replacing World-Cup winning coach Norio Sasaki, Takakura, 48, said she hopes her team will be the world's top team in women's soccer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura becomes Nadeshiko Japan manager

Asako Takakura, the new head coach of the national women's soccer team Nadeshiko Japan, attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Replacing World-Cup winning coach Norio Sasaki, Takakura, 48, said she hopes her team will be the world's top team in women's soccer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JFA poised to name Takakura as new Nadeshiko Japan manager

Undated photo shows Japan women's Under-20s coach Asako Takakura. It was reported on April 26, 2016, that the Japan Football Association is poised to name Takakura as the new head coach of the national women's team Nadeshiko Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takakura meets with reporters

Asako Takakura, coach of the Japanese women's under-20 soccer team, meets with reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 8, 2016, after returning from Spain. Takakura, who is said to be on the shortlist to succeed World Cup-winning women's national team coach Norio Sasaki, said she has not yet been approached. Sasaki is set to retire after Nadeshiko failed to qualify for a fourth successive Olympic Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo