Warning: Contains spoilers for Dandadan episodes #1-#2.While one of Dandadan’s two main characters is typically called Okarun, his real name is the much more innocuous Ken Takakura. That happens to be ...

Veteran Japanese actor Ken Takakura has died at the age of 83 in Tokyo hospital. Takakura, known as Japan’s “Clint Eastwood,” forged a reputation playing tough guys in a string of action and Yakuza ...

Ken Takakura, a craggy-faced, quiet star known for playing outlaws and stoic heroes in scores of Japanese films, has died of lymphoma. He was 83. Perhaps best known abroad for his police inspector ...

Dandadan is full of interesting references to pop culture and many other occult phenomena. Because the celebrity and the ...

Ken Takakura, a quiet, craggy-faced star known for playing outlaws and stoic heroes in scores of Japanese films, has died. He was 83. Perhaps best known abroad for his role as a police inspector in ...

Ken Takakura (高倉 健, Takakura Ken), born Gouichi Oda (February 16, 1931, in Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan), was a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his ...

TOKYO — Ken Takakura, a craggy-faced, quiet star known for playing outlaws and stoic heroes in scores of Japanese films, has died of lymphoma. He was 83. Perhaps best known abroad for his police ...

Veteran Japanese actor Ken Takakura has died of lymphoma aged 83. The actor passed away at a Tokyo hospital on 10 November, his office said on Tuesday. Known as the "Clint Eastwood" of Japan, Takakura ...