Tatsuo Yamada Dead at 53

53 year old veteran actor Tatsuo Yamada passed away this past Sunday morning at a hospital in Tokyo. Yamada was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 2005. Yamada made his acting debut in Sogo Ishii’s 1980 film “Kuruizaki Thunder Road” (“Crazy Thunder Road”). He went on to appear in over a hundred movies and television dramas, including Evil Dead Trap 3, Another Lonely Hitman, When the Last Sword Is Drawn, The Sinking of Japan, and the acclaimed drama Okuribito. Yamada also served as a voice actor in the memorable 1987 anime OVA To-Y.

Source: Tokyograph