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Aki Takejo | |
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あき竹城 | |
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Born | 4 April 1947 |
Died | 15 December 2022
Tokyo, Japan | (aged 75)
Occupation | Actress |
Aki Takejo ( Japanese: あき竹城; 4 April 1947 – 15 December 2022) was a Japanese actress and comedian.
Born in Yonezawa, Yamagata, after her high school graduation Takejo started her career as a dancer, first working in Osaka and later in Tokyo, where she began her acting career. [1] [2] She made her acting debut on stage in 1974. [3] Well-known for her characteristic Yamagata dialect, beyond her career in films, stage plays and television dramas she was also very active as a comedian and had a busy career in variety shows. [4] [1]
Takejo died after a two-years-battle against colorectal cancer on 15 December 2022, at the age of 75. [4] [5]
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Aki Takejo | |
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あき竹城 | |
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Born | 4 April 1947 |
Died | 15 December 2022
Tokyo, Japan | (aged 75)
Occupation | Actress |
Aki Takejo ( Japanese: あき竹城; 4 April 1947 – 15 December 2022) was a Japanese actress and comedian.
Born in Yonezawa, Yamagata, after her high school graduation Takejo started her career as a dancer, first working in Osaka and later in Tokyo, where she began her acting career. [1] [2] She made her acting debut on stage in 1974. [3] Well-known for her characteristic Yamagata dialect, beyond her career in films, stage plays and television dramas she was also very active as a comedian and had a busy career in variety shows. [4] [1]
Takejo died after a two-years-battle against colorectal cancer on 15 December 2022, at the age of 75. [4] [5]