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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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