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Aki Takejô(1947-2022)

  • Actress
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In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An old woman is getting close to the cut-off age, and we follow her last days with her family.
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The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Aki Takejô was born on 4 April 1947 in Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan. She was an actress, known for The Ballad of Narayama (1983), Tanba Tetsurô no daireikai 2: Shindara odoroita!! (1990) and Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten (1977). She was married to Tako Hachirô. She died on 15 December 2022 in Japan.
BornApril 4, 1947
DiedDecember 15, 2022(75)
BornApril 4, 1947
DiedDecember 15, 2022(75)
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The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Ballad of Narayama
7.8
  • Tamayan
  • 1983
Tanba Tetsurô no daireikai 2: Shindara odoroita!! (1990)
Tanba Tetsurô no daireikai 2: Shindara odoroita!!
4.3
  • Female Candidate
  • 1990
Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten (1977)
Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten
  • Miki
  • 1977
Dekotora no Shu: Koino hanasaku shimizuko
  • Actress
  • 2006

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Actress

  • Takako Matsu and Haru Kuroki in The Little House (2014)
    The Little House
    7.3
    • Kane
    • 2014
  • Sakura kara no tegami: AKB48 sorezore no sotsugyou monogatari
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 2011
  • Yôkame no semi (2010)
    Yôkame no semi
    6.5
    TV Series
    • 2010
  • Heart of a Samurai (2009)
    Heart of a Samurai
    7.2
    TV Series
    • 2009
  • Edo Harumi monogatari
    TV Movie
    • 2008
  • Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Rena Tanaka in Ryôki teki na kanojo (2008)
    Ryôki teki na kanojo
    7.4
    TV Series
    • 2008
  • All Is Fine (2007)
    All Is Fine
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Tokie Ono
    • 2007
  • Sumire no hana saku koro (2007)
    Sumire no hana saku koro
    TV Movie
    • 2007
  • Notebook of Life (2006)
    Notebook of Life
    • Sumie Yamamoto
    • 2006
  • Memories of Matsuko (2006)
    Memories of Matsuko
    7.8
    • Keeper of Prison
    • 2006
  • Dekotora no Shu: Koino hanasaku shimizuko
    • 2006
  • Hiroki Matsukata and Tatsuo Umemiya in Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio (2004)
    Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
    • 2004
  • Aiden & Titi (2003)
    Aiden & Titi
    6.8
    • Nakajima's Mother
    • 2003
  • Watashi no aozora 2002 (2002)
    Watashi no aozora 2002
    TV Series
    • 2002
  • Trick (2000)
    Trick
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Umetake
    • 2002

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  • Born
    • April 4, 1947
    • Yonezawa, Yamagata, Japan
  • Died
    • December 15, 2022
    • Japan(colon cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Tako Hachirô

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