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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 Tanba Tetsurô no daireikai 2: Shindara odoroita!! (1990), Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten (1977) and The Ballad of Narayama (1983). 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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Known for

Tanba Tetsurô no daireikai 2: Shindara odoroita!! (1990)
Tanba Tetsurô no daireikai 2: Shindara odoroita!!
4.0
  • Female Candidate
  • 1990
Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten (1977)
Piranha-gundan: Daboshatsu no ten
  • Miki
  • 1977
The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Ballad of Narayama
7.8
  • Tamayan
  • 1983
Trick (2000)
Trick
7.6
TV Series
  • Umetake

Credits

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Actress

  • Takako Matsu and Haru Kuroki in The Little House (2014)
    The Little House
    7.2
    • Kane
    • 2014
  • Sakura kara no tegami: AKB48 sorezore no sotsugyou monogatari
    7.3
    TV Series
    • 2011
  • Yôkame no semi (2010)
    Yôkame no semi
    6.9
    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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Personal details

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

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