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Ryûtarô Gan(1964-2019)

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Ryûtarô Gan in Zatoichi (1989)
Ryûtarô Gan was born on 9 August 1964 in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He was an actor, known for Toyotomi Hideyoshi tenka wo toru! (1995), Zatoichi (1989) and Musashi (2003). He died on 1 November 2019 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
BornAugust 9, 1964
DiedNovember 1, 2019(55)
BornAugust 9, 1964
DiedNovember 1, 2019(55)
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Known for

Kanzaburô Nakamura in Toyotomi Hideyoshi tenka wo toru! (1995)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi tenka wo toru!
TV Series
  • Kiyomasa Katô
  • 1995
Zatoichi (1989)
Zatoichi
7.0
  • Boss Goemon(as Takehiro Okumura)
  • 1989
Musashi (2003)
Musashi
7.9
TV Series
  • Masazumi Honda
Biriken (2008)
Biriken
6.4
  • Ekage
  • 2008

Credits

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Actor

  • Zato Ichi: Blind Swordsman Tribute
    Video
    • 2009
  • Musashi (2003)
    Musashi
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Masazumi Honda
    • 2003
  • Akimahende! (1998)
    Akimahende!
    6.0
    TV Series
    • 1998
  • Gunro no keifu (1998)
    Gunro no keifu
    6.7
    • 1998
  • Biriken (2008)
    Biriken
    6.4
    • Ekage
    • 2008
  • Kanzaburô Nakamura in Toyotomi Hideyoshi tenka wo toru! (1995)
    Toyotomi Hideyoshi tenka wo toru!
    TV Series
    • Kiyomasa Katô
    • 1995
  • Gokudô sensô: Butôha (1991)
    Gokudô sensô: Butôha
    6.7
    • 1991
  • Zatoichi (1989)
    Zatoichi
    7.0
    • Boss Goemon (as Takehiro Okumura)
    • 1989

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Takehiro Okumura
  • Born
    • August 9, 1964
    • Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Died
    • November 1, 2019
    • Nagoya, Aichi, Japan(heart failure)
  • Parents
      Tamao Nakamura
  • Relatives
      Ganjirô Nakamura(Grandparent)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    While on set shooting a movie in December of 1988 Ryûtarô Gan stabbed and killed actor Yukio Katô who at the time was 34. Kato was taken to the Okayama University Hospital where he was pronounced dead after following profuse bleeding due to being cut in the neck by a sword. He was accused of professional negligence and would later state in court that he did not know the sword was real.

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