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Masa Yamada

Overview

  • Born
    May 12, 1930 · Tokoname, Aichi, Japan
  • Died
    June 16, 2024 · Showa Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan (hepatocellular carcinoma)

Biography

  • Masa Yamada was born on May 12, 1930 in Tokoname, Aichi, Japan. She was an actress, known for Dr. Akagi (1998), Tabibito (1983) and Nana iro no obanzai (2005). She was married to Shizuo Amano. She died on June 16, 2024 in Showa Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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      Shizuo Amano(? - November 5, 2023) (his death)

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  • In 1985, she began performing in the play "The Summer of These Children," which conveyed the suffering of the atomic bomb, and for over 30 years thereafter, she toured various places with Misako Watanabe and others, making anti-war appeals, saying, "Please listen to the voices of the many people who died without being able to complain to anyone.".
  • Yamada Masa (real name Amano Masa), known for being able to speak the Nagoya dialect.
  • Yamada Masa was head of the theater company Gekiza.
  • She graduated from Tokoname Town Tokoname Commercial Girls' School (now Aichi Prefectural Tokoname High School ).
  • In 1998 she received the Matsubara Eiji and Wakao Masaya Theater Award.

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