TOKYO (Reuters) - Ken Takakura, an actor known as "Japan's Clint Eastwood" for his portrayal of tough but principled gangsters in over 100 movies and who gained international fame in director Ridley ...

Since making his film debut in 1956, Takakura appeared in over 200 films. Known as the 'Clint Eastwood of Japan', he garnered a reputation for playing resolute heroes and yakuza gangsters. Takakura ...

TOKYO (AP) ― 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 ...

Renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura, who appeared in a series of hit yakuza movies in the 1960s and later in Hollywood films, has died of malignant lymphoma. He was 83. Mr. Takakura passed away Nov.