Japan’s 87-year-old national treasure actress Mizutani Yaeko dies of pneumonia
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- Mizutani Yaeko, a leading actress in Japan’s Shinpa theater tradition, died in Tokyo of pneumonia at age 87.
- She worked in music, television, film and theater, entered show business in 1955, and appeared four times on NHK’s annual Red and White Song Contest.
Mizutani Yaeko, one of the best-known figures in Japan’s Shinpa theater tradition, has died in Tokyo from pneumonia at the age of 87. Her real name was Yoshie Matsuno.
The Shochiku theater company confirmed her death on Oct. 31. Her family will hold a private funeral, with a memorial service planned for a later date.
Mizutani came from a family connected to kabuki and Shinpa theater. She entered the entertainment industry in 1955 under the name Yoshishige Mizutani and went on to work across music, television, film and stage productions.
She devoted her career to passing on traditional arts and appeared four times on NHK’s Red and White Song Contest, one of Japan’s best-known televised music programs.
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