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Actor Kitaoji Kinya (83) has gone on hiatus due to poor health, Josei Seven’s reporting has revealed. Kitaoji, who this year celebrates his 70th anniversary in show business, was forced to regretfully step down from director Kimura Daisaku’s latest film, and is reportedly continuing rehabilitation while aiming for a comeback. On 5ch’s Geinou/Sports Breaking News+ (芸スポ速報+) thread, the discussion focused less on Kitaoji’s own condition and more on updates about fellow veteran actors of his generation like Satomi Kotaro and Yana Nobuo, and on how many of the old jidaigeki (period drama) and ninkyo (yakuza film) co-stars are still alive today.
Sat, Sep 26, 12:30 PM
Actor Kitaoji Kinya (83) has gone on hiatus due to poor health, Josei Seven’s reporting has found.
This year marks a major milestone for Kitaoji — his 70th anniversary in show business. In an interview this past March, he compared his own circumstances to the lead character of his signature period-drama series “Mitsuya Seizaemon Zannichiroku,” revealing a resigned, philosophical outlook: “I’d like to spend my remaining years quietly, without causing trouble for anyone.”
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What people said
The voice of young Zushiō was Kazama Morio, wasn't it. Kazama's gotten old too, though.
Guess Satomi Kotaro's not on there lol
Maeda Gin's doing well too. Who else is still kicking, I wonder?
Kobayashi Akira, maybe?
Fuji Tatsuya,
Ryu Raita,
Hiraizumi Sei,
something like that?
Kintaro. (comedian known for celebrity impressions)
It's less 'recovering at home' and more that once he's discharged he'll go back to the upscale nursing home. He and his wife live there together, and I believe he's been commuting to work from there.
Sounds like Satomi Kotaro isn't doing so great health-wise right now either.
But he sure looks young forever.
Hang in there till 90 or so.
The best performance in 'Battles Without Honor and Humanity,'
out of this group, has to be Matsukata Hiroki.
This guy's younger than you guys, you know.
what's gonna happen to 'Borderless' season 2?
Satomi's turning 90 this year, right? And he was even in 'Berabou' (this year's NHK taiga drama) — amazing.
Among the 'Berabou' cast, Ishizaka Koji is 85 too.
If you count minor roles too, Kobayashi Nenji and Katagiri Ryuji are still alive as well.
You mean 'The Three Ossans' (三匹のおっさん), right?
Oda Yuji will be taking over as the Wheelchair Detective.
He's got way more of an 'old man' vibe though.
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Having a full head of hair really does make you look younger.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
Kitaoji Kinya, born in 1943, is a veteran actor known for his signature role in the period drama “Mitsuya Seizaemon Zannichiroku” and for appearing in films like “Battles Without Honor and Humanity.” He has a history with director Kimura Daisaku, having worked with him on films such as “Tsurugidake: Ten no Ki,” and this latest news reports his withdrawal from Kimura’s newest project. What divided opinion in the thread wasn’t so much Kitaoji’s own situation, but rather the current status of the elderly co-stars he’d worked alongside, and how many of the generation that carried the golden age of period dramas are still alive — the health-scare news spread into a broader discussion about that generation. Comments alluding to a past falling-out between Kitaoji and Kimura Daisaku remain unverified hearsay, so this article doesn’t cover them. One point readers may easily misread: “pausing his career” is not a retirement announcement — it’s an update on an ongoing situation, with Kitaoji continuing rehab while aiming for a comeback.
*This article excerpts and summarizes the 5ch (Geinou/Sports Breaking News+) thread “Kitaoji Kinya (83) Pauses Activities Due to Poor Health, Regretfully Steps Down from Director Kimura Daisaku’s Latest Film — Currently Undergoing Rehab While Aiming for a Comeback.”
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