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457 Notable deaths
 in Tokyo

Kazuo Koike

Japanese manga artist (1936-2019).

Born May 8th, 1936 in Ōmagari.

Died April 17th, 2019 at 82 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).

Mikio Naruse

Japanese filmmaker (1905–1969).

Born August 20th, 1905 in Tokyo.

Died July 2nd, 1969 at 63 years old in Tokyo (colorectal cancer).

Hajime Sugiyama

Imperial japanese field marshal (1880–1945).

Born January 1st, 1880 in Kokura.

Died September 12th, 1945 at 65 years old in Tokyo.

Shin'ichirō Tomonaga

Japanese physicist (1906-1979).

Born March 31st, 1906 in Tokyo.

Died July 8th, 1979 at 73 years old in Tokyo (head and neck cancer).

Soemu Toyoda

Japanese admiral (1885–1957).

Born May 22nd, 1885 in Kitsuki.

Died September 22nd, 1957 at 72 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction).

Hiroshi Teshigahara

Japanese film director (1927-2001).

Born January 28th, 1927 in Tokyo.

Died April 14th, 2001 at 74 years old in Tokyo (leukemia).

Norio Ohga

Japanese businessman (1930–2011).

Born January 29th, 1930 in Numazu.

Died April 23rd, 2011 at 81 years old in Tokyo (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

Osamu Dezaki

Japanese film director and screenwriter (1943–2011).

Born November 18th, 1943 in Meguro.

Died April 17th, 2011 at 67 years old in Tokyo (cancer, lung cancer). [ref]

Fumihiko Maki

Japanese architect (1928–2024).

Born September 6th, 1928 in Tokyo.

Died June 6th, 2024 at 95 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Japanese film producer (1910–1997).

Born April 26th, 1910 in Kashiwara.

Died April 2nd, 1997 at 86 years old in Tokyo (stroke).

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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon