Here are 4 famous actors from Japan died in 1989:
Yusaku Matsuda (September 21, 1949 Shimonoseki-November 6, 1989 Tokyo) a.k.a. Yuusaku Matsuda, 金優作, Matsuda Yusaku or Yûsaku Matsuda was a Japanese actor. He had two children, Shota Matsuda and Ryuhei Matsuda.
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Hiroshi Minami (November 27, 2014-November 27, 1989) was a Japanese actor.
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Taiji Tonoyama (October 17, 1915 Kobe-April 30, 1989) a.k.a. 殿山 泰司, Tonoyama Taiji, とのやま たいじ, 殿山 泰爾 or 夏目銅一 was a Japanese actor, essayist and character actor.
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Onoe Shoroku II (March 28, 1913 Tokyo-June 25, 1989) also known as Fujima Yutaka or Yutaka Fujima was a Japanese dancer and actor. He had two children, Onoe Tatsunosuke I and Fujima Kanza.
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