Japanese movie stars died at 39
Here are 1 famous actors from Japan died at 39:
Rikidōzan
Rikidōzan (November 14, 1924 Hongwon County-December 15, 1963 Tokyo) a.k.a. ももた みつひろ, キム・シルラク, 力道山, りきどうざん, 역도산, Father of Puroresu, 金 信洛, Yeokdosan, Momota Mitsuhiro, Mitsuhiro Momota, 百田 光浩 or Kim Sin-rak was a Japanese sumo wrestler, actor and wrestler. His children are called Mitsuo Momota and Yoshihiro Momota.
He died caused by murder.
Rikidōzan was born as Kim Sin-rak in what is now North Korea, and later became a Japanese national. He was the first non-Japanese wrestler to achieve the rank of yokozuna in Japan's national sumo wrestling. He retired from sumo in 1950 and transitioned to professional wrestling in Japan, eventually becoming known as the father of Japanese wrestling or Puroresu. Rikidōzan became a cultural icon in Japan and South Korea, and his involvement in the development of wrestling in Japan is widely celebrated. However, he was tragically murdered in 1963 by a gangster in Tokyo, which caused a media sensation at the time. Despite his untimely death, Rikidōzan's legacy lives on as an important figure in the history of combat sports in Japan and around the world.
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