Article: Top 10 Japanese Celebrities Who Died Young

Each time we see someone on film, they are always happy and acting their best. Since celebrities have access to everything one might need to live comfortably, the general public always believes that their lives are glamorous and happy. It is always awful when someone you know or routinely interact with passes away. Still, it is even more upsetting when a celebrity we look forward to keys away suddenly or unexpectedly. Numerous Japanese celebrities died young for various reasons,including suicide, accidents, health problems, etc. So, the following is a list of some famous Japanese people that died young:

1. Yukiko Okada

Yukiko Okada was a recording artist who made her debut in 1984 and won a national competition when she was just 15 years old. In the mid-1980s, she was pretty well-liked. When her body with a slit wrist was discovered in her gas-filled apartment on April 10, 1986, she committed suicide at 18.

2. Izumi Sakai

Singer-songwriter Sachiko Kamachi, known by her stage name, Izumi Sakai. She was a consistent member of Zard, a well-known pop group. She was diagnosed with cervical cancer and spent a lot of time in the hospital. She passed away at the age of40 as the result of an accident after falling down hospital stairs while out for one of her routine walks.

3. Yutaka Ozaki

Yutaka Ozaki, a musician born in 1965, is the next person on our list. On the list of the top 100 musicians, Yutaka was placed in position 23. He passed away in tense circumstances after being discovered comatose and inebriated on Tokyo streets.He was 27 years old when fluid-filled his lungs, causing him to pass out in a hospital.

 

4. Ai Iijima

She was a writer, actress, activist, and well-known media figure at the height of her career. She was born in Tokyo in 1972 and has acted in several well-liked TV series and motion pictures. She died in December of 2008. She was discovered dead in her house at the age of 30 as a result of extensive pneumonia.

5. Kyu Sakamoto

He was well-known throughout the world as a singer and actor. Over 13 million copies of one of his songs were sold. A plane tragedy claimed his life in 1985 when he was 43 years old. The Japanese audience was deeply saddened by his passing.

6. Karin Maruyama

Karin Maruyama, another well-known figure in the music business, passed away atthe age of just 22. She battled lung cancer for a long period and underwent seven surgeries to remove malignant brain tumors, but on May 22, 2015, she passed away after a protracted illness.

7. Daigo Kashino

Actor Daigo Kashino used to participate in theatrical events. He passed away after being struck in the stomach by a sword during a samurai exhibition practice. It is still unclear whether the occurrence was premeditated murder or an accident. He passed away in 2016 at the age of 33.

8. Sei Ashina

On November 22, 1983, Sei Ashina, a Japanese actress, was born in Fukushima, Japan. In Tokyo, she was discovered dead on September 14, 2020. She committed suicide, and the police have confirmed this.

9. Haruma Miura 

The next famous person on our list is Haruma Miura, a singer, and actor who gained notoriety immediately after appearing in the film Koizora. He too committed suicide because, at the young age of 30 and in a successful position in his career, his hung body was discovered in his home.

10. Yuko Takeuchi

Yuko Takeuchi, the final actress on our list, has been in numerous well-known television programs and motion pictures. Her body was collected from her residence in Tokyo and pronounced dead in a medical facility. 40 years old at the time