Toshiyuki Hosokawa

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Toshiyuki Hosokawa (細川俊之, Hosokawa Toshiyuki) (1940 – January 14, 2011) was a Japanese actor and disc jockey, whose credits included roles in television, film, stage and musical theater.^[1]^[2] He reached prominence in Japan for his starring role in the 1970 film Eros Plus Massacre, which was directed by Yoshishige Yoshida.^[1]^[2]

Hosokawa was a raised in Fukuoka Prefecture.^[1] He launched his acting career as a member of the theater company, Bungakuza, in 1964.^[1] He joined Bungakuza after leaving his university.^[1] He soon co-starred with actress, Nana Kinomi, in the musical, Show Girl.^[1] Additionally, Hosokawa served as a professor at Osaka University of Arts beginning in 2004.^[2]

Hosokawa accidentally fell and suffered head injuries at his home on January 12, 2011.^[1] He died of subdural hematoma at a hospital in Tokyo, Japan, on January 14, 2011, at the age of 70.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Actor Toshiyuki Hosokawa dies at 70". Kyodo News (Mainichi Shimbun). 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Actor Toshiyuki Hosokawa dies at 70". Japan Today. 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-02-03.

External links

Toshiyuki Hosokawa at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Hosokawa, Toshiyuki
Alternative names
Short description	Japanese actor
Date of birth	1940
Place of birth
Date of death	2011-01-14
Place of death

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