Acting

Jinpachi Nezu

Also Known As: 根津透

Birth Date

December 1, 1947

Death Date

December 29, 2016

(passed away at 69)

Place of Birth

Tsuru, Yamanashi, Japan

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Biography

Jinpachi Nezu (根津甚八, Nezu Jinpachi; 1 December 1947 – 29 December 2016) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1974 and 2010. He starred in the 1982 film Farewell to the Land, which was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival. He died on 29 December 2016 in Tokyo of pneumonia. He had retired from acting after getting into a car accident and experiencing subsequent health problems, though he came out of retirement to reprise the character of Hizu in Gonin Saga at director Takashi Ishii's request. The film would be his last. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jinpachi Nezu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.