Masaya Oki

Masaya Oki
Born	Jōji Kusunoki (1952-06-12)June 12, 1952 Beppu, Ōita
Died	June 28, 1983(1983-06-28) (aged 31) Keiō, Tokyo
Occupation	Actor

Masaya Oki (沖雅也, Oki Masaya, 12 June 1952 – 26 June 1983) was a Japanese actor and singer who appeared in many films and television series.

He was born in Beppu, Ōita, as Jōji Kusunoki (楠城児, Kusunoki Jōji). Because of his parents' divorce, he left his home and went to Tokyo. In the same year, he debuted as a film actor at the Nikkatsu studio. He gradually won popularity through his roles in movies and television. In 1975, he became an adopted child of his talent agency president, Tadao Hikage.

He ended his life by leaping from the top of a 47-storey building, the Keio Plaza Hotel. He suffered from bipolar disorder. His suicide note for Hikage was "Dad, I'm waiting in Nirvana." (おやじ、涅槃でまってる., Oyaji, nehan de matteru.)

Films

The War in Space (1977)
Koto (1980)

Television

Taiyō ni Hoero! ("Scotch")
Daitsuiseki
Oretachi wa Tenshi da!

External links

Masaya Oki at the Internet Movie Database

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