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Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi found dead

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Police suspect she may have committed suicide.

Published: Sun 27 Sep 2020, 4:59 PM

Updated: Sun 27 Sep 2020, 7:03 PM

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Well-known Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi has passed away at the age of 40. She was found dead at her home in Shibuya Ward, Japan, according to a BBC report.
Police who have launched a probe, suspect the mother of two took her own life.
Takeuchi acted in many films and TV series including the HBO series Miss Sherlock in 2018, where she played a female Sherlock Holmes.
She also won best actress in a leading role category three years in a row, between 2004 and 2007, in the Japanese Academy Awards.



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