Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi dies in apparent suicide
She was found dead at home by her husband Taiki Nakabayashi
Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi has died aged 40 in an apparent suicide on September 27, according to reports.
Her husband, actor Taiki Nakabayashi, allegedly found the actress hanging in a bedroom of their Tokyo apartment in the early hours of Sunday. No suicide note was found.
According to Variety, she was a mother of two, including a son who was born in January.
Takeuchi made her screen debut with the 1996 show ‘Cyborg’. She went on to star in a number of TV shows and films, notably in the hit drama series ‘Asuka’. Her most recent project was the movie ‘The Confidence Man JP: Princess’, which released in July.
Her death comes less than two weeks after three prominent Asian actors died at the age of 36 within days of each other — Japanese actress Sei Ashina and Korean actress Oh In-hye on September 14 of suspected suicide, and Taiwanese actor Alien Huang on September 16 in an apparent home accident.
