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Keiichirō Akagi
Acting

Keiichirō Akagi
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1939-05-08,Tokyo, Japan
Gender
Male
Biography
Keiichirō Akagi (赤木圭一郎), born Chikahiro Akatsuka (赤塚親弘) was a Japanese actor. Akagi appeared in over 26 films in his short three-year career. Kenju burai-chō series and The Call of the Foghorn are Akagi's notable films. In 1958, he joined the Nikkatsu company. He landed the lead role for the first time in 1959 film Age of Nudity directed by Seijun Suzuki. In 1960, Akagi won Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year. Akagi was one of the box office hitter of Nikkatsu company alongside Yujiro Ishihara and Akira Kobayashi. At around 12:20 PM on February 14, 1961, during a lunch break while shooting Gekiryū ni Ikiru Otoko, where he served as a replacement for injured Yūjirō Ishihara, Akagi was driving a go-cart brought by a salesman in the Nikkatsu studio but spun out of control and crashed into a steel door of a large tool warehouse at a speed of more than 60 km/h. He regained consciousness for a time, but on February 20 he fell into a coma again and died at 7:50 AM on February 21 of a subdural hematoma associated with a fracture of the cracked frontal bone, at the young age of 21. At the time, some of his family conceded to his funeral in the Soto Zen religion at the Dai-enji Temple in Suginami, Tokyo. Later on, his cremated ashes were moved to the Head Temple Taisekiji in Fujinomiya.

Filmography

Umi no jōji ni kakero

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Umi no jōji ni kakero
1960-09-17

The Wild Reporter

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The Wild Reporter
1959-09-27

Crazy Jailbreak

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Crazy Jailbreak
1959-04-08

The Cards Will Tell

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The Cards Will Tell
1960-01-16

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ゆがんだ月
1959-07-28

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Age of Nudity
1959-09-07

A Killer Without a Grave

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A Killer Without a Grave
1961-02-11

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

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Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960-02-14

The Gun Like Lightning

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The Gun Like Lightning
1960-05-14

The Man with a Sinister Laugh

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The Man with a Sinister Laugh
1960-08-06

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He Killed Dad
1961-01-09

The Lost Diamond

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The Lost Diamond
1960-06-18

The Call of the Foghorn

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The Call of the Foghorn
1960-07-09

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Downhill Youth
1959-06-30

Gun Number Zero

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Gun Number Zero
1959-04-28

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Again
1984-02-18

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Knock Down
1960-03-20

Machi ga nemuru toki

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Machi ga nemuru toki
1959-05-06

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Covered Wagon
1960-10-22

Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow

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Tales of a Gunman: The Man Without Tomorrow
1960-12-03