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<DIV>Jim Harper.<BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 19/7/11, Aaron Gerow <I><aaron.gerow@yale.edu></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV id=yiv885839491>In what will be a great loss for the Japanese film world, the actor Harada Yoshio passed away today. He was only 71 and still producing great work.
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<DIV>Here's my write up on my blog:</DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>He's mostly been playing grandfathers recently, but a Harada grandfather was unlike any other grandfather in Japanese film.
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<DIV>He will sorely be missed.<BR><BR>
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