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I was sad to hear about Takakura Ken’s death. He was one of the great actors of the Japanese screen. Actually, he didn’t plan to be a movie actor. Someone from the Toei movie studio found him and put him in a movie. He started out in “yakuza” movies, and he became known as the Clint Eastwood of Japan. In his later movies he played many parts. I remember seeing him as a policeman in “Black Rain” and as the manager of the Chunichi Dragons in the comedy, “Mr. Baseball.” He made more than 200 movies in his lifetime. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes:
scary 〈物事が〉恐ろしい;
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My sister sent me an email with two photos attached. They were photos of my daughter’s house and my apartment building. My sister has been to the house, but she hasn’t seen our apartment. She got the pictures from Google. The Internet is amazing, but sometimes it can be scary. I’m not sure that I want people to see where I live. I started thinking that I want to live somewhere where Google has never been. Is there any place like that? Actually, they cannot take pictures in North Korea. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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