Itagaki, who had been battling mental health issues, went missing in late January. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

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Actor Yoshitsugu Hattori came forward to say he was sexually abused as a child seven decades ago by ... who was an industry byword for nurturing male idols, died at the age of 87 in 2019.