Ren Osugi | |
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| Born | 大杉 孝 (Ōsugi Takashi) 27 September 1951 Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan |
| Died | 21 February 2018 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1973–2018 |
Ren Osugi (大杉 漣, Ōsugi Ren), born Takashi Osugi (大杉 孝, Ōsugi Takashi, September 27, 1951 in Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan – February 21, 2018) was a Japanese actor. For his work in Cure, Hana-bi and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival.[1] He often worked alongside Takeshi Kitano and Susumu Terajima. In the DVD commentary to the MPD Psycho television series, director Takashi Miike said that he admired Osugi's experience to shift quickly from comic and imbecilic to authoritative and earnest. He died of heart failure at the age of 66 on February 21, 2018.[2]
