Masayuki Imai
Japanese playwright and actor (1961–2015)
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Masayuki Imai (今井 雅之, Imai Masayuki; 21 April 1961 – 28 May 2015) was a Japanese playwright and actor.
Born21 April 1961
Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Died28 May 2015 (aged 54)
Tokyo, Japan
OccupationsPlaywright, actor
Yearsactive1986–2015
Masayuki Imai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 April 1961 Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 28 May 2015 (aged 54) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupations | Playwright, actor |
| Years active | 1986–2015 |
Life and career
Born in Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Imai was a member of the Ground Self-Defense Force before starting his acting career in the second half of the 1980s.[1] The founder of the stage company Elle Company, he was the author and the main actor of the play The Winds of God, a 1991 drama he successfully performed for about twenty years.[1] Imai was also active in films, TV series and V-Cinema (direct-to-video) releases.[1]