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Masayuki Makino, Founder of Okinawa Actors School, Dies at 83; Trained Namie Amuro, SPEED, DA PUMP

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

12:49 JST, July 2, 2024

Masayuki Makino, founder of Okinawa Actors School, which produced Namie Amuro and others, died of septic shock on June 28. He was 83. The funeral was held with close relatives.

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