Obituaries

NEW YORK (AP) — Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous works s...

Shigeki Majima, a choreographer known for his work for Ken Matsudaira’s hit song “Matsuken Samba ...

Famed actor Akira Nakao died of heart failure on May 16, it has been learned. He was 81. He was f...

Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese composer Taro Kida, who worked on memorable commercial songs such as ...

NEW YORK (AP) — David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist who played lively solos on such hit...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Roger Corman, the "King of the Bs" who helped turn out such low-budget classic...

SEOUL (Reuters) — Kim Ki Nam, one of the longest-serving North Korean officials, who served all t...

LONDON (AP) — Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing cry before leading his people into batt...

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Playwright Juro Kara, a leading figure in Japan’s underground theater moveme...

Popular pianist Fuzjko Hemming died on April 21 due to pancreatic cancer, the Fujiko Hemming Foun...

NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for suc...

Tomihiro Hoshino, quadriplegic poet and painter, dies at 78

Bridal fashion designer Yumi Katsura passed away Friday, it has been learned. She was 94.

Yukio Kasaya, who won Japan’s first gold medal at a Winter Olympics when he soared to victory in ...

Andrew Davis, an acclaimed British conductor who was music director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago...