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Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Ichiro Zaitsu is seen in Osaka in October 2010
The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:26 JST, October 19, 2023
Actor Ichiro Zaitsu has died at 89, it was learned Thursday.
Zaitsu, whose real name was Nagahide Zaitsu, appeared mainly on TV, in theater and in commercials. He was particularly well-known for a Takemoto Piano ad in which he sang the line, “Piano utte chodai!” (Please sell your piano.)
