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{{Nihongo|'''Kai Atō'''|阿藤 快|Atō Kai|14 November 1946 – 15 November 2015}} was a Japanese actor and TV presenter. His real name was {{Nihongo|Kōichi Atō|阿藤 公一|Atō Kōichi}}, and his former stage name was {{Nihongo|Kai Atō|阿藤 海|Atō Kai}} (written using different [[kanji]] characters).{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}
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==History==
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Atō was born in [[Odawara, Kanagawa]]. He wanted to spend his high school life as a baseball player, but {{ill|ja|Seisho High school of Kanagawa|神奈川県立西湘高等学校}} had no baseball team.{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}
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| birth_name = Kōichi Atō
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| birth_place = [[Odawara, Kanagawa]], Japan
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|11|15|1946|11|14|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Shinjuku, Tokyo]], Japan
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| residence = Shinjuku, Tokyo
| nationality = Japanese
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| alma_mater = [[Tokyo Metropolitan University]]
| occupation = Actor, TV personality
| years_active = 1970 - 2015
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{{Nihongo|'''Kai Atō'''|阿藤 快|Atō Kai|14 November 1946 – 15 November 2015}} was a Japanese actor and TV personality. His real name was {{Nihongo|Kōichi Atō|阿藤 公一|Atō Kōichi}},<ref name="dailysports20151116">{{cite web |url= http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2015/11/16/0008570578.shtml|script-title=ja: 阿藤快さん死去、69歳　自宅で発見|trans_title= Kai Atō dies at 69 - found at home|date= 16 November 2015|work= Daily Sports Online|publisher= Daily Sports|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 17 November 2015}}</ref> and until 14 November 2001, his former stage name was {{Nihongo|Kai Atō|阿藤 海|Atō Kai}} (written using different [[kanji]] characters).<ref name="sponichi20151116"/>


==Biography==
After Atō left his hometown, he attended [[Tokyo Metropolitan University]], majoring in law-social science.{{Citation needed|date=April 2012}}
Atō was born on 14 November 1946 in [[Odawara, Kanagawa]].<ref name="bonito">{{cite web |url= http://bonito-llc.com/profile_ato.html|script-title=ja: 阿藤 快　|trans_title= Kai Ato|year = 2015|work= Profile|publisher= Bonito LLC|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 17 November 2015}}</ref> He attended [[Tokyo Metropolitan University]], studying law.<ref name="sponichi20151116">{{cite web |url= http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2015/11/16/kiji/K20151116011520130.html|script-title=ja: 阿藤快さん急死、６９歳　悪役から「教師びんびん」　旅番組リポーター|trans_title= Kai Atō dies at 69 - from villains to travel programme reporter|date= 16 November 2015|work= Sponichi Annex|publisher= Sports Nippon Newspapers|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 17 November 2015}}</ref>


Atō died at his home in Tokyo on 15 November 2015, a day after his 69th birthday.<ref name=death>{{cite web|url=http://news.yahoo.co.jp/pickup/6181003 |title=阿藤快さん死去 69歳 |trans-title=Kai Ato deceased, aged 69 |date=16 November 2015 |access-date=16 November 2015}}</ref>
Atō was found dead at his home in [[Shinjuku, Tokyo]], on 15 November 2015, a day after his 69th birthday.<ref name="japannews20151116">{{cite web |url= http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002566754|title= Obituary / Kai Ato, Actor|date= 16 November 2015|work= The Japan News|publisher= The Yomiuri Shimbun|location= Japan|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Cinema===
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|rowspan="2" | 1979
| 1979
| ''[[Woman with Red Hair]]''
| ''[[Woman with Red Hair]]''
| Takao
| Takao
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| 1979
| ''[[The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf]]''
| ''[[The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf]]''
| Nosaka
| Nosaka
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|rowspan="2" | 1980
| 1980
| ''[[Kagemusha]]''
| ''[[Kagemusha]]''
| Zenjiro Amemiya
| Zenjiro Amemiya
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| 1980
| ''[[Disciples of Hippocrates]]''
| ''[[Disciples of Hippocrates]]''
| Kanzaki
| Kanzaki
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==TV career==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* ''[[:ja:木枯し紋次郎|Kogarashi Monjiro]]'' (1972)


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0040880}}
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* {{Official website|http://homepage.mac.com/ato_kai}} {{ja icon}}
* [http://bonito-llc.com/profile_ato.html Agency profile] {{ja icon}}
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* {{Official blog|http://blog.livedoor.jp/kai_ato/}} {{ja icon}}


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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Japanese actor
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1946
| DATE OF BIRTH = 14 November 1946
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
| DATE OF DEATH = 15 November 2015
| DATE OF DEATH = 15 November 2015
| PLACE OF DEATH = Tokyo, Japan
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Shinjuku, Tokyo]], Japan
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Revision as of 04:19, 17 November 2015

Kai Atō
阿藤 快
Born
Kōichi Atō

(1946-11-14)14 November 1946
Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
Died15 November 2015(2015-11-15) (aged 69)
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materTokyo Metropolitan University
Occupation(s)Actor, TV personality
Years active1970 - 2015
AgentBonito LLC
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Kai Atō (阿藤 快, Atō Kai, 14 November 1946 – 15 November 2015) was a Japanese actor and TV personality. His real name was Kōichi Atō (阿藤 公一, Atō Kōichi),[1] and until 14 November 2001, his former stage name was Kai Atō (阿藤 海, Atō Kai) (written using different kanji characters).[2]

Biography

Atō was born on 14 November 1946 in Odawara, Kanagawa.[3] He attended Tokyo Metropolitan University, studying law.[2]

Atō was found dead at his home in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on 15 November 2015, a day after his 69th birthday.[4]

Filmography

Cinema

Year Title Role
1972 Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
1973 Lady Snowblood Henchman
1976 Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare
1978 Never Give Up
1979 Woman with Red Hair Takao
1979 The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf Nosaka
1980 Kagemusha Zenjiro Amemiya
1980 Disciples of Hippocrates Kanzaki
1981 Station Ryosuke Honjo
1982 Yaju-deka Kita
1988 Bakayaro! I'm Plenty Mad Raizo Hayashi
2000 Another Heaven Shinji Ohno
2005 Cromartie High - The Movie Kai Atō
2011 Deadball

References

  1. ^ 阿藤快さん死去、69歳　自宅で発見. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Japan: Daily Sports. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b 阿藤快さん急死、６９歳　悪役から「教師びんびん」　旅番組リポーター. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Japan: Sports Nippon Newspapers. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ 阿藤 快. Profile (in Japanese). Japan: Bonito LLC. 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Obituary / Kai Ato, Actor". The Japan News. Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 16 November 2015.

References

External links

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