Deaths in the 1980s

Takechiyo Matsuda

1888–1980 (age 92)

Tama Cemetery

Takechiyo Matsuda was a Japanese politician who served his community during a transformative period.

Isami Shirai

1898–1984 (age 86)

Tama Cemetery

Yoshio Akao

1907–1985 (age 78)

Tama Cemetery

Yoshio Akao was a Japanese businessperson who contributed to Japan's post-war economic development.

Möxämmätğäynän Safa

1898–1984 (age 86)

Tama Cemetery

Juitsu Kitaoka

1894–1989 (age 95)

Tama Cemetery

Juitsu Kitaoka was a Japanese economist who contributed significantly to economic thought and policy.

Masayoshi Ōhira

1910–1980 (age 70)

Tama Cemetery

Yoshirō Irino

1921–1980 (age 59)

Tama Cemetery

Yoshirō Irino was a prominent Japanese composer whose innovative works shaped modern classical music in Japan.

Shōhei Ōoka

1909–1988 (age 79)

Tama Cemetery

Kuniko Mukōda

1929–1981 (age 52)

Tama Cemetery

Kuniko Mukōda was an acclaimed Japanese screenwriter whose scripts profoundly influenced post-war cinema and television...

Shinjō Itō

1906–1989 (age 83)

Tama Cemetery

Ryuzaburo Umehara

1888–1986 (age 98)

Tama Cemetery

Ryuzaburo Umehara was a preeminent Japanese painter whose innovative works bridged Eastern and Western artistic traditio...

Ryokichi Minobe

1904–1984 (age 80)

Tama Cemetery

Osamu Shimizu

1911–1986 (age 75)

Tennōji-ku

Osamu Shimizu was a respected Japanese composer whose works contributed significantly to modern classical music.

Takashi Shimura

1905–1982 (age 77)

Zuisen-ji Temple

Tachihara Masaaki

1926–1980 (age 54)

Zuisen-ji Temple

Tachihara Masaaki was a notable Japanese writer whose literary works examined the human condition with sophistication an...

Ikusaku Amemiya

1889–1984 (age 95)

Tama Cemetery

KUBO Tetsuzo

1931–1989 (age 58)

Tama Cemetery

KUBO Tetsuzo was a dedicated university teacher who significantly contributed to Japanese higher education.

Hideki Yukawa

1907–1981 (age 74)

Chion-in Temple

Takakichi Asō

1911–1980 (age 69)

Aoyama Cemetery

Takakichi Asō was a prominent Japanese politician whose career significantly influenced national governance and policy.

Kiyoshi Hasegawa

1891–1980 (age 89)

Aoyama Cemetery

Kōzō Ōta

1889–1981 (age 92)

Tama Cemetery

Kōzō Ōta was a distinguished Japanese lawyer whose contributions advanced legal practice and jurisprudence in Japan.

Masako Natsume

1957–1985 (age 28)

Tama Cemetery

Ryōtarō Azuma

1893–1983 (age 90)

Tama Cemetery

Ryōtarō Azuma was a dedicated Japanese physician whose medical practice contributed to advancing healthcare in Japan.

Tamaki Uemura

1890–1982 (age 92)

Tama Cemetery

Teizo Horikoshi

1898–1987 (age 89)

Tama Cemetery

Teizo Horikoshi was a prominent Japanese economist whose scholarly contributions significantly advanced economic thought...

Yoshi Katō

1913–1988 (age 75)

Tama Cemetery

Koji Shima

1901–1986 (age 85)

Tama Cemetery

Koji Shima was a Japanese screenwriter who contributed significantly to twentieth-century Japanese cinema.

Shōzō Sakurai

1889–1985 (age 96)

Tama Cemetery

Suihō Tagawa

1899–1989 (age 90)

Tama Cemetery

Suihō Tagawa was a pioneering Japanese mangaka whose innovative works helped establish manga as a major artistic medium...

Takamasa Yoshizaka

1917–1980 (age 63)

Tama Cemetery

Roy James

1929–1982 (age 53)

Tama Cemetery

Roy James was an accomplished actor whose career spanned the mid-twentieth century.

Keiji Uehara

1889–1981 (age 92)

Tama Cemetery

Takeo Imai

1898–1982 (age 84)

Tama Cemetery

Takeo Imai was a Japanese military personnel active during the early-to-mid twentieth century.

Gundayū Aida

1900–1981 (age 81)

Tama Cemetery

Kenzō Sasa

1900–1981 (age 81)

Shōkoku-ji Temple

Kenzō Sasa was a Japanese university teacher who contributed to higher education in Japan.

Fumihiko Tōgō

1915–1985 (age 70)

Aoyama Cemetery

Tetsuzō Inumaru

1887–1981 (age 94)

Aoyama Cemetery

Tetsuzō Inumaru was a prominent Japanese businessperson active during the twentieth century.

Yukiko Okada

1967–1986 (age 19)

Saya

Nobusuke Kishi

1896–1987 (age 91)

Tabuse

Nobusuke Kishi was a prominent Japanese politician whose career shaped twentieth-century Japanese governance.

Yūjirō Ishihara

1934–1987 (age 53)

Sōji-ji Temple

Fang Chih

1895–1989 (age 94)

Onna

Fang Chih was a twentieth-century politician whose career reflected East Asian political developments.

Shigeru Mizuhara

1909–1982 (age 73)

Sōji-ji Temple

Shūgetsu Ishihara

1892–1984 (age 92)

Sōji-ji Temple

Shūgetsu Ishihara was a respected Japanese haiku poet whose works exemplified classical poetic traditions.

Matsutarō Kawaguchi

1899–1985 (age 86)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Ōkawa Hashizō II

1929–1984 (age 55)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Ōkawa Hashizō II was an accomplished Japanese actor who maintained his family's theatrical legacy.

Aiko Mimasu

1910–1982 (age 72)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Yasuo Hisamatsu

1919–1982 (age 63)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Yasuo Hisamatsu was a Japanese actor whose career contributed significantly to Japanese cinema and theater.

Teiyū Amano

1884–1980 (age 96)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

1936–1987 (age 51)

Zōshigaya Cemetery

Hiroshi Kawaguchi was a Japanese actor known for his contributions to film and television.

Gorō Hani

1901–1983 (age 82)

Zōshigaya Cemetery