Ken Shimura Death
Ken passed away on March 29, 2020 at the age of 70 in Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan. Ken's cause of death was Coronavirus.
When did Ken Shimura die?
March 29, 2020How did Ken Shimura die? What was the cause of death?
CoronavirusHow old was Ken Shimura when died?
70Where did Ken Shimura die? What was the location of death?
Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
Ken Shimura Birthday and Date of Death
Ken Shimura was born on February 20, 1950 and died on March 29, 2020. Ken was 70 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: February 20, 1950
Date of Death: March 29, 2020
Age at Death: 70
Ken Shimura - Biography
Ken Shimura (志村 けん, Shimura Ken) (born Yasunori Shimura (志村 康徳, Shimura Yasunori), February 20, 1950 in Higashimurayama, Tokyo), is a Japanese comedian and actor. He co-starred with Masashi Tashiro, Nobuyoshi Kuwano in the Japanese variety show "Ken Shimura no Bakatono-sama". The "bakatono-sama" shtick by Shimura is unusual among Japanese comedians, in that he could satirize the deeds of current guardians of the contemporary society (a company president, a politician, a family head, a school principal, the head of a Japanese yakuza gang) under the garb of a 'foolish' king who lived in the country longtime ago. Another of popular shtick of Shimura in the same show is "Henna Oji-san" [an obnoxious uncle character] who entertains himself in the company of nubile girls. After being caught for his pranks, the character regularly ends the shtick with a song 'Sou desu. Watashi wa Henna Oji-san desu'.
Shimura was hospitalized for severe pneumonia on 20 March 2020; he lost consciousness after being anesthetized and attached a ventilator on the following day. Then, on 23 March it was confirmed that he had COVID-19. He was the first Japanese tarento to have his COVID-19 diagnosis made public during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Japan.
On 24 March, Shimura was transferred to a hospital where ECMO was available. He had been scheduled to star in the film Kinema no kamisama [ja], but his participation was cancelled on 26 March. He was also slated to carry the Olympic torch through part of Tokyo prior to the 2020 Tokyo games.
Shimura died on 29 March 2020 at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine [ja] in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
