Japanese popular comedian Ryuhei Ueshima dies

Japanese popular comedian Ryuhei Ueshima dies

Comedian Ryuhei Ueshima, of the popular comedy trio Dachou Club, has died in an apparent suicide. He was 61. Ueshima’s family called an ambulance at 11:55 p.m. Tuesday and he was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday. Born in Hyogo Prefecture, Ueshima formed Dachou Club with Katsuhiro Higo and Jimon Terakado in the 1980s.

Ryuhei Ueshima, of popular Japanese comedy trio Dachou Club, dies at 61 - The Mainichi

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Japanese comedian Ryuhei Ueshima dies

Ryuhei Ueshima, a member of the popular Japanese comedian trio “Dachou Club”, passed away at the age of 61. Quoted from Mainichi on...