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Yuko Takeuchi had taken the lead role in many TV series and movies, including Miss Sherlock.
Award-winning Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi was found dead in her Tokyo home at the age of 40.
Police launched an investigation and suspect the mother of two took her own life, media reports say.
It is said that she was found by her actor husband Taiki Nakabayashi at their home in the Shibuya district. Her death was confirmed at the hospital.
Takeuchi was a well-known actress in Japan and had appeared in many movies and television series during her career.
She played a female Sherlock Holmes on the 2018 HBO series Miss Sherlock, which aired in several countries, including the United States.
She also won the best actress award in a leading role category for three consecutive years, between 2004 and 2007, at the Japanese Academy Awards.
Along with her long list of acting credits, Ms. Takeuchi’s warm, smiling, village-woman image made her popular with advertisers, Variety Magazine reports.
Although suicide has not been confirmed in Takeuchi’s case, it has been the cause of the death of several Japanese talents recently, including actress Sei Ashina earlier this month, actor Haruma Miura in July, and wrestling star Hana. Kimura in May.
Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world, although the numbers have fallen since preventive measures were introduced in 2015, according to the World Health Organization.
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