Toshiyuki Nishida, a Japanese Academy Award-winning actor known for his roles in The Silk Road and the Tsuribaka Nisshifranchise, has died at the age of 76, reports the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK).
Nishida’s office announced his passing on Thursday, Oct. 17, saying that he had been found collapsed in his home in Setagaya, Tokyo that day. He was unresponsive and confirmed dead at the scene. Nishida’s agency noted that the actor had attended a press conference on Oct. 8 for a film and had work scheduled for the day he passed. While Nishida had a chronic heart condition, his agency said he lived a normal day-to-day life
