October 27, 2016 Writers Yuichi Takai Japanese writer Died on Thursday October 27th 2016 Other writersVladimir Molchanov dead at age 75, Russian television host and journalistBarry W. Blaustein dead at age 72, American screenwriter and film director, pancreatic cancerBassek Ba Kobhio dead at age 69, Cameroonian writer and filmmakerRex Reed dead at age 87, American film critic and journalistAtaur Rahman Bangladeshi actor dead at age 84Ralph Ottey Jamaican-born British author and World War II veteran dead at age 102Anja Breien Norwegian film director dead at age 85Michael Pennington public figure dead at age 82Frid Ingulstad Norwegian novelist dead at age 90Koji Suzuki Japanese writer dead at age 68More from JapanKoji Suzuki Japanese writer dead at age 68Kenji Ohba Japanese actor and stuntman dead at age 71Yuji Ohno dead at age 84, Japanese musician and composerKazuhiro Ninomiya Japanese judoka dead at age 79Juliet Winters Carpenter American translator dead at age 77Gordon Snell public figure dead at age 93Katsumi Miyaji Japanese rugby union player and coach dead at age 85Adrienne Staples New Zealand politician, mayor of South Wairarapa and member of the Greater Wellington Regional Council dead at age 69Kenji Gokenya Japanese politician dead at age 87Seigō Tsuchida Japanese politician, mayor of Higashine dead at age 82More from October 27, 2016Takihito, Prince MikasaTakahito, Prince MikasaVic RappTaqi Tabatabaei QomiDonald C. PoguePatricia ScottElda GrinVladimir ZemlyanikinBrian HillTim Couzens Tags 2016-10-27 27 October 2016 Japan October 2016 October 27 Takai Writers Yuichi ←Vic Rapp Taqi Tabatabaei Qomi→