Wednesday 17 February 2016

Japanese actor killed by prop samurai sword


Members of a pantomime group clad in a samurai (L) and ninja (R) costumes perform in Tokyo.
A Japanese play rehearsal took a tragic turn Monday, when an actor was stabbed in the stomach with a samurai sword.
33-year old Daigo Kashino was rushed to hospital where he later died
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The actor was in a rehearsal session at a studio in Koto, Tokyo, when he was pierced in the abdomen "with a sword-like object" during an action scene, 
The other actors reportedly heard him groan and turned to discover him hunched over -- but no one saw exactly what happened.
Police are now investigating whether his death was an accident or a criminal act.
This is the second incident in recent weeks that has resulted in the death of a performer. Earlier this month, Italian actor Raphael Schumacher was declared clinically dead after he was choked in a stage hanging scene that went wrong.

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