Popular Japanese theatre star Ennosuke Ichikawa found collapsed at home, parents dead
- The famed kabuki actor’s agent found him collapsed along with his parents, who were confirmed dead
- Police discovered what appears to be a suicide note written by Ichikawa at his Tokyo house
Ennosuke Ichikawa, 47, was found apparently drifting in and out of consciousness inside a closet in his Tokyo home by his agent, Jiji Press agency and other local media said, citing police sources.
Rescuers found his 76-year-old father, also a kabuki actor, and his 75-year-old mother unconscious, and the pair were later confirmed dead, Jiji and public broadcaster NHK said.
Police are investigating details of the incident and have found what appears to be a suicide note written by Ichikawa inside the house, Jiji reported.
A Tokyo police spokesman, who declined to give his name, confirmed a man and woman in their seventies had been declared dead, but did not provide further information.
Ichikawa was found sitting inside a closet and is not in critical condition, Jiji said.