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Famous ‘Goodbye, Kelu’ director died of bladder cancer at age 73 after 4 years

Famous Korean director Cui Yangyi died of illness at the age of 73. (Photo/Video Dazhi)

Korean-born Japanese director Choi Yang-il once directed the 2004 film “Goodbye, Kelu”. His exquisite shooting techniques have touched many fans. According to Japanese media reports, he lost to bladder cancer in the early morning of the 27th and died at dawn. 73 years old. Only family members and close relatives were invited to the funeral and farewell ceremony. As news of his death broke, many fans who loved him were shocked and expressed their condolences online.

Cui Yangyi’s father is Korean in Japan and his mother is Japanese. He graduated from Tokyo Chosun Junior High School and later studied at Tokyo Institute of Photography. After dropping out, he entered the film industry as a lighting assistant . , Goto Koichi and other famous directors. In 1993 he directed the film “Moon Night Drive” which won several awards and was also nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Japanese Academy Awards.

In 2004, as a Korean director, he was named the eighth deputy director of the Japan Film Directors Association. His skills are recognized by the industry. Cui Yangyi’s latest film was “Ninja Battlefield” in 2007, starring Kenichi Matsuyama, Yuki, Hideaki Ito, Ekin Cheng, Kaoru Kobayashi and others.

In January of this year, Cui Yangyi revealed in an interview that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2019 and underwent surgical resection in April 2020. However, he went to the hospital for an examination in 2021 and found that the cancer cells had spread to the lymph, and had to stay in the hospital for 2 weeks for observation. And he started switching to a new cancer drug treatment. Unexpectedly, 10 months later bad news came out. Cui Yangyi’s wife Hideko Aoki released an obituary, revealing that Cui Yangyi died of bladder cancer at 1 a.m. on the 27th at the age of 73. Farewell Family members and close relatives will be invited to attend the ceremony.

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