{"id":1756,"date":"2020-04-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=1756"},"modified":"2020-06-12T15:16:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T15:16:21","slug":"kumiko-owada-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/personmatters.com\/Remembering_Covid_19_Victims\/?p=1756","title":{"rendered":"Kumiko Owada, actress"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kumiko Owada \u2013a Japanese actress, voice actress, and television presenter was admitted to a Tokyo hospital on April 6, placed on a respirator and later diagnosed with COVID-19. \r<\/p>

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Okae died from pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus in the Tokyo hospital on April 23, 2020, at the age of 63. She is survived by her husband and daughter.\r<\/p>

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She was known for her work on television dramas, as well as hosting entertainment and variety shows, such as Renso Game on NHK. Okae also hosted the morning show Hanamaru Market on TBS Television from 1996 to 2014.\r<\/p>

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Okae began her professional acting career in 1975. She appeared in numerous television roles and variety shows from the 1970s to the 2010s. \r<\/p>

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She acted in television dramas, and hosted entertainment and variety shows, such as Renso Game on NHK. Okae hosted the morning show, Hanamaru Market, on TBS Television from 1996 until 2014.\r<\/p>

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Okae married actor Baku Ohwada in 1983. They had a daughter, Miho Ohwada.\r<\/p>

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Okae underwent surgery for early stage breast cancer in late 2019. She was then treated with radiation from January to mid-February 2020, which further weakened her immune system. On April 3, 2020, Okae developed a fever and her health began to deteriorate. She later died after contracting Covid-19\r<\/p>

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