Japanese actress Okae Kumiko dies at 63 from complications due to Covid19

Okae Kumiko is a Japanese actress who was born Owada Kumiko in Tokyo on August 23, 1956. She was married to actor Owada Baku and has a daughter, Owada Miho, who is also an actress. 

According to the office [she] belonged to, Mrs. Okae was hospitalized urgently on the morning of the 6th with a fever on the 3rd of this month, and was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus by the subsequent PCR test.

After that, he was receiving intensive care, but he died of pneumonia at 5:20 am on the 23rd.
I was 63 years old.

Okae had undergone an early surgery for breast cancer at the end of last year and had been undergoing radiation therapy from the end of January to mid-February. I'm wondering.

[Her] husband was Baku Owada, and [her] daughter is Miho Owada, who has refrained from going out and has no symptoms.

Born in Tokyo, Okae made her debut in a TV drama in 1975, and has since appeared in many programs such as dramas and varieties. I'm married to Baku Owada after appearing on NHK's "associative game". From 1996 to 2014, he acted as the chair of TBS's “Hanamaru Market” and was popular among a wide range of generations with his friendly personality.

According to the office, the date of the funeral has not been decided yet, and we are planning to hold a "farewell party" at a later date. NHK

Yu Shirota Instagram

With a two-shot photo with Mrs. Okae, Shirota exclaimed, "I [saw] the obituary of Mrs. Okae and couldn't accept it at all, and spent about half a day without knowing what to say." . "When I was just 18 years old, the apron team of the regular program" Hanamaru Market "that I caught for the first time during the audition. I hadn't even appeared on TV yet Mr. Okae, who smiled and cheered up every morning and cheerfully said "Good morning!" How much helped by his kindness and warmth? " Looking back on the co-starring at "Hanamaru Market". Mynavi

Hirohide Yakumaru, who co-hosted the information program “Hamanaru Market” for many years with Kumiko Okae who died on the 23rd, made a comment on his official blog on the same night. 　Suddenly, the trembling did not stop at the shocking news. I can't believe it and I don't want to believe it. I've been working with Hanamaru Market for 17 and a half years, and I've been working together for the longest time in 38 years of performing arts, and I've been able to get along even in my private life. Now I can't take this situation calmly, my heart is disturbed, and no words come out. -Jiji

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The writer of the is article has only seen her in Lucky Seven but expresses sadness on the fact that it was her fight against cancer that lowered her immune system and caused her untimely death.

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