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Famous director of “Goodbye, Kelu” died of bladder cancer aged 73 after 4 years

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

Korean-born Japanese director Choi Yang-il once directed the 2004 film “Goodbye, Kelu”. His fine shooting techniques touched many fans. According to Japanese media reports, he succumbed to bladder cancer early in the morning on the 27th and died at the age of 73. The funeral and Only family members and close relatives were invited for the farewell ceremony. As soon as the news of his death came out, many fans who loved him were surprised and expressed their condolences on -line.

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 the Tokyo Institute of Photography. After dropping out, he entered the film industry as an assistant lighting, Goto Koichi and other well-known directors In 1993, he directed the film “Moon Night Drive” and won many awards, and was nominated for Best Director and Best Script at the Japanese Academy Awards.

In 2004, as a Korean director, he was appointed the 8th deputy director of the Japan Film Directors Association. His skills are recognized by the industry. Cui Yangyi’s last film was “Ninja Battlefield” in 2007, with Kenichi Matsuyama, Yuki, Hideaki Ito, Ekin Cheng, Kaoru Kobayashi and others.

In January 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 a check-up in 2021 and found that the cancer cells had spread to the lymph, and he had to stay in hospital for 2 weeks for observation. And he began to switch to a new anti-cancer drug treatment. Unexpectedly, bad news came out 10 months later. Cui Yangyi’s wife Hideko Aoki published an obituary, revealing that Cui Yangyi died of bladder cancer at 1 am on the 27th in 73 years old. Farewell Family members and close relatives will be invited to attend the ceremony.

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