Buzzing: Death Note voice actor has lung cancer

Death Note voice actor has lung cancer

Death Note voice actor Shido Nakamura, 44, has lung cancer and will undergo treatment. His raspy voice fleshed out the supernatural character of Ryuk in the popular Death Note films (2006 and 2016), which are based on the hit manga series of the same name.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 27, 2017, with the headline Buzzing: Death Note voice actor has lung cancer . Subscribe