Masahisa Takenaka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese mob boss
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Place of Birth: Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
About Masahisa Takenaka
- Masahisa Takenaka (?? ??, November 30, 1933 – January 27, 1985) was the short-lived 4th kumicho of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest yakuza gang. He took the role of kumicho (supreme Godfather) in 1984, but was assassinated at a girlfriend's home in Osaka early the next year by a rival faction, the Ichiwa-kai.
- The killing sparked a massive yakuza war, the Yama-Ichi War, in which more than 20 people died.
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