Media reports cite that Japanese actor Haruma Miura was found dead at his Tokyo home on Saturday. Miura was found unconscious at his home in Tokyo harbor area at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. He was rushed to a hospital but was pronounced dead.
Miura did not show up at the workplace on Saturday. Sources say he died by suicide. He made his acting debut in the NHK drama "Agri" at the age of 7. Miura was seen in prominent roles in films such as "Koizora" (2007) and "Kimi ni Todoke" (2010), increasing his popularity among audiences across Asia.
He received an award from the Japan Academy Film Prize Association in 2015 for excellence in his supporting role in "The Eternal Zero," a 2013 film based on the personal history of a wartime Zero fighter pilot.
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