Playback ’14] Shimura Ken, “Nightly Dates with Beautiful Women in Azabu-Juban” photographed by this magazine.

3rd May 30.

《8:00 pm. Once again, a Rolls-Royce stops at the Azabu Juban shopping street. The driver is in trouble. Shimura emerged from the door, which had been opened with a flourish, wearing a flashy jacket and a pink cap. It was his favorite hat, which he had worn a week before. The woman who came down together with him was a beautiful woman in jeans with a great style, different from Mr. A. Shimura, who changes the women he goes with but never changes his fashion, entered the eel restaurant “S” with dignity.

Shimura, who took a beautiful woman with him on different days, was admired for his vitality. We could not help but admire his vitality.

However, it seems that his nightly drinking did not affect his health. In 2004, Shimura was hospitalized with pneumonia and subsequently quit smoking. In 2006, it was reported that he had been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver, and he himself reported on his blog that , “Although it was not a detailed examination, I was told that my liver values were still poor and that I needed to take a day off from drinking. Finally, on March 29, 2008, he passed away due to pneumonia caused by a new type of coronavirus infection. His sudden death, coupled with the fact that it was caused by a new type of corona, an unknown virus, sent shockwaves throughout the world.

At the time, when this magazine was covering the Azabu Juban area, we saw Mr. Shimura’s car almost every time we visited the area. It is also noteworthy that the photographers who took the pictures were all different. In fact, he probably went there every day.

Mr. Shimura’s connection to Azabu Juban began in 1982 when he bought a condominium here and began living there. He later revealed that at the time, he wanted to get along with the locals, so he helped pick up cigarette butts and trash, and attended drinking parties. Later, Mr. Shimura moved to the suburbs, but he continued to go to this town as usual. Even after this article was published in 2002, until four months before his death, this magazine reported many times on Shimura walking around the town with a woman.

There are a number of restaurants in Azabu Juban where Mr. Shimura is said to have frequented. The great comedian who loved alcohol and women is still alive among the people of Azabu Juban.