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Yuya Yagira survives apparent suicide attempt
Fri, August 29, 2008 (11:12am EDT)
Reports have come in that 18-year-old actor Yuya Yagira was hospitalized early Friday morning after an apparent suicide attempt. Yagira had attempted to overdose on drugs in his Tokyo apartment, but someone called emergency assistance and he was taken to a hospital. His condition is said to currently be stable.

Reasons for Yagira's suicide attempt are unknown at this time. His agency has not mentioned any details, but they said that they are currently looking into the matter.

In 2004, Yagira became the youngest winner of the Best Actor award at Cannes for his performance in Hirokazu Koreeda's "Nobody Knows." He has appeared in a few movies and television dramas since then, including last year's "Houtai Club" and a voice role in the animated "Genius Party."

18 years old, and already tired of life.

How terribly sad, my best wishes go out to him.

Have there been any details of why he tried to take his own life?

Zabladowski wrote on 29. Sep 2008 at 03:35:

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Thanks for that info. That's good to know that Yuya didn't intend it as suicide. It apparently was an accidental overdose.  Thank goodness he's all right.

Sorry to be cynical about it, but it sounds to me like a suicide attempt, and a made-up story to cover it up afterward. They always say, "It was an accident."

I do wish him well, though. Whether or not that story is true, it sounds like he's troubled.

Seven months ago, I lost a good friend to suicide. He was 21 years old.

News update(2008/10/07):
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Yuya Yagira  said he has writed a novel about love. The novel name in English is "Forever Rain", and it will be published in Japan at November.

Maybe it's a good start for him.