Ex-actor Ryotaro Shimizu dead at 37 in apparent suicideTOKYO (TR) – Former actor and impersonator Ryotaro Shimizu, whose entertainment career was derailed by a high-profile drug conviction, has died at the age of 37, his father announced. Veteran impersonator Akira Shimizu, 72, confirmed the sudden passing of his third son in a statement released on his agency’s official website on Sunday. “It happened so suddenly that I still cannot accept this reality,” the grieving father wrote. Debut in historical dramaBorn in Tokyo, Ryotaro made his acting debut in the 2006 NHK historical drama “Komyo ga Tsuji.” In his statement, Akira Shimizu pleaded with the public for privacy as the family mourns.