[The Chaos Entity]

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Originally Posted by vin13ish

I wonder how they’re going to include GoYellow in this project because Kenji Shibata (GoYellow) retired from showbiz in 2007 due of his ill health.

After filming GoGoV, he was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor and here’s full story.

Shibata revealed that symptoms appeared towards the end of his time on the series. His right hand would often shake uncontrollably, he felt discomfort in his right eye and suffered from double vision. Examination revealed the brain tumor. The tumor is centralized in an area where various parts of the nervous systems meet, meaning it cannot be removed. Shibata has undergone five surgeries to ease the symptoms.

As a result of the tumor’s progression, Shibata now lives with paralysis on the right side of his body. He was also found to have osteonecrosis of the femoral head, which deals with an interruption of blood flow to the bones. Due to this, his bones eventually fractured and he lost major hip function. Shibata had artificial joints placed but lives with regular pain in his hips and must use a walker to get around.

Shibata currently lives by himself in Kanagawa Prefecture and is able to carry out a majority of his daily tasks on his own but speaks slowly and has a difficult time saying certain words.

SOURCE: http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2018/06/...e-brain-tumor/

This was covered here on Tokunation when the news broke...
http://www.tokunation.com/showthread.php?p=720382