Masaru Takumi
Masaru Takumi | |
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宅見 勝 | |
Takumi featured on a nonfiction book after his death | |
| Born | June 22, 1936 |
| Died | August 28, 1997 (aged 61) Oriental Hotel, Kobe |
| Cause of death | Assassination by gunshots |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Known for | Organized crime figure |
| Allegiance | Yamaguchi-gumi |
Masaru Takumi (宅見 勝 Takumi Masaru; June 22, 1936 – August 28, 1997) was a powerful Japanese organized crime figure assassinated in 1997. Until his death, he was the second-in-command (wakagashira) and financial overseer of Japan's largest yakuza gang, the Yamaguchi-gumi. Known as "the man who never sleeps", he also headed his own sub-organization, the 1000-member Takumi-gumi.