Kenichi Mikawa (79), who celebrated the 60th anniversary of his debut this June, is not in good health. The other day, it was announced that he was in the hospital, and since then, he has cancelled one concert appearance after another that was scheduled to take place by October. How is the unknown hospitalization and medical condition of the great actor? …… Kenichi Mikawa’s “beautiful boy” too much past shot ***
He is unable to walk on his own two feet. ……
The news of Mikawa’s hospitalization spread on September 13. On the website of his office, it was announced that he would be taking a leave of absence due to surgery for a heart condition called ‘sinusoidal failure syndrome. The surgery to install a pacemaker had already been completed on September 11, and the symptoms were improving. At that time, it was assumed that he would be hospitalized for about a week for postoperative observation. On the 25th, it was announced that she would not perform at the 52nd Music Festival, which was scheduled for October. Mikawa, who is currently hospitalized at a general hospital in Tokyo, initially expressed her willingness to perform at the “2038 Uta no Matsuri” on the 29th. However, her health has not been good since the surgery, and we have heard that her doctor still has not given her permission to leave the hospital. A person involved in the entertainment industry who knows Mikawa said, “I heard that she is so weak that she is short of breath after just one minute of conversation. She is unable to walk on her own two feet and uses a wheelchair to get around the hospital. Although she acts stoutly in her hospital room, her voice lacks its usual tension, and she has lost a lot of weight. Her appearance has changed so much that it is hard to recognize her at a glance. Mikawa, who has been on stage for more than half a century, is said to have refused to visit anyone other than close associates in order to avoid being seen in her weakened state.
She told Uno Kanda, “Don’t come to visit me.
What exactly is sinusoidal failure syndrome? Dr. Hisao Akitsu, a specialist in general internal medicine, explains. It is a type of arrhythmia caused by an abnormality in the sinus node, which controls the heart’s pulse, due to aging or other factors. Since she did not seem to have suddenly lost consciousness, it is thought that Ms. Mikawa was suffering from “chronic heart failure-type” sinus node failure, in which the pulse slows down and the entire body does not receive enough blood supply. The following is his opinion on the point where recovery after the surgery seems to have been delayed. The following is his opinion on the delay in recovery after surgery: “When a pacemaker is implanted through surgery, the pulse returns to normal, but the heart is already overloaded. However, the heart has already been overloaded, so a full recovery cannot be expected immediately. However, there are many cases where patients recover to the point where they can live without any inconvenience within a month or two after the surgery. He said, “I haven’t seen her since she asked me not to come visit her, but I have talked to her on the phone several times. He said the stitches went well and that he was doing well. Ken-chan, please take it easy now and rest slowly, and when you get better, bring your wonderful singing voice to everyone again! As Ken-chan always says, keep singing stubbornly! Let’s wait for the day when that costume that once graced the Kohaku stage will come back to life like a phoenix.
Published in the October 9, 2025 issue of Shukan Shincho
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