Cannes winner Yuya Yagira, 18, hospitalized after reported drug overdose

Hope whatever caused him to take an overdose is resolved.

That is a lot of pressure for somebody so young. Too bad he felt like he had no choice but to turn to drugs.

apparently he took too much pills for cold!?

Yes, this article fails to mention that it was apparently a suicide attempt via prescription cold medicine; the implication that he was a "drug user" appears nowhere in the Japanese articles I've seen.

Oh yes! Once again JT attempts to sensationalize a story by telling the full story. He took too many cold tablets and became sick as a result. However, the way this story reads (or doesn't) he is a seriously depressed actor who took copious amounts of a drug in order to end his life. Media sensationalism at it's best (or worst).

Woops! Edit: by NOT telling the full story!

not surprising for a kid who is becoming a nobody as everyday passes

Shock to read this item. The actor was marvellous in the film, which I understand was filmed over a year to allow actors to show them older and longer-haired. Still a serious health scare.

I saw the film and was amazed by about everything in it : the juvenile actors, the difficulty of the exercise, the trueness of the plot and its straightforward approach of social evils in Japan, and much more...

But I suspect that acting at that young age, and particularly to give life to such a desperate story, can be very destructive four a young soul ; particularly so if after this brilliant performance there was no recognition or empathy in his own country and no followup.

Heath Ledger copycat?

I've seen a lot of his work. Yagira has so much potential. I'm a film director myself and I know the presures on young actors. He needs to get away, clear his mind, travel and take a break. He'll be ok. His manager is to blame.