▁the ▁Y omi uri ▁Gi ants ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 – 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁Japanese ▁national ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Ath ens ▁Olympics , ▁but ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁shortly ▁before ▁and ▁was ▁hospital ized . ▁He ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁stroke , ▁appearing ▁at ▁a ▁baseball ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁D ome ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁television ▁commercial ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁with ▁his ▁son , ▁Kaz ush ige . ▁ ▁Nag ash ima ▁has ▁four ▁children . ▁His ▁el dest ▁son , ▁Kaz ush ige ▁Nag ash ima ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁professional ▁baseball ▁player , ▁and ▁currently ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁sport sc aster . ▁Kaz ush ige ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁successful ▁as ▁his ▁father ▁on ▁the ▁field , ▁but ▁he ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁Y omi uri ▁Gi ants ▁when ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁manager , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁launched ▁a ▁successful ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁and ▁TV ▁person ality . ▁His ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁works ▁as ▁a ▁business w oman , ▁and ▁his ▁younger ▁daughter ▁was ▁a ▁new sc aster ▁for ▁TV ▁As ah i . ▁His ▁young est ▁son ▁is ▁a ▁professional ▁race - car ▁driver . ▁Kaz ush ige ▁had ▁tw in ▁daughters ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁making ▁Nag ash ima ▁a ▁grand father . ▁Sh ige o ▁lost ▁his ▁wife