▁her ▁ret irement , ▁stating ▁various ▁theories ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁heard ▁band ied ▁about ▁in ▁bill i ard ▁circles , ▁such ▁as ▁that ▁her ▁husband ▁( who ▁died ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 7 ) ▁kept ▁her ▁from ▁playing ▁for ▁various ▁reasons . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁K ats ura ▁made ▁an ▁imp rom pt u ▁appearance ▁at ▁Palace ▁Bill i ards ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁She ▁borrow ed ▁a ▁c ue ▁from ▁someone ▁present ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁run ▁ 1 0 0 ▁points ▁at ▁straight ▁rail ▁without ▁problem . ▁Pro l ific ▁pool ▁and ▁bill i ard ▁author ▁Robert ▁By r ne ▁wrote ▁that ▁after ▁K ats ura ▁finished ▁that ▁ 1 0 0 - point ▁run , ▁" without ▁a ▁miss ▁she ▁smiled ▁and ▁bow ed ▁to ▁the ▁app la ud ing ▁crowd , ▁ste pping ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁spot light , ▁and ▁disappeared ▁forever ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁bill i ard ▁stage ." ▁K ats ura ▁returned ▁to ▁Japan ▁in ▁or ▁about ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁her ▁sister , ▁Nor iko , ▁where ▁she ▁said ▁she ▁planned ▁to ▁live ▁out ▁her ▁days . ▁K ats ura ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁a ▁mem orial ▁tournament ▁for ▁K ats ura , ▁bil led ▁as ▁K ats ura ▁Memorial : ▁The ▁First ▁Lad ies ▁Three ▁C ush ion ▁Grand p rix , ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁a ired ▁on ▁SK Y ▁Per f ec TV