Japanese actor Naoto Takenaka pulled out of his scheduled performance in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics at the last minute over concerns his comedic depiction of a visually impaired man more than three decades ago could draw a backlash, his management agency said Thursday.

The revelation follows a series of high-profile resignations and dismissals related to the Olympics that left organizers scrambling to salvage last Friday's kick-off event at the National Stadium.

Takenaka, a comedian-turned-actor, released a video in 1985 in which he depicted a visually impaired man wildly swinging his white cane while walking on a crosswalk, according to his management agency Lady Bird.