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<p> On November 16, Sosuke Takaoka (41) announced his renewed commitment to acting. He is scheduled to appear in &#8220;CONNECT: The Road to Champion&#8221; (to be distributed and rented in February next year), a film depicting the world of chivalry.</p>
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<p> Takaoka is attracting attention for resuming his acting career after a three-year absence, but it is not only his work that has changed. In 2011, Takaoka divorced actress Aoi Miyazaki (37). He remarried in 2004 and moved to the Kansai region. He is now the father of two children, but he has put an end to his marriage. A neighborhood resident revealed, &#8220;For the past year or so, I&#8217;ve been seeing his wife.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> A neighbor said, &#8220;I have seen her only a few times in the past year or so. I have only seen the older of their two children. Moreover, Mr. Takaoka takes the children to and from school and does everything else.</span></p>
<p> Is the divorce really true?</p>
<p> In late November, FRIDAY directly interviewed Takaoka while he was out riding his mama bicycle. Takaoka gave the reporter a quizzical glance, then said, &#8220;It&#8217;s not something I want to talk about outside,&#8221; and moved to a different location for the interview.</p>
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<p>&#8211;I heard that you and your wife divorced.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Yes, that&#8217;s right. That was about two years ago. We talked about custody and other things, and we settled down around September of last year. I am now living with my older son.</span></p>
<p> &#8211;What was the cause of the divorce?</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> We just didn&#8217;t match each other&#8217;s lifestyles. We were each immature in some ways. But in the divorce, we both shared the idea that the most important thing was for the children not to feel bad. So, for example, when it came to how often we saw each other, we initially set a limit on the number of times we could see each other, but now such rules have naturally disappeared. Although we live separately, we are still a family.</span></p>
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<p> &#8211;Is it difficult to raise a child by yourself?</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Is it difficult to raise a child by yourself? I wake up as early as 5:00 a.m. and put my children to bed at 9:00 p.m., but I have never considered it a burden. My child loves &#8220;Sumikko Gurashi&#8221; character bento boxes, so I make them myself. Of course, I also take my children to and from school, and go to their class visits and school assembly meetings.</span></p>
<p> Takaoka says that his relationship with his ex-wife is good. He says he was able to make the decision to become a single father &#8220;only because of the support I received from the people around me,&#8221; he continues.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> My friends and people in my hometown help me a lot,&#8221; he says. But I can&#8217;t just rely on them. For example, I can&#8217;t ask them to take care of me because I&#8217;m going out for a drink. The number of times I go out for a drink has decreased dramatically, and it is only a few times a year. I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s fair of me to say this, but I don&#8217;t think men understand enough about child-rearing. To be honest, until I became a single father, I didn&#8217;t understand it as well as I thought I did.</span></p>
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<h2>I have no intention of returning to show business.&#8221;</h2>
<p> Takaoka has long been critical of the entertainment industry. What change of heart did he have regarding the resumption of his acting career?</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I had given up acting for a while,&#8221; he said. But time has passed, and I am not the same person I was before, in terms of depth and experience. I was thinking about what I could do, and then the opportunity arose. The people involved went out of their way to persuade me. I was also moved by their enthusiasm.</span></p>
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<p> &#8211;Do you plan to continue acting in the future?</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> No, not at this time. I will consider returning to acting as soon as I can get rid of the sordid affairs in the industry.</span></p>
<p> &#8211;The entertainment industry is going through a period of major change, with the sexual assault of the late Janney Kitagawa and the bullying of the Takarazuka Revue being discussed. What do you think about that?</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Johnny&#8217;s has always been protected. That has collapsed, and now the entire entertainment industry, including Takarazuka and the Kabuki world, is being shaken. It is time for a change. I hope this will be an opportunity to move in the right direction.</span></p>
<p> At the end of the interview, he joked, &#8220;Please watch my YouTube (laugh). Takaoka is back on the stage, and despite the turbulence of the entertainment world, he is going his own way in both his public life and private life.</p>
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<p> Sosuke Takaoka was born in Tokyo in 1982. He made his debut in the drama &#8220;Heaven&#8217;s Kiss&#8221; (TV Asahi) in 1999. He has also acted in the movie &#8220;Patchgi! and the drama &#8220;ROOKIES. He is currently active on YouTube. On his channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@sosuketakaoka3810">&#8220;Sosuke Takaoka,&#8221;</a> he talks about his divorce and resuming his acting career.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_344607" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344607" style="width: 1667px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="a8b3ee7d"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/f6f4e9157bb1b877d4edead1774844a3.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344607" class="wp-caption-text"> July 7, 2011 issue: Interview with Sosuke Takaoka &#8220;What I want to say to Shun Oguri and Go Ayano&#8221; (Japanese only)</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_344608" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344608" style="width: 1892px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="708801eb"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/0cc3b8399d42da74ca9260dd8db857f6.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344608" class="wp-caption-text"> This June marked the first anniversary of his debut as a martial artist.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_344601" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344601" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="27f82ee1"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/db9ed1c142e679d3dd19347648c129d0.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344601" class="wp-caption-text">The trunks for the match were printed with the word &#8220;Shi&#8221; written by Hayato Ichihara. He showed his spirited fighting spirit with his best friend&#8217;s thoughts on his back.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344603" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344603" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="55bf59bb"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/7357cd9248d622cdf3571d0d9e53e349.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344603" class="wp-caption-text"> July 8, 2010 issue: Sosuke Takaoka reveals his &#8220;friendship with Shun Oguri and Hayato Ichihara&#8221; only to FRIDAY</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_344611" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344611" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="fe44387b"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/0f3bc260e1d25293a51e178b2f95849b.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344611" class="wp-caption-text">June 24/July 1, 2010 issue: Sosuke Takaoka speaks his heart out: &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to stop challenging myself now that I&#8217;ve turned 40</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344597" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344597" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="67925467"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/96ef3749cbb71bff61ea61062d982df9.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344597" class="wp-caption-text"> June 24/July 1, 2010 issue: Sosuke Takaoka speaks his mind: &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to stop challenging myself now that I&#8217;m 40 years old.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344600" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344600" style="width: 1667px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f49fb0e0"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/539cce598c55285872a430f9752c76e6.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344600" class="wp-caption-text"> Sosuke Takaoka speaks his heart out in the June 24/July 1, 2010 issue: &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to stop challenging myself now that I&#8217;ve turned 40.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344598" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344598" style="width: 2500px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="da0f0983"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/19eedd3963e7b1c7c513fde281af9c65.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344598" class="wp-caption-text"> Sosuke Takaoka speaks his heart out in the June 24/July 1, 2010 issue: &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to stop challenging myself now that I&#8217;ve turned 40.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344610" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344610" style="width: 1811px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="8973c454"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/6de727c8f566e7a0f9f46a0e4dbc3edd.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344610" class="wp-caption-text"> In 2008, we found Sosuke Takaoka and his wife Aoi Miyazaki, who had been married for about a year. After divorcing in &#8217;11, Takaoka reported his remarriage in &#8217;18.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344605" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344605" style="width: 1063px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="90efa785"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/7d7b3a35880bd73986f42027d7a0fc25.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344605" class="wp-caption-text"> In &#8217;12, he was also discovered to be in love with Ami Suzuki. The popular actor and singer&#8217;s love affair, reported by this magazine, was a public sensation</figcaption></figure>
<p> From the December 8-15, 2023 issue of FRIDAY</p>
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