<figure id="attachment_107723" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-107723" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="201c6ffe"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2020/04/346f5fcf912f3f992e2cca5f8b8b183a.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-107723" class="wp-caption-text">Sorimachi at the wheel of his beloved car and Matsushima in the passenger seat. They remain close friends.&#8217; Taken in March 2008</figcaption></figure>
<p> Since &#8220;Good Marriage Day&#8221; (November 22), the couple, who are good friends, have been appearing together for the first time in a commercial. They are actors Takashi Sorimachi (49) and Nanako Matsushima (50), who got married in February 2001 after appearing in the drama &#8220;GTO&#8221; (Fuji Television).</p>
<p> Sorimachi, who attended a promotional event held on November 20, said shyly, &#8220;I tried to make it as natural as possible.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The theme was to act as naturally as possible, but it was difficult. &#8230;&#8230; If you take on a role, you can act as an actor, but I found it difficult to express my natural self (as a married couple).</span></p>
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<p> Sorimachi and Matsushima have been married for 23 years this year. FRIDAY&#8221; caught them on the set of &#8220;GTO,&#8221; which was the starting point of their relationship, as well as at secret secret meetings. We would like to look back on the couple&#8217;s &#8220;happy trajectory&#8221; by re-recording some of their treasured photos.</p>
<h2> A Rare Two-Shot</h2>
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<p> What follows is a precious date in a luxury foreign car in March &#8217;20.</p>
<p> One day in mid-March at a prestigious junior high school in an upscale residential area of Tokyo, a Mercedes Benz was parked near the school. Sorimachi was behind the wheel. Sorimachi was behind the wheel, and Matsushima, wearing a mask, got out of the passenger seat. From the back seat, his eldest daughter, a junior high school student, gets out and follows Matsushima.</p>
<p> Apparently, she had something to do at school that day. As Matsushima and the eldest daughter start walking toward the school gate, Sorimachi quickly pulls his phone out of the window and takes a picture of them. He is a good father himself with a big smile on his face.</p>
<p> After a few minutes, Matsushima comes out of the school, gets into the passenger seat again, and the Mercedes starts off. He removes the mask he had been wearing, and relaxes, chatting with Sorimachi. It is a rare shot of the couple without hats or sunglasses.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Both of them are popular actors in dramas and movies, but they seem to be able to share the household duties with each other. For example, when Mr. Matsushima is busy, Mr. Sorimachi takes care of their two daughters. Such care and ingenuity are behind the couple&#8217;s happiness,&#8221; said an entertainment professional.</span></p>
<p> Sorimachi and Matsushima have found happiness as a family thanks to the drama. Even in their first commercial together, you can clearly see how well they get along.</p>
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<figure id="attachment_344900" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344900" style="width: 2800px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="7961c185"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/75a0541ae135495932457177c6247245.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344900" class="wp-caption-text">Sorimachi and Matsushima were in good mood during the filming of &#8220;GTO&#8221; (from the mid-summer issue of &#8220;Friday Special&#8221; in 1998).</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344901" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344901" style="width: 3060px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="d05cdbe6"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/4627695a719df336425c14402c0952c9.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344901" class="wp-caption-text"> Sorimachi and Matsushima during the filming of &#8220;GTO&#8221; (from the mid-summer issue of &#8220;Friday Special&#8221; in 1998).</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_344902" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344902" style="width: 2382px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="a50cb778"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/7d8773117f9362c18ebfe7b616296920.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344902" class="wp-caption-text"> First scoop photo! Sorimachi left his house in Matsushima&#8217;s office car and got into his own office car a short distance away (from the March 17, &#8217;00 issue).</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344903" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344903" style="width: 1304px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="4dc5ffe2"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/39eaf4e515f9c99bd61856dc7b537c4b.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344903" class="wp-caption-text"> The two spending time at Sorimachi&#8217;s house. They ate in sleeveless clothes, which was out of season. The cold north wind had nothing to do with them.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344904" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344904" style="width: 2342px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="9ac3d2bf"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/5963d2dfae3e2f6fc58a82eb3e9568d6.png" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344904" class="wp-caption-text"> The two spending time at Sorimachi&#8217;s house. They dine in sleeveless out-of-season clothing. The cold north wind had nothing to do with them (from the March 17, 2000 issue).</figcaption></figure>
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<figure id="attachment_344905" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344905" style="width: 2657px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="22006b26"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/39cf346bd6b7ec1e021a8705ee21637b.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344905" class="wp-caption-text"> A night walk with a couple in October &#8217;12.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344906" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344906" style="width: 2681px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="37951f33"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/80771204ad3b1cb58d927919c874efa0.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344906" class="wp-caption-text"> Matsushima greets her best friend, Yuji Oda, at the luxury villa they purchased on the shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture in August &#8217;12.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344907" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344907" style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="6226e58c"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/78c61076ccd33741550fc1dbeca761f4.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344907" class="wp-caption-text"> Matsushima poses for an interview in the September 29, 1995 issue of this magazine.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344909" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344909" style="width: 1667px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="f25a0180"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/9939fd8a9f3775d6c56ddc993d0e1385.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344909" class="wp-caption-text"> Matsushima in a see-through dress at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2006.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344910" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344910" style="width: 2908px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="d8adad57"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/8eb8f1bcf693bbcff48166eac5312633.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344910" class="wp-caption-text"> In March 2010, she showed off her &#8220;granny perm&#8221; during the filming of the drama &#8220;My Neighbor&#8217;s Chikara&#8221; (TV Asahi).</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_344908" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-344908" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="75d44442"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/11/16bfcea6e14d4656240f008acf303f50.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-344908" class="wp-caption-text"> Returning to the pickup truck after a workout at the gym. Her slender physique is exactly the same as when she was younger.&#8217; June 19</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_107726" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-107726" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="031e33bd"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2020/04/086fa18a84ffd54d42fd54b77b8a7a64.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-107726" class="wp-caption-text"> Sorimachi and Matsushima, still as married as ever, driving their beloved car to and from their daughter together. Photo taken in March &#8217;20.</figcaption></figure>


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 Takashi Sorimachi and Nanako Matsushima are co-starring in a commercial for the first time after 23 years of marriage. We take a look back at the couple's "happy trajectory" with these treasured photos, including scenes from the filming of the drama that sparked their relationship, a secret secret meeting, and a date in a luxury car.

In &#8217;20, in a Mercedes Benz&#8230; Nanako Matsushima &#038; Takashi Sorimachi &#8220;First commercial collaboration after 23 years of marriage&#8221; luxury car date photo

In ’20, in a Mercedes Benz… Nanako Matsushima & Takashi Sorimachi “First commercial collaboration after 23 years of marriage” luxury car date photo

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