Full disclosure] Scoop shot! Sousuke Ikematsu and Yumi Kawai have been in a relationship for two and a half years… They are nurturing their serious love by “living together”.

Under the Same Roof

It seems that the two had grown even closer.

Just after 9:30 in the morning in late November, actor Sosuke Ikematsu (Sosuke), 35, appeared from a high-end designer’s apartment in Tokyo, dressed in a full-body black corset.’ He made his film debut in the Hollywood movie “The Last Samurai” released in 2003, and won the Best New Actor Award at the 38th Japan Academy Awards in 2002 for his excellent performance as the adulterous partner of Rie Miyazawa (52) in the movie “Kami no Tsuki”. In next year’s NHK historical drama “Toyotomi Brothers! (Toyotomi Brothers!), one of the most talented actors of his generation. He was on location that day as well.

Then, at around 11:00 a.m. on another day, a cute woman with freshly cut bangs appeared from the same apartment. She is actor Yumi Kawai (24). She won the Best Actress Award at the 48th Japan Academy Prize this March at the age of just 24, and she has been in the limelight for many commercials. She is currently performing in the stage play “Watashi wo Motomete wo Sukasanai” (Don’t Look for Me), which started in October and is touring from Tokyo to Osaka, Toyama, and Aichi (……). On this day, she was seen with a heavy suitcase. On the day of the tour, he boarded a pick-up cab with a heavy suitcase and headed for the next day’s performance venue.

The two got to know each other through their collaboration in the movie “Just a Little Reminder,” which was released in 2010. When their relationship was revealed in April 2011, there were reports that Ikematsu had told his friends that they were planning to make their goal within the year, but it has been two and a half years since then. The couple, who are the busiest in the industry, have been steadily nurturing their love under the same roof.

Sincere and honest feelings” as told to FRIDAY

When FRIDAY asked Ikematsu, who was on his way to work, for an interview, he responded as he walked away.

-We saw the two of you coming and going from the same apartment. Are you and Mr. Kawai living together?

I can’t answer that question. Please check with the other party’s office.

–So your relationship is going well?

Yes, it is.

–Do you plan to get married?

That is also a personal matter, so I can’t answer that myself. ……

I’m sorry.” — Mr. Kawai’s activities are remarkable at the moment, and there was an article that said that your office “wants you to wait (for marriage).

I think it means that …… is being written without permission, or rather, it is being written as a guess.

–Are you currently filming a major drama?

Yes, I am. We are getting close to the broadcast, but filming will continue for another year, and we will all work together to do our best.

Ikematsu chose his words carefully, but did not deny that he and Kawai are living together. Meanwhile, FRIDAY sent a written inquiry to Kawai’s agency, but received no response by the deadline.

The couple of talented actors of today were stepping up their game both publicly and privately.

From the December 12, 2025 issue of FRIDAY