Japanese former child actor Kirato Wakayama was one of two men arrested in Japan on Wednesday (May 1) over the burnt remains of a restaurateur and his wife found on April 16. Ryutaro Takarajima, 55, and his 56-year-old wife Sachiko were found on a riverbed in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, near Tokyo. They had plastic bags over their...
Kirato Wakayama in an interview for the movie Laughing Under the Clouds .Japanese former child actor Kirato Wakayama was one of two men arrested in Japan on Wednesday over the burnt remains of a restaurateur and his wife found on April 16.
Kirato, 20, is best known for his roles in the live-action adaptations of anime Kiki's Delivery Service and Laughing Under the Clouds . He also acted in an episode of Kamen Rider Wizard and historical drama Gunshi Kanbei before retiring from acting in 2018. Police did not disclose whether Kang and Kirato had admitted to the allegations, and the suspects have not been charged with murder, though investigations are ongoing.Kirato and Kang are suspected of assaulting the Takarajimas on the night of April 15 in an abandoned house in Tokyo before borrowing Hirayama's car to transport the victims to Tochigi prefecture.
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