Misaki Ito Marries Millionaire

I’ve got some sad news for you Misaki Ito (伊東美咲) fans.

The beautiful Japanese actress and model of Densha Otoko fame announced this past Monday that she has tied the knot with Japanese business man Yoshinori Enomoto (榎本善紀), 8 years her senior.  Since the couple met at Japanese gravure model/actress Mami Uematsu’s wedding in Hawaii last November, Misaki says they plan on holding a small wedding ceremony there too this November.

Misaki Ito starred in the 2001 NTV drama Beauty 7 (ビューティー７) with Uematsu and Enomoto is a friend of the groom.

Misaki Ito in a red gown at the US movie premier of Sexy And The City last May

40 year old Yoshinori Enomoto is often called “the prince of pachinko” as the head of Kyoraku (京楽産業), one of the premier Japanese pachinko manufacturers.  Reports of Misaki dating the Japanese multi-millionaire first surfaced in March of this year.  They were sighted dining at an upscale teppan yaki restaurant in Tokyo earlier in the year with Japanese actress/model Uno Kanda and her husband who is a successful operator of pachinko parlor chain.  The total bill reportedly came out to be around $2000 and Misaki’s man picked up the tab.  Ito and Enomoto have also been spotted taking hot spring trips and going expensive furniture shopping together.

While usually Japanese actresses are free to marry whoever they want, Misaki Ito’s management agency has indirectly voiced some displeasure at her sudden announcement.  Apparently she failed to notify her handler Kenon (研音) in advance and it became rather embarrassing when it was approached for comment.  The agency expressed surprise and said they only knew Yoshinori Enomoto as one of her friends.

The tall and slender Fukushima Prefecture native is no stranger to Japanese tabloids.  Misaki has dated some hunks in the past, including Japanese actor Mokomichi Hayami and J-pop singer ISSA of Da Pump.  I wonder how long this marriage will last as we all know beautiful actress and successful businessman is not always the best combination (case in point – Megumi Okina and her entrepreneur ex-husband).

Misaki Ito wearing a white wedding dress at the Japan movie premier of Sexy And The City last August

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