Japanese Heartthrob Joe Odagiri to Marry Actress Yuu Kashii
Heartthrob actor Yuu Kashii
, it was learned Thursday.
The couple plan to choose a day in the near future to register their marriage. They were set to hold a news conference later in the day.
Joe Odagiri and his fiance Yuu Kashii at press conference in December 2007
The talent agencies to which the pair belong said that Kashii was not pregnant and that they were not living together.
The celebrities reportedly met in 2005 during filming for the movie "Pavilion Salamander," and decided this autumn to get married.
Odagiri, 31, gained widespread attention after starring in the drama "Kamen Rider Kuuga." He won a rookie award at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony for his role in the 2003 film "Azumi."
Kashii made her debut as a model in 2001, when she was a third-year junior high school student. She entered the public spotlight after appearing in the 2003 drama "Water Boys." Her films include the 2005 piece "Linda, Linda, Linda."
Source: Mainichi
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Name: オダギリジョー
Name: Odagiri Joe
Real name: 小田切譲 / 小田切让（おだぎり・じょう） / Odagiri Jou
Profession: Actor and singer
Date of Birth: 1976-Feb-16
Birthplace: Tsuyama, Okayama prefecture, Japan
Height: 176cm
Weight: 60kg
Blood type: O
Wife: Yuu Kashii
Joe Odagiri and his fiance Yuu Kashii at press conference
Japanese actress Yuu Kashii at press conference
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