Sakai Masato & Kanno Miho to get married in early April

Sakai Masato and Kanno Miho are set to get married in early April after a whirlwind romance of a few months only. According to insiders, the couple first worked together in the movie "Ooku ~ Eien [Emonnosuke Tsunayoshi Hen]" when filming started in January 2012. Since then, Sakai was said to have begun courting Kanno aggressively but it was only until late last year when their movie was shown in December that they finally started dating. As news of them being romantically-linked to each other have never been out in the press so far, this marriage announcement comes as a total surprise.

In the movie which can be said to be their "matchmaker", Kanno played the 5th generation shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi in a reversal tale about Ooku where Sakai was the chief of Ooku who was secretly in love with the female shogun. Although Sakai's image has been that of a "soushokukei actor" (soushokukei usually refers to people who are not too keen about romance and and is passive about relationships), it was said that he made his feelings known to Kanno quite early on although she did not agree to being an item with him then. Last autumn, when the two reunited for a series of promotional events for their movie, Kanno was said to have begun viewing Sakai differently. Sakai even "openly" declared his feelings for her during a screening in October by saying that Kanno was like a tree and he was like a vine who needed to be around her. Sakai also praised Kanno for being very beautiful and possessed a dangerous scent which attracted him. However, nobody realised that he was telling the truth then and thought he was just referring to the relationship of their characters. Soon after the movie was released in December, the two of them started dating and in just three months, decided to get married. The reason why April was chosen is due to the fact that Kanno finished the filming of her autumn drama "Kekkon Shinai" last December and Sakai also completed the filming of his "Legal High" SP which is due to be shown on 13 April so the couple have a break in their schedules for April.

When asked about the impending marriage, Kanno's agency confirmed that preparations are in progress while Sakai's agency also confirmed the report.

Source: Sanspo

Wow, another marriage announcement two days in a row! I'm especially happy for Kanno Miho who has not only once expressed her wish to get married and have kids. She has been linked to Inagaki Goro for a long long time in a on-and-off and off-and-on relationship and hasn't been rumoured to be dating anyone since the breakup. I remember reading an interview of her when "Kekkon Shinai" was about to begin its run where she said that her parents were classmates and got married when they were very young so she had aspired to be like them. However, as she grew older, she realised that it wasn't possible to get married young anymore and she didn't know what was wrong with her or her relationships. It sort of fitted the situation which Chiharu of "Kekkon Shinai" was in and it seemed like this bothered her quite a bit. Now that she's finally found someone and I think they do look very good together, here's wishing them all the best and that they'll be happy always!