Tanihara Shosuke's 6th child to be born in April this year

Tanihara Shosuke's wife is currently pregnant with their 6th child, as reported on 6 Jan. She is said to be about 6 months into her pregnancy and will give birth in April this year. Tanihara, who got married in 2007, already has 3 sons and 2 daughters and is well-known as a hands-on father who is often seen at his children's school events or neighbourhood activities.

Tanihara is also on a roll in his career as this year is his 20th anniversary as an actor and he is in the leading role of TBS Winter 2015 drama "Keibuho Sugiyama Shintaro" as a police detective who has to raise three children on his own after his wife passed away. He will also be seen in the NHK drama series "Genkai Shuraku Kabushikigaisha" as part of the leading cast members.

Source: Sponichi