Former Child Actor from ‘Kamen Rider’ Arrested on Charges of Mutilating Bodies in Japan

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Entered 2024.05.03 09:04 Modified 2024.05.03 09:11

Kirato Wakayama, who appeared in ‘Kamen Rider’
Dispatched on charges of grievous bodily harm

Japanese child actor Kirato Wakayama/Photo = TBS screen capture While a Korean suspect was arrested on charges of mutilating the bodies of a Japanese couple in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, the contractor associated with the event is a child actor who appeared in the ‘Kamen Rider’ It is surprising to understand that he is an actor.

On the 2nd, local Japanese media such as FNN (Fuji News Network) reported that Wakayama Kirato (20) was sent on charges of damaging the bodies of a couple found along the Nasumachi River in Tochigi Prefecture. Three people, including Mr A, a Korean in his 20s, were also arrested on the same charge. According to local police, on the 16th of last month, a man in his 50s who ran a restaurant in Tochigi Prefecture and his wife were found burned to death. Later, while the police were investigating the case, it was confirmed that one of the Korean suspects had visited the site in Nasumachi, Tochigi Prefecture where the couple’s bodies were found, and the suspects were arrested, and Wakayama was arrested on the same charge in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture.

Wakayama is understood to have committed the crime at the instigation of someone in exchange for money, as he stated in a police investigation that he “received millions of Yen in compensation after disposing of the body.” The person who gave Wakayama instructions was known to be Ayake Hirayama (25), a construction worker.

Born in 2003, Wakayama debuted as a child actor by appearing in Japanese TV’s ‘Nightmare’ in 2012, and later appeared as the younger version of the main character in TV Asahi’s ‘Kamen Rider Wizard’ in 2013 and NHK’s historical drama ‘Military Guards’ in 2014. It was featured. Although he continued to appear in films and dramas until 2018, it was revealed that he has not done any significant work since then. After Wakayama’s crime became known, reactions continued in Japan, saying, “How did a cute boy end up on a bad path?”

However, although Wakayama was involved in the mutilation and abandonment of the body, it is not known if he was also involved in the murder. Fuji TV reported that the group received 2.5 million yen (about 22 million won) in compensation for the crime, and after committing the crime, they moved to Osaka together, stayed in a hotel together , and then move on. In addition, considering that only a few hundred thousand yen were left at the time of the arrest, the police are conducting an investigation with the possibility that it was used in Osaka in mind. There is also the possibility that Wakayama used the money on entertainment expenses.

An entertainment official said in an interview with Tokyo Sports, “Wakayama retired from the entertainment industry after his exclusive contract with his agency expired in February 2020, when he was in his first year of high school,” and added , “I understand that he is already in a difficult financial situation.” In a YouTube channel video released after Wakayama’s crime became public, a YouTuber asked a man, “Do you have a favorite saying?” and he responded, “In the end, the world is about money.” also attracted attention. The man in the video, despite his neat appearance, has a tattoo, and since Wakayama’s tattoo was also found in the same location, people are asking, “Isn’t it the same person?”

Kim So-yeon, Hankyung.com reporter sue123@hankyung.com

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