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Kabuki actor Nakamura Kantaro (27) yesterday for the first time acknowledged his romantic relationship with actress Maeda Ai (25), and added that they plan to get married in the autumn. The actor was attending a PR event for his latest movie, held at a Shinto shrine in central Tokyo. In "Zen" Nakamura plays the famous monk Dougen (1200-1253). In accordance with tradition, yesterday's news should not have come out until after the one-year mourning period for Maeda's mother, who died on January 16 of last year. Nakamura's father and fellow kabuki star Kanzaburo (53), meeting the press after a performance at the Kabukiza theater in Tokyo, said the media had got hold of the news earlier than his family had planned. He said he would be meeting with Maeda's father on the 17th of this month to discuss the wedding, which is likely to be a big showbiz event. The couple's relationship began in 2001 when they appeared together in the NHK drama "Hikari no Teikoku."
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