Actor Matsudaira Ken (50) and actress Daichi Mao (47) announced recently that they divorced at the end of December, saying that they had grown apart. Daichi, one of Japan’s most beautiful actresses, retains the huge and luxurious Minato Ward, Tokyo home they shared. Residents of the area said they had heard rumors of the couple living apart for several years. Daichi was a former star of the famous all-female Takarazuka theater troupe. Matsudaira made his debut under the legendary Katsu Shintaro in his Zatoichi TV series in 1975. His most famous role is that of the Abarenbo Shogun in the series of that name, a part he played 830 times between 1978 and 2003.