Actor Sanada Hiroyuki (43) won this year’s Yodogawa Nagaharu Award for his recent successful roles in “Tasogare Seibei” (Twilight Samurai) and the Hollywood hit “The Last Samurai.” The award is named after the famous movie critic, best known for the closing line of his TV show, “Sayonara, sayonara, sayonara!”
• Lucy Liu (36) is the latest Hollywood star to do a TV ad in Japan. She stars in the new spot for Suntory’s ‘healthy’ happoshu (malt liquor) “Diet Nama” that shows the “Charlie’s Angels” and “Kill Bill” star even able to run on water!
• The home of Kimijima International fashion brand owner Kimijima Takayuki (38) and his wife Towako (37) was burgled recently, according to the magazine Josei Sebun.