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Actor Kaho (35) announced her marriage via her official website on September 15. Her partner is film director and musician Sora Hokimoto (甫木元空, read “Hokimoto Sora”). Kaho landed her first leading film role in 2007’s “Tennen Kokekko” and has since appeared in numerous dramas. Most recently she drew attention for her role in the TBS drama “Until the T-Shirt Dries,” playing a character who dies in a bus accident. On 5ch’s Entertainment/Sports News+ thread, discussion ranged widely — from the origin of the unusual surname “Hokimoto,” to her popularity back in her ReHouse commercial days, to reports of her past relationships with various co-stars.
2026.09.15
Actor Kaho (35) announced on the 15th via her official website that she has married. Her partner is film director and musician Sora Hokimoto (甫木元空, read “Hokimoto Sora”).
Kaho took her first leading film role in 2007’s “Tennen Kokekko.” She has since appeared in numerous popular dramas, and most recently drew attention for playing Azusa, a character who dies in a bus accident, in the TBS drama “Until the T-Shirt Dries.”
Source: daily.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
It's used in things like the market saying "futsuka shimpo wa areru" (the market turns rough on the second trading day) and place names like Marumori-cho Hippo. Apparently both usages carry the meaning of "beginning."
Forget the kanji, I've never even heard the surname Hokimoto before. Pretty rare.
I was working there at the time — she came to visit our store.
Honestly, that might've been her peak.
Girls who are into subculture guys tend to be calculating.
① Daichi Watanabe
② Kanata Hongo
③ Masaki Okada
④ Hirofumi Arai
⑤ Gen Hoshino
⑥ Daiki Arioka
⑦ Kei Tanaka
⑧ Masaki Suda
⑨ Ryoma Takeuchi
⑩ Sora Hokimoto (film director, musician)
◆ Ex who got arrested
Hirofumi Arai
◆ Ex who cheated
Kei Tanaka
It was Saya. Two-character name, kind of similar.
Haruka Ayase (rumored romance with SixTONES' Jesse)
Kasumi Arimura (rumored romance with King & Prince's Kaito Takahashi)
Riho Yoshioka
Manami Higa
Ai Hashimoto
Rena Nonen
Rio Uchida
Ayame Goriki
Kii Kitano
Miori Takimoto
Yuika Motokariya
Kana Kurashina (reportedly married to Sandaime J Soul Brothers' Tosaka)
Ayaka Miyoshi
Ito Ono
Rio Yamashita
Ages would help.
http://movie-navi.net/otakara/idol/200803/080303c04.jpg
Where exactly is he handsome?
Ayase's probably done with marriage lol. Suzu will be pickier — going with her own taste, either a handsome actor or a stable businessman lol
Yeah, I was picturing Natsuna too. These similar stage names are confusing.
Wait, really? She's already married with two kids.
Background and Talking Points
Kaho rose to fame as a child actor in Sekisui House’s “ReHouse” commercial series, then landed her first leading film role in 2007’s “Tennen Kokekko.” Her newly announced husband, Sora Hokimoto, works as a film director and musician rather than an actor — a pattern that echoes a recent trend of actresses marrying film directors or business owners. The kanji “甫” isn’t one people run into often in daily life, but it appears in the old market saying “futsuka shimpo wa areru” and the place name Marumori-cho Hippo, where it’s said to carry the meaning of “beginning.” The thread also raised rumors about her relationships with former co-stars, but these are unconfirmed reports based on tabloid coverage — neither Kaho nor her agency has officially confirmed any of them.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Kaho announces marriage, partner is film director/musician Sora Hokimoto: “Going forward, we’ll prioritize each other’s health as a family” [Ailuropoda melanoleuca★].”
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