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Former actress Makiko Esumi (59) has been announced as a guest on a live Instagram broadcast for the cosmetics brand “MADO” on November 10th. Esumi, who retired from entertainment nine years ago, turns 60 next month. On 5ch forums, many commenters expressed surprise at her youthful recent appearance, saying she “doesn’t look 60,” while just as many posts dredged up old incidents — including the graffiti scandal at Kazushige Nagashima’s home and her unpaid national pension premiums — making for a mixed, back-and-forth reaction.
Makiko Esumi stuns with her current look! Nine years after her sudden retirement, her appearance ahead of turning 60 draws a huge reaction of “it’s been a while”
Former actress Makiko Esumi (59) has made a rare public appearance, with news that she’ll join a live broadcast.
The official Instagram account for the beauty brand “MADO” posted an update on the 6th, announcing: “Skin doesn’t develop just by applying products — a new way of thinking about beauty that changes mature skin. On Tuesday, November 10th, we’ll bring you an Instagram Live with Makiko Esumi,” reporting that the broadcast would air from 8 PM on the 10th.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Such a waste that someone with this much talent isn't working in showbiz anymore.
Didn't she spray-paint something like "you damn idiot son" on the wall of Nagashima's house?
She got bashed for it back then, but she was basically Japan's Banksy.
She's not the one who actually wrote it, come on.
Crazy how little she's changed.
Nagashima's wife is also a former volleyball player, and their kids went to the same school — sounds like a status battle between the moms.
People always say volleyball girls have nasty personalities.
Scrawled "idiot" at Nagashima's house.
Shrimp farming.
And that's how this lady's career ended.
Even after she was done as a celebrity, she was still feuding with the family running some school. Hiromi Iwasaki from "Futarikko" got dragged into that one too.
She wrote "Kazushige" at the idiot son's house.
Either way, graffiti is just childish.
I think I saw that whoever assumed that and posted it on social media or wherever ended up having to retract it.
And Issei Ishida with Maho Toyota.
Easy to confuse.
Had no idea she'd actually retired.
Nagashima has nothing to do with this, the guy's just getting dragged in for no reason.
Background and Talking Points
As for why Esumi stepped back from entertainment, the thread floats several stories — trouble with Kazushige Nagashima’s family, unpaid national pension premiums, money disputes with school officials — but all of it remains hearsay rooted in tabloid reporting, with no official explanation ever confirmed by Esumi or those involved. It’s also worth noting that this “appearance” isn’t a full-scale return to acting but a guest spot on a cosmetics brand’s Instagram Live, and doesn’t signal a wholesale comeback to showbiz. The thread’s split reaction comes from genuine surprise at her current look getting tangled up with lingering judgment over past controversies.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Former actress Makiko Esumi stuns with current appearance! Nine years after sudden retirement, visual impact ahead of turning 60 next month draws reaction of “it’s been a while”.”
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