62-year-old renowned Japanese actor Masayuki Katsumura, who has appeared in numerous TV dramas and movies, is a well-known and respected supporting actor. Unexpectedly, despite having a family, he was exposed by Japanese media for cheating on his wife with a businesswoman more than 20 years his junior, and for neglecting the fact that his mistress was sexually harassed.
Masayuki Katsumura has been married for nearly 30 years and has a 28-year-old daughter. He had shared about his happy family life on programs, with his loving family man and good dad image deeply ingrained in the public's mind. However, according to Japanese media “Josei Seven Plus”, in December last year, Katsumura was introduced to a beautiful businesswoman in her 30s (referred to as A) through a friend. A revealed to the media that the two originally just drank together, but Katsumura began to contact her frequently and even confessed, "Let's be together from now on!" At first, A considered the fact that Katsumura was married and declined his proposal, but Katsumura insisted he was in the process of divorcing his wife and had been separated for over 15 years. After consulting a lawyer and learning it did not constitute adultery, A agreed to the relationship, and they began a semi-cohabiting life.
However, A gradually discovered that Katsumura had a quirky and neurotic personality. He would send more than 50 messages every day and video chat for hours about acting theory, which made A feel great pressure. In April of this year, something else happened that A could not tolerate: Katsumura invited her to a dinner party with six men who were all his juniors or friends. Initially, the atmosphere was friendly, but while Katsumura went to pay the bill, actress X, one of his juniors, groped A's butt, sexually harassing her. At the time, A did not want to embarrass Katsumura, so she quietly warned the harasser.
After the gathering, A told a slightly drunk Katsumura about the sexual harassment, but he brushed it off and even angrily slammed the door, saying, "I'm not even close to that guy," which left A extremely disappointed. The next day, A texted Katsumura and brought up the sexual harassment again. Only then did Katsumura apologize and promise to help. As time passed, A never received an apology from the harasser and decided to contact a lawyer. The police have formally accepted the case as an "indecent assault incident."
Source: China Times