Mr. Shimizu and Mr. Endo were quite close,” said a person involved in the entertainment industry. Shimizu refers to actor Hiroya Shimizu (26), and Endo refers to another actor, Kenshin Endo (24), who was arrested for drug possession on March 24. The suspect, Hiroya Shimizu, was dressed as the Joker and was “taken away” by police officers. Shimizu was arrested in the early morning of September 3 on suspicion of possessing dried marijuana at his home in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, with a woman in her 20s who lived with him by July 10. According to police officials, there had been information that Shimizu had been using marijuana since the beginning of this year, and the Metropolitan Police Department had been investigating. On the day of his arrest, investigators searched his home and found plant fragments that looked like dried marijuana and a roll of paper used for inhalation on the table. Shimizu was subsequently charged with violation of the Narcotics Control Law, while the woman in her 20s was not charged” (sports newspaper reporter). The police, in the course of their investigation of Shimizu, traced the suspect to Endo. “During the eight months of tailing Shimizu and checking his activities, including stakeouts, the police confirmed that Endo had been in and out of Shimizu’s home at least five times,” said a sports newspaper reporter. However, Endo has denied the charges, saying that he saw something like marijuana at Shimizu’s house, but it was not his own. Shimizu and Endo hit it off when they co-starred in the movie “Mis Mis Misou,” which was released in 2006. The two began to meet in private and developed a close relationship, even going to Shimizu’s home.” Indeed, Endo posted two shots of Shimizu on his Instagram page, indicating their closeness. However, the entertainment industry insider mentioned above is concerned about “something else. In fact, in addition to Endo, a man in his 20s was also arrested for procuring marijuana for Shimizu, but “there is a high possibility that Shimizu’s statement led to his arrest. “There is a high possibility that Shimizu’s statement led to his arrest. The ripple effect of Shimizu’s arrest continues to spread.
