The wife of actor Matsudaira Ken, Matsumoto Yuri, was found dead in their Meguro Ward, Tokyo home.

She was found by their babysitter hanging from her neck from the doorknob of her bedroom at approximately 3 AM on Monday morning. Management for Matsudaira says he has been away from home since November 2nd, busy with a stage production in Kyushu.

Matsudaira Ken, of course, is most famous for his role in the samurai drama series, “Abarenbo Shogun“, and he married Matsumoto in October of 2005. The couple had a son together in October of 2006.

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