On November, 9th, the 38-year-old actress Noriko Takaso was sentenced to an 18-month prison, suspended for three years for violating the Stimulants Control Law.

Noriko Takaso was sentenced to an 18-month prison, suspended for three years for violating the Stimulants Control Law

When the judge told Sakai, “If you commit another crime, then the suspension of your sentence will be annulled, and a further penalty will be handed down on top of this 18-month sentence,” and added, “Your life from now onwards is extremely important,” the actress nodded.
The judge later asked the actress to read out the sentence, and she clearly said, “One year, six months’ imprisonment, suspended for three years.” The judge then said, “Take care not to forget this,” and Sakai bowed deeply to the judge and public prosecutors before leaving the courtroom.

Noriko Takaso regreted for violating the law

The actress was convicted of inhaling stimulants with her husband Yuichi Takaso, 41, at a hotel on Amami Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, when they went to the island to witness a total solar eclipse around July 30. She was also charged with being in possession of 0.008 grams of stimulants at her condominium in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on Aug. 3. The former actress’s husband is also on trial, facing charges of violating the law.
The ruling said it was clear that the actress had an attachment to drugs, based on the fact that she used them while on a trip and stored the drugs that were left over for further use.
Sakai was also quoted as telling the court: “I always have a sense of regret and self-searching, wondering why I couldn’t stop using them.” It sounds sad, but I have no doubt she’ll learn a titanic lesson from all this.