Mika Mifune, left, and husband George Takahashi

Mika Mifune to launch band with husband and baby daughter

Monday 06th October, 06:39 AM JST

TOKYO —

Celebrity Mika Mifune, 26, who is the daughter of the late actor Toshiro Mifune, is launching a rock band together with her musician husband and young daughter. Mifune said the band, which will be called The TraBryu, will consist of herself, husband George Takahashi, 50, who is a vocalist for the rock band Toraburyu, and their daughter Rennon, 3. The band will sing the theme song “Birthday Party” for the kids animation film “Yes! Precure 5GoGo!” The CD single will be released on Nov 5.

Mifune said, “I wanted to make something memorable for my family. Ever since I heard that my father refused an offer to be in ‘Star Wars,’ I thought it is important to do something for children to enjoy.”

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thepro at 10:58 AM JST - 6th October

Apparently they were dating when she was 14. Of course nobody says anything about it because he's kind of famous.
thepro at 10:58 AM JST - 6th October

and their daughter Rennon...

Named after John Rennon?
Sarge at 11:01 AM JST - 6th October

the pro - Har!
cwhite at 01:22 PM JST - 6th October

my bad, wrong dates. Yeap, I'm sure they were dating when she was 14. Wrong generation so I never bothered to ask any of her classmates how she was. But, do I care..... nope....

http://www2.odn.ne.jp/mikamifune/NewFiles/special_pics/Y.I.S.html
some14some at 01:57 PM JST - 6th October

Nothing special, same like any other 'family business' anywhere!
BlackFlag at 02:04 PM JST - 6th October

Mifune would have been a great Obi-Wan, still Sir Guiness did a fine job
northlondon at 02:19 PM JST - 6th October

and their daughter Rennon

If they have a son they will call him Hallison.
thepro at 02:55 PM JST - 6th October

or Lingo perhaps?
Pukey2 at 09:27 PM JST - 6th October

Apparently they were dating when she was 14.

That alone is fairly worrying. Sure, a big age gap between two partners is no big deal, but there's just something not right when one of them is THAT young. At least Celine Dion's husband had the decency to wait until she was a fully grown woman before making a move.
OssanULTRA at 09:47 PM JST - 6th October

Mifune would have been a great Obi-Wan, still Sir Guiness did a fine job

I always thought Lucas wanted Mifune to be Darth Vader.
borscht at 10:01 PM JST - 6th October

Mifune as Luke Skywalker would have been even better. Or Princess Leia?
BlackFlag at 01:22 AM JST - 7th October

who said anything about what turkey neck lucas wanted?
noirgaijin at 07:03 AM JST - 7th October

Fact: Mika is the illegitimate child of Mifune Toshiro. Fact: Toshiro hardly ever saw her nor even cared she existed. Fact: Mika is cashing in by playing the loving daughter of a Japanese icon who barely acknowledged that he was her father. If she was that well off in the Mifune clan, she would not be married to a Japan Elvis sugar daddy twice her age.
IchyaParadise at 08:44 AM JST - 8th October

It also probably helps that he is SGI. Gotta protect and push their own.
nikoniko at 05:25 PM JST - 8th October

noir gaijin - sad, but true points