At around 4:30am on Wednesday, actor Shido Nakamura ignored a red light while driving in Setagaya and was stopped by a patrol car. The officer detected the smell of alcohol and gave Nakamura a breathalyzer test, which showed 0.35 mg/L (the legal limit is 0.15 mg/L). He was taken into custody for both violations.

Nakamura stated that he had been drinking champagne aboard a plane late Tuesday night, then had met with friends at a Nishi-Azabu bar at midnight. He was driving a female friend home when he was stopped. At a press conference later on Wednesday, he apologized for the incident, and he also stated that he wishes to retreat from drama acting for the time being. He hopes to rebuild his career from scratch.

Nakamura has been a kabuki actor and screen actor since 1981. He married actress Yuko Takeuchi in 2005.