The Actor Who Quit For His Mental Health — Now He’s Cleaning Houses For A Living

A popular Japanese actor, Kota Miura, left fans in shock after he shared his dramatic career change.

Miura Kota appeared as a guest on Fuji TV’s late-night program, Bee The TOP and opened up about going from acting to a cleaning company. He said he retired from the industry at just 40 years old because the job was taking a significant toll on him mentally. The distress grew further when he stopped getting drama roles due to COVID-29 in 2020.

Kota Miura started working part-time jobs to make ends meet. But then he accidentally came across a cleaning company run by comedian-turned-businessman Irie Shinya. In June 2021, Kota Miura sent a message to Irie and then interviewed with the company. In July 2021, he retired from the entertainment industry and joined Peekaboo, Irie’s cleaning company.

While Japanese netizens were upset at the fact that Kota Miura retired so early, they were also impressed that a public figure like him could boldly make such a career shift and be proud of it.

Meanwhile, Kota Miura is best known for his dramas like Bad Guy and Kamen Riders Amazon.