Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue released from custody after alleged nurse assault

Japanese actress Ryoko Hirosue was released from custody on Wednesday after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting a nurse at a central Japan hospital following a traffic accident.

The 44-year-old bowed and apologized when leaving the police station before boarding a car at 6.20am local time.

No alcohol or illicit drugs were detected in her system after tests by police in Shizuoka Prefecture, her agency said in a statement, adding she has shown signs of emotional instability and will undergo treatment.

The actress, who sustained minor injuries in the car accident on April 7, was brought to the hospital in Shimada, Shizuoka and she allegedly kicked a female nurse multiple times and scratched her arm after the nurse sought to prevent her from wandering around the hospital.

Hirosue, who rose to fame in the 1990s, appeared in a string of TV dramas such as "Beach Boys" and starred in films including the Oscar-winning "Departures."

(Staff reporter and Kyodo News)