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Masahiro Higashide

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Masahiro Higashide
Higashide at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016
Born (1988-02-01) February 1, 1988 (age 36)
Saitama, Japan
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2011–present
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Spouse

Anne Watanabe

(m. 2015; div. 2020)
Children3
Japanese name
Kanji東出 昌大
Hiraganaひがしで まさひろ

Masahiro Higashide (東出 昌大, Higashide Masahiro, born February 1, 1988 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor and model. In 2012, he debuted as an actor in The Kirishima Thing.

Early life[edit]

Higashide graduated from Saitama Prefectural Asaka High School. He practiced kendo daily when he was young because his father is a kendo teacher. His father is also a cook of Japanese cuisine.

Career[edit]

He debuted as a model in the 19th Men's Non-no Exclusive Model Audition in high school. After graduating from high school, he aimed to become a jewelry designer and proceeded to attend a jewelry school.[1] He was active as a model for ZUCCa or Yohji Yamamoto from 2006 to 2011.

He debuted in The Kirishima Thing in 2012 and has been an actor since then.

He has acted on the NHK TV program “Rakugo Deeper!"

Personal life[edit]

He married actress Anne Watanabe on January 1, 2015.[2] Their twin daughters were born in May 2016.[3] Their son was born in November 2017.[4][5]

In January 2020, Shūkan Bunshun revealed that Higashide had been having an extramarital affair with actress Erika Karata since 2017, when Watanabe was pregnant with their third child.[6] The report was later confirmed by his agency.[7] The incident has caused Higashide to lose several endorsement deals.[8] On 1 August 2020, Watanabe finalized her divorce with Higashide, promising that they will work together to take care of the children.[6]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2012 The Kirishima Thing Hiroki Kikuchi [9]
2013 It All Began When I Met You Takumi Tsumura Story 2: "Long Distance Relationship" [9]
2014 Crows Explode Kazeo Kaburagi Lead role [9]
Blue Spring Ride Kō Mabuchi Lead role [10]
0.5mm karaoke clerk [9]
Parasyte: Part 1 Hideo Shimada [9]
2015 Parasyte: Part 2 Hideo Shimada [9]
Gonin Saga Hayato Hisamatsu Lead role [9]
2016 Creepy Nogami [9]
Maniac Hero Hidetoshi Nakatsu Lead role [9]
Death Note: Light Up the New World Tsukuru Mishima Lead role [11]
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow Yoshiharu Habu [9]
My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday Shōichi Ueyama [9]
2017 Sekigahara Kobayakawa Hideaki [9]
Before We Vanish Pastor [9]
Foreboding Shirō Makabe Lead role [9]
2018 Asako I & II Baku and Ryōhei Lead role [12]
The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine Tetsu Nakahama Lead role [9]
Over Drive Atsuhiro Hiyama Lead role [9]
Punk Samurai Slash Down Kuroae Naohito [9]
The Antique Yoshio Tanaka [9]
2019 The Confidence Man JP: The Movie Boku-chan [9]
2020 The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess Boku-chan [9]
Mishima: The Last Debate Navigator Documentary [13]
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone Shūzō [9]
Wife of a Spy Taiji Tsumori [14]
2021 Blue Kazuki Ogawa [15]
The Sound of Grass Kazuo Kudō Lead role [16]
We Couldn't Become Adults Kenta Sekiguchi [17]
2022 The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai Tokugawa Yoshinobu [18]
The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Hero Boku-chan [19]
The Flower in the Sky Tatsuji Miyoshi Lead role [20]
2023 Trapped Balloon Kenji Lead role [21]
September 1923 Tanaka [22]
Winny Isamu Kaneko Lead role [23]
Corpo a Corpo [24]
2024 Transcending Dimensions [25]
Dare to Stop Us 2 [26]
Will Himself Documentary [27]
Higashide greeting Meryl Streep at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016.

Television[edit]

  • Renai Kentei (NHK, 2012), Junya Yoshimitsu[9]
  • Reset: Honto no Shiawase no Mitsukekata (TBS-MBS, 2012), Shion/Jun Aya[9]
  • Wonderful Single Life (Fuji TV, 2012), Hiroki Yamada[9]
  • xxxHolic (Wowow, 2013) Shizuka Dōmeki[9]
  • Amachan (NHK, 2013), young Daikichi Ōmukai[9]
  • Gochisōsan (NHK, 2013–14), Yūtarō Nishikado[9]
  • Fathers, Episode 7 (TBS, 2014), Yūsuke Togawa[9]
  • Hana Moyu (NHK, 2015), Genzui Kusaka[9]
  • A Restaurant With Many Problems (Fuji TV, 2015), Chef Makoto Monji[9]
  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (NHK, 2016), Tanda[9]
  • Death Note: New Generation (Hulu, 2016), Tsukuru Mishima[9]
  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Season 2 (NHK, 2017), Tanda
  • Leaders 2 (TBS, 2017), Makoto Kusakabe[9]
  • I love You Just a Little Bit (TBS, 2017), Ryōta Watanabe[9]
  • Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha (Wowow, 2017), Jiro Makabe
  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Season 3 (NHK, 2017–18), Tanda
  • The Confidence Man JP (Fuji TV, 2018), Boku-chan[9]
  • Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation (Wowow, 2019), Shuichi Saeki
  • Pure! ~ One-day idol director's case book ~ (NHK, 2019), Shusaku Todo
  • Police and Prosecutor (TV Asahi, 2020), Shuhei Majima
  • Wife of a Spy (NHK, 2020), Yasuharu Tsumori[9]

Stage performances[edit]

  • Nocturnes (2015)[9]
  • The Sea of Fertility (2018, 2018 PARCO PRODUCE)[9]
  • The Second Summer (2019, M&Oplays Produce)[9]

Dubbing[edit]

Books[edit]

Magazines[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref
2013 67th Mainichi Film Awards Best New Actor The Kirishima Thing Won [29]
36th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomers of the Year Won [30]
2014 27th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award Parasyte: Part 1 and Crows Explode Won
38th Elan d'or Awards Newcomers of the Year Himself Won
2015 88th Kinema Junpo Awards Best New Actor Won
2016 41st Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow Nominated
2017 71st Mainichi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated
12th Osaka Cinema Festival Best Supporting Actor Won
40th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Nominated
26th Japanese Movie Critics Awards Best Supporting Actor Won
2018 31st Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actor Asako I & II and Over Drive Nominated
2019 61st Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actor Nominated
40th Yokohama Film Festival Best Actor Asako I & II Won [31]
73rd Mainichi Film Awards Best Actor Nominated
28th Tokyo Sports Film Awards Best Actor Nominated
2021 75th Mainichi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Wife of a Spy Nominated [32]
63rd Blue Ribbon Awards Best Supporting Actor Wife of a Spy and The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the Princess Nominated [33]
2022 76th Mainichi Film Awards Best Actor The Sound of Grass Nominated [34]
2023 36th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actor Winny and others Nominated [35]
2024 66th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actor Nominated [36]

References[edit]



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