Masahiro Higashide

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.

Masahiro Higashide
東出昌大
Tokyo International Film Festival 2016
Born (1988-02-01) February 1, 1988
Saitama, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor, model
Years active2004–present
Agenthumanitè Inc.
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Spouse(s)Anne Watanabe (m.2015)
Children3
Websitehttp://www.humanite.co.jp/actor.html?id=28

Career

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 a jewelry school.[1] He was active as a model for ZUCCa or Yoji Yamamoto from 2006 to 2011.

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

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

Personal life

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 the Japanese cuisine.

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

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. The report was later confirmed by his agency.[4] The incident has caused Higashide to lose several endorsement deals.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2012The Kirishima ThingHiroki Kikuchi[6]
2013It All Began When I Met YouTakumi TsumuraStory 2: "Long Distance Relationship"[6]
2014Crows ExplodeKazeo KaburagiLead role[6]
Blue Spring RideKō MabuchiLead role[7]
0.5mmkaraoke clerk[6]
Parasyte: Part 1Hideo Shimada[6]
2015Parasyte: Part 2Hideo Shimada[6]
Gonin SagaHayato HisamatsuLead role[6]
2016CreepyNogami[6]
Maniac HeroHidetoshi NakatsuLead role[6]
Death Note: Light Up the New WorldTsukuru MishimaLead role[8]
Satoshi: A Move for TomorrowYoshiharu Habu[6]
My Tomorrow, Your YesterdayShōichi Ueyama[6]
2017SekigaharaKobayakawa Hideaki[6]
Before We VanishPastor[6]
ForebodingShirō MakabeLead role[6]
2018Asako I & IIBaku and RyōheiLead role[6]
The Chrysanthemum and the GuillotineTetsu NakahamaLead role[6]
Over DriveAtsuhiro HiyamaLead role[6]
Punk Samurai Slash DownKuroae Naohito[6]
The AntiqueYoshio Tanaka[6]
2019The Confidence Man JP: The MovieBoku-chan[6]
2020Touge: The Last SamuraiTokugawa Yoshinobu[6]
The Confidence Man JP: The Movie 2Boku-chan[6]
Yukio Mishima vs. Tōdai Zen-KyōtōNavigatorDocumentary film[6]
I'll Live By MyselfShūzō[6]
Wife of a Spy: Theatrical Edition[9]
Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016

Television

Stage Performances
  • Nocturnes (2015)[6]
  • The Sea of Fertility (2018, 2018 PARCO PRODUCE)[6]
  • The Second Summer (2019, M&Oplays Produce)[6]

Books

Magazines

Awards and accolades
Year Award Category Work(s) Result
2013 67th Mainichi Film Award Best New Actor The Kirishima Thing Won[10]
36th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomers of the Year Won[11]
2014 27th Nikkan Sports Film Award 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 Award 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 Award 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
73rd Mainichi Film Awards Best Actor Nominated
28th Tokyo Sports Film Award Best Actor Nominated

References
  1. "Nikkan Sports", Wikipedia, 2019-03-23, retrieved 2019-06-20Nikkan Sports December 1st, 2013(Page 30) "Sunday Hero · Masahiro Higashide"
  2. 杏＆東出昌大が元日結婚！春には挙式・披露宴　熱愛発覚から１年 [Anne and Masahiro Higashide to marry on New Year's Day! ceremony to be held in spring]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Japan: Sports Nippon Newspapers. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. "杏、双子女児を出産「立派な子に育て上げたい」　東出昌大がパパに". ORICON STYLE (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. "近藤春菜、不倫報道の東出昌大に辛らつ「東出さんが苦しいのは正直どうでもいい。自業自得」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2020-01-23. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  5. "東出CM打ち切りへ　「よきパパ」イメージ崩壊　不倫の大きすぎる代償". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  6. "東出昌大 作品集". www.humanite.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  7. Loo, Egan (2014-04-02). "Tsubasa Honda, Masahiro Higashide Star in Live-Action Ao Haru Ride". Anime News Network (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  8. "Screen Daily Unveils 2016 Death Note Film's New Visual". Anime News Network. February 26, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  9. "スパイの妻". eiga.com. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  10. "Mainichi Film Award Winners: 67th (2012)" (in Japanese). Mainichi Newspapers. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  11. "Dai 36-kai Nihon Akademī-shō yūshū sakuhin" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize Association. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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