Masahiro Higashide
Masahiro Higashide is a Japanese actor and model. In 2012, he debuted as an actor in The Kirishima Thing.
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 attend a jewelry school. He was active as a model for ZUCCa or Yoji 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
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. Their twin daughters were born in May 2016. 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. The incident has caused Higashide to lose several endorsement deals.
Filmography
Film
Television
- Renai Kentei, Junya Yoshimitsu
- Reset: Honto no Shiawase no Mitsukekata, Shion/Jun Aya
- Wonderful Single Life, Hiroki Yamada
- xxxHolic Shizuka Dōmeki
- Amachan, young Daikichi Ōmukai
- Gochisōsan, Yūtarō Nishikado
- Oyaji no Senaka, Yūsuke
- Hana Moyu, Kusaka Genzui
- Mondai no Aru Restaurant, Chef Makoto Monji
- ', Tanda
- ', Tsukuru Mishima
- Leaders 2, Makoto Kusakabe
- I love You Just a Little Bit, Ryōta Watanabe
- Foreboding, Shirō Makabe
- The Confidence Man JP, Boku-chan
- Wife of a Spy, Yasuharu Tsumori
Stage Performances
- Nocturnes
- The Sea of Fertility
- The Second Summer
Dubbing
- Legend of the Demon Cat, Bai Long
Books
Magazines
- Men's Non-no
- FINEBOYS
- GET ON!
- smart
- Smart HEAD
- Soen
Awards and accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2013 | 67th Mainichi Film Award | Best New Actor | The Kirishima Thing | |
| 2013 | 36th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomers of the Year | The Kirishima Thing | |
| 2014 | 27th Nikkan Sports Film Award | Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award | and Crows Explode | |
| 2014 | 38th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomers of the Year | Himself | |
| 2015 | 88th Kinema Junpo Awards | Best New Actor | Himself | |
| 2016 | 41st Hochi Film Award | Best Supporting Actor | Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | |
| 2017 | 71st Mainichi Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | |
| 2017 | 12th Osaka Cinema Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | |
| 2017 | 40th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | |
| 2017 | 26th Japanese Movie Critics Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow | |
| 2018 | 31st Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Actor | Asako I & II and Over Drive | |
| 2019 | 61st Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Asako I & II and Over Drive | |
| 2019 | 40th Yokohama Film Festival | Best Actor | Asako I & II | |
| 2019 | 73rd Mainichi Film Awards | Best Actor | Asako I & II | |
| 2019 | 28th Tokyo Sports Film Award | Best Actor | Asako I & II |