Masahiro Higashide


Masahiro Higashide is a Japanese actor and model. In 2012, he debuted as an actor in ''The Kirishima Thing.''

Early life

Higashide was born on February 1, 1988, in Saitama Prefecture. He graduated from Saitama Prefectural Asaka High School. He has one older brother. He practiced kendo daily when he was young because his father was a kendo teacher and was also a chef specializing in Japanese cuisine. Higashide's father died when he was nineteen due to an undisclosed illness.

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 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

Higashide married fellow actor Anne Watanabe on January 1, 2015. The couple share three children; twin daughters born in May 2016 and a son 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 caused Higashide to lose several endorsement deals. On August 1, 2020, Watanabe finalized her divorce with Higashide, promising that they will work together to take care of the children.
On August 27, 2024, Higashide announced his second marriage on his official YouTube channel to a non-celebrity woman, who is eleven years his junior, upon learning of her pregnancy. The two had reportedly begun a relationship in mid-2024. It was later revealed to be former actress Karin Matsumoto, and that the two had met before on set prior to her retirement from the entertainment industry. His wife gave birth to her first and Higashide's fourth child on February 3, 2025.

Filmography

Stage performances

Dubbing

Legend of the Demon Cat, Bai Long

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
201367th Mainichi Film AwardsBest New ActorThe Kirishima ThingWon
201336th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomers of the YearThe Kirishima ThingWon
201427th Nikkan [Sports Film Awards]Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer AwardParasyte: Part 1 and Crows ExplodeWon
201438th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomers of the YearHimselfWon
201588th Kinema Junpo AwardsBest New ActorHimselfWon
201771st Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorSatoshi: A Move for TomorrowNomitated
201712th Osaka Cinema FestivalBest Supporting ActorSatoshi: A Move for TomorrowWon
201740th Japan Academy Film PrizeJapan Academy Prize for [Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Actor]Satoshi: A Move for TomorrowNomitated
201726th Japanese Movie Critics AwardsBest Supporting ActorSatoshi: A Move for TomorrowWon
201831st Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest ActorAsako I & II and Over DriveNomitated
201961st Blue Ribbon AwardsBest ActorAsako I & II and Over DriveNomitated
201940th Yokohama Film FestivalBest ActorAsako I & IIWon
201973rd Mainichi Film AwardsBest ActorAsako I & IINomitated
201928th Tokyo Sports Film AwardsBest ActorAsako I & IINomitated
202175th Mainichi Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorWife of a SpyNomitated
202163rd Blue Ribbon AwardsBest Supporting ActorWife of a Spy and The Confidence Man JP: Episode of the PrincessNomitated
202276th Mainichi Film AwardsBest ActorThe Sound of GrassNomitated
202336th Nikkan Sports Film AwardsBest ActorWinny and others
202466th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest ActorWinny and others

Books

Magazines