is a Japanese actor and model. In 2012, he debuted as an actor in ''

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.''

Career

He debuted as a model in the 19th

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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

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from 2006 to 2011. He debuted in

in 2012 and has been an actor since then. He has acted on the

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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 Japanese cuisine. He married

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on January 1, 2015. Their twin daughters were born in May 2016. Their son was born in November 2017. In January 2020, ''

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'' revealed that Higashide had been having an extramarital affair with actress

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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. On 1 August 2020, Watanabe finalized her divorce with Higashide, promising that they’ll work together to take care of the children.

Filmography

Film

Television

* ''Renai Kentei'' (

, 2012), Junya Yoshimitsu * ''Reset: Honto no Shiawase no Mitsukekata'' (TBS-MBS, 2012), Shion/Jun Aya * ''Wonderful Single Life'' (Fuji TV, 2012), Hiroki Yamada * '' xxxHolic'' ( Wowow, 2013) Shizuka Dōmeki * ''

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'' (

, 2013), young Daikichi Ōmukai * ''

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'' (NHK, 2013-14), Yūtarō Nishikado * ''Fathers'', Episode 7 ( TBS, 2014), Yūsuke Togawa * ''

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'' (

, 2015), Genzui Kusaka * ''A Restaurant With Many Problems'' (

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, 2015), Chef Makoto Monji * '' Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit'' (

, 2016), Tanda * '' Death Note: New Generation'' (Hulu, 2016), Tsukuru Mishima * ''Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Season 2'' (NHK, 2017), Tanda * ''Leaders 2'' ( TBS, 2017), Makoto Kusakabe * ''I love You Just a Little Bit'' (TBS, 2017), Ryōta Watanabe * ''Yocho Sanpo Suru Shinryakusha'' ( Wowow, 2017), Jiro Makabe * ''Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Season 3'' (

, 2017-18), Tanda * ''The Confidence Man JP'' (

, 2018), Boku-chan * ''Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation'' ( Wowow, 2019), Shuichi Saeki * ''Pure! ~ One-day idol director's case book ~'' (NHK, 2019), Shusaku Todo * ''Police and Prosecutor'' (

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, 2020), Shuhei Majima * ''

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'' (NHK, 2020), Yasuharu Tsumori

Stage performances

*Nocturnes (2015) *The Sea of Fertility (2018, 2018 PARCO PRODUCE) *The Second Summer (2019, M&Oplays Produce)

Dubbing

* ''

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'' (2018), Bai Long (

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)

Books

Magazines

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Awards and accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Higashide, Masahiro 1988 births Japanese male film actors Japanese male models Japanese male stage actors Japanese male television actors Living people Actors from Saitama Prefecture Models from Saitama Prefecture 21st-century Japanese male actors