Masahiro Higashide
Acting
Biography
Masahiro Higashide (東出 昌大 Higashide Masahiro, born February 1, 1988 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He began his career in 2004 as a model for the magazine "MEN'S NON-NO". He received the 'Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award' in 2012 & 'Rookie of the Year' award in the 36th Japan Academy Prize (2013). On this occasion, he gave up his modeling career to devote himself to film and television.
Born: February 1, 1988
Place of Birth: Saitama, Japan
Known For
Dogs and War: What I saw in Ukraine
When Russia invaded in February 2022. Japanese director Akane Yamada travelled to the war zone to document an often-overlooked story - the fate of animals and the people who reuse to abandon them. Known for her work in disaster zones since Fukushima, Yamada witnessed animal welfare groups mobilising at the Polish border to help refugees and their pets, and followed Ukrainians who continued to adopt shelter animals amid the chaos. In Borodianka, near Kyiv, she uncovered the tragic deaths of shelter dogs left behind during occupation. Her three-year investigation led her deep into Ukraine's frontline regions, from flooded Kherson after the Kahkovka Dam's destruction to a children's hospital in Kyiv struck by a missile. Through the stories of people who refuse to abandon animals even amid the devastation of war, this documentary portrays the resilience and dignity of those who refuse to surrender to violence.
Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2
Nagoya, 1983: Legendary filmmaker Koji WAKAMATSU decides to open a cinema – not least to show his own films. The Cinema Skhole quickly turns into a hot spot for local cinephiles. Junichi INOUE tells an empathetic and almost true story about motion picture enthusiasts in this loose sequel to Kazuya SHIRAISHI’s DARE TO STOP US.
Amachan
Aki Amano, a high-school girl from Tokyo moves to the Sanriku Coast in the Tohoku region to become a female diver. She becomes a local idol, then returns to Tokyo to try to become a real idol, and finally returns to Tohoku to help revitalize the area after the Great East Japan earthquake.
Gochisousan
Uno Meiko is the daughter of parents who run a western style restaurant in Tokyo. She marries and moves to Osaka with her husband. Meiko experiences cultural differences between Tokyo and Osaka, as she lives as a mother and wife in Osaka.
Ningen Kowai
Rakugo has the image of a humorous story, but it is also a treasure trove of “scary stories”. Among them, this work boldly arranges a performance in which "human fear" stands out, and does it in an omnibus format. There are four rakugo plays that will be drawn as a drama this time: "Kokoro", "Tatsumi's Tsuji Zou", "Konya Takao", and "Miyatogawa (upper / lower)".
Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation
Saeki Shuichi was a detective, but he quit his job. He now works at a detective agency. One day, a couple asks the detective agency to find a man named Sakagami. The man killed the couple's son and served at a youth detention center. Kogure Masato is the director of the detective agency. He tells Shuichi to work on the case. Shuichi is also part of a victim's family. When he was a child, his older sister was murdered. While Shuichi watches Sakagami, the couple asks him to find some materials which will allow them to forgive Sakagami or not.
Back of Father
A 10-part omnibus drama by 10 different scriptwriters on the theme of fathers and their sons and daughters.
A Restaurant with Many Problems
Tamako works for a company in the restaurant business. She experiences betrayal from Makoto, a chef she recently hired. Rumors then spread at work about her. Tamako decides enough is enough and quits her job. She decides to open a restaurant and run it from a woman's perspective. Tamako soon learns that Makoto has opened a luxurious restaurant across the street from her modest restaurant.
Last Samurai Standing
In the early Meiji era, Shujiro, once known as an undefeated samurai, decides to participate in a deadly survival game to save his family and villagers.
Transcending Dimensions
Rosuke, a monk, has gone missing. His lover, Nonoka, takes the assassin Shinno to a religious facility in search of Rosuke. There, they meet a sorcerer called Ajari. Meanwhile, Rosuke is on a spaceship heading to the unknown planet named Kelman. There, he meets a strange old man. And then...a battle...
Filmography
as Kyojin Tsuge
as Kanta Fase
as Narrator
as Yazu
as Narrator (voice)
as Junji Kimata
as Nakajo Hiroshi
as Kurazo Tanaka
as Kenji Murata
as Sudo
as 梅喜
as Kenta Sekiguchi
as Kazuo Kudo
as Shūzō
as Kazuki Ogawa
as Yasuharu Tsumori
as Narrator (voice)
as Shūhei Majima
as Todo Shusaku
as Boku-chan
as Boku-chan
as Yoshio Tanaka
as Baku / Ryohei
as Tetsu Nakahama
as Naohito Kuroae
as Atsuhiro Hiyama
as Boku-chan
as Matsuka
as Shirou Makabe
as Pastor
as Kobayakawa Hideaki
as Ryota Watanabe
as Shoichi Kaminoyama
as Yoshiharu Habu
as Tsukuru Mishima
as Tsukuru Mishima
as Nogami
as Hidetoshi Nakatsu
as Tanda
as Hayato Hisamatsu
as Shunji Kondo
as Shimada Hideo
as Makoto Monji
as Mabuchi Kou
as Shimada Hideo
as Fumiya Hirose
as Karaoke Clerk
as Togawa Yuusuke
as Kazeo Kaburagi
as Takumi
as Nishikado Yutaro
as 大向大吉（青年）
as Shizuka Dōmeki
as Hiroki Yamada
as Hiroki Kikuchi