is a Japanese actor. In 2004, he became the youngest winner of the Best Actor award in the history of the

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for his portrayal of 12-year-old Akira in the highly acclaimed ''

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''.

Career

Yagira was 12 years old and not a professional actor, when filming began for ''Nobody Knows'' in 2002. He then immediately went on to television projects and other films. He co-starred with

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in Akane Yamada's ''All to the Sea'' which was released in 2010 and co-starred with

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in Taro Hyugaji's ''Under the Nagasaki Sky'', released in 2013. Asakusa kid

Personal life

He was hospitalized on August 29, 2008 for a

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, with early reports calling it a

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attempt. Yagira later denied that he had been trying to kill himself, noting that he was the one who called an ambulance after he began feeling ill from taking the pills. According to his blog: On January 15, 2010, Yuya Yagira married TV personality Ellie Toyota at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine. They had registered their marriage on January 14.

Brand Endorsements

In 2018, Yagira became the brand ambassador for Japanese men's grooming brand GATSBY. He starred in the TV Commercial "GATSBY Cop", together with popular Japanese actor Mackenyu Arata.

Filmography

Television

* ''Kunimitsu no Matsuri'' ( KTV, 2003), Shinsaku Sakagami * ''Denchi ga Kireru Made'' (

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, 2004), Daichi Takano * ''Tokyo23: Survival City'' ( WOWOW, 2010), Noboru Arai * ''Lady: Saigo no Hanzai Profile'', episodes 4, 5 ( TBS, 2011), Satoshi Tatsumi * ''Galileo XX'' (

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, 2013), Kento Tōma * ''

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'' (

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, 2014), Moyuru Honoo * ''

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'', episode 1 (Fuji TV, 2014),

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* '' Nurses of the Palace'' (TBS, 2015), Kōtarō Nakano * ''

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'' (

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, 2015), Daisuke Ikehata * ''We're Millennial Got a Problem?'' (NTV, 2016), Maribu Michigami * ''The Brave Yoshihiko and The Seven Driven People'' (TV Tokyo, 2016), Yuusha Yoshihiko * '' Naotora: The Lady Warlord'' (NHK, Taiga Drama, 2017), Ryūun-maru * ''Mom, May I Quit Being Your Daughter?'' (NHK, 2017), Taichi Matsushima * ''Frankenstein's Love'' (

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, 2017), Seiya Inaniwa * ''Gintama: Mitsuba hen'' (dTV, 2017), Toshiro Hijikata * ''Gintama of the Unusual'' (dTV, 2018), Toshiro Hijikata * '' From Today, It's My Turn'', episode 3 (NTV, 2018), Moyuru Honoo * ''A Day-Off of Kasumi Arimura'', episode 4 (Wowow, 2020), Kevin Takeda * ''Gift of Fire'' (NHK, 2020), Osamu Ishimura * ''Pay to Ace'' (

, 2021), Kurodo Kuroki * ''Gannibal'' (

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, 2022), Daigo Agawa

Film

* ''

'' (2004), Akira Fukushima * ''Shining Boy and Little Randy'' (2005) * '' Sugar and Spice'' (2006), Shiro Yamashita * '' The Bandage Club'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''All to the Sea'' (2010) * ''Under the Nagasaki Sky'' (2013), Goro Sawada * ''

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'' (2013), Yuichi Hirose * ''Again'' (2013), Ryutaro * ''

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'' (2014), Toru Gora * ''Ushijima the Loan Shark 2'' (2014), Ebinuma * ''Saiga no Inochi'' (2014), Keito Myose * ''Gassoh'' (2015), Kiwamu Akitsu * ''Destruction Babies'' (2016), Taira Ashihara * '' Hentai Kamen: Abnormal Crisis'' (2016), Tadashi Makoto * '' Pink and Gray'' (2016), Shingo Suzuki * ''Ninkyo Yaro'' (2016) * ''Grab the Sun'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2017), Toshiro Hijikata * ''Samurai's Promise'' (2018), Chiri Tsubaki * '' Hibiki'' (2018), Kohei Tanaka * ''Gintama 2'' (2018), Toshiro Hijikata * ''His Lost Name'' (2019), Shichi * '' The Fable'' (2019), Kojima * ''Don't Cry, Mr. Ogre'' (2019), Tomoyuki Saito * '' Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration'' (2019) * '' From Today, It's My Turn the Movie'' (2020), Eiji Yanagi * ''Hokusai'' (2021), Hokusai Katsushika (young) * ''Gift of Fire'' (2021), Osamu Ishimura * ''Under the Turquoise Sky'' (2021), Takeshi * '' Asakusa Kid'' (2021),

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* ''The Fish Tale'' (2022), Hiyo

Awards

*2004: 57th Cannes Film Festival -

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for ''

'' *2004: 90th Kinema Junpo Award - Best New Actor for ''

'' *2005:

26th Yokohama Film Festival The was held on 6 February 2005 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. Awards * Best Film: '' Kamikaze Girls'' * Best Actor: Kōji Yakusho – ''Yudan Taiteki'', ''Tōkyō Genpatsu'', '' Warai no Daigaku: University of Laughs'' * Best Actress ...

- Best New Actor for ''

'' *2016: Drama Academy Awards - Best Supporting Actor for ''We're Millennials. Got a problem?'' *2017: 90th Kinema Junpo Award - Best Actor for ''Destruction Babies'' *2017: 38th Yokohama Film Festival - Best Actor for ''Destruction Babies'' *2022: 46th Elan d'or Awards - Newcomer of the Year

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Yagira, Yuya 1990 births Living people 21st-century Japanese male actors Japanese male child actors Japanese male film actors Male actors from Tokyo People from Western Tokyo Stardust Promotion artists Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor winners Horikoshi High School alumni