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

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daily when he was young because his father was a kendo teacher and was also a chef specializing in

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. Higashide's father died when he was nineteen due to an undisclosed illness.

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 The Kirishima Thing 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 married fellow actor

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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, ''

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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 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

Film

Television

Stage performances

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

Dubbing

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Books

Magazines

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Awards and nominations

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 Male actors from Saitama Prefecture Models from Saitama Prefecture 21st-century Japanese male actors