Masato Hagiwara | |
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萩原 聖人 | |
![]() Hagiwara in 2019 | |
Born | Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | August 21, 1971
Occupation(s) | Actor, voice actor, mahjong player |
Years active | 1987–present |
Agent | ALPHA AGENCY |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Website | www |
Masato Hagiwara (萩原 聖人, Hagiwara Masato, born August 21, 1971) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and professional mahjong player.
Biography
Early life and education
When Hagiwara was three years old, his parents divorced and he was taken in by his father. However, his father died when he was in the fourth grade, and was then raised by his paternal grandparents in Chigasaki until he was 15 years old. As a result, he spent most of his younger life without his mother.[1]
After graduating from Chigasaki Shiritsu Umeda Junior High School, Hagiwara moved to Tokyo. He enrolled in the part-time program at Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School, but dropped out after only one week.[1] Later on, he went to the United States for a short period of time and was impressed by the movie audiences he saw in New York City, which led him to become interested in acting as a career. After returning to Japan, when he was helping out at his mother's bar in Shinjuku, he caught the eye of the casting staff for the TV drama Abunai Deka who had come in as customers, and was recruited. Then, in 1987, he made his debut as a young luggage thief in episode 32 of Abunai Deka.[1] He continued to appear in many films as a minor role, but it was his role as Naojirō Matsuoka in the 1990 TV drama High School Rakugaki 2 that brought him to prominence.
In 1991, he formed the theater group "Early Timelies" with Shōgo Suzuki, Kō Watanabe and Tetsu Sakuma. They performed six shows over a period of seven years. He later established a fanclub in 1993, which disbanded three years later in July 1996.
Legal issues
In 1993, one of the suspects in an assault case at Chūō-Rinkan Station on the Odakyu Line was accused of resembling Hagiwara. Hagiwara claimed to have an alibi, saying that he was meeting someone at the time of the crime, but refused to reveal the name of the person who could prove it, because it would be a nuisance to the person. This case damaged Hagiwara's public and private life, and for a while his appearances in dramas and other events were drastically reduced. Later, however, the case was dismissed on the grounds that the accuser's testimony contained many inconsistencies and it was just an accusation that Hagiwara resembled the killer.[2]
Career
Hagiwara co-starred in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cure with Kōji Yakusho[3] and appeared in Hou Hsiao-hsien's Café Lumière.[4] He was supposed to perform in the play "Shinjō Afururu Keihakusa 2001" at Theatre Cocoon in January 2001, but was forced to cancel his performance in December 2000 due to a sensorineural hearing loss that left him temporarily deaf.
He also had a starring role as a vocalist and saxophonist in a jazz band in Junji Sakamoto's Out of This World.[5] After having saxophone lessons with others, he practiced by himself in a karaoke box until his lips were swollen. The second prominent time as a vocalist was in 2007 for the cover of a song by The Blue Hearts, Mirai wa Bokura no Te no Naka, which was used as an opening theme for the anime TV series Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor.
In 2018, he became a Riichi Mahjong professional affiliated with the Japan Professional Mahjong League. In the same year he was drafted by the Team RAIDEN professional Mahjong team for the participation of the team Riichi Mahjong tournament M-League.
Personal life
In November 1995, Hagiwara married actress Emi Wakui, with whom he co-starred in the TV drama Natsuko no Sake. They had a son in October 1999[6] and divorced in July 2003, with Wakui taking custody of the son.[7]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1987 | Bu Su | Student | ||
1992 | The River with No Bridge | Sadao Shimura | ||
1993 | A Class to Remember | Kazu | ||
All Under the Moon | Office worker | |||
1994 | Tropical Paradise Club | Hayashi Toda | ||
1995 | Marks | Hiroyuki Mizusawa | Lead role | |
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! | Tetsuya Akimoto | |||
1997 | Cure | Kunio Mamiya | ||
Sharan Q no enka no hanamichi | AD Kita | |||
2000 | Chaos | Gorō Kuroda | Lead role | |
2001 | Onmyoji | Prince Sawara Shinno | ||
Go | Policeman | |||
Rain of Light | Mitsuya Anami | |||
2004 | Out of This World | Kentarō Hirooka | Lead role | |
Café Lumière | Seiji | |||
Akihabara@Deep | Satoshi Matsuda | |||
2005 | Rikidōzan | Yuzuru Yoshimachi | ||
2007 | Battery | Makoto Tomura | ||
2008 | Chameleon | Satoshi Kashiwara | ||
Persona | Kōichirō Kiba | |||
2009 | Sanpei the Fisher Boy | Pei Mihira | ||
Listen to My Heart | Daisuke Goto | |||
2010 | BOX: The Hakamada Case | Norimichi Kumamoto | Lead role | |
Soup Opera | Mizutani | |||
2013 | Platinum Data | Shōgo Kagura | ||
2014 | Kamen Teacher | Nobuhiko Midō | ||
2015 | The Lion Standing in the Wind | Katsuhiko Aoki | ||
2017 | Miracles of the Namiya General Store | Takayuki Namiya | ||
2018 | And Your Bird Can Sing | Shimada | ||
A Banana? At This Time of Night? | Daisuke Takamura | |||
2019 | Happy Island | |||
Silent Rain | [8] | |||
Japanese Doll of Terror | [9] | |||
And Life Goes On: The Movie | Masayuki Sakamoto | [10] | ||
2020 | Fukushima 50 | [11] | ||
Utahime Obaka Miiko | Haru Namidame | [12] | ||
2021 | Unlock Your Heart | Takashi Nishimura | [13] | |
We Couldn't Become Adults | Hideaki Miyoshi | [14] | ||
2022 | Even If This Love Disappears From the World Tonight | [15] | ||
Shimamori | Akira Shimada | Lead role | [16] | |
Amnesiac Love | Kunio | [17] | ||
2023 | Eternal New Mornings | [18] | ||
From Spice with Love | [19] | |||
Insomniacs After School | Ganta's father | [20] | ||
2024 | Cross My Mind | Lead role | [21] | |
The Silence of the Sea | [22] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1989 | High School Rakugaki 2 | Naojirō Matsuoka | ||
1994 | Natsuko no Sake | Wataru Kusakabe | ||
Wakamono no Subete | Tetsuo Harashima | Lead role | ||
1997 | Sore ga Kotae da! | Kunio Ikeda | ||
2007 | Gō | Ishida Mitsunari | Taiga drama | [23] |
2008 | Full Swing | Ikkyū Abe | ||
2011 | Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda | Keiichi Yūki | ||
The Reason I Can't Find My Love | Takumi Shiraishi | |||
2015 | Shingari | Takimoto | ||
2016 | Kyoaku wa Nemurasenai | Tetsuo Igarashi | Television film | |
2017 | Miotsukushi Ryōrichō | Mataji | ||
Ishitsubute | Masayuki Azumata | [24] | ||
2018 | When a Tree Falls | Michihiro Adachi | Television film | [25] |
2019 | And Life Goes On | Masayuki Sakamoto | Television film | [10] |
Trace: Kasōken no Otoko | Naofumi Hayakawa | Eps. 6-11 | [26] | |
2022 | Tokyo Vice | Duke | American television series | [27] |
2023 | Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku | Television film | [28] | |
2024 | Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Tattooed Prisoners Scramble Arc | Kazuo Henmi | [29] |
Animated television series
Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | Kappa no Kaikata | Watashi |
2005 | Akagi | Shigeru Akagi |
2007 | Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor | Kaiji Itō |
2008 | Examurai | ATSUSHI |
Lupin III: Sweet Lost Night | Adam | |
One Outs | Tōa Tokuchi | |
2009 | Winter Sonata | Lee Min-hyung / Kang Joon-sang |
2011 | Wolverine | Kikyō Mikage |
Kaiji: Against All Rules | Kaiji Itō | |
Blade | Kikyō Mikage | |
2018 | Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues | Kaiji Itō, Watanabe |
Animated films
Year | Title | Role |
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2004 | The Place Promised in Our Early Days | Takuya Shirakawa |
2016 | Garo: Divine Flame | Dario Montoya[30] |
Dubbing
- Live-action
Year | Title | Role | Voice dub for | Notes |
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2003 | Winter Sonata | Lee Min-hyung / Kang Joon-sang | Bae Yong-joon | |
Untold Scandal | Jo-won | Bae Yong-joon | ||
2005 | First Love | Sung Chan-woo | Bae Yong-joon | |
April Snow | In-su | Bae Yong-joon | ||
2006 | Charlie Jade | 01 Boxer | Michael Filipowich | |
2008 | The Legend | Damdeok / Hwanung | Bae Yong-joon | |
2011 | Dream High | Jung Ha-myung | Bae Yong-joon | |
2018 | Burning | Ben | Steven Yeun | NHK edition |
- Animation
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | G-Saviour | Mark Curran |
References
- ^ a b c AERA February 8, 1999 issue, pp. 52-56, "Contemporary Portrait: Masato Hagiwara"
- ^ "プレイバック芸能スキャンダル史 裁判を抱えていた萩原聖人が和久井映見と電撃結婚". Nikkan Gendai. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
- ^ Mes, Tom (March 20, 2001). "Midnight Eye review: Cure". Midnight Eye.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (September 15, 2004). "You can't beat an old master - The Japan Times". The Japan Times.
- ^ Gray, Jason (September 20, 2003). "Midnight Eye feature: Out of This World - Set Report". Midnight Eye.
- ^ "プレイバック芸能スキャンダル史 裁判を抱えていた萩原聖人が和久井映見と電撃結婚". Nikkan Gendai. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ "プレイバック芸能スキャンダル史 裁判を抱えていた萩原聖人が和久井映見と電撃結婚". Nikkan Gendai. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
- ^ "静かな雨". eiga.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "恐怖人形". eiga.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "劇場版 そして、生きる". eiga.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Fukushima 50". eiga.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "劇場版・打姫オバカミーコ". eiga.com. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
- ^ "ひらいて". eiga.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ^ "伊藤沙莉が『ボクたちはみんな大人になれなかった』に出演!". Cinematoday. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
- ^ "古川琴音&松本穂香ら新キャスト、道枝駿佑&福本莉子のサンセットビジュアル公開『今夜、世界からこの恋が消えても』". Cinema Cafe. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ "沖縄戦描く映画「島守の塔」の撮影 21年春以降に再開". Kobe Shimbun. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ "餓鬼が笑う". eiga.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "有り、触れた、未来". eiga.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "スパイスより愛を込めて。". eiga.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "君は放課後インソムニア". eiga.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "Cross my mind". eiga.com. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
- ^ "海の沈黙". eiga.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "解説:誰が演じた石田三成 大河初代は石坂浩二 近年は"ムキムキ"な山本耕史や「悪」の田中圭も". Mantan-web. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "北村一輝&萩原聖人、佐藤浩市主演「石つぶて」に出演!「衝撃伝えられるよう挑みたい」". eiga.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "妻夫木聡×井上真央『乱反射』、萩原聖人&三浦貴大ら個性派キャスト集結". Crank-in!. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "萩原聖人:7年ぶり月9ドラマに登場「温かく迎えていただき感謝」". Mantan-web. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "マイケル・マン監督×渡辺謙、山下智久ら出演 製作費88億円の大型ドラマ『TOKYO VICE』放送決定". Crank-in!. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- ^ "河合優実、田中麗奈、根本真陽、森山未來が『NHKスペシャル "宗教2世"を生きる』ドラマ編に出演決定 ドキュメンタリー編と2回シリーズで"宗教2世"に迫る". TV Life. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "ドラマ「ゴールデンカムイ」二瓶や江渡貝らのキャスト7人発表、放送・配信は10月から". Natalie. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Masato Hagiwara, Arisa Komiya Join Garo: Divine Flame Film's Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
External links
- ALPHA AGENCY profile (Japanese)
- NHK Talent Records profile (Japanese)
- Masato Hagiwara on Instagram
- Masato Hagiwara at IMDb
- Masato Hagiwara at Anime News Network's encyclopedia