Yūya Yagira
Yūya Yagira ( Japanese 柳 楽 優 弥 , Yagira Yūya ; born March 26, 1990 in Higashiyamato , Tokyo Prefecture , Japan ) is a Japanese actor .
He made his first experiences as an actor in 2003 in the television drama Kunimitsu no Matsurigoto , a film adaptation of the manga of the same name by Tadashi Agi and Masashi Asaki . He was best known in 2004 for the lead role in the film Nobody Knows , which is about four siblings who are left unattended by their mother for a long time. For his portrayal of the twelve-year-old Akira , Yūya Yagira was named Best Actor at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival . He had his second leading role in Hoshi ni Natta Shōnen from 2005. There he played an animal-loving boy who befriends two elephants.
He is under contract with the talent development company Stardust Promotion .
Web links
- Yūya Yagira in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Profile at Stardust Promotion (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ City Higashiyamato: 東京都東大和の出身著名人( Memento of 25 June 2009 at the Internet Archive ) (Japanese: "Known personalities from the city Higashiyamato, Tokyo Prefecture")
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yagira, Yūya |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Higashiyamato , Tokyo Prefecture , Japan |