Masahiro Higashide’s “Accompanying His Girlfriend on Location” Breaks Industry Taboo, May Result in Dismissal at Worst
Actor Masahiro Higashide is facing a crisis.
The October 14 issue of “Shukan Bunshun” reported that Higashide has a new girlfriend. Higashide’s affair with young actress Erika Karada was discovered in January of last year, and he divorced Anne in August of the same year. Since he is now single, he has no problem finding a girlfriend.
This time it was a half-breed beauty in her twenties named A. They met around May of this year and developed a relationship after Higashide’s fierce approach. She is said to have moved all the way to her house so that she could see him immediately, and they have been meeting frequently.
Higashide is famous for being a spoiled and lonely person, so much so that some people call him a “big baby. When she started having an affair with Karada, she was hesitant because of Anzu’s presence, but she kept appealing to him, saying “I love you.
“In the end, she almost cried her eyes out and won him over.
That’s what they say. According to Bunshun, Ms. A described Higashide as a “five-year-old”.
The problem was that Higashide brought Ms. A all the way to Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, to film a local movie in which she was to appear, and stayed at the same hotel with her co-stars and staff for three nights.
His office was furious about this. In an interview with Bunshun
If what happened at the location is true, we have to say that it was a very ill-advised action considering Higashide’s current situation.
This is an unusual comment for an actor to make. This is an unusual comment for an actor in the company. A source close to the entertainment industry said.
“The office had not heard of the new boyfriend or the fact that he had ‘accompanied’ Ms. A to the location. It’s unheard of for a girl to bring her own lover to a location. I understand that she is lonely, but she has too much common sense.
Higashiide’s movie “The Sound of Grass” was just released on the 8th, and the Netflix movie “Bokutachi wa minna otona ni nareta nai” will be released next month, and the movie “Confidence Man JP Hero Hen” will be released in January next year. This is an act of repayment of gratitude to the agency for not abandoning Higashiide, whose image was damaged by the affair with Karada, and for their efforts to get her back on track.
Entertainment reporter Kozo Inoue said on the 15th broadcast of “Cast” (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation)
“I heard that Bunshun was surprised. The president of the company was furious.
He testified. He said that the company’s president was very angry. He said that he thought it was a problem that they had brought him to the location.
He said, “It’s an unreleased work, and I don’t know if it’s a movie or a drama. From what I’ve heard, it seems to be a movie, but there are all kinds of things like when to hold a press conference for the movie.
And yet, if they find out about this, it would be a problem for my co-stars and the producers. As an actor, I shouldn’t do this.” (Inoue’s comments on the cast)
He continued, “This is my opinion,” he said.
He went on to say, “This is my opinion,” before going on to say, “As far as the office is concerned, there is no possibility of dismissal. That’s how strict I am. There are young actors in this agency who are selling well and are coming along. The office has been covering for them by even paying the penalty, but as a management, they can’t show their junior staff what they can do.
He added.
The “Confidence Man JP” series is currently in talks for a new film following the hero version. According to a person in the film industry
“In fact, it was supposed to start cranking next year, but Corona pushed the schedule back, so it will probably be shot the year after next. Mr. Higashide was also in the cast, but there is a possibility that this report will change the situation.
He said. It’s not surprising that other agencies have issued “no co-starring” notices, making it difficult for casting companies to make offers.
According to one theory, he and Ms. A have “set up a meeting” to discuss their future, but even if they break up, the “loss” will not be erased. He must have gone through hell last year because of the affair, but did he not learn anything from it?
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