--- name: "Masato Hagiwara" canonical: "https://film.one/person/masato-hagiwara" fi1m_id: "masato-hagiwara" imdb_id: "nm0353717" tmdb_id: 116321 wikidata_id: "Q1078538" roles: ["Actor"] born: "21 August 1971" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-05T04:34:25.814231+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Masato Hagiwara ## Identity Masato Hagiwara - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/masato-hagiwara - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** masato-hagiwara - **IMDb ID:** nm0353717 - **TMDB ID:** 116321 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1078538 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masato_Hagiwara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1078538, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353717/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/116321 Actor. Born 21 August 1971 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 21 August 1971, Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan - **Also known as:** 萩原聖人, 하기와라 마사토, ماساتو هاگیوارا, はぎわら まさと - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masato_Hagiwara, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1078538, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0353717/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/116321 ## Fi1m on Masato Hagiwara > Masato Hagiwara can unsettle a scene by seeming only half aware of it. His evasive performance in *Cure* is the clearest reason to seek him out, though his work extends well beyond quiet menace. In *Cure* (1997), Masato Hagiwara asks for information he has already been given, without making it clear whether he understood it. As Mamiya, he leaves Koji Yakusho’s detective with little to work with and plenty to find irritating. Yakusho shows the effort of staying patient, while Hagiwara gives him scant encouragement to continue. We grew anxious as Mamiya kept asking about identity, leaving the detective struggling to conduct his own interview. Early attention came through the lead in *Marks* (1995) and Mamiya in *Cure*, following youth dramas and supporting parts such as *A Class to Remember* (1993). But the subsequent film work does not all ask for menace. *Out of This World* (2004) casts him as a jazz vocalist and saxophonist for Junji Sakamoto, while *Café Lumière* (2004) places him in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s quieter observational drama. His understated contribution to the latter fits Hou’s patient attention to people. Kiyoshi Kurosawa gives the unease time to develop in *Cure*, and editor Kan Suzuki is crucial to its effect. Conversations persist after they seem to have exhausted their use, allowing Hagiwara’s evasions to become aggravating as well as frightening. Gary Ashiya’s sparse score leaves room for oppressive mechanical noise, so Hagiwara need not force menace into every line. His stillness works because the film lets us watch someone else try to deal with it. Voice work provides another way to hear what he can do. In *Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor* (2007), he voices the desperate gambler Kaiji Itō; *One Outs* (2008) gives him the calculating pitcher and gambler Tōa Tokuchi. His gravelly delivery makes room for agitation as well as calculation. These roles belong to an extensive television and voice career running alongside the films, rather than an occasional diversion from them. The caveat is patience: *Cure* keeps Hagiwara withholding the clear signals that would make his interviews easier to read. The repetition can be trying, even when its purpose is clear. We would not trade his vagueness for a more demonstrative performance. Start with *Cure*, provided an actor refusing to make himself easy to understand sounds like a reason to keep watching. ## Biography Masato Hagiwara is a Japanese actor and voice actor. Born on 21 August 1971 in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, he made his acting debut in 1987 and is represented by Alpha Agency. He is known for his role as Kunio Mamiya in Kiyoshi Kurosawa's *Cure* (1997). Other film credits include *Café Lumière* (2004) and *GO* (2001). He has also voiced characters in anime productions such as *Kaiji* (2007) and *The Place Promised in Our Early Days* (2004), and appeared in the series *Tokyo Vice* (2022). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Cure* (1997), Fi1m 85, as Kunio Mamiya — [page](https://film.one/film/cure.md) ## Complete filmography (157) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Period* (2026), Actor - *The Last Song You Left Behind* (2026), Actor - *Kenzo Kitakata: SUIKODEN* (2026), series, as Ourin - *One Last Throw* (2025), as Tanaka Shuta - *By 6am* (2025), as Kyoichiro Hara - *Teruko & Lui* (2025), series, as Yoshinori Shiibashi - *Murderous Encounter* (2025), series, Actor - *Amagi Goe* (2025), Actor - *Ultraman Arc the Movie: The Clash of Light and Evil* (2025), as Ultraman Arc (voice) - *The Unknown Me* (2025), series, as Jun Haneda - *Hell is Other People* (2025), series, as 東郷健 - *Silence of the Sea* (2024), as Muraoka - *Hell Is Other People* (2024), Actor - *Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido-* (2024), series, as Henmi Kazuo - *GO HOME ~Cops for the Lost~* (2024), series, as Fujishiro Akinobu - *Ultraman Arc* (2024), series, as Rution / Ultraman Arc (voice) - *Alice in Wonderful Kitchen* (2024), series, as Gojo Seiji - *GARO: Heir To Steel Armor* (2024), series, as Godou - *アイドル誕生 輝け昭和歌謡* (2024), Actor - *Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku* (2023), as Makoto Komiya - *Insomniacs After School* (2023), as Ganta's Father - *From Spices With Love* (2023), Actor - *The way back home* (2023), as Tatsuro Miyazaki - *Kôkando jôshô sapuri* (2023), series, Actor - *Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama* (2023), series, Actor - *Amnesiac Love* (2022), as Kamoshida Kunio - *Black/Crowes~roppongi underground~* (2022), series, Actor - *Shylock's Children* (2022), series, as Kazuo Furukawa - *Even If This Love Disappears Tonight* (2022), as Yukihiko Kamiya - *Shimamori Tower* (2022), as Akira Shimada - *Fill In the Blanks* (2022), series, as Akiyoshi Koichi - *Master's Daughter* (2022), series, as Yuda Masahiro - *Modern Young Monha* (2022), series, Actor - *Tokyo Vice* (2022), series, as Duke - *The Journalist* (2022), series, as Kohei Matsuda - *Dakara Korosenakatta* (2022), series, as Shigeru Ehara - *We Couldn't Become Adults* (2021), as Hideaki Miyoshi - *Unlock Your Heart* (2021), as Nishimura Takashi - *The Scales of Justice* (2021), series, as Masato Ichinose - *森村誠一女のサスペンス「マリッジ」* (2021), Actor - *Tokkai: Furyousaiken Tokubetsu Kaishubu* (2021), series, as Tsukano Tomohiko - *Uchihime Obakamiko* (2020), as Hatame - *Yell* (2020), series, Actor - *Fukushima 50* (2020), as Kazuo Igawa - *It Stopped Raining* (2020), as Takashi - *Please Don't Chant Buddhist Prayers in the Hospital Room* (2020), series, as Tamai Junichiro - *Harassment Game Akitsu VS Katoku Woman* (2020), Actor - *Japanese Doll Of Terror* (2019), as Kitazawa - *Million Joe* (2019), series, as Ryota Terashi - *And Life Goes On* (2019), as Sakamoto Masayuki - *When a Tree Falls* (2019), as Michihiro Adachi - *Janus no Kagami* (2019), series, as Koumoto Kazunari - *And, Live* (2019), series, as Sakamoto Masayuki - *An Artist of the Floating World* (2019), as Kuroda - *Happy Island* (2019), Actor - *Trace ~ Men of the science school ~* (2019), series, Actor - *A Banana? At This Time of Night?* (2018), as Daisuke Takamura - *I Will Not Give it to You* (2018), series, as Shunpei - *And Your Bird Can Sing* (2018), as Shimada - *Blue Wind Blows* (2018), as Asano - *Throwing Stones: Cops Against the Government* (2017), series, Actor - *巨悪は眠らせない 特捜検事の標的* (2017), as 五十嵐鉄夫 検察事務官 - *The Miracles of the Namiya General Store* (2017), as Takayuki Namiya - *CODE:MIRAGE* (2017), series, as Yutaka Kanebuchi - *Nikenme Dou Suru? ~Tsumami no Hanashi~* (2017), series, Actor - *Hitoya no Toge* (2017), series, Actor - *Cold Case: Door of Truth* (2016), series, as Nonomiya Kazuki - *Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor* (2016), as Tetsuo Higarashi - *GARO: Divine Flame* (2016), as Dario Montooya (voice) - *しんがり〜山一證券 最後の聖戦〜* (2015), series, as Toshio Takimoto - *The Man of the Political Economy* (2015), Actor - *Keisei Saimin no Otoko* (2015), series, as Hiroyoshi Nakamura - *Flowers for Algernon* (2015), series, as Junichiro Takebe - *The Lion Standing in the Wind* (2015), as Katsuhiko Aoki - *Heisei Saru Kani Kassenzu* (2014), series, as Keiji Minato - *The Man of the Tokyo Olympics* (2014), as Kitajima Yoshihiko - *Leaders* (2014), series, as Toshiro Kondo - *Kamen Teacher: The Movie* (2014), Actor - *逆光 保護司・笹本邦明の奔走* (2014), series, Actor - *Ofukou-san* (2014), series, as Konosuke Sakae - *Forbidden Practices* (2013), series, as Yohei Takaoka - *Platinum Data* (2013), as Shogo Kagura - *Saki* (2013), series, as Kosuke Nomura - *尾根のかなたに～父と息子の日航機墜落事故～* (2012), series, Actor - *マリッジ* (2012), series, Actor - *Scattered Reflection* (2011), as Michihiro Adachi - *NHK Special: Unsolved Cases* (2011), series, Actor - *Desperate Motherhood* (2011), series, as Yuki Hiromi - *The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda* (2011), series, as Keiichi Yuki（悠木 圭一） - *Princess Go* (2011), series, as Mitsunari Ishida - *Wolverine* (2011), series, as Kikyo Mikage (voice) - *Kyukei no Koya* (2010), series, Actor - *Soup Opera* (2010), as Doctor Mizutani - *Atami's Police Investigators* (2010), series, as Ayumu Hirasaka - *Box: The Hakamada Case* (2010), as Tendou Kuakmoto - *Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan* (2010), as Kanai Mitsuyoshi - *News Sokuho wa Nagareta* (2009), series, Actor - *Listen to My Heart* (2009), as Daisuke Goto - *Good Bye, My Secret Friend* (2009), as Shigeyuki - *The Flying Tire* (2009), series, as Kazuaki Isaki - *AIBOU: CSI Files* (2009), Actor - *Departure: From Ashoro* (2009), as Kenji Takeda - *One Outs* (2008), series, as Toua Tokuchi (voice) - *Lupin the Third: Sweet Lost Night* (2008), as Adam (voice) - *Kitaro and the Millennium Curse* (2008), as Umihito - *Chameleon* (2008), as Satoru Kajiwara - *Persona* (2008), as Dr. Koichiro Kiba - *Aoi Hitomi to Nuage* (2007), as Shun Uzaki - *Kaiji* (2007), series, as Kaiji (voice), Theme Song Performance - *Akagi* (2005), series, as Akagi (voice) - *Jyukai: The Sea of Trees Behind Mt. Fuji* (2005), as Masahiko Asakura - *Demon Pond* (2005), Actor - *Aikurushii* (2005), series, Actor - *Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire* (2004), as Yuzuru Yoshimachi - *The Place Promised in Our Early Days* (2004), as Takuya Shirakawa (voice) - *弟* (2004), series, Actor - *Café Lumière* (2004), as Seiji - *Out of This World* (2004), as Kentaro Hirooka - *目下の恋人* (2002), Actor - *100 Tales of Horror* (2002), series, Actor - *Oh My God* (2002), Actor - *Pakodate-jin* (2002), Actor - *Rain of Light* (2001), Actor - *GO* (2001), as Police Officer - *I Love Friends* (2001), as Makoto Shibata - *Street of Gravestones* (2000), as Tsuyoshi - *Chaos* (2000), as Gorō Kuroda - *Miracle of Love* (1999), series, as Kai Masato - *I Love Dad Best in the World* (1998), series, Actor - *Sometimes Love is a Lie* (1998), series, as Kawano Ryosuke - *Cure* (1997), as Kunio Mamiya — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/cure.md) - *Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi* (1997), Actor - *Sore Ga Kotae Da!* (1997), series, Actor - *Dream Stadium* (1997), Actor - *In Tomoko's Case* (1996), as Train attendant - *July 7th, Sunny Day* (1996), Actor - *My name is Reiko Shiratori! The Movie* (1995), as Akimoto Tetsuya - *MARKS* (1995), as Hiroyuki Mizusawa - *Broken Heart* (1995), Actor - *Stay Gold* (1994), series, as Tetsuo Harashima（原島 哲生） - *The Tropical People* (1994), as Hajime Tondabayashi - *Hero Interview* (1994), as Pilot​ - *Natsuko no Sake* (1994), series, as 草壁渡 - *Many Happy Returns* (1993), as Kazuo Takayama - *A Class to Remember* (1993), as Kazu - *All Under the Moon* (1993), as Businessman - *My name is Reiko Shiratori!* (1993), series, as Akimoto Tetsuya - *The River with No Bridge* (1992), as Sadao Shimura - *Kindly Answer: Touch Me Tenderly* (1992), Actor - *Ibu wa hatsukoi no yō ni* (1991), Actor - *Grapes Sting My Eyes* (1991), as Iwanaga Takeo - *Bakayarō! 4 You!* (1991), as Keizo Nagao (segment "泊ったら最後") - *Tekken* (1990), Actor - *Anxious Virgin: One More Time, I Love You* (1990), Actor - *Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen* (1990), series, Actor - *Water Moon* (1989), Actor - *Mr. Kinpachi in Class 3B* (1979), series, Actor ## Gallery - ![Masato Hagiwara](https://film.one/media/person/5692848/gallery-5f52237682d7.jpg) Masato Hagiwara — 麻雀ウォッチ, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Masato_Hagiwara_2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Masato Hagiwara](https://film.one/media/person/5692848/gallery-9c243973bf22.jpg) Masato Hagiwara — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won - Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor 1996: Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor (won) - Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year 1994: Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year (won) - Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer 1993: Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Newcomer (won), for *Many Happy Returns* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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