Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Hiroki Hasegawa is my favourite kind of late bloomer. Born in Tokyo in 1977 and trained as a stage actor at the Bungaku-za after Chuo University, he did not start turning up on Japanese television until around 2008, and in films from 2011, past thirty by the time most actors have either broken through or quit. Then the range arrived all at once: the unsettling romantic lead of Second Virgin, the ineffectual father in the enormous hit Kaseifu no Mita, the fast-talking official trying to hold a country together in Shin Godzilla, and finally Akechi Mitsuhide carrying a year-long NHK historical drama. His 2012 Elan d'or newcomer prize looks almost comic in hindsight. What ties those parts together, for me, is his gift for playing men who are out of their depth and hiding it. That is not a face an actor who succeeded early ever learns.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hiroki Hasegawa
- Name (Japanese)
- 長谷川博己
- Born
- March 7, 1977 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Snake
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- actor / television actor
2. Background
- High school
- Hachioji Junior & Senior HIgh School
- University
- Chuo University
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Hiroki Hasegawa born?
Born March 7, 1977 (age 49).
Where is Hiroki Hasegawa from?
Hiroki Hasegawa is from Tokyo, Japan.
What does Hiroki Hasegawa do?
Hiroki Hasegawa works as actor, television actor.
How tall is Hiroki Hasegawa?
Hiroki Hasegawa is 183 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.