Masayasu Yagi

Masayasu Yagi is the kind of actor who sneaks up on you — quietly building a career in the shadow of a more famous older brother (EXILE's SHOKICHI), then carving out his own lane through sheer stage work and action-heavy roles in the HiGH&LOW franchise. Born in Tomakomai, Hokkaido and shaped by competitive high school baseball, there's something grounded and physical about the way he carries himself on screen. Joining Gekidan EXILE in 2012 was the right move; that company's ethos of body-first, commitment-heavy performance suits him. The Guinness record for catching marshmallows with chopsticks is genuinely unhinged and I respect it completely. Married since 2019, two kids — he comes across as a guy who does the work, goes home, and doesn't need the spotlight to feel okay about himself. That quiet confidence reads well on camera.

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Masayasu Yagi is a Japanese actor born on August 28, 1987, in Hokkaido, Japan. Standing 183 cm tall, he joined the theatre troupe Gekidan EXILE in 2012 and is represented by LDH JAPAN. His Instagram account (masayasu_yagi) is publicly accessible, and his Wikidata and Wikipedia entries provide additional reference.

Name (English)

Masayasu Yagi

Name (Japanese)

八木将康

Reading

やぎ まさやす

Born

August 28, 1987 (age 39)

Origin

Hokkaido, Japan

Height

183cm

Occupation

Actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

Blood type

A

Agency

LDH JAPAN

Active years

2012 -

Works summary

Appearances

94 (2012–2026)

By year

2012: 1, 2013: 5, 2014: 6, 2015: 8, 2016: 8, 2017: 6, 2018: 9, 2019: 2, 2020: 5, 2021: 6, 2022: 8, 2023: 11, 2024: 6, 2025: 6, 2026: 7

Debut work

BASARA

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/masayasu_yagi/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%AB%E6%9C%A8%E5%B0%86%E5%BA%B7
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24895545

Tags

• From Hokkaido
• Actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.