Raised in Saitama Prefecture, Higashide spent his youth practicing kendo under his father’s guidance before turning to fashion, winning a Men’s Non-no exclusive model audition while still in high school and later modeling for brands such as ZUCCa and Yohji Yamamoto between 2006 and 2011; a brief stint at a jewelry school also shaped his early artistic pursuits. He entered acting with a role in The…
