Yuya Yagira

Acting

Yuya Yagira

Born 1990-03-26 · Tokyo, Japan

Yuya Yagira is a Japanese actor. In 2004, he became the youngest winner of the Best Actor award in the history of the Cannes Film Festival for his portrayal of 12-year-old Akira in the highly acclaimed "Nobody Knows".

Acting credits

Galileo XX poster
7.1

A spin-off from popular Japanese TV series "Galileo". Episode XX tells the story of female detective Utsumi Kaoru's final case before she went to Oklahoma for further training.

Galileo XX

2013

Crows Explode poster
6.1

A month after Genji Takiya graduates, a new battle for supremacy at Suzuran All-Boys High School begins. Transfer student Kaburagi Kazeo combats Kagami Ryohei for the coveted top spot, amidst a brewing inter-school conflict with Kurosaki Industrial High.

Crows Explode

2014

Nobody Knows poster
8.0

In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.

Nobody Knows

2004

Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration poster
7.3

After being mocked for believing that rabbits live on the Moon, Nobita uses one of Doraemon’s gadgets to create a hidden lunar kingdom. Accompanied by a mysterious new classmate named Luca, Nobita and his friends travel to the Moon’s far side, where they discover children with extraordinary powers and become drawn into a dangerous conflict that reaches far beyond Earth.

Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration

2019

Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken poster
7.1

The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.

Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken

2018

Genius Party poster
6.5

The seven short films making up GENIUS PARTY couldn’t be more diverse, linked only by a high standard of quality and inspiration. Atsuko Fukushima’s intro piece is a fantastic abstraction to soak up with the eyes. Masaaki Yuasa, of MIND GAME and CAT SOUP fame, brings his distinctive and deceptively simple graphic style and dream-state logic to the table with “Happy Machine,” his spin on a child’s earliest year. Shinji Kimura’s spookier “Deathtic 4,” meanwhile, seems to tap into the creepier corners of a child’s imagination and open up a toybox full of dark delights. Hideki Futamura’s “Limit Cycle” conjures up a vision of virtual reality, while Yuji Fukuyama’s "Doorbell" and "Baby Blue" by Shinichiro Watanabe use understated realism for very surreal purposes. And Shoji Kawamori, with “Shanghai Dragon,” takes the tropes and conventions of traditional anime out for very fun joyride.

Genius Party

2007

Gintama poster
6.7

In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can.

Gintama

2017

HK: Hentai Kamen 2 - Abnormal Crisis poster
6.2

News about the disappearance of panties is still being covered every day. Kyosuke still wears Aiko Completo's panties to battle evil. Meanwhile, Aiko has mixed emotions and decides to get her panties back. Kyosuke suffers from the loss of Aiko's panties and disappears, but his biggest enemy yet is about to materialise.

HK: Hentai Kamen 2 - Abnormal Crisis

2016

Unforgiven poster
7.0

An old swordsman, his former comrade and a young braggart are hired by prostitutes to track down bandits who mutilated one of the women.

Unforgiven

2013

Asakusa Kid poster
7.0

Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start apprenticing with comedy legend Fukami of Asakusa. But as his star rises, his mentor's declines.

Asakusa Kid

2021

Shining Boy & Little Randy poster
5.3

Tetsumu, an introverted youth, realizes he has a natural ability of communicating with elephants. This prompts him to leave for Chiang Mai in Thailand to become Japan's first elephant trainer. Having found his place in the world, Tetsumu develops into a strong, confident young man. He returns to Japan with the dream of building a green "paradise" for his ivory-tusked friends. Meanwhile, he starts a career as an elephant trainer for touring shows. He meets Emi, a woman seven years his senior and falls in love.

Shining Boy & Little Randy

2005

Sgt. Frog poster
NR

New Sgt. Frog movie to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary.

Sgt. Frog

2026

Sugar & Spice poster
5.1

Recently graduated from high school, 17-year-old Shiro decides to put off college and work at a gas station instead. Shy and introspective, Shiro understands he is at a turning point of his life, but is unsure of what lies ahead. Though his parents disapprove of his decision, he has the support of his flower child grandmother who declares that a gas station is a romantic place for life's drifters. Surely enough, soon a new co-worker, college student Noriko, drifts into Shiro's life. He falls headfirst into a bittersweet first love that ushers him into the world of adulthood.

Sugar & Spice

2006

Destruction Babies poster
6.8

Taira is a disaffected youth from a seaside town reveling in violence. Enamored by his strength, Yuya joins his crusade in attacking strangers. Meanwhile, Taira's brother looks for him.

Destruction Babies

2016

Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2 poster
7.2

Ushijima runs Kaukau Fiance, a black market lending agency which scourges its clients with interest rates as high as 50% for 10 days. Ushijima chases down his debtors, who normally come from the bottom of society, with ruthless efficacy.

Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2

2014

From Today, It's My Turn!!: The Movie poster
6.8

Taking place after the events of the TV series, Mitsuhashi and Ito face the new enemies.

From Today, It's My Turn!!: The Movie

2020

The Fable poster
6.7

The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka.

The Fable

2019

Falling Camellia poster
7.9

During the Edo period, a gifted swordsman was exiled from his clan when he questioned the misconduct of his leader. Years after, his dying wife wish was for him to go back to his clan.

Falling Camellia

2018

The Shock Labyrinth poster
4.3

The horror-thriller follows a group of teenagers dealing with the disappearance of one of them, Yuki, at an amusement park's haunted house. On a rainy day 10 years later, Yuki inexplicably returns. However, no sooner is she united with her former friends than she collapses, and the group rushes Yuki to a nearby hospital. But after checking in, they discover that things are not quite as they seem at the medical center. As the night wears on, the group sinks deeper and deeper into the events from a decade ago that led to Yuki's disappearance.

The Shock Labyrinth

2009

The Fish Tale poster
7.6

A young child is obsessed with learning about and drawing fish. The child seems a little odd, but if you are understanding and supportive you will be cheering in the end.

The Fish Tale

2022

HOKUSAI poster
6.5

The unknown life of Ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai in the Edo period, who is said to have painted more than 30,000 works throughout his life, such as "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji"

HOKUSAI

2021

Hibiki poster
7.0

A high school girl with overwhelming literary talent shakes up the lives of those around her with her brilliant spontaneity.

Hibiki

2018

RYUJI ⻯⼆ poster
NR

The eternal legend etched into Japanese film history, rises again. (remake of the 1983 eponymous film).

RYUJI ⻯⼆

2026

Saigo no Inochi poster
NR

Keito Myose (Yuya Yagira) and Yuichi Saeki (Masato Yano) were involved in a horrible case when they were young. They are now all grown up, but still suffering from that incident. At night, Keito and Yuichi meet again. A woman who is an acquaintance of Keito is killed in Keito's room. While the police investigates, a detective tells him "... you know Yuichi Saeki is a suspect and is on the country's most wanted list..."

Saigo no Inochi

2014