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.
Yagira was 12 years old and not a professional actor, when filming began for Nobody Knows in 2002. He then immediately went on to television projects and other films. He co-starred with Eriko Sato in Akane Yamada's All to the Sea which was released in 2010 and co-starred with Kie Kitano in Taro Hyugaji's Under the Nagasaki Sky, released in 2013.
In 2021, Yagira played young Takeshi Kitano in the biopic Asakusa Kid.
| Date of Birth | 26th March 1990 |
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| Age | 34 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Country | Japan |
| Current City | Tokyo |
| Birth Place | Tokyo |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Spouses | Ellie Toyota |
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| Education |
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| Horikoshi High School |
| Occupation | child actor, film actor |
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