On October 5, 2025, a recent photograph of actor and businessman Hiro Mizushima was released, and the drastic change in his appearance is attracting a great deal of attention. Mizushima was selected to play the leading role in “Masked Rider Kabuto” broadcast in 2006. Since then, he has appeared in numerous dramas, including “Hanazakari no Kimitachi e – Ikemen♂ Paradise” (Fuji TV) and “Mei-chan no Butler” (Fuji TV), and has made his big break as a handsome young actor.
Marriage with Hiro Mizushima and Ayaka
In 2010, he won the “Japan Academy Prize for Best New Actor. In the same year, he published the novel “KAGEROU” under his real name, Tomohiro Saito, which won the Poplar Novel Award. In his private life, he married singer Ayaka in February 2009 at the height of his popularity as an actor; their first child, a girl, was born in June 2015 and their second child, a girl, in October 2019, and he is now the father of two daughters. Ayaka is also known as a loving wife, and at their wedding press conference, she expressed her strong desire to “protect Ayaka, who is battling Graves’ disease, as her partner. Mizushima has been showing their strong bond by posting photos of them celebrating each other’s birthdays on their Instagram. Mizushima’s post on Ayaka’s birthday was accompanied by ” #dearest,” a phrase meaning “beloved,” which conveys her deep affection for Ayaka. Mizushima is currently away from the public eye, focusing on management and producing. In fact, he is also an investor, and is now pursuing a new path in the business world.
A closer look at Hiro Mizushima after a two-year absence
The person who published Mizushima’s photo this time is Taiyo Nakayama, a young founder of an AI startup company. Mr. Mizushima apparently met with Mr. Nakayama as an “angel investor” who invests in startup companies with his own funds, and this was the first time in about two years that a recent photo of Mr. Mizushima had been made public. However, what has drawn the most attention is the transformation of his “upper body. Her neck, arms, and chest have become muscular, and she is a completely different person from the slender impression she once had. Fans who saw his appearance commented, “I thought he had changed so much that I thought he was a different person,” “He used to be slim, but he has really changed drastically. I’m not sure what to say. I’m not sure what to make of this, but I’m not sure what to make of it either. The first is that he is a very good-looking man, and the second is that he is a very good-looking woman. Fans who remember the cool and fresh charm she once had must have been shocked by her transformation. It is natural that time changes people, but “Actor Hiro Mizushima” may already be a thing of the past.