Masahiro Motoki
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Masahiro Motoki (本木雅弘 Motoki Masahiro, born December 21, 1965 in Okegawa, Japan) is a Japanese actor. He portrayed protagonist Daigo Kobayashi in Departures, which won the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. His performance earned him the Award for Best Actor at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, at the 3rd Asian Film Awards and at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize.
Known for
Credits
The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)
as Araki Murashige
Departures (2008)
as Daigo Kobayashi
Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
as Snake (voice)
Shall We Dance? (1996)
as Hiromasa Kimoto
Saiyūki (1993)
as 孙悟空
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
as Shuhei Yamamoto
Touch (2024)
as Takahashi
Gonin (1995)
as Junichi Mitsuya
The Emperor in August (2015)
as Emperor Showa
Gemini (1999)
as Yukio Daitokuji
The Bird People in China (1998)
as Wada
The Longest Night in Shanghai (2007)
as Naoki Mizushima
Spy Sorge (2003)
as Hidemi Ozaki
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
as Hisashi Kono
Heat Wave (1991)
as Ichitaro Kosugi
Fancy Dance (1989)
as Shiono Yohei
The Mystery of Rampo (1994)
as Kogoro Akechi
Silence of the Sea (2024)
as Ryuji Tsuyama
Headphone Lullaby (1983)
as Rei Kazama
The Big Bee (2015)
as Mishima
Nowhere Man (1991)
Actor
The Long Excuse (2016)
as Sachio Kinugasa
Playtime Never Ends (1991)
as Hirata
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment (1996)
as Hiroo Terada
Beppin Town (1989)
as Shuji Sayama
MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming (2010)
Actor
Come On Girls! (1982)
as Daisuke
Making of Gemini (2000)
as Self
Dioxin from Fish! (1992)
as Kenji
Prince Shōtoku (2001)
as Prince Shōtoku
Balloon (1990)
Actor
The Man Who Carries the Voice of August (2025)
Actor
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) (2022)
as Neighbour
Last Song (1994)
as Shukichi Yasumi
Black Jack (2000)
as Black Jack
Barrow Gang BC (1985)
Actor
Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2 (1991)
Actor
友情 ～平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』～ (2023)
Actor
Ryuukou Kanbou (2021)
Actor
Highschool Scramble (1982)
Actor
Raffles Hotel (1989)
as Takeo Youki
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor (2024)
as Archive Footage
世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編 (1990)
Actor
My Santa Boy (1992)
Actor
Ganryujima (2003)
as Musashi Miyamoto
Making of "Departures" (2009)
as Himself
小泉今日子４０周年スペシャル (2022)
Actor