Masahiro Motoki
Acting
Born: December 21, 1965 (age 60)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Departures
2008
Tekkonkinkreet
2006
Shall We Dance?
1996
Giri/Haji
2019
Touch
2024
Gemini
1999
The Bird People in China
1998
Gonin
1995
The Long Excuse
2016
Asura
2025
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992
Photos (3)
Movies (44)
Departures
Daigo Kobayashi
Tekkonkinkreet
Snake (voice)
Touch
Takahashi
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Araki Murashige
Shall We Dance?
Hiromasa Kimoto
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Hisashi Kono
Gonin
Junichi Mitsuya
Fancy Dance
Shiono Yohei
The Emperor in August
Emperor Showa
Gemini
Yukio Daitokuji
Heat Wave
Ichitaro Kosugi
The Big Bee
Mishima
The Bird People in China
Wada
Spy Sorge
Hidemi Ozaki
The Mystery of Rampo
Kogoro Akechi
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Shuhei Yamamoto
The Longest Night in Shanghai
Naoki Mizushima
Silence of the Sea
Ryuji Tsuyama
The Long Excuse
Sachio Kinugasa
Saiyūki
孙悟空
Beppin Town
Shuji Sayama
Raffles Hotel
Takeo Youki
Last Song
Shukichi Yasumi
Barrow Gang BC
1985
Nowhere Man
1991
Ryuukou Kanbou
2021
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Hiroo Terada
Headphone Lullaby
Rei Kazama
Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2
1991
Highschool Scramble
1982
Prince Shōtoku
Prince Shōtoku
MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming
2010
Playtime Never Ends
Hirata
Balloon
1990
Black Jack
Black Jack
Come On Girls!
Daisuke
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
Neighbour
Dioxin from Fish!
Kenji
世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編
1990
The Man Who Carries the Voice of August
2025
Ganryujima
Musashi Miyamoto
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
Archive Footage
My Santa Boy
1992
小泉今日子４０周年スペシャル
2022
TV Shows (16)
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
5 eps
Clouds Over the Hill
秋山真之 · 13 eps
Giri/Haji
Fukuhara · 8 eps
Asura
Takao Satomi · 7 eps
Awaiting Kirin
Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"] · 44 eps
Dakishimetai!
12 eps
A Wednesday Love Affair
Eiichiro Sakura · 11 eps
Man of Destiny
Ryota Yuminari · 10 eps
The Only One I Can't See
山根光彦 · 11 eps
White Love Story
Aoki Kosuke · 11 eps
Kimi to Deatte kara
13 eps
Prince Shotoku
Umayado no ouji · 2 eps
The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing
Takagi Koichi · 10 eps
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
1 eps
On the Single Bed Tonight
Tomonaga Akiyuki · 10 eps
Prince of Happiness
Narukawa Shuhei · 11 eps
