Actor
Masahiro Motoki
60 years · 45 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 45
The Samurai and the Prisoner
2026 · Araki Murashige
The Man Who Carries the Voice of August
2025 · Actor
Silence of the Sea
2024 · Ryuji Tsuyama
Touch
2024 · Takahashi
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
2024 · Archive Footage
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
2022 · Neighbour
小泉今日子４０周年スペシャル
2022 · Actor
Ryuukou Kanbou
2021 · Actor
The Long Excuse
2016 · Sachio Kinugasa
The Big Bee
2015 · Mishima
The Emperor in August
2015 · Emperor Showa
MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming
2010 · Actor
Making of "Departures"
2009 · Himself
Departures
2008 · Daigo Kobayashi
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The Longest Night in Shanghai
2007 · Naoki Mizushima
Tekkonkinkreet
2006 · Snake (voice)
Spy Sorge
2003 · Hidemi Ozaki
Ganryujima
2003 · Musashi Miyamoto
Prince Shōtoku
2001 · Prince Shōtoku
Black Jack
2000 · Black Jack
Gemini
1999 · Yukio Daitokuji
The Bird People in China
1998 · Wada
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
1996 · Hiroo Terada
Shall We Dance?
1996 · Hiromasa Kimoto
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