Masahiro Motoki
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.
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Acting History
2025
The Man Who Carries the Voice of August
2025Asura as Takao Satomi
2024Silence of the Sea as Ryuji Tsuyama
2024Touch as Takahashi
2024Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor as Archive Footage
2022The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) as Neighbour
2022小泉今日子４０周年スペシャル
2021Ryuukou Kanbou
2020Awaiting Kirin as Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]
2019Giri/Haji as Fukuhara
2016The Long Excuse as Sachio Kinugasa
2015The Big Bee as Mishima
2015The Emperor in August as Emperor Showa
2012Man of Destiny as Ryota Yuminari
2010MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming
2009Making of "Departures" as Himself
2009Clouds Over the Hill as 秋山真之
2008Departures as Daigo Kobayashi
2007The Longest Night in Shanghai as Naoki Mizushima
2006Tekkonkinkreet as Snake (voice)
2005On the Single Bed Tonight as Tomonaga Akiyuki
2005Natsumeke no Shokutaku
2003Prince of Happiness as Narukawa Shuhei
2003Spy Sorge as Hidemi Ozaki
2003Ganryujima as Musashi Miyamoto
2001Prince Shōtoku as Prince Shōtoku
2001Prince Shotoku as Umayado no ouji
2001A Wednesday Love Affair as Eiichiro Sakura
2000Making of Gemini as Self
2000Black Jack as Black Jack
1999The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing as Takagi Koichi
1999Gemini as Yukio Daitokuji
1998The Bird People in China as Wada
1996Kimi to Deatte kara
1996Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment as Hiroo Terada
1996Shall We Dance? as Hiromasa Kimoto
1995Gonin as Junichi Mitsuya
1995The Mystery of Rampo as Kogoro Akechi
1995White Love Story as Aoki Kosuke
1994Last Song as Shukichi Yasumi
1994Anata Dake Mienai
1993Saiyūki as 孙悟空
1992My Santa Boy
1992Dioxin from Fish! as Kenji
1992Sumo Do, Sumo Don't as Shuhei Yamamoto
1992The Only One I Can't See as 山根光彦
1991Nowhere Man
1991Playtime Never Ends as Hirata
1991Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2
1991Heat Wave as Ichitaro Kosugi
1991Mamatte Kirei!?
1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990Balloon
1990Koi no Paradise
1989Fancy Dance as Shiono Yohei
1989Raffles Hotel as Takeo Youki
1989Beppin Town as Shuji Sayama
1989Four Days of Snow and Blood as Hisashi Kono
1988Dakishimetai!
1985Barrow Gang BC
1983Headphone Lullaby as Rei Kazama
1982Highschool Scramble
1982Come On Girls! as Daisuke