Masahiro Motoki
Born: 1965-12-21
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Samurai and the Prisoner as Araki Murashige
2025
- Asura as Takao Satomi
- The Man Who Carries the Voice of August
2024
- Touch as Takahashi
- Silence of the Sea as Ryuji Tsuyama
- Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor as Archive Footage
2022
2021
2020
- Awaiting Kirin as Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]
2019
- Giri/Haji as Fukuhara
2016
- The Long Excuse as Sachio Kinugasa
2015
- The Big Bee as Mishima
- The Emperor in August as Emperor Showa
2012
- Man of Destiny as Ryota Yuminari
2009
- Clouds Over the Hill as 秋山真之
- Making of "Departures" as Himself
2008
- Departures as Daigo Kobayashi
2007
- The Longest Night in Shanghai as Naoki Mizushima
2006
- Tekkonkinkreet as Snake (voice)
2005
- Natsumeke no Shokutaku
- On the Single Bed Tonight as Tomonaga Akiyuki
2003
- Spy Sorge as Hidemi Ozaki
- Prince of Happiness as Narukawa Shuhei
- Ganryujima as Musashi Miyamoto
2001
- A Wednesday Love Affair as Eiichiro Sakura
- Prince Shōtoku as Prince Shōtoku
- Prince Shotoku as Umayado no ouji
2000
- Black Jack as Black Jack
- Making of Gemini as Self
1999
- Gemini as Yukio Daitokuji
- The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing as Takagi Koichi
1998
- The Bird People in China as Wada
1996
- Kimi to Deatte kara
- Shall We Dance? as Hiromasa Kimoto
- Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment as Hiroo Terada
1995
- Gonin as Junichi Mitsuya
- White Love Story as Aoki Kosuke
1994
- The Mystery of Rampo as Kogoro Akechi
- Anata Dake Mienai
- Last Song as Shukichi Yasumi
1993
- Saiyūki as 孙悟空
1992
- The Only One I Can't See as 山根光彦
- Sumo Do, Sumo Don't as Shuhei Yamamoto
- Dioxin from Fish! as Kenji
- My Santa Boy
1991
- Heat Wave as Ichitaro Kosugi
- Nowhere Man
- Playtime Never Ends as Hirata
- Mamatte Kirei!?
- Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2
1989
- Fancy Dance as Shiono Yohei
- Four Days of Snow and Blood as Hisashi Kono
- Beppin Town as Shuji Sayama
- Raffles Hotel as Takeo Youki
1988
1985
1983
- Headphone Lullaby as Rei Kazama
1982
- Come On Girls! as Daisuke
- Highschool Scramble