Masahiro Motoki
Known for ActingBorn 1965-12-21
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
The Samurai and the Prisoner
2026 · as Araki Murashige
Departures
2008 · as Daigo Kobayashi
Touch
2024 · as Takahashi
Shall We Dance?
1996 · as Hiromasa Kimoto
Tekkonkinkreet
2006 · as Snake (voice)
Gonin
1995 · as Junichi Mitsuya
The Emperor in August
2015 · as Emperor Showa
The Bird People in China
1998 · as Wada
Gemini
1999 · as Yukio Daitokuji
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989 · as Hisashi Kono
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992 · as Shuhei Yamamoto
The Big Bee
2015 · as Mishima
Heat Wave
1991 · as Ichitaro Kosugi
The Longest Night in Shanghai
2007 · as Naoki Mizushima
Spy Sorge
2003 · as Hidemi Ozaki
Fancy Dance
1989 · as Shiono Yohei
The Long Excuse
2016 · as Sachio Kinugasa
Nowhere Man
1991