Masahiro Motoki
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.
Acting
Movie
Departures
as Daigo Kobayashi
2008
Movie
Tekkonkinkreet
as Snake (voice)
2006
Movie
Shall We Dance?
as Hiromasa Kimoto
1996
TV
Giri/Haji
as Fukuhara
2019
Movie
Touch
as Takahashi
2024
Movie
Gemini
as Yukio Daitokuji
1999
Movie
The Bird People in China
as Wada
1998
Movie
Gonin
as Junichi Mitsuya
1995
Movie
The Long Excuse
as Sachio Kinugasa
2016
TV
Asura
as Takao Satomi
2025
Movie
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
as Shuhei Yamamoto
1992
Movie
The Emperor in August
as Emperor Showa
2015
Movie
Heat Wave
as Ichitaro Kosugi
1991
Movie
Fancy Dance
as Shiono Yohei
1989
Movie
The Big Bee
as Mishima
2015
TV
Clouds Over the Hill
as 秋山真之
2009
Movie
The Longest Night in Shanghai
as Naoki Mizushima
2007
Movie
Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Hisashi Kono
1989
Movie
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
as Hiroo Terada
1996
TV
Awaiting Kirin
as Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]
2020
Movie
Spy Sorge
as Hidemi Ozaki
2003
Movie
The Mystery of Rampo
as Kogoro Akechi
1994
Movie
Raffles Hotel
as Takeo Youki
1989
Movie
Nowhere Man
1991
