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Masahiro Motoki

Acting Born Dec 21, 1965 24 credits

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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Known for

Clouds Over the Hill

as 秋山真之
Film

The Samurai and the Prisoner

as Araki Murashige
Film

Tekkonkinkreet

as Snake (voice)
Film

Departures

as Daigo Kobayashi

Full filmography

  • Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)
  • Clouds Over the Hill (2009) as 秋山真之
  • Giri/Haji (2019) as Fukuhara
  • Awaiting Kirin (2020) as Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]
  • Asura (2025) as Takao Satomi
  • The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026) as Araki Murashige
  • Tekkonkinkreet (2006) as Snake (voice)
  • Man of Destiny (2012) as Ryota Yuminari
  • Departures (2008) as Daigo Kobayashi
  • Dakishimetai! (1988)
  • The Only One I Can't See (1992) as 山根光彦
  • Natsumeke no Shokutaku (2005)
  • A Wednesday Love Affair (2001) as Eiichiro Sakura
  • Gonin (1995) as Junichi Mitsuya
  • Prince Shotoku (2001) as Umayado no ouji
  • The Emperor in August (2015) as Emperor Showa
  • Kimi to Deatte kara (1996)
  • Shall We Dance? (1996) as Hiromasa Kimoto
  • The Bird People in China (1998) as Wada
  • White Love Story (1995) as Aoki Kosuke
  • Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) as Hisashi Kono
  • The Longest Night in Shanghai (2007) as Naoki Mizushima
  • Prince of Happiness (2003) as Narukawa Shuhei
  • Heat Wave (1991) as Ichitaro Kosugi