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Masako Motai

Acting Born Oct 17, 1952 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan 48 credits

Biography

Born in Shibuya, Tokyo. A Japanese actress joined in Shasha Co.. Started acting in around 1972, created an acting band called Gekidan Sanjyumaru with Eri Watanabe in 1979. At the time she was directing, yet she began to act later on. In 1984, she played a role of a teacher in a TV drama called "Takeshi's Gakumon no Susume". In 1985, she started appearing in many TV dramas and shows such as "OH! Takeshi" and "Haru no Hato" etc.

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Known for

The Pride of the Temp

as 橋立 くに子
Film

Winnie-the-Pooh

as Hiroko Sawaguchi（沢口 裕子）

Karin

as 池田（黒田）文江

Frequent co-stars

Takaaki Enoki 1 shared title
Naomi Hosokawa 1 shared title
Miho Tsumiki 1 shared title
Michitaka Tsutsui 1 shared title
B-saku Satoh 1 shared title
Keiju Kobayashi 1 shared title
Kyôko Kishida 1 shared title
Koji Ishizaka 1 shared title
Yukiyo Toake 1 shared title

Career timeline

Pension Metsä
QuartetHello, Goodbye
The Mohican Comes Home
Teacher and Stray CatMountain Days with Tom
Bread and Soup and Cat Weather
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64Akko's Secret
Tokyo Oasis
The Golden PiggyBECKMother WaterToilet
Pool
One-Pound GospelNekonade
The Pride of the TempAlways: Sunset on Third Street 2I Just Didn't Do ItGlasses
Kamome DinerHanada Shonenshi the Movie: Spirits and the Secret Tunnel
Always - Sunset on Third StreetFukigen na GeneLove Is Five Seven Five
Yoshino's Barber Shop
Beginner
The Choice of Hercules
GeminiJubaku: SpellboundThe ExamRound About Midnight
Shining Brightly
Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi
Last Friends
KarinSakura Momoko Land: Taniguchi Rokuzo ShotenMany Happy Returns
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
NonNonBa
After All, I Love Cats the Three Onda Sisters’ Great Kyoto Troubles
Beijing WatermelonFour Days of Snow and Blood
Cheek to Cheek at Night ~ A Woman Embracing the Past
À la carte CompanyYume Camera 2Space Girl Morumo 1/10

Full filmography

  • Pension Metsä (2021) as Forest person
  • Quartet (2017) as Kyoko Maki
  • Hello, Goodbye (2017) as Etsuko Kobayashi
  • The Mohican Comes Home (2016) as Haruko Tamura
  • Teacher and Stray Cat (2015) as Yayoi Morii
  • Mountain Days with Tom (2015)
  • Bread and Soup and Cat Weather (2013) as Mama
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012) as Kin Ota
  • Akko's Secret (2012) as Tsuruko Oba
  • Tokyo Oasis (2011) as Customer at Cinema
  • The Golden Piggy (2010) as Tsueko Tsutsumi
  • BECK (2010)
  • Mother Water (2010) as Makoto
  • Toilet (2010) as Bachan
  • Pool (2009) as Kikuko
  • One-Pound Gospel (2008) as Reverend Mother
  • Nekonade (2008) as Makoto Koike
  • The Pride of the Temp (2007) as 橋立 くに子
  • Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) as Kin Ohta
  • I Just Didn't Do It (2007) as Toyoko Kaneko
  • Glasses (2007) as Sakura
  • Kamome Diner (2006) as Masako
  • Hanada Shonenshi the Movie: Spirits and the Secret Tunnel (2006) as Granny Yoshikawa
  • Always - Sunset on Third Street (2005) as Kin Ota
  • Fukigen na Gene (2005)
  • Love Is Five Seven Five (2005) as President
  • Yoshino's Barber Shop (2004) as Yoshiko
  • Beginner (2003) as Hiroko Sawaguchi（沢口 裕子）
  • The Choice of Hercules (2002)
  • Gemini (1999) as Shige
  • Jubaku: Spellbound (1999) as Ichijo
  • The Exam (1999)
  • Round About Midnight (1999) as Shopkeeper
  • Shining Brightly (1998)
  • Sharan-Q no enka no hanamichi (1997)
  • Last Friends (1995)
  • Karin (1993) as 池田（黒田）文江
  • Sakura Momoko Land: Taniguchi Rokuzo Shoten (1993) as 谷口ヨシ
  • Many Happy Returns (1993) as Masako
  • Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992)
  • NonNonBa (1991)
  • After All, I Love Cats the Three Onda Sisters’ Great Kyoto Troubles (1990) as Kayano Onda
  • Beijing Watermelon (1989) as Michi Horikoshi
  • Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) as Saku Akimoto
  • Cheek to Cheek at Night ~ A Woman Embracing the Past (1988) as Hisako Yamamoto
  • À la carte Company (1987)
  • Yume Camera 2 (1987)
  • Space Girl Morumo 1/10 (1987)