Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

🎂 21st December 1965 (60 yrs)

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.

Masahiro Motoki

🎬 Movies Featuring Masahiro Motoki

The Man Who Carries the Voice of August

The Man Who Carries the Voice of August (2025)

Silence of the Sea

Silence of the Sea (2024)

as Ryuji Tsuyama
Touch

Touch (2024)

as Takahashi
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor

Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor (2024)

as Archive Footage
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)

The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) (2022)

as Neighbour
小泉今日子４０周年スペシャル

小泉今日子４０周年スペシャル (2022)

Ryuukou Kanbou

Ryuukou Kanbou (2021)

The Long Excuse

The Long Excuse (2016)

as Sachio Kinugasa
The Big Bee

The Big Bee (2015)

as Mishima
The Emperor in August

The Emperor in August (2015)

as Emperor Showa
MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming

MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming (2010)

Making of "Departures"

Making of "Departures" (2009)

as Himself
Departures

Departures (2008)

as Daigo Kobayashi
The Longest Night in Shanghai

The Longest Night in Shanghai (2007)

as Naoki Mizushima
Tekkonkinkreet

Tekkonkinkreet (2006)

as Snake (voice)
Spy Sorge

Spy Sorge (2003)

as Hidemi Ozaki
Ganryujima

Ganryujima (2003)

as Musashi Miyamoto
Prince Shōtoku

Prince Shōtoku (2001)

as Prince Shōtoku
No Image

Making of Gemini (2000)

as Self
Black Jack

Black Jack (2000)

as Black Jack
Gemini

Gemini (1999)

as Yukio Daitokuji
The Bird People in China

The Bird People in China (1998)

as Wada
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment (1996)

as Hiroo Terada
Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance? (1996)

as Hiromasa Kimoto
Gonin

Gonin (1995)

as Junichi Mitsuya
The Mystery of Rampo

The Mystery of Rampo (1995)

as Kogoro Akechi
Last Song

Last Song (1994)

as Shukichi Yasumi
Saiyūki

Saiyūki (1993)

as 孙悟空
My Santa Boy

My Santa Boy (1992)

Dioxin from Fish!

Dioxin from Fish! (1992)

as Kenji
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)

as Shuhei Yamamoto
Nowhere Man

Nowhere Man (1991)

Playtime Never Ends

Playtime Never Ends (1991)

as Hirata
Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2

Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2 (1991)

Heat Wave

Heat Wave (1991)

as Ichitaro Kosugi
Balloon

Balloon (1990)

Fancy Dance

Fancy Dance (1989)

as Shiono Yohei
Raffles Hotel

Raffles Hotel (1989)

as Takeo Youki
Beppin Town

Beppin Town (1989)

as Shuji Sayama
Four Days of Snow and Blood

Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)

as Hisashi Kono
Barrow Gang BC

Barrow Gang BC (1985)

Headphone Lullaby

Headphone Lullaby (1983)

as Rei Kazama
Highschool Scramble

Highschool Scramble (1982)

Come On Girls!

Come On Girls! (1982)

as Daisuke
The Samurai and the Prisoner

The Samurai and the Prisoner (N/A)

as Araki Murashige
Kokurojo

Kokurojo (N/A)

as Araki Murashige