Acting · Born December 21, 1965
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.
MovieThe Samurai and the Prisoner
2026
as Araki Murashige
MovieThe Man Who Carries the Voice of August
2025
TVAsura
2025
as Takao Satomi
MovieSilence of the Sea
2024
as Ryuji Tsuyama
MovieTouch
2024
as Takahashi
MovieTakashi Miike : The V-Emperor
2024
as Archive Footage
友情 ～平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』～
2023
MovieThe Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
2022
as Neighbour
Movie小泉今日子４０周年スペシャル
2022
MovieRyuukou Kanbou
2021
TVAwaiting Kirin
2020
as Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]
TVGiri/Haji
2019
as Fukuhara
MovieThe Long Excuse
2016
as Sachio Kinugasa
MovieThe Big Bee
2015
as Mishima
MovieThe Emperor in August
2015
as Emperor Showa
TVMan of Destiny
2012
as Ryota Yuminari
MovieMIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming
2010
MovieMaking of "Departures"
2009
as Himself
TVClouds Over the Hill
2009
as 秋山真之
MovieDepartures
2008
as Daigo Kobayashi
MovieThe Longest Night in Shanghai
2007
as Naoki Mizushima
MovieTekkonkinkreet
2006
as Snake (voice)
TVOn the Single Bed Tonight
2005
as Tomonaga Akiyuki
TVNatsumeke no Shokutaku
2005
TVPrince of Happiness
2003
as Narukawa Shuhei
MovieSpy Sorge
2003
as Hidemi Ozaki
MovieGanryujima
2003
as Musashi Miyamoto
MoviePrince Shōtoku
2001
as Prince Shōtoku
TVPrince Shotoku
2001
as Umayado no ouji
TVA Wednesday Love Affair
2001
as Eiichiro Sakura
Making of Gemini
2000
as Self
MovieBlack Jack
2000
as Black Jack
TVThe Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing
1999
as Takagi Koichi
MovieGemini
1999
as Yukio Daitokuji
MovieThe Bird People in China
1998
as Wada
TVKimi to Deatte kara
1996
MovieTokiwa: The Manga Apartment
1996
as Hiroo Terada
MovieShall We Dance?
1996
as Hiromasa Kimoto
MovieGonin
1995
as Junichi Mitsuya
TVWhite Love Story
1995
as Aoki Kosuke
MovieThe Mystery of Rampo
1994
as Kogoro Akechi
MovieLast Song
1994
as Shukichi Yasumi
Anata Dake Mienai
1994
MovieSaiyūki
1993
as 孙悟空
MovieMy Santa Boy
1992
MovieDioxin from Fish!
1992
as Kenji
MovieSumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992
as Shuhei Yamamoto
TVThe Only One I Can't See
1992
as 山根光彦
MovieNowhere Man
1991
MoviePlaytime Never Ends
1991
as Hirata
MovieTales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2
1991
MovieHeat Wave
1991
as Ichitaro Kosugi
Mamatte Kirei!?
1991
Movie世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編
1990
TVYonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
MovieBalloon
1990
Koi no Paradise
1990
MovieFancy Dance
1989
as Shiono Yohei
MovieRaffles Hotel
1989
as Takeo Youki
MovieBeppin Town
1989
as Shuji Sayama
MovieFour Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Hisashi Kono
TVDakishimetai!
1988
MovieBarrow Gang BC
1985
MovieHeadphone Lullaby
1983
as Rei Kazama
MovieHighschool Scramble
1982
MovieCome On Girls!
1982
as Daisuke
