Masahiro Motoki
Actor · Theme Song Performance
Born Dec 21, 1965
Active 1982–present · 5′9″ (174 cm)
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.
Filmography
The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026) — Araki MurashigeThe Man Who Carries the Voice of August (2025)Departures (2008) — Daigo KobayashiTekkonkinkreet (2006) — Snake (voice)Shall We Dance? (1996) — Hiromasa KimotoGiri/Haji (2019) — FukuharaTouch (2024) — TakahashiThe Bird People in China (1998) — WadaAsura (2025) — Takao SatomiGemini (1999) — Yukio DaitokujiGonin (1995) — Junichi MitsuyaThe Long Excuse (2016) — Sachio KinugasaAwaiting Kirin (2020) — Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]Clouds Over the Hill (2009) — 秋山真之Dioxin from Fish! (1992) — KenjiHighschool Scramble (1982)Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992) — Shuhei YamamotoBeppin Town (1989) — Shuji SayamaYonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)Silence of the Sea (2024) — Ryuji TsuyamaThe Emperor in August (2015) — Emperor ShowaFour Days of Snow and Blood (1989) — Hisashi KonoFancy Dance (1989) — Shiono YoheiThe Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) (2022) — Neighbour