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