Masahiro Motoki

Acting

Masahiro Motoki

1965-12-21

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.

Movies & TV shows

66 credits

TV

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990

Not in this catalog

TV

Clouds Over the Hill

2009 · 秋山真之

Not in this catalog

TV

Giri/Haji

2019 · Fukuhara

Not in this catalog

Departures

2008 · Daigo Kobayashi

TV

Awaiting Kirin

2020 · Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]

Not in this catalog

TV

Asura

2025 · Takao Satomi

Not in this catalog

Tekkonkinkreet

2006 · Snake (voice)

MOVIE

Touch

2024 · Takahashi

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

The Samurai and the Prisoner

2026 · Araki Murashige

Not in this catalog

TV

Dakishimetai!

1988

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Shall We Dance?

1996 · Hiromasa Kimoto

Not in this catalog

TV

A Wednesday Love Affair

2001 · Eiichiro Sakura

Not in this catalog

TV

The Only One I Can't See

1992 · 山根光彦

Not in this catalog

TV

White Love Story

1995 · Aoki Kosuke

Not in this catalog

TV

Man of Destiny

2012 · Ryota Yuminari

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Gemini

1999 · Yukio Daitokuji

Not in this catalog

TV

Kimi to Deatte kara

1996

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Heat Wave

1991 · Ichitaro Kosugi

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Four Days of Snow and Blood

1989 · Hisashi Kono

Not in this catalog

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Gonin

1995 · Junichi Mitsuya

Not in this catalog

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The Emperor in August

2015 · Emperor Showa

Not in this catalog

No poster

TV

Mamatte Kirei!?

1991

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Fancy Dance

1989 · Shiono Yohei

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

The Bird People in China

1998 · Wada

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Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

1992 · Shuhei Yamamoto

Not in this catalog

TV

Prince Shotoku

2001 · Umayado no ouji

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

The Big Bee

2015 · Mishima

Not in this catalog

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The Long Excuse

2016 · Sachio Kinugasa

Not in this catalog

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Beppin Town

1989 · Shuji Sayama

Not in this catalog

TV

The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing

1999 · Takagi Koichi

Not in this catalog

TV

On the Single Bed Tonight

2005 · Tomonaga Akiyuki

Not in this catalog

No poster

TV

Anata Dake Mienai

1994

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Silence of the Sea

2024 · Ryuji Tsuyama

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

The Longest Night in Shanghai

2007 · Naoki Mizushima

Not in this catalog

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Raffles Hotel

1989 · Takeo Youki

Not in this catalog

No poster

TV

Koi no Paradise

1990

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

The Mystery of Rampo

1994 · Kogoro Akechi

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TV

Prince of Happiness

2003 · Narukawa Shuhei

Not in this catalog

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Making of "Departures"

2009 · Himself

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MOVIE

Spy Sorge

2003 · Hidemi Ozaki

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Saiyūki

1993 · 孙悟空

Not in this catalog

No poster

MOVIE

友情～平尾誠二と山中伸弥『最後の一年』～

2023

Not in this catalog

TV

Natsumeke no Shokutaku

2005

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment

1996 · Hiroo Terada

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2

1991

Not in this catalog

No poster

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Making of Gemini

2000 · Self

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Nowhere Man

1991

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Prince Shōtoku

2001 · Prince Shōtoku

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Headphone Lullaby

1983 · Rei Kazama

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Balloon

1990

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Barrow Gang BC

1985

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Playtime Never Ends

1991 · Hirata

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

2022 · Neighbour

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Come On Girls!

1982 · Daisuke

Not in this catalog

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Ryuukou Kanbou

2021

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MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming

2010

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Last Song

1994 · Shukichi Yasumi

Not in this catalog

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The Man Who Carries the Voice of August

2025

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Dioxin from Fish!

1992 · Kenji

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Highschool Scramble

1982

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Ganryujima

2003 · Musashi Miyamoto

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Black Jack

2000 · Black Jack

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小泉今日子４０周年スペシャル

2022

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MOVIE

世にも奇妙な物語秋の特別編

1990

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor

2024 · Archive Footage

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

My Santa Boy

1992

Not in this catalog