Masahiro Motoki
Actor
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.
Filmography
Tekkonkinkreet
as Snake (voice) 2006
Shall We Dance?
as Hiromasa Kimoto 1996
Touch
as Takahashi 2024
Gemini
as Yukio Daitokuji 1999
The Bird People in China
as Wada 1998
Gonin
as Junichi Mitsuya 1995
The Long Excuse
as Sachio Kinugasa 2016
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
as Shuhei Yamamoto 1992
The Emperor in August
as Emperor Showa 2015
The Big Bee
as Mishima 2015
Heat Wave
as Ichitaro Kosugi 1991
Fancy Dance
as Shiono Yohei 1989
The Longest Night in Shanghai
as Naoki Mizushima 2007
Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Hisashi Kono 1989
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
as Hiroo Terada 1996
Spy Sorge
as Hidemi Ozaki 2003