Masahiro Motoki
- Acting
- December 21, 1965
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.
Known for
Filmography
- The Samurai and the Prisoner · Araki Murashige
- The Man Who Carries the Voice of August
- Asura · Takao Satomi
- Silence of the Sea · Ryuji Tsuyama
- Touch · Takahashi
- Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor · Archive Footage
- 友情 ～平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』～
- The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) · Neighbour
- 小泉今日子４０周年スペシャル
- Ryuukou Kanbou
- Awaiting Kirin · Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]
- Giri/Haji · Fukuhara
- The Long Excuse · Sachio Kinugasa
- The Big Bee · Mishima
- The Emperor in August · Emperor Showa
- Man of Destiny · Ryota Yuminari
- MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming
- Making of "Departures" · Self
- Clouds Over the Hill · 秋山真之
- Departures · Daigo Kobayashi
- The Longest Night in Shanghai · Naoki Mizushima
- Tekkonkinkreet · Snake (Voice)
- On the Single Bed Tonight · Tomonaga Akiyuki
- Natsumeke no Shokutaku
- Prince of Happiness · Narukawa Shuhei
- Spy Sorge · Hidemi Ozaki
- Ganryujima · Musashi Miyamoto
- Prince Shōtoku · Prince Shōtoku
- Prince Shotoku · Umayado no ouji
- A Wednesday Love Affair · Eiichiro Sakura
- Making of Gemini · Self
- Black Jack · Black Jack
- The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing · Takagi Koichi
- Gemini · Yukio Daitokuji
- The Bird People in China · Wada
- Kimi to Deatte kara
- Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment · Hiroo Terada
- Shall We Dance? · Hiromasa Kimoto
- Gonin · Junichi Mitsuya
- White Love Story · Aoki Kosuke
- The Mystery of Rampo · Kogoro Akechi
- Last Song · Shukichi Yasumi, Theme Song Performance
- Anata Dake Mienai
- Saiyūki · 孙悟空
- My Santa Boy
- Dioxin from Fish! · Kenji
- Sumo Do, Sumo Don't · Shuhei Yamamoto
- The Only One I Can't See · 山根光彦
- Nowhere Man
- Playtime Never Ends · Hirata
- Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2
- Heat Wave · Ichitaro Kosugi
- Mamatte Kirei!?
- 世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編
- Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
- Balloon
- Koi no Paradise
- Fancy Dance · Shiono Yohei
- Raffles Hotel · Takeo Youki
- Beppin Town · Shuji Sayama
- Four Days of Snow and Blood · Hisashi Kono
- Dakishimetai!
- Barrow Gang BC
- Headphone Lullaby · Rei Kazama
- Highschool Scramble
- Come On Girls! · Daisuke