Masahiro Motoki
ActingAlso Known As
本木 雅弘, Motoki Masahiro, 모토키 마사히로
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.
Movies
(45 total)
Departures
as Daigo Kobayashi
Tekkonkinkreet
as Snake (voice)
Shall We Dance?
as Hiromasa Kimoto
Touch
as Takahashi
Gemini
as Yukio Daitokuji
Gonin
as Junichi Mitsuya
The Long Excuse
as Sachio Kinugasa
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
as Shuhei Yamamoto
The Emperor in August
as Emperor Showa
The Big Bee
as Mishima
Heat Wave
as Ichitaro Kosugi
Fancy Dance
as Shiono Yohei
The Longest Night in Shanghai
as Naoki Mizushima
Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Hisashi Kono
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
as Hiroo Terada
Spy Sorge
as Hidemi Ozaki
Raffles Hotel
as Takeo Youki
TV Shows
(19 total)
Giri/Haji
as Fukuhara
Asura
as Takao Satomi
Clouds Over the Hill
as 秋山真之
Awaiting Kirin
as Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]
A Wednesday Love Affair
as Eiichiro Sakura
Prince Shotoku
as Umayado no ouji
The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing
as Takagi Koichi
White Love Story
as Aoki Kosuke
On the Single Bed Tonight
as Tomonaga Akiyuki
Man of Destiny
as Ryota Yuminari
Prince of Happiness
as Narukawa Shuhei