Masahiro Motoki
b. 1965 (age 61)
Actor
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
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★ 6.6
The Samurai and the Prisoner
2026 Actor
Murashige Araki
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★ 7.6
Asura
2025 Actor
Takao Satomi
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8gatsu no Koe wo Hakobu Otoko
2025 Actor
Tsujihara Tamotsu
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★ 7.4
Touch
2024 Actor
Takahashi-san
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★ 5.5
Silence of the Sea
2024 Actor
Ryuji Tsuyama
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Yu-Jo
2023 Actor
Seiji Hirao
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Ryuukou Kanbou
2021 Actor
I
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★ 7.5
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
2020 Actor
NPC
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★ 7.8
Giri/Haji
2019 Actor
Fukuhara
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★ 7.2
The Long Excuse
2016 Actor
Sachio Kinugasa
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★ 6.6
The Emperor in August
2015 Actor
Emperor Shôwa
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★ 5.8
The Big Bee
2015 Actor
Koichi Mishima
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Dakishimetai! Forever
2013 Actor
Jun
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★ 6.8
Unmei no hito
2012 Actor
Ryotaro yuminari
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★ 7.7
Clouds Over the Hill
2009 Actor
Saneyuki Akiyama
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★ 8.0
Departures
2008 Actor
Daigo Kobayashi
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★ 6.7
The Longest Night in Shanghai
2007 Actor
Naoki Mizushima
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On the Single Bed Tonight
2005 Actor
Akiyuki Tomonaga
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Natsumeke no shokutaku
2005 Actor
Soseki Natsume
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★ 6.1
Spy Sorge
2003 Actor
Hotsumi Ozaki
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★ 5.6
Ganryujima
2003 Actor
Musashi Miyamoto
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★ 5.6
Kôfuku no ôji
2003 Actor
Shuhei Narikawa
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★ 7.5
Black Jack III
2001 Actor
Black Jack
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★ 7.5
A Wednesday Love Affair
2001 Actor
Eiichiro Sakura
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★ 6.8
Black Jack
2000 Actor
Black Jack
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★ 7.2
Black Jack II
2000 Actor
Black Jack
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★ 6.7
Gemini
1999 Actor
Yukio Daitokuji
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Rinjin wa hisoka ni warau
1999 Actor
Kyoichi Takagi
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★ 7.4
The Bird People in China
1998 Actor
Wada
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★ 7.6
Tokugawa Yoshinobu
1998 Actor
Yoshinobu Tokugawa
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★ 4.8
Bugs
1997 Actor
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★ 6.5
Tokiwa-so no seishun
1996 Actor
Hiroo Terada
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★ 6.7
The Five
1995 Actor
Junichi Mitsuya
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Kimi to deatte kara
1995 Actor
Seiji Togawa
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Namida tataete bishô seyo: Meiji no musuko, Shimada Seijiro
1995 Actor
Seijiro Shimada
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Râkî
1995 Actor
Isamu
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★ 6.6
Rampo
1994 Actor
Kogorô Akechi
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★ 6.9
Saiyûki
1993 Actor
Sun Wu-Kong (Monkey)
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★ 7.1
Rasutosongu
1993 Actor
Syukichi Yasumi
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★ 7.1
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992 Actor
Shuhei Yamamoto
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★ 6.5
Dioxin from Fish!
1992 Actor
Kenji
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I Can't See Only You
1992 Actor
Mitsuhiko Yamane
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★ 6.6
Heat Wave
1991 Actor
Ichitaro Kosugi
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★ 7.4
Bang!
1991 Actor
Hirata
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Fûsen
1990 Actor
Toru Nagauchi
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★ 6.7
Fancy Dance
1989 Actor
Yohei Shiono
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★ 6.3
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989 Actor
Toshi Kono
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★ 5.8
Raffles Hotel
1989 Actor
Takeo Youki
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★ 5.7
The Beautiful Women's City
1989 Actor
Shuji Sayama
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I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1988 Actor
Jun Yamashita
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★ 4.2
Barrow Gang BC
1985 Actor
Shun Someya
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★ 4.2
Headphone Lullaby
1983 Actor
Rei Kazama
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★ 5.4
Come on Girls!
1982 Actor
Kimiaki
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Santô kôkôsei
1982 Actor
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Stray Dogs
Actor
Toshiro Murakami
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Kyoto Castle
Actor
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Missing, Presumed.... Vanished
Actor
Homocide Detective (2019-)
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Monster (Part Three)
Actor
Dr. Kenzo Tenma
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The Criminal Kind
Actor
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Monster (Part Two)
Actor
Dr. Kenzo Tenma
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Monster (Part One)
Actor
Dr. Kenzo Tenma