Acting credits
60
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Masahiro Motoki
Acting
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1.4
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Movies: 44Series: 16
TMDB ID: 80863
IMDb ID: nm0609403
Known for: Acting
Born: December 21, 1965
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2025
Years active: 44
Average TMDB rating: 7.18
Wikidata: Q1138347
Also 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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Masahiro Motoki.
The Man Who Carries the Voice of August
2025 Movie
8.5
Silence of the Sea
as Ryuji Tsuyama
2024 Movie
7.4
Touch
as Takahashi
2024 Movie
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
as Archive Footage
2024 Movie
8.1
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
as Neighbour
2022 Movie
小泉今日子４０周年スペシャル
2022 Movie
7.3
Ryuukou Kanbou
2021 Movie
6.7
The Long Excuse
as Sachio Kinugasa
2016 Movie
5.7
The Big Bee
as Mishima
2015 Movie
6.4
The Emperor in August
as Emperor Showa
2015 Movie
4.5
MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming
2010 Movie
Making of "Departures"
as Himself
2009 Movie
7.8
Departures
as Daigo Kobayashi
2008 Movie
6.2
The Longest Night in Shanghai
as Naoki Mizushima
2007 Movie
7.3
Tekkonkinkreet
as Snake (voice)
2006 Movie
6.6
Spy Sorge
as Hidemi Ozaki
2003 Movie
5.0
Ganryujima
as Musashi Miyamoto
2003 Movie
Prince Shōtoku
as Prince Shōtoku
2001 Movie
6.5
Black Jack
as Black Jack
2000 Movie
6.5
Gemini
as Yukio Daitokuji
1999 Movie
7.2
The Bird People in China
as Wada
1998 Movie
6.0
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
as Hiroo Terada
1996 Movie
7.4
Shall We Dance?
as Hiromasa Kimoto
1996 Movie
6.5
Gonin
as Junichi Mitsuya
1995 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Masahiro Motoki.
8.0
Asura
as Takao Satomi • 7 eps
2025 Series
8.4
Awaiting Kirin
as Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"] • 44 eps
2020 Series
7.4
Giri/Haji
as Fukuhara • 8 eps
2019 Series
Man of Destiny
as Ryota Yuminari • 10 eps
2012 Series
8.2
Clouds Over the Hill
as 秋山真之 • 13 eps
2009 Series
On the Single Bed Tonight
as Tomonaga Akiyuki • 10 eps
2005 Series
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
1 eps
2005 Series
Prince of Happiness
as Narukawa Shuhei • 11 eps
2003 Series
6.0
Prince Shotoku
as Umayado no ouji • 2 eps
2001 Series
9.0
A Wednesday Love Affair
as Eiichiro Sakura • 11 eps
2001 Series
The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing
as Takagi Koichi • 10 eps
1999 Series
Kimi to Deatte kara
13 eps
1996 Series
White Love Story
as Aoki Kosuke • 11 eps
1995 Series
7.0
The Only One I Can't See
as 山根光彦 • 11 eps
1992 Series
9.5
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
5 eps
1990 Series
Dakishimetai!
12 eps
1988 Series