Cast & creator
Masahiro Motoki
Best known for Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen, Giri/Haji, Clouds Over the Hill
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.
Also known as: 本木 雅弘, Motoki Masahiro, 모토키 마사히로
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film credits
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television credits
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1982–2026 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (67)
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Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
Giri/Haji
Fukuhara
2019
Clouds Over the Hill
秋山真之
2009
Departures
Daigo Kobayashi
2008
Awaiting Kirin
Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]
2020
Asura
Takao Satomi
2025
Dakishimetai!
1988
Tekkonkinkreet
Snake (voice)
2006
The Samurai and the Prisoner
Araki Murashige
2026
A Wednesday Love Affair
Eiichiro Sakura
2001
Touch
Takahashi
2024
Shall We Dance?
Hiromasa Kimoto
1996
Man of Destiny
Ryota Yuminari
2012
The Only One I Can't See
山根光彦
1992
Kimi to Deatte kara
1996
White Love Story
Aoki Kosuke
1995
Prince of Happiness
Narukawa Shuhei
2003
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Hisashi Kono
1989
Prince Shotoku
Umayado no ouji
2001
On the Single Bed Tonight
Tomonaga Akiyuki
2005
The Neighbours Are Secretly Laughing
Takagi Koichi
1999
Gonin
Junichi Mitsuya
1995
Gemini
Yukio Daitokuji
1999
Natsumeke no Shokutaku
2005
Heat Wave
Ichitaro Kosugi
1991
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Shuhei Yamamoto
1992
Fancy Dance
Shiono Yohei
1989
The Bird People in China
Wada
1998
Silence of the Sea
Ryuji Tsuyama
2024
Spy Sorge
Hidemi Ozaki
2003
The Emperor in August
Emperor Showa
2015
Nowhere Man
1991
The Big Bee
Mishima
2015
Beppin Town
Shuji Sayama
1989Anata Dake Mienai
1994
The Long Excuse
Sachio Kinugasa
2016
The Mystery of Rampo
Kogoro Akechi
1994
The Longest Night in Shanghai
Naoki Mizushima
2007
Dioxin from Fish!
Kenji
1992Koi no Paradise
1990
Saiyūki
孙悟空
1993Making of Gemini
Self
2000Mamatte Kirei!?
1991
Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2
1991
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
Neighbour
2022
Barrow Gang BC
1985
Playtime Never Ends
Hirata
1991
Raffles Hotel
Takeo Youki
1989
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Hiroo Terada
1996
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
Archive Footage
2024友情 ～平尾誠二と山中伸弥 『最後の一年』～
2023
Black Jack
Black Jack
2000
Ryuukou Kanbou
2021
世にも奇妙な物語 秋の特別編
1990
Headphone Lullaby
Rei Kazama
1983
Making of "Departures"
Himself
2009
Prince Shōtoku
Prince Shōtoku
2001
Last Song
Shukichi Yasumi
1994Last Song
Theme Song Performance
1994
MIRACLE GIRLS: Neva-da Stop Dreaming
2010
Balloon
1990
Come On Girls!
Daisuke
1982
小泉今日子４０周年スペシャル
2022
The Man Who Carries the Voice of August
2025
Highschool Scramble
1982
Ganryujima
Musashi Miyamoto
2003