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