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Masahiro Motoki

Name in Native Language: "本木雅弘" (Japanese/JA)
Actor | * 12/21/1965 (58) | Okegawa (Japan)
Masahiro Motoki (本木 雅弘 Motoki Masahiro, born December 21, 1965) 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. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s b ...

Departures

PG-13

2008 | 3.9/5 | 2h 10min
Drama
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A college senior, Shuhei, is blackmailed by a professor into joining the school's sumo team. He is aided by a group of misfits who must team together to defeat their rivals or face disgrace and the di ...

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

Certification unknown

1992 | 3.3/5 | 1h 45min
Comedy
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Set in 1995. A helicopter, operated remotely, is hovering in the sky over a nuclear power plant. The power company, prefectural government and media all receive a fax. The fax contains a threat that i ...

The Big Bee

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2015 | 3.0/5 | 2h 18min
Thriller
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Wada, a salary man, is enlisted to venture off to China to investigate a potential Jade mine. After his arrival, Wada encounters a violent, yet sentimental, yakuza, who takes the liberty of joining hi ...

The Bird People in China

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1998 | 3.6/5 | 1h 58min
Adventure, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Masahiro Motoki

Elan d'or Award for Newcomer of the Year 2x Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2x Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor Asian Film Award for Best Actor Kikuchi Kan Prize Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor 4x Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Asian Film Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Masahiro Motoki as Actor(31)

as Takahashi2024 Touch
as Neighbour2022 The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
as Sachio Kinugasa2016 The Long Excuse
as Mishima2015 The Big Bee
as Emperor Showa2015 The Emperor in August
2010 Miracle Girls
as Daigo Kobayashi2008 Departures
as Naoki Mizushima2007 The Longest Night In Shanghai
as Snake (voice)2006 Tekkonkinkreet
as Hidemi Ozaki2003 Spy Sorge
as Musashi Miyamoto2003 Ganryujima
as Black Jack2000 Black Jack
as Yukio Daitokuji1999 Gemini
as Wada1998 The Bird People in China
as Hiromasa Kimoto1996 Shall We Dance?
as Hiroo Terada1996 Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
as Junichi Mitsuya1995 GONIN
as Kogoro Akechi1995 The Mystery of Rampo
1992 Dioxin from Fish!
as Shuhei Yamamoto1992 Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
as Hirata1991 Playtime Never Ends
as Ichitaro Kosugi1991 Heat Wave
1990 Balloon
as Takeo Youki1989 Raffles Hotel
as Hisashi Kono1989 Four Days of Snow and Blood
as Shiono Yohei1989 Fancy Dance
as Shuji Sayama1989 Beppin Town
1985 Barrow Gang BC
as Rei Kazama1983 Headphone Lullaby
1982 Highschool Scramble
as Daisuke1982 Come On Girls!

TV Shows/Series with Masahiro Motoki as Actor(5)

as Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]2020 Awaiting Kirin
as Fukuhara2019 Giri/Haji
as Ryota Yuminari2012 Unmei no hito
as 秋山真之2009 Clouds Over the Hill
as Segawa (segment "Midnight Call")1990 Tales of the Bizarre

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.from1-pro.jp
Full Name: Masahiro Motoki
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Tuesday, 12/21 1965 (December) in Okegawa (Japan) (current age: 58 years + 127 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: Japanese (JA, native language)
Member of: Shibugakitai
Spouses (current/former): Yayako Uchida
Children: Kyara Uchida, UTA
Stepparent: Yuya Uchida, Kirin Kiki
Other names for Masahiro Motoki (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"本木雅弘"
"本木 雅弘"
"Motoki Masahiro"
"모토키 마사히로"
"もとき まさひろ" (Kana/Japanese)
Masahiro Motoki frequently works together with these people:
Naoto Takenaka (10x, Actor)
Masayuki Suo (7x, Crew)
C.W. Winter (6x, Crew)
Kazuyoshi Okuyama (5x, Crew)
Shōjirō Nishimi (5x, Crew)
Renji Ishibashi (4x, Actor)
Yoshinobu Nishioka (4x, Crew)
Shinya Tsukamoto (4x, Crew)
Hirohide Yakumaru (4x, Cast)
Akira Emoto (4x, Actor)
Joe Barton (4x, Crew)
Toshikazu Fukawa (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:240480, Added: 08/06/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024