Actor

Masahiro Motoki

1982–presentb. 1965DramaComedyRomanceHistory

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

47 acting credits

as Daigo Kobayashi

Departures

as Daigo Kobayashi

2008

Departures

Filmography

2026The Samurai and the PrisonerAraki Murashige 2025The Man Who Carries the Voice of August 2024TouchTakahashi7.4 2024Silence of the SeaRyuji Tsuyama8.5 2024Takashi Miike : The V-EmperorArchive Footage 2023友情～平尾誠二と山中伸弥『最後の一年』～2022The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)

About

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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