Acting

Masahiro Motoki

born 1965 · Acting

61.3avg grm

8titles

#845best rank

7honors

best title · #845 on siteDepartures2008 · as Daigo Kobayashi75.5

Honors

7

2009Kikuchi Kan Prize

1993Japan Academy Prize — Outstanding Performance by an Actor (lead)

2008Asian Film Award — Best Actor

1993Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Actor

2016Blue Ribbon Awards — Best Supporting Actor

Bio

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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

2020s3 titles

Asura2025 · as Takao Satomi · series64.3 T

Touch2024 · as Takahashi-san56.9 W

The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)2020 · as NPC58.6

2010s2 titles

Giri/Haji2019 · as Fukuhara · series64.2 L

The Long Excuse2016 · as Sachio Kinugasa56.9

2000s1 title

Departures2008 · as Daigo Kobayashi75.5

1990s2 titles

The Bird People in China1998 · as Wada57.1 S

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't1992 · as Shuhei Yamamoto56.6

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Masahiro Motoki

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born1965

known forActing

titles on site8

best title rank#845 · Departures (2008)

avg GRM61.3

honors7 · Kikuchi Kan Prize, 2009

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.

Filmography

ranked on this site

2020s

3 titles

64.3Asura2025 · as Takao Satomi · series T

56.9Touch2024 · as Takahashi-san W

58.6The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)2020 · as NPC

2010s

2 titles

64.2Giri/Haji2019 · as Fukuhara · series L

56.9The Long Excuse2016 · as Sachio Kinugasa

2000s

1 title

75.5Departures2008 · as Daigo Kobayashi

1990s

2 titles

57.1The Bird People in China1998 · as Wada S

56.6Sumo Do, Sumo Don't1992 · as Shuhei Yamamoto

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