Masahiro Motoki

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.

Masahiro Motoki has built a filmography of 11 credits over a career spanning from 1995 to 2025.

Masahiro Motoki's most notable role to date came in Departures (2008), where he played Daigo Kobayashi. He also appeared in Tekkonkinkreet (2006) as Snake (voice). Most recently appeared in Shall We Dance? (1996) as Hiromasa Kimoto.

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