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Masahiro Motoki 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.
Birth Name
Masahiro Uchida
Born
Tuesday, 21 December 1965
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Touch | Takahashi | 2024 |
| The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) | NPC / Neighbour | 2021 |
| Giri/Haji | Fukuhara | 2019 |
| The Long Excuse | Sachio Kinugasa | 2016 |
| The Big Bee | Mishima / Koichi Mishima | 2015 |
| The Emperor in August | Emperor Showa | 2015 |
| Miracle Girls: Neva-da Stop Dreaming | 2010 | |
| Departures | Daigo Kobayashi | 2008 |
| The Longest Night in Shanghai | Naoki Mizushima | 2007 |
| Tekkonkinkreet | Hebi / Snake | 2006 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Touch | Takahashi | 2024 |
| The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) | NPC / Neighbour | 2021 |
| Giri/Haji | Fukuhara | 2019 |
| The Long Excuse | Sachio Kinugasa | 2016 |
| The Big Bee | Mishima / Koichi Mishima | 2015 |
| The Emperor in August | Emperor Showa | 2015 |
| Miracle Girls: Neva-da Stop Dreaming | 2010 | |
| Departures | Daigo Kobayashi | 2008 |
| The Longest Night in Shanghai | Naoki Mizushima | 2007 |
| Tekkonkinkreet | Hebi / Snake | 2006 |
| Ganryujima | Musashi Miyamoto | 2003 |
| Gemini | Yukio Daitokuji / Sutekichi | 1999 |
| The Bird People in China | Wada | 1998 |
| Tokiwa-so no seishun | Hiroo Terada | 1996 |
| Shall We Dance? | Hiromasa Kimoto | 1996 |
| The Five | Junichi Mitsuya | 1995 |
| Rampo | Kogoro Akechi | 1994 |
| Sumo Do, Sumo Don't | Shuhei Yamamoto | 1992 |
| Bang! | Hirata | 1991 |
| Heat Wave | Ichitaro Kosugi | 1991 |
| Fancy Dance | Yohei Shiono / Shiono Yohei | 1989 |
| Four Days of Snow and Blood | Toshi Kono / Hisashi Kono | 1989 |
