2008Winner
Best Performance
Departures
Masahiro Motoki
Actor
December 21, 1965
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2006Nominee
Best Performance
Tekkonkinkreet
2024Nominee
Best Performance
Touch
Career Highlights
2026Highlight
Best Performance
The Samurai and the Prisoner
1996Highlight
Best Performance
Shall We Dance?
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Departures
Tekkonkinkreet
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