Masahiro Motoki Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

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. Motoki started his entertainment career as a member of boy band Shibugaki Tai (シブがき隊, Shibugakitai) (name of the group is abbreviation of tough (渋い, Shibui) kids (ガキ, gaki), which makes... MORE

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. Motoki started his entertainment career as a member of boy band Shibugaki Tai (シブがき隊, Shibugakitai) (name of the group is abbreviation of tough (渋い, Shibui) kids (ガキ, gaki), which makes it an homonym of astringent persimmon (渋柿, Shibugaki)) that made a debut in 1982 under the management of Johnny & Associates. They were top idols for a good part of the eighties in Japan. When the band broke up, he turned to acting. His first main role in film was as a Zen monk in comedy Fancy Dance (ファンシイダンス, Fanshii Dansu) directed by Masayuki Suo. Motoki again starred in Suo's next film Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (シコふんじゃった。, Shiko Funjatta.) which practically introduced Motoki to the audience outside Japan. He then worked with directors such as Takashi Miike (The Bird People in China (中国の鳥人, Chūgoku no Chōjin)) and Shinya LESS