Portrait of Masahiro Motoki

Acting

Masahiro Motoki

Career

Active from 1982 to 2026, busiest in 1989 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
41
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Long Excuse
The Long Excuse
GoodWatch score87/100

Characters

3

The characters Masahiro Motoki played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Masahiro Motoki Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.9, average 1.6
  • Coming of Age
    2.4, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 7
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Japanese Cinema 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Melancholy 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Relationship Drama 3
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Japanese History 2
  • Emotional Catharsis 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 82
The Samurai and the Prisoner
The Samurai and the Prisoner (2026)
GoodWatch score 82

as Araki Murashige

Asura
Asura (2025)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Takao Satomi

Touch
Touch (2024)
GoodWatch score 80

as Takahashi

Silence of the Sea
Silence of the Sea (2024)

as Ryuji Tsuyama

Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor
Takashi Miike : The V-Emperor (2024)

as Archive Footage

The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) (2022)

as Neighbour

Awaiting Kirin
Awaiting Kirin (2020)

TV show · as Saitou Toshimasa / Saito Dousan [the "Viper of Mino"]

2010s

5 titles · average score 81
Giri/Haji
Giri/Haji (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Fukuhara

The Long Excuse
The Long Excuse (2016)
GoodWatch score 87

as Sachio Kinugasa

The Emperor in August
The Emperor in August (2015)
GoodWatch score 74

as Emperor Showa

The Big Bee
The Big Bee (2015)

as Mishima

Man of Destiny
Man of Destiny (2012)

TV show · as Ryota Yuminari

2000s

13 titles · average score 72
Clouds Over the Hill
Clouds Over the Hill (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as 秋山真之

Departures
Departures (2008)
GoodWatch score 78

as Daigo Kobayashi

The Longest Night in Shanghai
The Longest Night in Shanghai (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

as Naoki Mizushima

Tekkonkinkreet
Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

as Snake (voice)

Natsumeke no Shokutaku
Natsumeke no Shokutaku (2005)

TV show

On the Single Bed Tonight
On the Single Bed Tonight (2005)

TV show · as Tomonaga Akiyuki

Spy Sorge
Spy Sorge (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

as Hidemi Ozaki

Ganryujima
Ganryujima (2003)

as Musashi Miyamoto

A Wednesday Love Affair
A Wednesday Love Affair (2001)

TV show · as Eiichiro Sakura

Prince Shotoku
Prince Shotoku (2001)

TV show · as Umayado no ouji

Prince Shōtoku
Prince Shōtoku (2001)

as Prince Shōtoku

Black Jack
Black Jack (2000)

as Black Jack

1990s

20 titles · average score 74
Gemini
Gemini (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

as Yukio Daitokuji

The Bird People in China
The Bird People in China (1998)
GoodWatch score 77

as Wada

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment (1996)

as Hiroo Terada

Gonin
Gonin (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

as Junichi Mitsuya

The Mystery of Rampo
The Mystery of Rampo (1994)
GoodWatch score 68

as Kogoro Akechi

Last Song
Last Song (1994)

as Shukichi Yasumi

Saiyūki
Saiyūki (1993)

as 孙悟空

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shuhei Yamamoto

Dioxin from Fish!
Dioxin from Fish! (1992)

as Kenji

Playtime Never Ends
Playtime Never Ends (1991)

as Hirata

Heat Wave
Heat Wave (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ichitaro Kosugi

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)

TV show

1980s

7 titles · average score 68
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

as Hisashi Kono

Fancy Dance
Fancy Dance (1989)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shiono Yohei

Beppin Town
Beppin Town (1989)

as Shuji Sayama

Raffles Hotel
Raffles Hotel (1989)

as Takeo Youki

Dakishimetai!
Dakishimetai! (1988)

TV show

Headphone Lullaby
Headphone Lullaby (1983)

as Rei Kazama

Come On Girls!
Come On Girls! (1982)

as Daisuke