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Masi Oka
Leading roles in BLUE EYE SAMURAI and The Meg · stills from 2 of their films · 2018–2023
Born 27 December 1974 · Tokyo, Japan
Masayori "Masi" Oka is a Japanese-American actor and digital effects artist.
He has performed in numerous feature films and TV shows, most prominently as Hiro Nakamura in the NBC TV series Heroes from 2006 until its cancellation in May 2010, and again in the limited series Heroes Reborn in 2015. He resides in Los Angeles, California.
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How their films are shot
Measured across 149 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Masi takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 40% of their frames are night, 47% natural — the look of the work Masi takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
About Masi Oka
How old is Masi Oka?
Masi Oka was born on 27 December 1974 in Tokyo, Japan, which makes them 51 years old.
What is Masi Oka known for?
Masayori "Masi" Oka is a Japanese-American actor and digital effects artist. He has performed in numerous feature films and TV shows, most prominently as Hiro Nakamura in the NBC TV series Heroes from 2006 until its cancellation in May 2010, and again in the limited series Heroes Reborn in 2015.
What movies has Masi Oka been in?
FrameThrower holds stills from 2 of Masi Oka's films: BLUE EYE SAMURAI (2023) and The Meg (2018).
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 149 frames from Masi Oka's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.