, known professionally as , is a Japanese kyà Âgen actor, known for his appearances on television in NHK Taiga dramas, and for the scandal surrounding his assumption of the position of 20th sà Âke (head) of the Izumi school of kyà Âgen.
Motoya's father, Izumi Motohide, 19th-generation head of their family's school of kyà Âgen, died in 1995. Shortly before his death, a naming ceremony was performed, in which Motoya formally succeeded his father as head (sà Âke) of the school. However, this succession was not sanctioned by the Nà Âgaku sà Âke kai (Association of Heads of Schools of Noh), most of the members of which expressed that Motoya was too young, and not expert enough, to hold such a title. Motoya and his mother continued to insist upon Motoya's possession of that title, and the dispute continued until 2002, when, due to a variety of issues, including Motoya having supposedly failed to fulfill his performance commitments, the Nà Âgaku sà Âke kai and Nà Âgaku kyà Âkai (Noh Association) moved to have his entire family & school removed from those officially recognized by the Noh establishment. As of 2007, Izumi Motoya continued to claim the title of sà Âke, and the Noh establishment continued to refuse to recognize or support his work.
Nevertheless, Izumi has appeared in a number of NHK Taiga drama television programs, playing the eponymous character in the 2001 series Hà Âjà  Tokimune, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki in the 2011 series Gà Â, as well as co-hosting Kà Âhaku Uta Gassen in 2000, and the Japanese coverage of the 2002 Winter Olympics.