Editing Mr. Moto (section)

===Personal life===
Mr. Moto's personal life is rarely touched upon.  In ''[[Think Fast, Mr. Moto]]'' he tells Bob Hitchings that he went to [[Stanford University]], graduating in 1921 as an honorary member. There, he set a pole vaulting record and was a member of the fraternity Alpha Omega.

In the movies, Mr. Moto travels a great deal and manages to have his cat, Chunkina, along for the journey. Besides his cat, the women in his life include Lela Liu (played by [[Lotus Long]] in the film ''Think Fast, Mr. Moto''), a hotel telephone operator whom he asks out on a date, and who proves to be an agent who helps him in his investigation. In ''[[Mysterious Mr. Moto]]'', an agent, Lotus Liu (also played by Lotus Long, credited as Karen Sorrell), pretends to fall for his charms so they can be alone to compare notes in their investigation. Like his literary counterpart, Kentaro Moto believes that a "Beautiful girl is only confusing to a man",<ref name="tfq"/> but has been known to use a woman's emotions to aid his cause. In ''[[Thank You, Mr. Moto (film)|Thank You, Mr. Moto]]'', he tells the disillusioned Madame Tchernov, "I am so grateful for your suspicious nature. It is not the first time a woman's jealousy has been fatal to the man she loved."<ref>Quote from ''Thank You, Mr. Moto''</ref>

Mr. Moto is charming and polite (even to rude or obnoxious people).  He is respectful of other cultures, but sometimes makes wry comments. For instance, in ''Think Fast, Mr. Moto'', he derails the drunken American's party tricks with a little judo. After putting the tipsy Bob Hitchings to bed, he sadly shakes his head and says, "Strange people these Americans."<ref name="tfq"/>

Mr. Moto's religion is never stated; but in ''Thank You, Mr. Moto'', when his friend Prince Chung (played by Phillip Ahn) dies, it becomes clear Mr. Moto is a devout Buddhist, as he chants expertly before the statue of the [[Buddha]] while holding the prince in his arms.

The family crest or [[mon (crest)|mon]] on Mr. Moto's [[yukata]], as seen in the films ''Thank You, Mr. Moto'' and ''[[Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation]]'', is three bars in a circle.  This is similar to the Maruno uchini mitsuhikiryō (丸の内に三引両),<ref>[[commons:Image:Marunouchinimitsuhikiryo.gif|Image of Sakuma family crest]]</ref> the [[mon (crest)|mon]] of the [[Sakuma clan]] who served under [[Oda Nobunaga]].<ref>[[Oda clan#Oda retainer families]]</ref>  This would imply that Moto is from a [[samurai]] family.