Editing Mr. Moto (section)

===Physical description===
He is physically described in ''Think Fast, Mr. Moto'':{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
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Mr. Moto was a small man, delicate, almost fragile. … He was dressed formally in a morning coat and striped trousers.  His black hair was carefully brushed in the Prussian style.  He was smiling, showing a row of shiny gold-filled teeth, and as he smiled he drew in his breath with a polite, soft sibilant sound.
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This basic description carries through most of the novels, with a slightly different description in ''Right You Are, Mr. Moto'', set 20 years later than the other novels.  In this novel he is described as  "middle aged", and his hair as being "grayish and close-clipped." In two novels, Marquand describes Mr. Moto's build as "chunky".{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}

He is often described as wearing formal evening clothes that are impeccably tailored.  On occasion his sartorial style is somewhat misguided such as in ''[[Mr. Moto Is So Sorry]]'' when he appears in black-and-white checked sports clothes with green and red golf stockings. When his outfits are commented upon, Mr. Moto makes excuses. In ''Stopover: Tokyo'', he is said to have the imposing dignity of his [[samurai]] forebears when dressed in traditional Japanese clothing.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}}