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Akira Emoto picture

Akira Emoto

Acting
Known For

76 Years Old

Old good "Emo-chan" of modern Japanese cinema. Emo's father was a close friend of legendary episode player Taji Tonoyama in elementary school days. His mother's grandfather ran a shamisen store in Ginza, Tokyo. Both parents like movies and theaters. After graduating from Machinery Department of Tokyo Industrial High School, Emoto got a job at a trading company. However, he became an actor and became a student of the acting classes of the theater company "Marui", which is headed by Nobuo Kaneko, and met Yusaku Matsuda who was in the same class. In 1999, he won the Japanese Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Dr. Akagi. He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award for Dotonbori River and Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san.

Born

Chūō, Tokyo, Japan on 3rd November 1948

All Credits

Muromachi Burai Image
Muromachi Burai
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo Image
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Hyoue Yarikura
Yanchakure Image
Yanchakure
水嶋钦一
Folktales from Japan Image
Folktales from Japan
Kumokiri Nizaemon Image
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Love and Glory Image
Love and Glory
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Segodon Image
Segodon
Ryu Samin
Get Ready! Image
Get Ready!
Hiroshi Bojo
Genroku Ryoran Image
Genroku Ryoran
Genshiro
Water Boys Image
Water Boys
Mama (of a bar)
Eighth Shogun Yoshimune Image
Eighth Shogun Yoshimune
Tokugawa Munenao
Black Kite Image
Black Kite
Kaiun
Taiheiki Image
Taiheiki
Moronao Kô-no
Hanzawa Naoki Image
Hanzawa Naoki
Keiji Minobe
The Private Detective Mike Image
The Private Detective Mike
Love That Makes You Cry Image
Love That Makes You Cry
Masahiko Hayashida
HUNTER - Women After Reward Money Image
HUNTER - Women After Reward Money
Shogo Ooiwa
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit Image
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Sfar
Clouds Over the Hill Image
Clouds Over the Hill
乃木知幸介
Good Doctor Image
Good Doctor
Akira Shiga
In Hand Image
In Hand
Ties of Shooting Stars Image
Ties of Shooting Stars
Togami Masayuki
JK to Roppozensho Image
JK to Roppozensho
桜木倫太郎
Absolute Zero Image
Absolute Zero
Sosuke Kagami
Frankenstein's Love Image
Frankenstein's Love
Tsurumaru
Lost Man Found Image
Lost Man Found
Himself
Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation Image
Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation
铃本茂树
Goodbye My Dear Image
Goodbye My Dear
Hiroshi Yamawaki
Haru and Natsu Image
Haru and Natsu
Kotaro Nakayama
A Life Image
A Life
Danjo Toranosuke
Home Sweet Tokyo Image
Home Sweet Tokyo
[Ramen Shop Owner]
Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later Image
Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later
Kawabata
The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors Image
The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors
Yotaro Befunokami
Teen Regime Image
Teen Regime
Washida Tsuguaki
Silver and Gold Image
Silver and Gold
Hitoshi Kuramae
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses Image
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
Hadashi no Tyosuke(裸足のチョウスケ)
The Long Goodbye Image
The Long Goodbye
Heizo Harada
It Feels So Good Image
It Feels So Good
Kenji's Father (voice)
Japanese Style Image
Japanese Style
Hifuji Umekoshi
Shinjuku Field Hospital Image
Shinjuku Field Hospital
Keisuke Takamine
No Image
Family Court Judge
Shibuya Naomasa
Banjo no Himawari Image
Banjo no Himawari
Olympic Ransom Image
Olympic Ransom
Humanoid Monster Bem Image
Humanoid Monster Bem
Nameless Man
Shin Godzilla Image
Shin Godzilla
Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
Bedtime Eyes Image
Bedtime Eyes
Shoplifters Image
Shoplifters
Yoritsugu Kawado
No Image
新 法廷荒らし 猪狩文助〜終の棲家〜
Mori no Asagao Image
Mori no Asagao
Keizukuri Hukahori
Ten Count to the Future Image
Ten Count to the Future
Kenzo Ashiya
Tokumei! Keiji Dongame Image
Tokumei! Keiji Dongame
Umami Image
Umami
Salaryman
Zatoichi Image
Zatoichi
Pub Owner
水曜ドラマスペシャル Image
水曜ドラマスペシャル
Lu Over the Wall Image
Lu Over the Wall
Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
Memories of Matsuko Image
Memories of Matsuko
Tsunehiro Kawajiri
Out - Tsumatachi no Hanzai Image
Out - Tsumatachi no Hanzai
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Image
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Major Akira Yuki
Love & War of a Samurai Image
Love & War of a Samurai
Hard Days Image
Hard Days
Yutaka Senba
竜馬がゆく Image
竜馬がゆく
Maborosi Image
Maborosi
Yoshihiro
Survival Family Image
Survival Family
Sasaki Shigeomi
John Rabe Image
John Rabe
Matsui Iwane
Double Bed Image
Double Bed
Tôru Yamazaki
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai Image
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
Shop Owner
ICHI Image
ICHI
The Eel Image
The Eel
Tamotsu Takasaki
Wood Job! Image
Wood Job!
Toshiro Yamane
Unforgiven Image
Unforgiven
Kingo Baba
Wandering Image
Wandering
Agata
Yona Yona Penguin Image
Yona Yona Penguin
Jii (voice)
混声の森 Image
混声の森
Japan Sinks Image
Japan Sinks
Ace Attorney Image
Ace Attorney
Saibancho (Judge)
Zebraman Image
Zebraman
Kitahara the Crab Man
Worst by Chance Image
Worst by Chance
Shigeharu Kaneshiro
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Image
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Detective Kuroki
The Great Yokai War Image
The Great Yokai War
Prince Shotoku Image
Prince Shotoku
Anahobe no miko
Dr. Akagi Image
Dr. Akagi
Dr. Fuu Akagi
Happy Flight Image
Happy Flight
Saito
Rain Fall Image
Rain Fall
Tatsu Ishikura
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't Image
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Professor Tokichi Anayama
Shall We Dance? Image
Shall We Dance?
Detective Miwa
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Image
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
The Friends Image
The Friends
Nagatomo
The Great Yokai War: Guardians Image
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
Old Man
The Great Yokai War: Guardians Image
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
old man
Ripples Image
Ripples
Taro Kadokura
The Life of Budori Gusuko Image
The Life of Budori Gusuko
Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
Noise Image
Noise
Shoji
11’09”01—September 11 Image
11’09”01—September 11
Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Migawari Mission Image
Migawari Mission
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet Image
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Yoneuchi
The Lakeside Murder Case Image
The Lakeside Murder Case
Tomoharu Fujima
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo Image
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo
Yakuza
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit Image
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
Counselor
0.5 mm Image
0.5 mm
Takeshi Sasaki
Owl Image
Owl
Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko Image
Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko
Amagi Pass Image
Amagi Pass
Time Trip App Image
Time Trip App
Ryuzo Yanagita
Samurai Resurrection Image
Samurai Resurrection
Nobutsuna Matsudaira
Lovers Lost Image
Lovers Lost
Ishizuka
Golden Slumber Image
Golden Slumber
Hodogaya Yasushi
Suspicion Image
Suspicion
Shigekazu Akitani
Private Lessons II Image
Private Lessons II
Oba
Waterboys Image
Waterboys
Mama
Oh! Father Image
Oh! Father
Hayashi Tomita
Hutch the Honeybee Image
Hutch the Honeybee
Platinum Town Image
Platinum Town
Sleeping Forest Image
Sleeping Forest
Daisuke Ota
Sakurada Gate Incident Image
Sakurada Gate Incident
Magojiro Kaneko
Doppelganger Image
Doppelganger
Murakami
Journey to the Shore Image
Journey to the Shore
Hoshitani
Recall Image
Recall
Seiji Nomura
Villain Image
Villain
Yoshio Ishibashi
Another Heaven Image
Another Heaven
Doctor Akagi
Karate-Robo Zaborgar Image
Karate-Robo Zaborgar
Dr. Akunomiya
Iwane: Sword of Serenity Image
Iwane: Sword of Serenity
Urakusai
Mukoku Image
Mukoku
Seppo Mitsumura
They Say Nothing Stays the Same Image
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Toichi
April Bride Image
April Bride
Teishi Nagashima
After the Flowers Image
After the Flowers
Soan Nagai
Do Unto Others Image
Do Unto Others
Shosaku Shiba
The Promised Land Image
The Promised Land
Goro Fujiki
Heaven's Story Image
Heaven's Story
Souichi
The Key Image
The Key
Soichiro Anzai
GARO -Gold Storm- Sho Image
GARO -Gold Storm- Sho
Priest Soutatsu
The War and a Woman Image
The War and a Woman
client of woman
Evil and The Mask Image
Evil and The Mask
Detective Aida
Egoist Image
Egoist
Yoshio Saito
A Man Image
A Man
Norio Komiura
Color Me True Image
Color Me True
Tadashi Honda
Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka Image
Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka
Casting Blossoms to the Sky Image
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Seijiro Nose
Yellow Elephant Image
Yellow Elephant
Arechi
Beijing Watermelon Image
Beijing Watermelon
Mr. Teramoto
KT Image
KT
Hiroshi Uchiyama
The End of the Tiny World Image
The End of the Tiny World
Kawabata
Vampire in Love Image
Vampire in Love
Sojiro
Tetsujin 28: The Movie Image
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
Yunosuke Otsuka
Oz Land Image
Oz Land
Boss
Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman Image
Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman
Kantarô Iwata
空蝉の森 Image
空蝉の森
Police Inspector kariya shinichi
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji Image
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji
Seigo Tsuda
The Chasing World Image
The Chasing World
Doctor
In His Chart Image
In His Chart
Doctor
Show Me the Way to the Station Image
Show Me the Way to the Station
The Innocent Game Image
The Innocent Game
Ninja Kids!!! Image
Ninja Kids!!!
Haru's Journey Image
Haru's Journey
Michio Nakai
てにあまる Image
てにあまる
Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~ Image
Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~
Castle of Sand Image
Castle of Sand
Chiyokichi
Prodigy Image
Prodigy
Hisashi Kikuna
The Heartbreak Yakuza Image
The Heartbreak Yakuza
The Shadow Spirit Image
The Shadow Spirit
mimasaka koushirou
Round About Midnight Image
Round About Midnight
Totsuka
The City of Lost Souls Image
The City of Lost Souls
Kuwata
Battle Heater Image
Battle Heater
Riichi Hama
September 1923 Image
September 1923
Teiji Igusa
Yudo: The Way of the Bath Image
Yudo: The Way of the Bath
regular customer
The Big Bee Image
The Big Bee
Murofushi
Fancy Dance Image
Fancy Dance
Masoho's boss
Underdog: Part One Image
Underdog: Part One
Sakuro
No Place to Go Image
No Place to Go
It's Only Talk Image
It's Only Talk
Humanoid Monster, Bem Image
Humanoid Monster, Bem
Kao no nai otoko
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip Image
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
wet guy
All Around Us Image
All Around Us
kunimasa Yasuda
The Lightning Tree Image
The Lightning Tree
Kakunoshi Enokido
Scrap Heaven Image
Scrap Heaven
Detective Yabuta
Elevator to the Gallows Image
Elevator to the Gallows
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era Image
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
Kogoro Katsura
The Rainbow Seeker Image
The Rainbow Seeker
The Motive Image
The Motive
Yoshifumi Katakura
Neko Ninja Image
Neko Ninja
Kariyazaki
The Whispered City Image
The Whispered City
Artist
Black Widow Business Image
Black Widow Business
Jun Sakurada
The Go Master Image
The Go Master
Kensaku Segoe
The Man from Shimizu Image
The Man from Shimizu
A Lone Scalpel Image
A Lone Scalpel
Matsuo Okawa
A Crowd of Three Image
A Crowd of Three
Disciples of Hippocrates Image
Disciples of Hippocrates
Make-Up Image
Make-Up
Kikuo Tsutano
Legend of the Cat Monster Image
Legend of the Cat Monster
Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
No Image
Arashi no Namida - Watakushitachi ni Asu wa Aru
Capone Cries a Lot Image
Capone Cries a Lot
Ushiemon
満天のゴール Image
満天のゴール
トクじい
Underdog: Part Two Image
Underdog: Part Two
Sakuro
River of First Love Image
River of First Love
Hidejiro Tasaki
Winning Pass Image
Winning Pass
The Second Is a Christian Image
The Second Is a Christian
Kumashiro
The Yen Family Image
The Yen Family
Shinichi Amemiya
Teacher's suitcase Image
Teacher's suitcase
Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
Kaza-hana Image
Kaza-hana
Hot Spring Inn Owner
Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie Image
Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie
A Sower of Seeds Image
A Sower of Seeds
Shuzo Morikawa
Living in the Sky Image
Living in the Sky
Concierge Kondo
Shikei Kijun Image
Shikei Kijun
Kyusaku Tsushima
Touken Ranbu 2 Image
Touken Ranbu 2
Fujiwara no Michinaga
Stardust Over The Town Image
Stardust Over The Town
Kumabe Rokuzo
A Living Promise Image
A Living Promise
Zenzo Takeda
Life Back Then Image
Life Back Then
Masashi Inoue
Farewell, Kuro Image
Farewell, Kuro
Shuzo Hanazono
A House on a Hill Image
A House on a Hill
Yoshitarō Terashima
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe Image
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Matashichi
Turn Image
Turn
Matsubara
Goodbye Mama Image
Goodbye Mama
Shippu Rondo Image
Shippu Rondo
Masaomi Togo
I Never Shot Anyone Image
I Never Shot Anyone
Takashi Renjo
Nosari: Impermanent Eternity Image
Nosari: Impermanent Eternity
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again Image
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
Daigorô Hatayama
Kaizokuban Bootleg Film Image
Kaizokuban Bootleg Film
Tatsuo
The Boy and the Dog Image
The Boy and the Dog
Yaichi Katano
Revolver Image
Revolver
Keisuke Mineya
Cast Me If You Can Image
Cast Me If You Can
Homeless guy
Love Letter Image
Love Letter
Moon and Cherry Image
Moon and Cherry
Sakamoto
The Mohican Comes Home Image
The Mohican Comes Home
Osamu Tamura
The Dog Bridegroom Image
The Dog Bridegroom
Kenkichi Okumura
Universal Laws Image
Universal Laws
Body and Soul Image
Body and Soul
The Silk Road Image
The Silk Road
The Taste of Fish Image
The Taste of Fish
Shojiro Sanada
Sniper Image
Sniper
Tatsuyuki Miyata
Mottomo Abunai Deka Image
Mottomo Abunai Deka
Maeo
Barber's Sorrow Image
Barber's Sorrow
Postcard Image
Postcard
Yukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law
No Image
A Woman from Ashio
Location Image
Location
Konno
Harimao Image
Harimao
Army Major
Shylock's Children Image
Shylock's Children
Hajime Sawazaki
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident Image
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
Hirofumi Maruyama
Nagisa Image
Nagisa
Priest
Congratulatory Speech Image
Congratulatory Speech
Yasuhei Higashida
The Most Beautiful Night In The World Image
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
Journalist
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky Image
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
Itsuro Usui
The Pearls of the Stone Man Image
The Pearls of the Stone Man
Kumaji Ueda
Maru Image
Maru
Teacher
Hana Image
Hana
Hiroshi Torigoe
Living Rights Image
Living Rights
The Way of The Prison Guard Image
The Way of The Prison Guard
The Setting Sun Image
The Setting Sun
Dr. Miyake
Godot of the Emotos Image
Godot of the Emotos
Goal of the Sky Image
Goal of the Sky
Will to Live Image
Will to Live
Doctor
Maria's Stomach Image
Maria's Stomach
Cold Image
Cold
Jin Ichinose
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang Image
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
Narrator (voice)
海の見える理髪店 Image
海の見える理髪店
老店主
The Cycling Genius Is Coming! Image
The Cycling Genius Is Coming!
Love Is Five Seven Five Image
Love Is Five Seven Five
Grandfather
Starfish Hotel Image
Starfish Hotel
Mr. Trickster
Rental Family Image
Rental Family
No Image
For the coming day
The Honest Realtor Special Image
The Honest Realtor Special
A Tale of Young Elopement Image
A Tale of Young Elopement
Matsuda
The Hunter and the Hunted Image
The Hunter and the Hunted
Neko
Life Can Be So Wonderful Image
Life Can Be So Wonderful
Haeo
Three for the Road Image
Three for the Road
Teacher and Three Children Image
Teacher and Three Children
Yoshio Ichikawa
The Great Department Store Robbery Image
The Great Department Store Robbery
One Day in January Image
One Day in January
Manhattan Kiss Image
Manhattan Kiss
Tora-san Goes to Vienna Image
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
Hyoma Sakaguchi
Wonderful Paradise Image
Wonderful Paradise
Homeless
Roar of the Crowd Image
Roar of the Crowd
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san Image
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Kondo
祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻― Image
祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 Image
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Abduction Image
Abduction
The Happiness Image
The Happiness
BON-UTA, A Song from Home Image
BON-UTA, A Song from Home
(voice)
Free and Easy 8 Image
Free and Easy 8
Yukawa
No Image
The Summer of Stickleback
Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark Image
Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark
Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha Image
Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha
Shotaro
Finding Light at the Darkness Festival Image
Finding Light at the Darkness Festival
Fly, Dakota, Fly! Image
Fly, Dakota, Fly!
I Can Hear the Duck Singing Image
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
Dance till Tomorrow Image
Dance till Tomorrow
Betrayal tomorrow Image
Betrayal tomorrow
Takada Wataru Teki Image
Takada Wataru Teki
Self
The Last Frankenstein Image
The Last Frankenstein
Prof. Sarusawa
Drugstore Girl Image
Drugstore Girl
Koji Nabeshima
Random Lives Image
Random Lives
Hanamura
Present for You Image
Present for You
Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun Image
Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun
A Grain of Wheat Image
A Grain of Wheat
Honda
No Image
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