Akira Emoto
Acting
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.
Known for
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tvConvenience Store Kyodai
2026
Umeda Shohei
tv無垢なる証人
2026
Hiroki Oyagi
movieOne Last Throw
2025
Kawato Kozo
movieRental Family
2025
Kikuo Hasegawa
movieThe Final Piece
2025
Motoji Kanesaki
movieThe Boy and the Dog
2025
Yaichi Katano
movieThe God of Curling
2024
Susumu Komiyama
movieMaru
2024
Teacher
tvShinjuku Field Hospital
2024
Keisuke Takamine
movieDon't Lose Your Head!
2024
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
tv満天のゴール
2023
トクじい
movieSeptember 1923
2023
Teiji Igusa
movieRipples
2023
Taro Kadokura
movieHard Days
2023
Yutaka Senba
movieTouken Ranbu: The Movie -Dawn-
2023
Fujiwara no Michinaga
movieDo Unto Others
2023
Shosaku Shiba
movieYudo: The Way of the Bath
2023
regular customer
movieShylock's Children
2023
Hajime Sawazaki
movieEgoist
2023
Yoshio Saito
movieUmami
2023
Salaryman
tvGet Ready!
2023
Hiroshi Bojo
movieA Man
2022
Norio Komiura
movieThe Setting Sun
2022
Dr. Miyake
tvJapanese Style
2022
Hifuji Umekoshi
movieNo Place to Go
2022
Bomber
tvGoodbye My Dear
2022
Hiroshi Yamawaki
tvThe New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors
2022
Yotaro Befunokami
tvLost Man Found
2022
Himself
tvTeen Regime
2022
Washida Tsuguaki
tvTen Count to the Future
2022
Kenzo Ashiya
movieNoise
2022
Shoji
movieBaragaki: Unbroken Samurai
2021
Shop Owner
tvBullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
2021
Hadashi no Tyosuke(裸足のチョウスケ)
movieThe Great Yokai War: Guardians
2021
old man / Old Man
movieUtsusemi no mori
2021
Police Inspector Kariya Shinichi
movieThe Master Plan
2021
Kawabata
movieWonderful Paradise
2020
Homeless
movieLiving in the Sky
2020
Concierge Kondo
movieI Never Shot Anyone
2020
Takashi Renjo
movieStardust over the Town
2020
Kumabe Rokuzo
movieThe Promised Land
2019
Goro Fujiki
movieIt Feels So Good
2019
Kenji's Father (voice)
movieCastle of Sand
2019
Chiyokichi
movieOz Land
2018
Boss
tvGood Doctor
2018
Akira Shiga
movieRecall
2018
Seiji Nomura
movieShoplifters
2018
Yoritsugu Kawado
movieColor Me True
2018
Tadashi Honda
movieEvil and The Mask
2018
Detective Aida
tvSegodon
2018
Ryu Samin
tvHome Sweet Tokyo
2017
[Ramen Shop Owner]
movieMukoku
2017
Seppo Mitsumura
movieNeko Ninja
2017
Kariyazaki
movieLu Over the Wall
2017
Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
movieThe Dog Bridegroom
2017
Kenkichi Okumura
tvFrankenstein's Love
2017
Tsurumaru
movieSurvival Family
2017
Sasaki Shigeomi
movieRandom Lives
2017
Hanamura
tvA Life
2017
Danjo Toranosuke
tvSilver and Gold
2017
Hitoshi Kuramae
movieShippu Rondo
2016
Masaomi Togo
movieSniper
2016
Tatsuyuki Miyata
movieBlack Widow Business
2016
Jun Sakurada
movieShin Godzilla
2016
Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
movieThe Mohican Comes Home
2016
Osamu Tamura
tvLove That Makes You Cry
2016
Masahiko Hayashida
movieA Living Promise
2016
Zenzo Takeda
movieJourney to the Shore
2015
Hoshitani
movieThe Big Bee
2015
Murofushi
movieThe Pearls of the Stone Man
2015
Kumaji Ueda
movieVampire in Love
2015
Sojiro
movieGARO: Gold Storm Flight
2015
Priest Soutatsu
movieA House on a Hill
2014
Yoshitarō Terashima
movie0.5 mm
2014
Takeshi Sasaki
movieCold
2014
Jin Ichinose
movieTime Trip App
2014
Ryuzo Yanagita
movieOh! Father
2014
Hayashi Tomita
movieWood Job!
2014
Toshiro Yamane
tvThe Long Goodbye
2014
Heizo Harada
movieSleeping Forest
2014
Daisuke Ota
movieThe Partner
2013
Ōkuma Shigenobu
movieUnforgiven
2013
Kingo Baba
tvHanzawa Naoki
2013
Keiji Minobe
movieThe War and a Woman
2013
client of woman
movieYellow Elephant
2013
Arechi
tvBlack Kite
2013
Kaiun
movieHumanoid Monster, Bem
2012
Kao no nai otoko
movieThe Life of Budori Gusuko
2012
Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
movieCasting Blossoms to the Sky
2012
Seijiro Nose
movieA Sower of Seeds
2012
Shuzo Morikawa
movieAce Attorney
2012
Saibancho (Judge)
movieLife Back Then
2011
Masashi Inoue
tvHumanoid Monster Bem
2011
Nameless Man
movieKarate-Robo Zaborgar
2011
Dr. Akunomiya
tvHUNTER - Women After Reward Money
2011
Shogo Ooiwa
movieShikei Kijun
2011
Kyusaku Tsushima
movieIn His Chart
2011
Doctor
moviePostcard
2010
Yukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law
movieCast Me If You Can
2010
Homeless guy
movieThe Lightning Tree
2010
Kakunoshi Enokido
tvMori no Asagao
2010
Keizukuri Hukahori
movieSakurada Gate Incident
2010
Magojiro Kaneko
movieEkeb of Dekye
2010
Soichi Yanagimachi
movieHeaven's Story
2010
Souichi
movieVillain
2010
Yoshio Ishibashi
movieA Lone Scalpel
2010
Matsuo Okawa
movieHaru's Journey
2010
Michio Nakai
tvAbsolute Zero
2010
Sosuke Kagami
movieAfter the Flowers
2010
Soan Nagai
movieGolden Slumber
2010
Hodogaya Yasushi
movieYona Yona Penguin
2009
Jii (voice)
movieApril Bride
2009
Teishi Nagashima
movieRain Fall
2009
Tatsu Ishikura
movieJohn Rabe
2009
Matsui Iwane
tvTies of Shooting Stars
2008
Togami Masayuki
movieTeacher and Three Children
2008
Yoshio Ichikawa
movieIkigami: The Ultimate Limit
2008
Counselor
movieThe Taste of Fish
2008
Shojiro Sanada
movieAll Around Us
2008
kunimasa Yasuda
movieThe Shadow Spirit
2007
mimasaka koushirou
movieProdigy
2007
Hisashi Kikuna
movieThe Go Master
2007
Kensaku Segoe
movieTokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
tv愛の流刑地
2007
北冈耕造
movieStarfish Hotel
2007
Mr. Trickster
movieJapan Sinks
2006
Professor Fukuhara
movieMemories of Matsuko
2006
Tsunehiro Kawajiri
tvLove and Glory
2006
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
movieScrap Heaven
2005
Detective Yabuta
tvHaru and Natsu
2005
Kotaro Nakayama
movieThe Suspect: Muroi Shinji
2005
Seigo Tsuda
movieLove Is Five Seven Five
2005
Grandfather
movieTetsujin 28: The Movie
2005
Yunosuke Otsuka
movieThe Lakeside Murder Case
2005
Tomoharu Fujima
movieMoon & Cherry
2004
Sakamoto
movieThe Motive
2004
Yoshifumi Katakura
movieRiver of First Love
2004
Hidejiro Tasaki
movieDrugstore Girl
2004
Koji Nabeshima
movieZebraman
2004
Kitahara the Crab Man
movieHana
2003
Hiroshi Torigoe
movieDoppelgänger
2003
Murakami
movieWorst by Chance
2003
Shigeharu Kaneshiro
movieZatoichi
2003
Pub Owner
movieFarewell, Kuro
2003
Shuzo Hanazono
tvWater Boys
2003
Mama (of a bar)
movieSamurai Resurrection
2003
Nobutsuna Matsudaira
movieTeacher's suitcase
2003
Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
tvAIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
Hyoue Yarikura
movieSeptember 11
2002
Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
movieKT
2002
Hiroshi Uchiyama
tvPrince Shotoku
2001
Anahobe no miko
movieTurn
2001
Matsubara
movieKaza-hana
2001
Hot Spring Inn Owner
movieThe Whispered City
2000
Toyohashi, sculptor
movieNagisa
2000
Priest Shinto
movieAnother Heaven
2000
Doctor Akagi
movieWill to Live
1999
Doctor
tvGenroku Ryoran
1999
Genshiro
tvYanchakure
1998
水嶋钦一
movieDr. Akagi
1998
Dr. Fuu Akagi
movieBody and Soul
1997
Sekiya/Reiko's lover-Aya's ex
movieThe Key
1997
Soichiro Anzai
movieAbduction
1997
Chief Superintendent Tachibana
movieThe Eel
1997
Tamotsu Takasaki
movieFree and Easy 8
1996
Yukawa
movieShall We Dance?
1996
Detective Miwa
movieMaborosi
1995
Yoshihiro
tvEighth Shogun Yoshimune
1995
Tokugawa Munenao
movieGodzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994
Major Akira Yuki
movieThe Friends
1994
Nagatomo
Family Court Judge
1993
Shibuya Naomasa
movieSumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992
Professor Tokichi Anayama
movieA Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
1991
Kogoro Katsura
movieThe Last Frankenstein
1991
Prof. Sarusawa
tvTaiheiki
1991
Moronao Kô-no
tvホットドッグ
1990
大田原輝
movieFancy Dance
1989
Masoho's boss
movieBeijing Watermelon
1989
Mr. Teramoto
movieBattle Heater
1989
Riichi Hama
movieTora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
Hyoma Sakaguchi
movieHarimao
1989
Army Major
movieRevolver
1988
Keisuke Mineya
movieThe Yen Family
1988
Shinichi Amemiya
movieCongratulatory Speech
1985
Yasuhei Higashida
movieThe Second Is a Christian
1985
Kumashiro
movieI Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
1985
Hirofumi Maruyama
movieCapone Cries a Lot
1985
Ushiemon
movieLocation
1984
Konno
movieMake-Up
1984
Kikuo Tsutano
movieLegend of the Cat Monster
1983
Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
movieDouble Bed
1983
Tôru Yamazaki
movieSuspicion
1982
Shigekazu Akitani
movieLovers Lost
1982
Ishizuka
movieSailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
Detective Kuroki
movieMasked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman
1979
Kantarô Iwata
movieFujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
1979
Daigorô Hatayama
Directing1
movieSky Cannot Be This Blue
1993
Director