Akira Emoto
ActingBorn Nov 3, 1948
Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
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
Roar of the Crowd
movie1990
Maria's Stomach
movie1990
Dance till Tomorrow
movie1991
The Hunter and the Hunted
movie2004
Make-Up
movie1984
Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~
movie2017
Mori no Asagao
tv2010
The Final Piece
movie2025
The Great Department Store Robbery
movie1987
Worst by Chance
movie2003
The Whispered City
movie2000
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
movie1993
Filmography
2026Kyoto Hippocratesmovie2026Convenience Store Kyodaias Shohei Umedatv2026無垢なる証人as Hiroki Oyagitv2026ちるらん 新撰組鎮魂歌as 老年期の永倉新八tv2026The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Catmovie2025One Last Throwas Kawato Kozomovie2025Rental Familyas Kikuo Hasegawamovie2025Scandal Evetv2025The Final Pieceas Motoji Kanesakimovie2025The Way of The Prison Guardmovie2025The Boy and the Dogas Yaichi Katanomovie2025Samurai Furymovie2024The God of Curlingas Susumu Komiyamamovie2024Maruas Teachermovie2024Shinjuku Field Hospitalas Keisuke Takaminetv2024Rottingmovie2024JK to Roppozenshoas 桜木倫太郎tv2024Don't Lose Your Head!as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasumovie2023The Innocent Gamemovie2023満天のゴールas トクじいtv2023September 1923as Teiji Igusamovie2023Goal of the Skymovie2023Ripplesas Taro Kadokuramovie2023Hard Daysas Yutaka Senbamovie2023Touken Ranbu 2as Fujiwara no Michinagamovie2023Do Unto Othersas Shosaku Shibamovie2023Yudo: The Way of the Bathas regular customermovie2023Shylock's Childrenas Hajime Sawazakimovie2023Egoistas Yoshio Saitomovie2023Umamias Salarymanmovie2023Get Ready!as Hiroshi Bojotv2022A Manas Norio Komiuramovie2022The Setting Sunas Dr. Miyakemovie2022Japanese Styleas Hifuji Umekoshitv2022No Place to Goas Bombermovie2022Goodbye My Dearas Hiroshi Yamawakitv2022The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriorsas Yotaro Befunokamitv2022混声の森tv2022Lost Man Foundas Himselftv2022Wanderingas Agatamovie2022Barber Shop with a View of the Seaas 老店主movie2022Teen Regimeas Washida Tsuguakitv2022Ten Count to the Futureas Kenzo Ashiyatv2022Noiseas Shojimovie2021Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gunmovie2021Baragaki: Unbroken Samuraias Shop Ownermovie2021Bullets, Bones and Blocked Nosesas Hadashi no Tyosuke(裸足のチョウスケ)tv2021祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―movie2021The Great Yokai War: Guardiansas Old Manmovie2021Utsusemi no morias Police Inspector Kariya Shinichimovie2021The Master Planas Kawabatamovie2021Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Lateras Kawabatatv2021てにあまるtv2020Underdog: Part Oneas Sakuromovie2020Underdog: Part Twoas Sakuromovie2020Wonderful Paradiseas Homelessmovie2020Living in the Skyas Concierge Kondomovie2020Nosari: Impermanent Eternitymovie2020I Never Shot Anyoneas Takashi Renjomovie2020Stardust over the Townas Kumabe Rokuzomovie2019Finding Light at the Darkness Festivalmovie2019The Promised Landas Goro Fujikimovie2019Show Me the Way to the Stationmovie2019They Say Nothing Stays the Sameas Toichimovie2019Banjo no Himawaritv2019It Feels So Goodas Kenji's Father (voice)movie2019Iwane: Sword of Serenityas Urakusaimovie2019Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigationas 铃本茂树tv2019Godot of the Emotosmovie2019In Handtv2019Castle of Sandas Chiyokichimovie2019BON-UTA, A Song from Homeas (voice)movie2018Oz Landas Bossmovie2018Good Doctoras Akira Shigatv2018Recallas Seiji Nomuramovie2018Shopliftersas Yoritsugu Kawadomovie2018Color Me Trueas Tadashi Hondamovie2018Evil and The Maskas Detective Aidamovie2018Segodonas Ryu Samintv2017Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~movie