Akira Emoto
Acting
Born: Nov 03, 1948
From: Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umami | Salaryman | 2023 | 5.7 |
| Hard Days | Yutaka Senba | 2023 | 6.614 |
| Noise | Shoji | 2022 | 5.9 |
| Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun | 2021 | — | |
| Living Rights | 2015 | — | |
| Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark | Lawyer | 2013 | — |
| The Life of Budori Gusuko | Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice) | 2012 | 6.5 |
| One Day in January | 2012 | 8.0 | |
| A Crowd of Three | 2010 | 4.9 | |
| Villain | Yoshio Ishibashi | 2010 | 6.761 |
| Sakurada Gate Incident | Magojiro Kaneko | 2010 | 7.406 |
| Golden Slumber | Hodogaya Yasushi | 2010 | 7.1 |
| Rain Fall | Tatsu Ishikura | 2009 | 4.7 |
| ICHI | 2008 | 6.75 | |
| The Chasing World | Doctor | 2008 | 5.7 |
| Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit | Counselor | 2008 | 6.6 |
| The Great Yokai War | 2005 | 6.329 | |
| The Suspect: Muroi Shinji | Seigo Tsuda | 2005 | 6.429 |
| Zatoichi | Pub Owner | 2003 | 7.241 |
| Worst by Chance | Shigeharu Kaneshiro | 2003 | 9.0 |
| Turn | Matsubara | 2001 | 6.8 |
| The City of Lost Souls | Kuwata | 2000 | 6.167 |
| Kaizokuban Bootleg Film | Tatsuo | 1999 | 6.125 |
| Dr. Akagi | Dr. Fuu Akagi | 1998 | 6.423 |
| The Eel | Tamotsu Takasaki | 1997 | 6.9 |
| Maborosi | Yoshihiro | 1995 | 7.4 |
| Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla | Major Akira Yuki | 1994 | 6.758 |
| Sumo Do, Sumo Don't | Professor Tokichi Anayama | 1992 | 6.773 |
| Betrayal Tomorrow | 1990 | — | |
| The Great Department Store Robbery | 1987 | 9.0 | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1948 |
| From | Chuo, Tokyo, Japan |