Akira Emoto
Born November 03, 1948 (Age: 77)
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Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
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.
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.
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Filmography
Kyoto Hippocrates
2026
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Age: 77
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat
2026
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Age: 77
One Last Throw
2025
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as Kawato Kozo
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Age: 77
Rental Family
2025
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as Kikuo Hasegawa
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Age: 77
The God of Curling
2024
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as Susumu Komiyama
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Age: 76
Rotting
2024
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Age: 75
Umami
2023
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as Salaryman
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Age: 74
Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun
2021
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Age: 73
祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―
2021
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Age: 72
Utsusemi no mori
2021
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as Police Inspector Kariya Shinichi
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Age: 72
Finding Light at the Darkness Festival
2019
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Age: 70
BON-UTA, A Song from Home
2019
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as (voice)
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Age: 70
Shin Godzilla
2016
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as Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
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Age: 67
Journey to the Shore
2015
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as Hoshitani
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Age: 66
Living Rights
2015
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Age: 66
Oh! Father
2014
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as Hayashi Tomita
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Age: 65
Yellow Elephant
2013
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as Arechi
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Age: 64
One Day in January
2012
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Age: 64
A Sower of Seeds
2012
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as Shuzo Morikawa
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Age: 63
Ace Attorney
2012
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as Saibancho (Judge)
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Age: 63
Karate-Robo Zaborgar
2011
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as Dr. Akunomiya
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Age: 62
Shikei Kijun
2011
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as Kyusaku Tsushima
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Age: 62
Sakurada Gate Incident
2010
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as Magojiro Kaneko
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Age: 61
Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha
2009
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as Shotaro
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Age: 60
Happy Flight
2008
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as Saito
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Age: 60
Life Can Be So Wonderful
2007
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as Haeo
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Age: 58
Three for the Road
2007
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Age: 58
The Happiness
2006
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Age: 58
No Image
The Summer of Stickleback
2006
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Age: 57
Japan Sinks
2006
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as Professor Fukuhara
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Age: 57
The Great Yokai War
2005
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Age: 56
No Image
For the coming day
2005
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Age: 56
Love Is Five Seven Five
2005
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as Grandfather
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Age: 56
River of First Love
2004
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as Hidejiro Tasaki
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Age: 56
Chicken Is Barefoot
2004
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Age: 56
Takada Wataru Teki
2004
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as Self
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Age: 55
Zebraman
2004
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as Kitahara the Crab Man
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Age: 55
Winning Pass
2004
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Age: 55
The Hunter and the Hunted
2004
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as Neko
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Age: 55
Zatoichi
2003
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as Pub Owner
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Age: 54
Barber's Sorrow
2002
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Age: 54
September 11
2002
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as Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
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Age: 53
KT
2002
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as Hiroshi Uchiyama
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Age: 53
The City of Lost Souls
2000
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as Kuwata
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Age: 51
The Whispered City
2000
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as Toyohashi, sculptor
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Age: 51
Nagisa
2000
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as Priest
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Age: 51
Another Heaven
2000
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as Doctor Akagi
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Age: 51
Love Letter
1998
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Age: 49
Dr. Akagi
1998
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as Dr. Fuu Akagi
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Age: 49
The Key
1997
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as Soichiro Anzai
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Age: 48
Body and Soul
1997
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Age: 48
Abduction
1997
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Age: 48
The Eel
1997
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as Tamotsu Takasaki
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Age: 48
The Rainbow Seeker
1996
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Age: 48
Free and Easy 8
1996
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as Yukawa
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Age: 47
Shall We Dance?
1996
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as Detective Miwa
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Age: 47
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994
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as Major Akira Yuki
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Age: 46
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
1993
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Age: 44
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
1993
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 44
Private Lessons II
1993
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as Oba
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Age: 44
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
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Age: 44
Manhattan Kiss
1992
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Age: 43
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992
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as Professor Tokichi Anayama
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Age: 43
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
1991
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as Kogoro Katsura
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Age: 42
Dance till Tomorrow
1991
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Age: 42
The Last Frankenstein
1991
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as Prof. Sarusawa
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Age: 42
Goodbye Mama
1991
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Age: 42
Betrayal Tomorrow
1990
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Age: 41
Maria's Stomach
1990
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Age: 41
Roar of the Crowd
1990
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Age: 41
Universal Laws
1990
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Age: 41
Fancy Dance
1989
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as Masoho's boss
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Age: 41
Beijing Watermelon
1989
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as Mr. Teramoto
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Age: 41
Battle Heater
1989
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as Riichi Hama
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Age: 41
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
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as Hyoma Sakaguchi
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Age: 40
Harimao
1989
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as Army Major
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Age: 40
Mottomo Abunai Deka
1989
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as Maeo
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Age: 40
Revolver
1988
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as Keisuke Mineya
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Age: 39
The Silk Road
1988
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Age: 39
The Yen Family
1988
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as Shinichi Amemiya
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Age: 39
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo
1988
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as Yakuza
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Age: 39
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
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Age: 39
The Heartbreak Yakuza
1987
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Age: 38
Bedtime Eyes
1987
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Age: 38
A Tale of Young Elopement
1987
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as Matsuda
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Age: 38
Congratulatory Speech
1985
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as Yasuhei Higashida
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Age: 37
The Second Is a Christian
1985
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as Kumashiro
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Age: 36
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
1985
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as Hirofumi Maruyama
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Age: 36
Capone Cries a Lot
1985
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as Ushiemon
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Age: 36
The Man from Shimizu
1982
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Age: 34
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
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as Detective Kuroki
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Age: 33
Disciples of Hippocrates
1980
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Age: 32