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
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
Umami
2023
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as Salaryman
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Age: 74
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
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
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
Sakurada Gate Incident
2010
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as Magojiro Kaneko
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Age: 61
Happy Flight
2008
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as Saito
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Age: 60
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
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
Zatoichi
2003
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as Pub Owner
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Age: 54
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
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
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
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as
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Age: 44
Manhattan Kiss
1992
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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
Goodbye Mama
1991
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Age: 42
Betrayal Tomorrow
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
The Silk Road
1988
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Age: 39
The Man from Shimizu
1982
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Age: 34