Akira Emoto
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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
Credits
Rental Family (2025)
as Kikuo Hasegawa
Shin Godzilla (2016)
as Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
Shoplifters (2018)
as Yoritsugu Kawado
Zatoichi (2003)
as Pub Owner
The Eel (1997)
as Tamotsu Takasaki
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again (1979)
as Daigorô Hatayama
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
as Major Akira Yuki
It Feels So Good (2019)
as Kenji's Father (voice)
Umami (2023)
as Salaryman
Doppelgänger (2003)
as Murakami
Shall We Dance? (1996)
as Detective Miwa
Samurai Fury (2025)
Actor
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
as Tsunehiro Kawajiri
Lu Over the Wall (2017)
as Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
Bedtime Eyes (1987)
Actor
Wood Job! (2014)
as Toshiro Yamane
Maborosi (1995)
as Yoshihiro
Time Trip App (2014)
as Ryuzo Yanagita
Waterboys (2001)
as Mama
The Great Yokai War (2005)
Actor
September 11 (2002)
as Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha (2009)
as Shotaro
Rain Fall (2009)
as Tatsu Ishikura
The Friends (1994)
as Nagatomo
ICHI (2008)
Actor
John Rabe (2009)
as Matsui Iwane
Japan Sinks (2006)
as Professor Fukuhara
Abduction (1997)
as Chief Superintendent Tachibana
The Wandering Moon (2022)
as Agata
Double Bed (1983)
as Tôru Yamazaki
Owl (2003)
Actor
The Final Piece (2025)
as Motoji Kanesaki
Survival Family (2017)
as Sasaki Shigeomi
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
as Yoneuchi
Nagisa (2000)
as Priest Shinto
The Key (1997)
as Soichiro Anzai
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)
as Detective Kuroki
Dr. Akagi (1998)
as Dr. Fuu Akagi
Ace Attorney (2012)
as Saibancho (Judge)
Egoist (2023)
as Yoshio Saito
The War and a Woman (2013)
as client of woman
Happy Flight (2008)
as Saito
Hard Days (2023)
as Yutaka Senba
Worst by Chance (2003)
as Shigeharu Kaneshiro
Tetsujin 28: The Movie (2005)
as Yunosuke Otsuka
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit (2008)
as Counselor
The Life of Budori Gusuko (2012)
as Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
Amagi Pass (1983)
Actor
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (1988)
as Yakuza
Iwane: Sword of Serenity (2019)
as Urakusai
The City of Lost Souls (2000)
as Kuwata
A Lone Scalpel (2010)
as Matsuo Okawa
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
as Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Kaizokuban Bootleg Film (1999)
as Tatsuo
Villain (2010)
as Yoshio Ishibashi
Noise (2022)
as Shoji
Mukoku (2017)
as Seppo Mitsumura
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (1993)
as Narrator (voice)
A Man (2022)
as Norio Komiura
Journey to the Shore (2015)
as Hoshitani
Private Lessons II (1993)
as Oba
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005)
as Seigo Tsuda
Hutch the Honeybee (2010)
Actor
Ekeb of Dekye (2010)
as Soichi Yanagimachi
Recall (2018)
as Seiji Nomura
April Bride (2009)
as Teishi Nagashima
Yudo (2023)
as regular customer
Samurai Resurrection (2003)
as Nobutsuna Matsudaira
0.5 mm (2014)
as Takeshi Sasaki
September 1923 (2023)
as Teiji Igusa
Yona Yona Penguin (2009)
as Jii (voice)
Color Me True (2018)
as Tadashi Honda
The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)
as old man
Lovers Lost (1982)
as Ishizuka
Unforgiven (2013)
as Kingo Baba
The Promised Land (2019)
as Goro Fujiki
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021)
as Shop Owner
Show Me the Way to the Station (2019)
Actor
Shikei Kijun (2011)
as Kyusaku Tsushima
Shylock's Children (2023)
as Hajime Sawazaki
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
Actor
Do Unto Others (2023)
as Shosaku Shiba
Zebraman (2004)
as Kitahara the Crab Man
Yellow Elephant (2013)
as Arechi
Capone Cries a Lot (1985)
as Ushiemon
Another Heaven (2000)
as Doctor Akagi
The Silk Road (1988)
Actor
Beijing Watermelon (1989)
as Mr. Teramoto
The Lakeside Murder Case (2005)
as Tomoharu Fujima
Ask This of Rikyu (2013)
Actor
As the River Flows (2000)
Actor
Golden Slumber (2010)
as Hodogaya Yasushi
They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019)
as Toichi
Sakurada Gate Incident (2010)
as Magojiro Kaneko
The Yen Family (1988)
as Shinichi Amemiya
Ripples (2023)
as Taro Kadokura
Postcard (2010)
as Yukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law
The Motive (2004)
as Yoshifumi Katakura
The Mohican Comes Home (2016)
as Osamu Tamura
GARO: Gold Storm Flight (2015)
as Priest Soutatsu
Drugstore Girl (2004)
as Koji Nabeshima
Fancy Dance (1989)
as Masoho's boss
All Around Us (2008)
as kunimasa Yasuda
Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)
as Seijiro Nose
River of First Love (2004)
as Hidejiro Tasaki
Black Widow Business (2016)
as Jun Sakurada
Heaven's Story (2010)
as Souichi
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)
as 近藤
Round About Midnight (1999)
as Totsuka
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)
as Dr. Akunomiya
Will to Live (1999)
as Doctor
Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
as 坂口兵马
The Chasing World (2008)
as Doctor
The Boy and the Dog (2025)
as Yaichi Katano
Underdog: Part One (2020)
as Sakuro
The Whispered City (2000)
as Toyohashi, sculptor
Maru (2024)
as Teacher
One Last Throw (2025)
as Kawato Kozo
KT (2002)
as Hiroshi Uchiyama
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat (2026)
Actor
Haru's Journey (2010)
as Michio Nakai
The Second Is a Christian (1985)
as Kumashiro
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip (2011)
as wet guy
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
as Professor Tokichi Anayama
In His Chart (2011)
as Doctor
Teacher's suitcase (2003)
as Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
After the Flowers (2010)
as Soan Nagai
Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun (2021)
Actor
Kaza-hana (2001)
as Hot Spring Inn Owner
A Crowd of Three (2010)
Actor
Disciples of Hippocrates (1980)
Actor
No Place to Go (2022)
as Bomber
Sleeping Forest (2014)
as Daisuke Ota
The Innocent Game (2023)
Actor
Vampire in Love (2015)
as Sojiro
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident (1985)
as Hirofumi Maruyama
Neko Ninja (2017)
as Kariyazaki
The Big Bee (2015)
as Murofushi
Life Back Then (2011)
as Masashi Inoue
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992)
Actor
Suspicion (1982)
as Shigekazu Akitani
The Master Plan (2021)
as Kawabata
BON-UTA, A Song from Home (2019)
as (voice)
The Heartbreak Yakuza (1987)
Actor
I Never Shot Anyone (2020)
as Takashi Renjo
The Lightning Tree (2010)
as Kakunoshi Enokido
Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Dawn- (2023)
as Fujiwara no Michinaga
Kyoto Hippocrates (2026)
Actor
Mottomo Abunai Deka (1989)
as Maeo
Oz Land (2018)
as Boss
Sniper (2016)
as Tatsuyuki Miyata
Present for You (2015)
Actor
Maria's Stomach (1990)
Actor
Random Lives (2017)
as Hanamura
Chicken Is Barefoot (2004)
Actor
Teacher and Three Children (2008)
as Yoshio Ichikawa
Your Friend (2008)
Actor
Legend of the Cat Monster (1983)
as Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
Free and Easy 8 (1996)
as Yukawa
Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark (2013)
as Lawyer
Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie (1979)
Actor
Evil and The Mask (2018)
as Detective Aida
Stardust over the Town (2020)
as Kumabe Rokuzo
Love Letter (1998)
Actor
Living in the Sky (2020)
as Concierge Kondo
The Rainbow Seeker (1996)
Actor
Life Can Be So Wonderful (2007)
as Haeo
A Living Promise (2016)
as Zenzo Takeda
Ninja Kids!!! (2011)
Actor
The Go Master (2007)
as Kensaku Segoe
The Dog Bridegroom (2017)
as Kenkichi Okumura
Farewell, Kuro (2003)
as Shuzo Hanazono
The Hunter and the Hunted (2004)
as Neko
It's Only Talk (2006)
Actor
Barber's Sorrow (2002)
as Sakaguchi
Manhattan Kiss (1992)
Actor
Harimao (1989)
as Army Major
The Most Beautiful Night In The World (2008)
as Journalist
Body and Soul (1997)
as Sekiya/Reiko's lover-Aya's ex
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (1999)
as Matashichi
Location (1984)
as Konno
The Great Department Store Robbery (1987)
Actor
Dance till Tomorrow (1991)
Actor
Underdog: Part Two (2020)
as Sakuro
Prodigy (2007)
as Hisashi Kikuna
The Taste of Fish (2008)
as Shojiro Sanada
Moon & Cherry (2004)
as Sakamoto
Humanoid Monster, Bem (2012)
as Kao no nai otoko
Castle of Sand (2019)
as Chiyokichi
The Way of The Prison Guard (2025)
Actor
Congratulatory Speech (1985)
as Yasuhei Higashida
A Sower of Seeds (2012)
as Shuzo Morikawa
The Shadow Spirit (2007)
as mimasaka koushirou
The Partner (2013)
as Ōkuma Shigenobu
The Setting Sun (2022)
as Dr. Miyake
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991)
as Kogoro Katsura
A House on a Hill (2014)
as Yoshitarō Terashima
Goodbye Mama (1991)
Actor
Don't Lose Your Head! (2024)
as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
Barber Shop with a View of the Sea (2022)
as 老店主
The Cycling Genius Is Coming! (2008)
Actor
A Grain of Wheat (2016)
as Honda
The Man from Shimizu (1982)
Actor
The Pearls of the Stone Man (2015)
as Kumaji Ueda
Shippu Rondo (2016)
as Masaomi Togo
Revolver (1988)
as Keisuke Mineya
A Tale of Young Elopement (1987)
as Matsuda
Utsusemi no mori (2021)
as Police Inspector Kariya Shinichi
Battle Heater (1989)
as Riichi Hama
Fly, Dakota, Fly! (2013)
Actor
Winning Pass (2004)
Actor
One Day in January (2012)
Actor
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky (2009)
as Itsuro Usui
Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman (1979)
as Kantarô Iwata
The God of Curling (2024)
as Susumu Komiyama
Scrap Heaven (2005)
as Detective Yabuta
Roar of the Crowd (1990)
Actor
Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~ (2017)
Actor
Oh! Father (2014)
as Hayashi Tomita
For the coming day (2005)
Actor
あじさい色のレディ (1988)
Actor
祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻― (2021)
Actor
Turn (2001)
as Matsubara
Nosari: Impermanent Eternity (2020)
Actor
Cold (2014)
as Jin Ichinose
Hana (2003)
as Hiroshi Torigoe
Living Rights (2015)
Actor
Love Is Five Seven Five (2005)
as Grandfather
Make-Up (1984)
as Kikuo Tsutano
Wonderful Paradise (2020)
as Homeless
Finding Light at the Darkness Festival (2019)
Actor
Goal of the Sky (2023)
Actor
The Happiness (2006)
Actor
Three for the Road (2007)
Actor
Starfish Hotel (2007)
as Mr. Trickster
The Summer of Stickleback (2006)
Actor
Universal Laws (1990)
Actor
Cast Me If You Can (2010)
as Homeless guy
The Last Frankenstein (1991)
as Prof. Sarusawa
Takada Wataru Teki (2004)
as Self
I Can Hear the Duck Singing (1993)
Actor
Godot of the Emotos (2019)
Actor
Betrayal Tomorrow (1990)
Actor
Yamazaki Riverside - Over an Actor's Shoulder - (2026)
as Self