Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Date of Birth:

Nov 03, 1948

Place of Birth:

Chūō, 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.

filmography:

Casting Blossoms to the Sky Casting Blossoms to the Sky

2012

Three for the Road Three for the Road

2007

The Key The Key

1997

Universal Laws Universal Laws

1990

Show Me the Way to the Station Show Me the Way to the Station

2019

Body and Soul Body and Soul

1997

Winning Pass Winning Pass

2004

A Sower of Seeds A Sower of Seeds

2012

Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman

1979

Oz Land Oz Land

2018

They Say Nothing Stays the Same They Say Nothing Stays the Same

2019

The Promised Land The Promised Land

2019

Disciples of Hippocrates Disciples of Hippocrates

1980

The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

1999

Living in the Sky Living in the Sky

2020

Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha

2009

Godot of the Emotos Godot of the Emotos

2019

Underdog: Part One Underdog: Part One

2020

Happy Flight Happy Flight

2008

Legend of the Cat Monster Legend of the Cat Monster

1998

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

2021

Shall We Dance? Shall We Dance?

1996

Shimoochiai Yakitori Movie Shimoochiai Yakitori Movie

1979

Make-Up Make-Up

1984

Nosari: Impermanent Eternity Nosari: Impermanent Eternity

2020

Congratulatory Speech Congratulatory Speech

1985

Castle of Sand Castle of Sand

2019

Yona Yona Penguin Yona Yona Penguin

2009

Mottomo Abunai Deka Mottomo Abunai Deka

1989

The Hunter and the Hunted The Hunter and the Hunted

2004

Another Heaven Another Heaven

2000

Evil and The Mask Evil and The Mask

2018

Shoplifters Shoplifters

2018

A Grain of Wheat A Grain of Wheat

2016

Free and Easy 8 Free and Easy 8

1996

Suspicion Suspicion

1982

Revolver Revolver

1988

Color Me True Color Me True

2018

Teacher and Three Children Teacher and Three Children

2008

Double Bed Double Bed

1983

Shikei Kijun Shikei Kijun

2011

Neko Ninja Neko Ninja

2017

Goodbye Mama Goodbye Mama

1991

Iwane: Sword of Serenity Iwane: Sword of Serenity

2019

A Tale of Young Elopement A Tale of Young Elopement

1987

Survival Family Survival Family

2016

Sniper Sniper

2016

11'09''01 September 11 11'09''01 September 11

2002

Bedtime Eyes Bedtime Eyes

1987

The Heartbreak Yakuza The Heartbreak Yakuza

1987

Hutch the Honeybee Hutch the Honeybee

2010

Recall Recall

2018

Love Is Five Seven Five Love Is Five Seven Five

2005

Stardust Over The Town Stardust Over The Town

2020

Zebraman Zebraman

2004

Do Unto Others Do Unto Others

2023

The Man from Shimizu The Man from Shimizu

1982

No Place to Go No Place to Go

2022

The Great Department Store Robbery The Great Department Store Robbery

1987

Hard Days Hard Days

2023

Egoist Egoist

2023

Ripples Ripples

2023

Yudo: The Way of the Bath Yudo: The Way of the Bath

2023

Shylock's Children Shylock's Children

2023

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

1992

I Can Hear the Duck Singing I Can Hear the Duck Singing

1993

Roar of the Crowd Roar of the Crowd

1990

Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark

2013

ICHI ICHI

2008

Touken Ranbu 2 Touken Ranbu 2

2023

祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻― 祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―

2021

Houtei Yugi Houtei Yugi

2023

Rental Family Rental Family

1970

Love Letter Love Letter

1998

BON-UTA, A Song from Home BON-UTA, A Song from Home

2019

September 1923 September 1923

2023

Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun

2021

Manhattan Kiss Manhattan Kiss

1992

Manten no Goal Manten no Goal

2023

The Setting Sun The Setting Sun

2022

Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: Once More With Feeling Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: Once More With Feeling

1979

海の見える理髪店 海の見える理髪店

2022

Wonderful Paradise Wonderful Paradise

2020

I Never Shot Anyone I Never Shot Anyone

2020

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

1991

A Man A Man

2022

Prodigy Prodigy

2007

The End of the Tiny World The End of the Tiny World

2021

Tetsujin 28: The Movie Tetsujin 28: The Movie

2005

The Great Yokai War: Guardians The Great Yokai War: Guardians

2021

Teacher's suitcase Teacher's suitcase

2003

Kodokunogurume ōmisoka supesharu ~ tabe-osame! Setouchi shutchō-hen ~ Kodokunogurume ōmisoka supesharu ~ tabe-osame! Setouchi shutchō-hen ~

2017

It Feels So Good It Feels So Good

2019

The Dog Bridegroom The Dog Bridegroom

2017

Umami Umami

2023

A Crowd of Three A Crowd of Three

2010

I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident

1985

The Silk Road The Silk Road

1988

For the coming day For the coming day

2005

Wandering Wandering

2022

A Woman from Ashio A Woman from Ashio

2014

One Day in January One Day in January

2012

Betrayal tomorrow Betrayal tomorrow

1990

Noise Noise

2022

The Great Yokai War The Great Yokai War

2005

The Life of Budori Gusuko The Life of Budori Gusuko

2012

Living Rights Living Rights

2015

Random Lives Random Lives

2017

A Living Promise A Living Promise

2016

KT KT

2002

Owl Owl

2003

The Most Beautiful Night In The World The Most Beautiful Night In The World

2008

Will to Live Will to Live

1999

0.5 mm 0.5 mm

2014

The Taste of Fish The Taste of Fish

2008

The Shadow Spirit The Shadow Spirit

2007

Cast Me If You Can Cast Me If You Can

2010

The Lightning Tree The Lightning Tree

2010

Yellow Elephant Yellow Elephant

2013

Private Lessons II Private Lessons II

1993

The War and a Woman The War and a Woman

2013

John Rabe John Rabe

2009

Wood Job! Wood Job!

2014

After the Flowers After the Flowers

2010

Present for You Present for You

2013

The Go Master The Go Master

2007

Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007

Ninja Kids!!! Ninja Kids!!!

2011

The Happiness The Happiness

2006

The Last Frankenstein The Last Frankenstein

1991

Life Back Then Life Back Then

2011

Oh! Father Oh! Father

2014

Postcard Postcard

2010

Farewell, Kuro Farewell, Kuro

2003

Barber's Sorrow Barber's Sorrow

2002

Lovers Lost Lovers Lost

1982

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

2011

Worst by Chance Worst by Chance

2003

The Suspect: Muroi Shinji The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

2005

Golden Slumber Golden Slumber

2010

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

1994

Dr. Akagi Dr. Akagi

1998

Kaizokuban Bootleg Film Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

1999

Sakurada Gate Incident Sakurada Gate Incident

2010

Turn Turn

2001

The Eel The Eel

1997

Rain Fall Rain Fall

2009

The City of Lost Souls The City of Lost Souls

2000

Villain Villain

2010

Maborosi Maborosi

1995

Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

2008

Haru's Journey Haru's Journey

2010

Karate-Robo Zaborgar Karate-Robo Zaborgar

2011

Unforgiven Unforgiven

2013

The Motive The Motive

2004

The Friends The Friends

1994

In His Chart In His Chart

2011

Ace Attorney Ace Attorney

2012

The Chasing World The Chasing World

2008

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

1992

Starfish Hotel Starfish Hotel

2007

April Bride April Bride

2009

Beijing Watermelon Beijing Watermelon

1989

Abduction Abduction

1997

Mukoku Mukoku

2017

Battle Heater Battle Heater

1989

Black Widow Business Black Widow Business

2016

Shin Godzilla Shin Godzilla

2016

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

1982

Doppelganger Doppelganger

2003

The Second Is a Christian The Second Is a Christian

1985

Memories of Matsuko Memories of Matsuko

2006

The Big Bee The Big Bee

2015

Drugstore Girl Drugstore Girl

2004

The Lakeside Murder Case The Lakeside Murder Case

2004

Maria's Stomach Maria's Stomach

1990

Tora-san Goes to Vienna Tora-san Goes to Vienna

1989

A House on a Hill A House on a Hill

2014

Fly, Dakota, Fly! Fly, Dakota, Fly!

2013

Kaza-hana Kaza-hana

2000

Moon and Cherry Moon and Cherry

2004

Location Location

1984

Waterboys Waterboys

2001

Lu Over the Wall Lu Over the Wall

2017

Dance till Tomorrow Dance till Tomorrow

1991

The Yen Family The Yen Family

1988

The Pearls of the Stone Man The Pearls of the Stone Man

2015

Shippu Rondo Shippu Rondo

2016

A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip

2011

The Mohican Comes Home The Mohican Comes Home

2016

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981

Humanoid Monster, Bem Humanoid Monster, Bem

2012

Time Trip App Time Trip App

2014

Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

2009

A Lone Scalpel A Lone Scalpel

2010

Scrap Heaven Scrap Heaven

2005

All Around Us All Around Us

2008

The Cycling Genius Is Coming! The Cycling Genius Is Coming!

2008

Life Can Be So Wonderful Life Can Be So Wonderful

2007

It's Only Talk It's Only Talk

2006

Cold Cold

2014

The Rainbow Seeker The Rainbow Seeker

1996

Japan Sinks Japan Sinks

2006

Nagisa Nagisa

2000

The Summer of Stickleback The Summer of Stickleback

2006

Angel Guts: Red Vertigo Angel Guts: Red Vertigo

1988

GARO -Gold Storm- Sho GARO -Gold Storm- Sho

2015

Capone Cries a Lot Capone Cries a Lot

1985

River of First Love River of First Love

2004

The Whispered City The Whispered City

2000

Sleeping Forest Sleeping Forest

2014

Round About Midnight Round About Midnight

1999

Heaven's Story Heaven's Story

2010

Fancy Dance Fancy Dance

1989

Journey to the Shore Journey to the Shore

2015

Vampire in Love Vampire in Love

2015

Zatoichi Zatoichi

2003

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