Akira Emoto
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.
Known For
Acting
2003
asPub Owner
2023
asSalaryman
2023
asYutaka Senba
1987
as
1997
asTamotsu Takasaki
2010
as
2022
asShoji
2012
asNarrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
2001
asMatsubara
2005
as
2015
as
2013
as
2009
asTatsu Ishikura
2000
asKuwata
2008
as
2010
asYoshio Ishibashi
1999
asTatsuo
2021
as
2010
asMagojiro Kaneko
2005
asSeigo Tsuda
2003
asShigeharu Kaneshiro
1990
as
2012
as
2010
asHodogaya Yasushi
1994
asMajor Akira Yuki
1998
asDr. Fuu Akagi
1995
asYoshihiro
2008
asDoctor
2008
asCounselor
1992
asProfessor Tokichi Anayama
1988
as
1985
asHirofumi Maruyama
2007
asMr. Trickster
2011
asDoctor
1992
as
2009
asTeishi Nagashima
2012
asSaibancho (Judge)
2011
asDr. Akunomiya
2023
as
2010
asMichio Nakai
2005
as
2013
asKingo Baba
2022
asDr. Miyake
2004
asYoshifumi Katakura
1994
asNagatomo
2023
asTeiji Igusa
2011
asYoneuchi
1982
asIshizuka
2022
asAgata
2010
asHomeless guy
2019
as(voice)
2010
asKakunoshi Enokido
2014
as
2013
asArechi
2021
as
2023
asFujiwara no Michinaga
2022
as老店主
2013
asclient of woman
2023
as
1993
asOba
2008
asShojiro Sanada
2007
asmimasaka koushirou
2003
as
2002
asHiroshi Uchiyama
2008
asJournalist
1999
asDoctor
2014
asToshiro Yamane
2014
asTakeshi Sasaki
2009
asMatsui Iwane
1979
asDaigorô Hatayama
2011
asMasashi Inoue
2014
asHayashi Tomita
2010
asYukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law
2003
asShuzo Hanazono
2004
asTomoharu Fujima
2002
as
2023
asHajime Sawazaki
1991
asProf. Sarusawa
2000
asArtist
2006
as
2008
askunimasa Yasuda
2011
as
2013
as
2006
asTsunehiro Kawajiri
2023
asregular customer
2010
asSoan Nagai
2004
asHidejiro Tasaki
2007
asKensaku Segoe
2007
asDoctor from Sasazuka Clinic
1997
as
1989
asMr. Teramoto
2006
as
2007
asHaeo
2014
asJin Ichinose
1996
as
2004
asSakamoto
2006
as
2008
as
1992
as
2014
asRyuzo Yanagita
2012
asKao no nai otoko
2009
asItsuro Usui
1993
as
2010
asMatsuo Okawa
1990
as
2005
asDetective Yabuta
2010
asSouichi
1989
asMasoho's boss
2015
asHoshitani
2015
asSojiro
2023
asYoshio Saito
2025
as
2023
asTaro Kadokura
2014
asYoshitarō Terashima
2014
asDaisuke Ota
1982
as
1999
asTotsuka
1998
as
2023
asShosaku Shiba
2015
asPriest Soutatsu
1988
asYakuza
1985
asUshiemon
2022
as
2000
asPriest
2025
as
2004
asKoji Nabeshima
1981
asDetective Kuroki
2016
asOsamu Tamura
2015
asMurofushi
2006
as
2016
asRyuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
1990
as
1985
asKumashiro
1993
asNarrator (voice)
2024
asYanagisawa Yoshiyasu
2003
asMurakami
2016
asJun Sakurada
1989
asRiichi Hama
1982
asKondo
1989
asHyoma Sakaguchi
2003
asHiroshi Torigoe
1988
asShinichi Amemiya
2015
asKumaji Ueda
2010
as
2016
asMasaomi Togo
2011
aswet guy
1989
asArmy Major
1991
as
2024
asTeacher
2001
asHot Spring Inn Owner
2013
as
2017
asAshimoto's Grandfather (voice)
1984
asKonno
2001
asMama
2017
asSeppo Mitsumura
2016
asZenzo Takeda
1988
asKeisuke Mineya
2017
asHanamura
1982
asShigekazu Akitani
1983
asTôru Yamazaki
2018
asTadashi Honda
2008
asYoshio Ichikawa
2004
asNeko
2016
asHonda
1989
asMaeo
1996
asYukawa
2000
asDoctor Akagi
2018
asDetective Aida
2011
asKyusaku Tsushima
2018
asYoritsugu Kawado
2017
asKariyazaki
1987
as
2010
as
2018
asSeiji Nomura
2005
asGrandfather
1987
as
2002
asSakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
2019
asUrakusai
1991
as
1987
asMatsuda
2016
asTatsuyuki Miyata
2016
asSasaki Shigeomi
2009
asJii (voice)
1979
asKantarô Iwata
2019
asChiyokichi
2012
asShuzo Morikawa
2018
asBoss
2019
asToichi
2019
asGoro Fujiki
2004
as
1997
as
2007
as
2012
asSeijiro Nose
2019
as
1990
as
1997
asSoichiro Anzai
1980
as
1999
asMatashichi
1996
asDetective Miwa
1979
as
1984
asKikuo Tsutano
2020
as
1985
asYasuhei Higashida
2021
asShop Owner
1983
asRyohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
2009
asShotaro
2020
asConcierge Kondo
2019
as
2020
asSakuro
2008
asSaito
2020
asKumabe Rokuzo
2004
asKitahara the Crab Man
2003
asSensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
2021
asold man
2017
as
2019
asKenji's Father (voice)
2017
asKenkichi Okumura
2005
asYunosuke Otsuka
2021
asKawabata
2020
asTakashi Renjo
2020
asHomeless
1991
asKogoro Katsura
2022
asNorio Komiura
2007
asHisashi Kikuna
2025
asYaichi Katano
2021
asPolice Inspector kariya shinichi
2021
asOld Man
2003
asNobutsuna Matsudaira
1983
as
2004
asSelf
2019
as
2020
asSakuro
2025
as
2024
as
2024
asSusumu Komiyama
asGenshiro
as
asMama (of a bar)
asKawabata
as
asHideyoshi Toyotomi
as
asRyu Samin
asHadashi no Tyosuke(裸足のチョウスケ)
as
asHeizo Harada
as[Ramen Shop Owner]
asTogami Masayuki
asKotaro Nakayama
as
asShogo Ooiwa
as
asMasahiko Hayashida
asDanjo Toranosuke
asTsurumaru
asShibuya Naomasa
asトクじい
asKenzo Ashiya
as
as
asHitoshi Kuramae
asSosuke Kagami
asAkira Shiga
asWashida Tsuguaki
asHyoue Yarikura
as
as
as
as水嶋钦一
asNameless Man
asKaiun
asYotaro Befunokami
asHiroshi Yamawaki
asHifuji Umekoshi
asHimself
asSfar
asAnahobe no miko
as 
as
asKeizukuri Hukahori
as铃本茂树
as
asHiroshi Bojo
as桜木倫太郎
asKeisuke Takamine
as
as
asKeiji Minobe
asMoronao Kô-no
asTokugawa Munenao
as 
as乃木知幸介
asas Production
Crew
Directing
1993
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