Akira Emoto
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
Maru
as Teacher
Maru
as Teacher
Don't Lose Your Head!
as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
Don't Lose Your Head!
as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
Hard Days
as Yutaka Senba
Hard Days
as Yutaka Senba
Umami
as Salaryman
Umami
as Salaryman
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
as Old Man
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
as Old Man
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
as Old Man
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
as Old Man
The Promised Land
as Goro Fujiki
The Promised Land
as Goro Fujiki
It Feels So Good
as Kenji's Father (voice)
It Feels So Good
as Kenji's Father (voice)
Shoplifters
as Yoritsugu Kawado
Shoplifters
as Yoritsugu Kawado
Mukoku
as Seppo Mitsumura
Mukoku
as Seppo Mitsumura
Neko Ninja
as Kariyazaki
Neko Ninja
as Kariyazaki
Lu Over the Wall
as Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
Lu Over the Wall
as Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
The Dog Bridegroom
as Kenkichi Okumura
The Dog Bridegroom
as Kenkichi Okumura
Survival Family
as Sasaki Shigeomi
Survival Family
as Sasaki Shigeomi
Random Lives
as Hanamura
Random Lives
as Hanamura
Shippu Rondo
as Masaomi Togo
Shippu Rondo
as Masaomi Togo
Sniper
as Tatsuyuki Miyata
Sniper
as Tatsuyuki Miyata
Black Widow Business
as Jun Sakurada
Black Widow Business
as Jun Sakurada
A Grain of Wheat
as Honda
A Grain of Wheat
as Honda
Shin Godzilla
as Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
Shin Godzilla
as Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
The Mohican Comes Home
as Osamu Tamura
The Mohican Comes Home
as Osamu Tamura
Journey to the Shore
as Hoshitani
Journey to the Shore
as Hoshitani
The Pearls of the Stone Man
as Kumaji Ueda
The Pearls of the Stone Man
as Kumaji Ueda
Vampire in Love
as Sojiro
Vampire in Love
as Sojiro
GARO: Gold Storm Flight
as Priest Soutatsu
GARO: Gold Storm Flight
as Priest Soutatsu
Time Trip App
as Ryuzo Yanagita
Time Trip App
as Ryuzo Yanagita
Oh! Father
as Hayashi Tomita
Oh! Father
as Hayashi Tomita
Wood Job!
as Toshiro Yamane
Wood Job!
as Toshiro Yamane
Sleeping Forest
as Daisuke Ota
Sleeping Forest
as Daisuke Ota
The Partner
as Ōkuma Shigenobu
The Partner
as Ōkuma Shigenobu
Ask This of Rikyu
Ask This of Rikyu
Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark
as Lawyer
Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark
as Lawyer
The Life of Budori Gusuko
as Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
The Life of Budori Gusuko
as Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
Ace Attorney
as Saibancho (Judge)
Ace Attorney
as Saibancho (Judge)
In His Chart
as Doctor
In His Chart
as Doctor
Ninja Kids!!!
Ninja Kids!!!
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
as wet guy
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
as wet guy
The Lightning Tree
as Kakunoshi Enokido
The Lightning Tree
as Kakunoshi Enokido
Ekeb of Dekye
as Soichi Yanagimachi
Ekeb of Dekye
as Soichi Yanagimachi
Heaven's Story
as Souichi
Heaven's Story
as Souichi
Villain
as Yoshio Ishibashi
Villain
as Yoshio Ishibashi
Hutch the Honeybee
Hutch the Honeybee
A Lone Scalpel
as Matsuo Okawa
A Lone Scalpel
as Matsuo Okawa
After the Flowers
as Soan Nagai
After the Flowers
as Soan Nagai
Golden Slumber
as Hodogaya Yasushi
Golden Slumber
as Hodogaya Yasushi
Yona Yona Penguin
as Jii (voice)
Yona Yona Penguin
as Jii (voice)
Rain Fall
as Tatsu Ishikura
Rain Fall
as Tatsu Ishikura
Happy Flight
as Saito
Happy Flight
as Saito
ICHI
ICHI
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
as Counselor
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
as Counselor
The Shadow Spirit
as mimasaka koushirou
The Shadow Spirit
as mimasaka koushirou
Prodigy
as Hisashi Kikuna
Prodigy
as Hisashi Kikuna
Life Can Be So Wonderful
as Haeo
Life Can Be So Wonderful
as Haeo
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Starfish Hotel
as Mr. Trickster
Starfish Hotel
as Mr. Trickster
Japan Sinks
as Professor Fukuhara
Japan Sinks
as Professor Fukuhara
It's Only Talk
It's Only Talk
Memories of Matsuko
as Tsunehiro Kawajiri
Memories of Matsuko
as Tsunehiro Kawajiri
The Great Yokai War
The Great Yokai War
Love Is Five Seven Five
as Grandfather
Love Is Five Seven Five
as Grandfather
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Yunosuke Otsuka
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
as Yunosuke Otsuka
River of First Love
as Hidejiro Tasaki
River of First Love
as Hidejiro Tasaki
Zebraman
as Kitahara the Crab Man
Zebraman
as Kitahara the Crab Man
Doppelgänger
as Murakami
Doppelgänger
as Murakami
Zatoichi
as Pub Owner
Zatoichi
as Pub Owner
Teacher's suitcase
as Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
Teacher's suitcase
as Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
September 11
as Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
September 11
as Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
Waterboys
as Mama
Waterboys
as Mama
Kaza-hana
as Hot Spring Inn Owner
Kaza-hana
as Hot Spring Inn Owner
The Whispered City
as Toyohashi, sculptor
The Whispered City
as Toyohashi, sculptor
Nagisa
as Priest Shinto
Nagisa
as Priest Shinto
Another Heaven
as Doctor Akagi
Another Heaven
as Doctor Akagi
Round About Midnight
as Totsuka
Round About Midnight
as Totsuka
Dr. Akagi
as Dr. Fuu Akagi
Dr. Akagi
as Dr. Fuu Akagi
Abduction
as Chief Superintendent Tachibana
Abduction
as Chief Superintendent Tachibana
Shall We Dance?
as Detective Miwa
Shall We Dance?
as Detective Miwa
Maborosi
as Yoshihiro
Maborosi
as Yoshihiro
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
as Major Akira Yuki
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
as Major Akira Yuki
The Friends
as Nagatomo
The Friends
as Nagatomo
Dance till Tomorrow
Dance till Tomorrow
The Last Frankenstein
as Prof. Sarusawa
The Last Frankenstein
as Prof. Sarusawa
Goodbye Mama
Goodbye Mama
Roar of the Crowd
Roar of the Crowd
Battle Heater
as Riichi Hama
Battle Heater
as Riichi Hama
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as Hyoma Sakaguchi
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as Hyoma Sakaguchi
The Silk Road
The Silk Road
The Yen Family
as Shinichi Amemiya
The Yen Family
as Shinichi Amemiya
The Heartbreak Yakuza
The Heartbreak Yakuza
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
Congratulatory Speech
as Yasuhei Higashida
Congratulatory Speech
as Yasuhei Higashida
The Second Is a Christian
as Kumashiro
The Second Is a Christian
as Kumashiro
Capone Cries a Lot
as Ushiemon
Capone Cries a Lot
as Ushiemon
Location
as Konno
Location
as Konno
Make-Up
as Kikuo Tsutano
Make-Up
as Kikuo Tsutano
Double Bed
as Tôru Yamazaki
Double Bed
as Tôru Yamazaki
Amagi Pass
Amagi Pass
Suspicion
as Shigekazu Akitani
Suspicion
as Shigekazu Akitani
Lovers Lost
as Ishizuka
Lovers Lost
as Ishizuka
Disciples of Hippocrates
Disciples of Hippocrates