AKIRA EMOTO
Akira Emoto
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: November 3, 1948
Place of Birth: 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.
Filmography
Starring
2026·
無垢なる証人Hiroki Oyagi
Umeda Shohei
2026·
Kyoto Hippocrates2025·
Scandal Eve2025·
One Last ThrowKawato Kozo
2025·
The Final PieceMotoji Kanesaki
2025·
The Boy and the DogYaichi Katano
2025·
Samurai Fury2025·
Rental FamilyKikuo Hasegawa
Keisuke Takamine
2024·
JK to Roppozensho桜木倫太郎
2024·
Rotting2024·
The God of CurlingSusumu Komiyama
2024·
MaruTeacher
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
2023·
Get Ready!Hiroshi Bojo
2023·
満天のゴールトクじい
2023·
Do Unto OthersShosaku Shiba
2023·
RipplesTaro Kadokura
2023·
EgoistYoshio Saito
regular customer
2023·
Shylock's ChildrenHajime Sawazaki
2023·
The Innocent Game2023·
Touken Ranbu 2Fujiwara no Michinaga
2023·
September 1923Teiji Igusa
2023·
Goal of the Sky2023·
Hard DaysYutaka Senba
2023·
UmamiSalaryman
2022·
Lost Man FoundHimself
2022·
Japanese StyleHifuji Umekoshi
2022·
Goodbye My DearHiroshi Yamawaki
Yotaro Befunokami
2022·
混声の森2022·
Teen RegimeWashida Tsuguaki
Kenzo Ashiya
2022·
A ManNorio Komiura
2022·
No Place to GoBomber
2022·
The Wandering MoonAgata
2022·
The Setting SunDr. Miyake
2022·
NoiseShoji
2021·
てにあまるHadashi no Tyosuke(裸足のチョウスケ)
Kawabata
Old Man, old man
2021·
Utsusemi no moriPolice Inspector Kariya Shinichi
2021·
The Master PlanKawabata
Shop Owner
2021·
祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―2020·
Underdog: Part TwoSakuro
2020·
Wonderful ParadiseHomeless
2020·
I Never Shot AnyoneTakashi Renjo
Kumabe Rokuzo
2020·
Underdog: Part OneSakuro
2020·
Living in the SkyConcierge Kondo
2019·
In Hand2019·
Banjo no Himawari2019·
It Feels So GoodKenji's Father (voice)
2019·
Godot of the Emotos2019·
The Promised LandGoro Fujiki
Toichi
2019·
Castle of SandChiyokichi
Urakusai
(voice)
2018·
Good DoctorAkira Shiga
2018·
SegodonRyu Samin
2018·
Oz LandBoss
2018·
RecallSeiji Nomura
2018·
ShopliftersYoritsugu Kawado
2018·
Evil and The MaskDetective Aida
2018·
Color Me TrueTadashi Honda
2017·
Silver and GoldHitoshi Kuramae
2017·
Frankenstein's LoveTsurumaru
2017·
A LifeDanjo Toranosuke
2017·
Home Sweet Tokyo[Ramen Shop Owner]
2017·
The Dog BridegroomKenkichi Okumura
2017·
Survival FamilySasaki Shigeomi
2017·
Neko NinjaKariyazaki
2017·
Random LivesHanamura
2017·
MukokuSeppo Mitsumura
2017·
Lu Over the WallAshimoto's Grandfather (voice)
2016·
Arashi no NamidaSfar
Masahiko Hayashida
2016·
SniperTatsuyuki Miyata
2016·
A Grain of WheatHonda
2016·
A Living PromiseZenzo Takeda
2016·
Shippu RondoMasaomi Togo
2016·
Black Widow BusinessJun Sakurada
2016·
Shin GodzillaRyuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
Osamu Tamura
2015·
新 法廷荒らし 猪狩文助〜終の棲家〜Kumaji Ueda
2015·
The Big BeeMurofushi
Priest Soutatsu
2015·
Vampire in LoveSojiro
2015·
Journey to the ShoreHoshitani
2015·
Present for You2015·
Living Rights2014·
A Woman from Ashio2014·
The Long GoodbyeHeizo Harada
2014·
Sleeping ForestDaisuke Ota
2014·
A House on a HillYoshitarō Terashima
2014·
Time Trip AppRyuzo Yanagita
2014·
ColdJin Ichinose
2014·
Oh! FatherHayashi Tomita
2014·
0.5 mmTakeshi Sasaki
2014·
Wood Job!Toshiro Yamane
2013·
Hanzawa NaokiKeiji Minobe
2013·
Black KiteKaiun
2013·
Kumokiri Nizaemon2013·
Olympic Ransom2013·
Ask This of Rikyu2013·
The PartnerŌkuma Shigenobu
2013·
Fly, Dakota, Fly!2013·
The War and a Womanclient of woman
2013·
Yellow ElephantArechi
2013·
UnforgivenKingo Baba
Lawyer
2012·
疑惑2012·
Platinum Town2012·
Folktales from JapanSeijiro Nose
2012·
A Sower of SeedsShuzo Morikawa
Kao no nai otoko
2012·
Ace AttorneySaibancho (Judge)
2012·
One Day in JanuaryNarrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
2011·
Humanoid Monster BemNameless Man
Shogo Ooiwa
2011·
Shikei KijunKyusaku Tsushima
2011·
Ninja Kids!!!2011·
Life Back ThenMasashi Inoue
2011·
Karate-Robo ZaborgarDr. Akunomiya
2011·
In His ChartDoctor
2010·
Mori no AsagaoKeizukuri Hukahori
2010·
Absolute ZeroSosuke Kagami
2010·
Hutch the Honeybee2010·
Ekeb of DekyeSoichi Yanagimachi
2010·
Heaven's StorySouichi
2010·
A Lone ScalpelMatsuo Okawa
2010·
After the FlowersSoan Nagai
2010·
PostcardYukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law
2010·
The Lightning TreeKakunoshi Enokido
2010·
Cast Me If You CanHomeless guy
2010·
Haru's JourneyMichio Nakai
2010·
Golden SlumberHodogaya Yasushi
Magojiro Kaneko
2010·
VillainYoshio Ishibashi
2010·
A Crowd of Three2009·
Clouds Over the Hill乃木知幸介
Shotaro
2009·
Yona Yona PenguinJii (voice)
Itsuro Usui
2009·
John RabeMatsui Iwane
2009·
April BrideTeishi Nagashima
2009·
Rain FallTatsu Ishikura
Togami Masayuki
2008·
Your Friend2008·
Happy FlightSaito
Yoshio Ichikawa
2008·
All Around Uskunimasa Yasuda
Journalist
2008·
The Taste of FishShojiro Sanada
Counselor
2008·
The Chasing WorldDoctor
2008·
ICHI2007·
愛の流刑地北冈耕造
2007·
ProdigyHisashi Kikuna
2007·
Three for the RoadHaeo
Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
2007·
The Go MasterKensaku Segoe
2007·
The Shadow Spiritmimasaka koushirou
2007·
Starfish HotelMr. Trickster
2006·
Love and GloryHideyoshi Toyotomi
2006·
Japan SinksProfessor Fukuhara
2006·
It's Only Talk2006·
Memories of MatsukoTsunehiro Kawajiri
2006·
The Happiness2005·
Haru and NatsuKotaro Nakayama
Yunosuke Otsuka
Grandfather
2005·
Scrap HeavenDetective Yabuta
Tomoharu Fujima
2005·
For the coming daySeigo Tsuda
2005·
The Great Yokai War2004·
竜馬がゆく2004·
Chicken Is Barefoot2004·
Takada Wataru TekiSelf
2004·
ZebramanKitahara the Crab Man
2004·
Winning PassNeko
2004·
Drugstore GirlKoji Nabeshima
2004·
Moon & CherrySakamoto
2004·
River of First LoveHidejiro Tasaki
2004·
The MotiveYoshifumi Katakura
2003·
Water BoysMama (of a bar)
2003·
Samurai ResurrectionNobutsuna Matsudaira
2003·
Teacher's suitcaseSensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
2003·
HanaHiroshi Torigoe
2003·
DoppelgängerMurakami
2003·
Farewell, KuroShuzo Hanazono
2003·
Owl2003·
Worst by ChanceShigeharu Kaneshiro
2003·
ZatoichiPub Owner
Hyoue Yarikura
2002·
September 11Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
2002·
Barber's Sorrow2002·
KTHiroshi Uchiyama
2001·
Prince ShotokuAnahobe no miko
2001·
WaterboysMama
2001·
Kaza-hanaHot Spring Inn Owner
2001·
TurnMatsubara
2000·
As the River Flows2000·
Another HeavenDoctor Akagi
2000·
NagisaPriest Shinto
2000·
The Whispered CityToyohashi, sculptor
Kuwata
1999·
Genroku RyoranGenshiro
Matashichi
1999·
Round About MidnightTotsuka
1999·
Will to LiveDoctor
Tatsuo
1998·
Yanchakure水嶋钦一
1998·
Love Letter1998·
Dr. AkagiDr. Fuu Akagi
1997·
The KeySoichiro Anzai
1997·
Body and SoulSekiya/Reiko's lover-Aya's ex
1997·
AbductionChief Superintendent Tachibana
1997·
The EelTamotsu Takasaki
1996·
Shall We Dance?Detective Miwa
1996·
Free and Easy 8Yukawa
1996·
The Rainbow SeekerTokugawa Munenao
1995·
MaborosiYoshihiro
1994·
The FriendsNagatomo
Major Akira Yuki
1993·
Family Court JudgeShibuya Naomasa
Narrator (voice)
1993·
Private Lessons IIOba
1992·
Manhattan Kiss1992·
Sumo Do, Sumo Don'tProfessor Tokichi Anayama
1991·
TaiheikiMoronao Kô-no
Kogoro Katsura
1991·
Goodbye Mama1991·
Dance till TomorrowProf. Sarusawa
1990·
ホットドッグ大田原輝
1990·
Universal Laws1990·
Maria's Stomach1990·
Roar of the Crowd1990·
Betrayal Tomorrow1989·
Mottomo Abunai DekaMaeo
1989·
HarimaoArmy Major
Hyoma Sakaguchi
1989·
Battle HeaterRiichi Hama
1989·
Fancy DanceMasoho's boss
1989·
Beijing WatermelonMr. Teramoto
1988·
あそびにおいでョ!1988·
あじさい色のレディ1988·
RevolverKeisuke Mineya
1988·
The Yen FamilyShinichi Amemiya
Yakuza
1988·
The Silk RoadMatsuda
1987·
Bedtime EyesYasuhei Higashida
Kumashiro
1985·
Capone Cries a LotUshiemon
Hirofumi Maruyama
1984·
水曜ドラマスペシャル1984·
Make-UpKikuo Tsutano
1984·
LocationKonno
1983·
Amagi PassRyohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
1983·
Double BedTôru Yamazaki
1982·
SuspicionShigekazu Akitani
Kondo
1982·
The Man from Shimizu1982·
Lovers LostIshizuka
Detective Kuroki
Kantarô Iwata
Daigorô Hatayama
Production
Director