Akira Emoto

Akira Emotoborn 1948

usually

Actor

Popularity

2.9

Famous

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.

Credits

Zatoichi
Zatoichi

2003

as: Pub Owner

7.2
1.5
Umami
Umami

2023

as: Salaryman

5.6
0.9
Hard Days
Hard Days

2023

as: Yutaka Senba

6.6
1.8
The Great Department Store Robbery
The Great Department Store Robbery

1987

0
0.2
The Eel
The Eel

1997

as: Tamotsu Takasaki

7
0.6
A Crowd of Three
A Crowd of Three

2010

4.9
0.3
Noise
Noise

2022

as: Shoji

5.8
0.4
The Life of Budori Gusuko
The Life of Budori Gusuko

2012

as: Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)

6.7
0.7
Turn
Turn

2001

as: Matsubara

6.8
0.8
The Great Yokai War
The Great Yokai War

2005

6.3
1.1
Living Rights
Living Rights

2015

0
0.1
Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark
Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark

2013

0
0.2
Rain Fall
Rain Fall

2009

as: Tatsu Ishikura

4.7
0.5
The City of Lost Souls
The City of Lost Souls

2000

as: Kuwata

6.2
0.2
ICHI
ICHI

2008

6.8
0.8
Villain
Villain

2010

as: Yoshio Ishibashi

6.6
0.4
Kaizokuban Bootleg Film
Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

1999

as: Tatsuo

5.9
0.2
Sakurada Gate Incident
Sakurada Gate Incident

2010

as: Magojiro Kaneko

7.7
0.3
Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun
Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun

2021

0
0
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

2005

as: Seigo Tsuda

6.3
0.2
Worst by Chance
Worst by Chance

2003

as: Shigeharu Kaneshiro

0
0.5
Betrayal tomorrow
Betrayal tomorrow

1990

0
0.2
One Day in January
One Day in January

2012

0
0.2
Golden Slumber
Golden Slumber

2010

as: Hodogaya Yasushi

7.1
0.5
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

1994

as: Major Akira Yuki

6.8
1.5
Dr. Akagi
Dr. Akagi

1998

as: Dr. Fuu Akagi

6.6
0.5
Maborosi
Maborosi

1995

as: Yoshihiro

7.4
1.2
The Chasing World
The Chasing World

2008

as: Doctor

5.8
0.3
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

2008

as: Counselor

6.5
1.3
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

1992

as: Professor Tokichi Anayama

6.6
0.5
The Silk Road
The Silk Road

1988

6.5
0.3
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident

1985

as: Hirofumi Maruyama

1
0.2
Starfish Hotel
Starfish Hotel

2007

as: Mr. Trickster

6.8
0.2
In His Chart
In His Chart

2011

as: Doctor

4.9
0.2
Manhattan Kiss
Manhattan Kiss

1992

0
0.1
April Bride
April Bride

2009

as: Teishi Nagashima

6.8
0.3
Ace Attorney
Ace Attorney

2012

as: Saibancho (Judge)

6.1
0.5
Karate-Robo Zaborgar
Karate-Robo Zaborgar

2011

as: Dr. Akunomiya

5.9
0.3
Goal of the Sky
Goal of the Sky

2023

0
0.3
Haru's Journey
Haru's Journey

2010

as: Michio Nakai

6.5
0.4
For the coming day
For the coming day

2005

0
0.2
Unforgiven
Unforgiven

2013

as: Kingo Baba

7
0.8
The Setting Sun
The Setting Sun

2022

as: Dr. Miyake

6
0.2
The Motive
The Motive

2004

as: Yoshifumi Katakura

6.4
0.5
The Friends
The Friends

1994

as: Nagatomo

7.2
0.2
September 1923
September 1923

2023

as: Teiji Igusa

6.5
0.4
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

2011

as: Yoneuchi

6.5
1.1
Lovers Lost
Lovers Lost

1982

as: Ishizuka

7.1
0.6
Wandering
Wandering

2022

as: Agata

6.5
0.5
Cast Me If You Can
Cast Me If You Can

2010

as: Homeless guy

7.5
0.2
BON-UTA, A Song from Home
BON-UTA, A Song from Home

2019

as: (voice)

7.2
0.2
The Lightning Tree
The Lightning Tree

2010

as: Kakunoshi Enokido

6.4
0.5
A Woman from Ashio
A Woman from Ashio

2014

9
0.2
Yellow Elephant
Yellow Elephant

2013

as: Arechi

6
0.4
祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―
祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―

2021

0
0.1
Touken Ranbu 2
Touken Ranbu 2

2023

as: Fujiwara no Michinaga

5
0.4
海の見える理髪店
海の見える理髪店

2022

as: 老店主

0
0.5
The War and a Woman
The War and a Woman

2013

as: client of woman

4.2
0.5
The Innocent Game
The Innocent Game

2023

5.3
0.3
Private Lessons II
Private Lessons II

1993

as: Oba

2.5
0.7
The Taste of Fish
The Taste of Fish

2008

as: Shojiro Sanada

7
0.2
The Shadow Spirit
The Shadow Spirit

2007

as: mimasaka koushirou

5.3
0.3
Owl
Owl

2003

7
0.3
KT
KT

2002

as: Hiroshi Uchiyama

5.5
0.5
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
The Most Beautiful Night In The World

2008

as: Journalist

6.1
0.4
Will to Live
Will to Live

1999

as: Doctor

6.3
0.3
Wood Job!
Wood Job!

2014

as: Toshiro Yamane

7.4
1
0.5 mm
0.5 mm

2014

as: Takeshi Sasaki

7.3
0.5
John Rabe
John Rabe

2009

as: Matsui Iwane

7.1
2.1
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again

1979

as: Daigorô Hatayama

6.9
0.4
Life Back Then
Life Back Then

2011

as: Masashi Inoue

4.8
0.5
Oh! Father
Oh! Father

2014

as: Hayashi Tomita

5.5
0.2
Postcard
Postcard

2010

as: Yukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law

5.4
0.3
The Lakeside Murder Case
The Lakeside Murder Case

2004

as: Tomoharu Fujima

6.4
0.4
Farewell, Kuro
Farewell, Kuro

2003

as: Shuzo Hanazono

6.8
0.3
Barber's Sorrow
Barber's Sorrow

2002

0
0.4
Shylock's Children
Shylock's Children

2023

as: Hajime Sawazaki

7.6
0.4
The Last Frankenstein
The Last Frankenstein

1991

as: Prof. Sarusawa

6
0.1
The Whispered City
The Whispered City

2000

as: Artist

9
0.4
The Happiness
The Happiness

2006

0
0.1
All Around Us
All Around Us

2008

as: kunimasa Yasuda

7.4
0.5
Ninja Kids!!!
Ninja Kids!!!

2011

5.8
0.6
Present for You
Present for You

2013

0
0.1
Memories of Matsuko
Memories of Matsuko

2006

as: Tsunehiro Kawajiri

7.7
1.3
Yudo: The Way of the Bath
Yudo: The Way of the Bath

2023

as: regular customer

6.8
0.5
River of First Love
River of First Love

2004

as: Hidejiro Tasaki

6.7
0.3
The Go Master
The Go Master

2007

as: Kensaku Segoe

6.3
0.4
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

2007

as: Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic

6.9
0.7
After the Flowers
After the Flowers

2010

as: Soan Nagai

7.3
0.4
Abduction
Abduction

1997

0
0.2
Beijing Watermelon
Beijing Watermelon

1989

as: Mr. Teramoto

6.3
0.4
It's Only Talk
It's Only Talk

2006

6.5
0.2
Life Can Be So Wonderful
Life Can Be So Wonderful

2007

as: Haeo

7
0.3
Cold
Cold

2014

as: Jin Ichinose

0
0.2
The Rainbow Seeker
The Rainbow Seeker

1996

0
0.3
Moon and Cherry
Moon and Cherry

2004

as: Sakamoto

6
0.1
Japan Sinks
Japan Sinks

2006

5.5
0.6
The Cycling Genius Is Coming!
The Cycling Genius Is Coming!

2008

0
0.2
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

1992

2
0.2
Time Trip App
Time Trip App

2014

as: Ryuzo Yanagita

6
0.5
Humanoid Monster, Bem
Humanoid Monster, Bem

2012

as: Kao no nai otoko

6.2
0.3
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

2009

as: Itsuro Usui

8
0.1
I Can Hear the Duck Singing
I Can Hear the Duck Singing

1993

0
0.1
A Lone Scalpel
A Lone Scalpel

2010

as: Matsuo Okawa

6.4
0.2
Roar of the Crowd
Roar of the Crowd

1990

0
0.3
Scrap Heaven
Scrap Heaven

2005

as: Detective Yabuta

7.2
0.2
Heaven's Story
Heaven's Story

2010

as: Souichi

5.8
0.3
Fancy Dance
Fancy Dance

1989

as: Masoho's boss

6.8
0.4
Journey to the Shore
Journey to the Shore

2015

as: Mr. Hoshitani

6.5
1
Vampire in Love
Vampire in Love

2015

as: Sojiro

7
0.4
Egoist
Egoist

2023

as: Yoshio Saito

7.6
0.8
Rental Family
Rental Family

0
0.1
Ripples
Ripples

2023

as: Taro Kadokura

6.4
0.4
A House on a Hill
A House on a Hill

2014

as: Yoshitarō Terashima

0
0.3
Sleeping Forest
Sleeping Forest

2014

as: Daisuke Ota

7
0.4
The Man from Shimizu
The Man from Shimizu

1982

0
0.1
Round About Midnight
Round About Midnight

1999

as: Totsuka

6.8
0.4
Love Letter
Love Letter

1998

0
0.1
Do Unto Others
Do Unto Others

2023

as: Shosaku Shiba

7.8
0.7
GARO -Gold Storm- Sho
GARO -Gold Storm- Sho

2015

as: Priest Soutatsu

7.4
0.2
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo

1988

as: Yakuza

6
2.5
Capone Cries a Lot
Capone Cries a Lot

1985

as: Ushiemon

5.7
0.4
No Place to Go
No Place to Go

2022

6
0.5
Nagisa
Nagisa

2000

as: Priest

7.2
0.3
Muromachi Burai
Muromachi Burai

2025

9.3
0.5
Drugstore Girl
Drugstore Girl

2004

as: Koji Nabeshima

5.2
0.2
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

1981

as: Detective Kuroki

6.9
0.6
The Mohican Comes Home
The Mohican Comes Home

2016

as: Osamu Tamura

6.1
0.2
The Big Bee
The Big Bee

2015

as: Murofushi

5.9
0.3
The Summer of Stickleback
The Summer of Stickleback

2006

0
0.1
Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla

2016

as: Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary

7.2
4.4
Maria's Stomach
Maria's Stomach

1990

0
0.2
The Second Is a Christian
The Second Is a Christian

1985

as: Kumashiro

5
0.3
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

1993

as: (voice)

6.7
0.2
Migawari Mission
Migawari Mission

2024

as: Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu

6.5
1.1
Doppelganger
Doppelganger

2003

as: Murakami

7
0.5
Black Widow Business
Black Widow Business

2016

as: Jun Sakurada

8.5
0.3
Battle Heater
Battle Heater

1989

as: Riichi Hama

7.2
0.1
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
Tora-san Goes to Vienna

1989

as: Hyoma Sakaguchi

8
0.1
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

1982

as: Kondo

8
0.2
Hana
Hana

2003

as: Hiroshi Torigoe

0
0.1
The Yen Family
The Yen Family

1988

as: Shinichi Amemiya

5.9
0.3
The Pearls of the Stone Man
The Pearls of the Stone Man

2015

as: Kumaji Ueda

8.3
0.1
Elevator to the Gallows
Elevator to the Gallows

2010

6.5
0.3
Shippu Rondo
Shippu Rondo

2016

as: Masaomi Togo

6.7
0.2
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip

2011

as: wet guy

8.5
0.2
Harimao
Harimao

1989

as: Army Major

8
0.1
Dance till Tomorrow
Dance till Tomorrow

1991

0
0.4
Maru
Maru

2024

as: Teacher

6
0.3
Kaza-hana
Kaza-hana

2001

as: Hot Spring Inn Owner

5.8
0.4
Fly, Dakota, Fly!
Fly, Dakota, Fly!

2013

0
0.2
Lu Over the Wall
Lu Over the Wall

2017

as: Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)

7.1
1
Location
Location

1984

as: Konno

8
0.3
Waterboys
Waterboys

2001

as: Mama

6.6
0.5
Mukoku
Mukoku

2017

as: Seppo Mitsumura

6.2
0.3
A Living Promise
A Living Promise

2016

as: Zenzo Takeda

0
0.2
Revolver
Revolver

1988

as: Keisuke Mineya

6.7
0.3
Random Lives
Random Lives

2017

as: Hanamura

0
0.1
Suspicion
Suspicion

1982

as: Shigekazu Akitani

6.7
0.5
Double Bed
Double Bed

1983

as: Tôru Yamazaki

5.5
0.7
Color Me True
Color Me True

2018

as: Tadashi Honda

7.6
0.4
Teacher and Three Children
Teacher and Three Children

2008

as: Yoshio Ichikawa

6
0.1
The Hunter and the Hunted
The Hunter and the Hunted

2004

as: Neko

0
0.1
A Grain of Wheat
A Grain of Wheat

2016

as: Honda

0
0.1
Mottomo Abunai Deka
Mottomo Abunai Deka

1989

as: Maeo

8
0.3
Free and Easy 8
Free and Easy 8

1996

as: Yukawa

7.5
0.3
Another Heaven
Another Heaven

2000

as: Doctor Akagi

6.1
0.5
Evil and The Mask
Evil and The Mask

2018

as: Detective Aida

7.2
0.3
Shikei Kijun
Shikei Kijun

2011

as: Kyusaku Tsushima

0
0.1
Shoplifters
Shoplifters

2018

as: Yoritsugu Kawado

7.9
3.4
Neko Ninja
Neko Ninja

2017

as: Kariyazaki

3
0.2
The Heartbreak Yakuza
The Heartbreak Yakuza

1987

5.4
0.5
Hutch the Honeybee
Hutch the Honeybee

2010

6.5
0.4
Recall
Recall

2018

as: Seiji Nomura

6.8
0.8
Love Is Five Seven Five
Love Is Five Seven Five

2005

as: Grandfather

7.5
0.4
Bedtime Eyes
Bedtime Eyes

1987

3.3
2.5
11’09”01—September 11
11’09”01—September 11

2002

as: Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")

6.4
0.6
Iwane: Sword of Serenity
Iwane: Sword of Serenity

2019

as: Urakusai

7.7
0.3
Goodbye Mama
Goodbye Mama

1991

0
0.2
A Tale of Young Elopement
A Tale of Young Elopement

1987

as: Matsuda

0
0.2
Sniper
Sniper

2016

as: Tatsuyuki Miyata

0
0.2
Survival Family
Survival Family

2016

as: Sasaki Shigeomi

7.3
0.9
Yona Yona Penguin
Yona Yona Penguin

2009

as: Jii (voice)

5.3
0.4
Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman
Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman

1979

as: Kantarô Iwata

0
0.2
Castle of Sand
Castle of Sand

2019

as: Chiyokichi

8.7
0.4
A Sower of Seeds
A Sower of Seeds

2012

as: Shuzo Morikawa

0
0.1
Oz Land
Oz Land

2018

as: Boss

7.2
0.5
They Say Nothing Stays the Same
They Say Nothing Stays the Same

2019

as: Toichi

6.8
0.5
The Promised Land
The Promised Land

2019

as: Goro Fujiki

6.4
0.4
Winning Pass
Winning Pass

2004

0
0.1
Body and Soul
Body and Soul

1997

1
0.2
Three for the Road
Three for the Road

2007

4
0.2
Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky

2012

as: Seijiro Nose

6.6
0.3
Show Me the Way to the Station
Show Me the Way to the Station

2019

6.7
0.3
The Key
The Key

1997

as: Soichiro Anzai

4.9
0.5
Universal Laws
Universal Laws

1990

0
0.2
Disciples of Hippocrates
Disciples of Hippocrates

1980

6.4
0.2
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

1999

as: Matashichi

0
0.1
Shall We Dance?
Shall We Dance?

1996

as: Detective Miwa

7.3
0.7
Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie
Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie

1979

0
0.4
Make-Up
Make-Up

1984

as: Kikuo Tsutano

0
0.2
Nosari: Impermanent Eternity
Nosari: Impermanent Eternity

2020

2.5
0.4
Congratulatory Speech
Congratulatory Speech

1985

as: Yasuhei Higashida

0
0.1
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

2021

as: Shop Owner

6.6
1
Legend of the Cat Monster
Legend of the Cat Monster

1983

as: Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura

0
0.3
Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha
Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha

2009

as: Shotaro

0
0.1
Living in the Sky
Living in the Sky

2020

as: Concierge Kondo

7.3
0.3
Godot of the Emotos
Godot of the Emotos

2019

0
0.1
Underdog: Part One
Underdog: Part One

2020

as: Sakuro

6.9
0.2
Happy Flight
Happy Flight

2008

as: Saito

6.3
0.8
Stardust Over The Town
Stardust Over The Town

2020

as: Kumabe Rokuzo

6
0.3
Zebraman
Zebraman

2004

as: Kitahara the Crab Man

6.3
0.5
Teacher's suitcase
Teacher's suitcase

2003

as: Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna

7
0.2
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
The Great Yokai War: Guardians

2021

as: old man

6.3
1
Kodokunogurume ōmisoka supesharu ~ tabe-osame! Setouchi shutchō-hen ~
Kodokunogurume ōmisoka supesharu ~ tabe-osame! Setouchi shutchō-hen ~

2017

10
0.3
It Feels So Good
It Feels So Good

2019

as: Kenji's Father (voice)

6.5
11.4
The Dog Bridegroom
The Dog Bridegroom

2017

as: Kenkichi Okumura

0
0.3
Tetsujin 28: The Movie
Tetsujin 28: The Movie

2005

as: Yunosuke Otsuka

6
0.3
The End of the Tiny World
The End of the Tiny World

2021

as: Kawabata

7.8
0.3
I Never Shot Anyone
I Never Shot Anyone

2020

as: Takashi Renjo

7
0.3
Wonderful Paradise
Wonderful Paradise

2020

as: Homeless

6.7
0.3
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

1991

as: Kogoro Katsura

7
0.2
A Man
A Man

2022

as: Norio Komiura

7
0.4
Prodigy
Prodigy

2007

as: Hisashi Kikuna

7.1
0.5
The Boy and the Dog
The Boy and the Dog

2025

7.7
0.3
空蝉の森
空蝉の森

2021

as: Police Inspector kariya shinichi

0
0.1
The Great Yokai War: Guardians
The Great Yokai War: Guardians

2021

as: Old Man

6.3
1
Samurai Resurrection
Samurai Resurrection

2003

as: Nobutsuna Matsudaira

5
0.5
Amagi Pass
Amagi Pass

1983

6.7
0.9
Takada Wataru Teki
Takada Wataru Teki

2004

as: Self

0
0.1
Finding Light at the Darkness Festival
Finding Light at the Darkness Festival

2019

0
0.1
Underdog: Part Two
Underdog: Part Two

2020

as: Sakuro

6
0.3

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