Akira Emoto

Acting

Born Nov 3, 1948 (age 77) · Chuo, 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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Shoplifters2018
as ⁨Yoritsugu Kawado⁩
Shin Godzilla2016
as ⁨Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary⁩
Rental Family2025
as ⁨Kikuo Hasegawa⁩
Zatoichi2003
as ⁨Pub Owner⁩
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla1994
as ⁨Major Akira Yuki⁩
Maborosi1995
as ⁨Yoshihiro⁩
Memories of Matsuko2006
as ⁨Tsunehiro Kawajiri⁩
as ⁨Detective Miwa⁩
as ⁨Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)⁩
as ⁨Sasaki Shigeomi⁩
as ⁨Tamotsu Takasaki⁩
as ⁨Matsui Iwane⁩
as ⁨Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")⁩
as ⁨Saibancho (Judge)⁩
as ⁨Toshiro Yamane⁩
as ⁨Kitahara the Crab Man⁩
as ⁨Kingo Baba⁩
as ⁨Norio Komiura⁩
as ⁨Yutaka Senba⁩
as ⁨Hoshitani⁩
as ⁨Mama⁩
as ⁨Detective Kuroki⁩
as ⁨Hodogaya Yasushi⁩
as ⁨Murakami⁩
as ⁨Kuwata⁩
as ⁨Yoshio Ishibashi⁩
as ⁨Kenji's Father (voice)⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Shoplifters2018
as ⁨Yoritsugu Kawado⁩
Shin Godzilla2016
as ⁨Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary⁩
Rental Family2025
as ⁨Kikuo Hasegawa⁩
Zatoichi2003
as ⁨Pub Owner⁩
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla1994
as ⁨Major Akira Yuki⁩
Maborosi1995
as ⁨Yoshihiro⁩
Memories of Matsuko2006
as ⁨Tsunehiro Kawajiri⁩
as ⁨Detective Miwa⁩
as ⁨Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)⁩
as ⁨Sasaki Shigeomi⁩
as ⁨Tamotsu Takasaki⁩
as ⁨Matsui Iwane⁩
as ⁨Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")⁩
as ⁨Saibancho (Judge)⁩
as ⁨Toshiro Yamane⁩
as ⁨Kitahara the Crab Man⁩
as ⁨Kingo Baba⁩
as ⁨Norio Komiura⁩
as ⁨Yutaka Senba⁩
as ⁨Hoshitani⁩
as ⁨Mama⁩
as ⁨Detective Kuroki⁩
as ⁨Hodogaya Yasushi⁩
as ⁨Murakami⁩
as ⁨Kuwata⁩
as ⁨Yoshio Ishibashi⁩
as ⁨Kenji's Father (voice)⁩