Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

🎂 3rd November 1948 (77 yrs) 📍 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.

Akira Emoto

🎬 Movies Featuring Akira Emoto

The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat

The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat (2026)

One Last Throw

One Last Throw (2025)

Rental Family

Rental Family (2025)

as Kikuo Hasegawa
The Final Piece

The Final Piece (2025)

as Motoji Kanesaki
No Image

Kyoto Hippocrates (2025)

The Way of The Prison Guard

The Way of The Prison Guard (2025)

The Boy and the Dog

The Boy and the Dog (2025)

as Yaichi Katano
Samurai Fury

Samurai Fury (2025)

The God of Curling

The God of Curling (2024)

as Susumu Komiyama
Maru

Maru (2024)

as Teacher
Rotting

Rotting (2024)

Don't Lose Your Head!

Don't Lose Your Head! (2024)

as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
The Innocent Game

The Innocent Game (2023)

September 1923

September 1923 (2023)

as Teiji Igusa
Goal of the Sky

Goal of the Sky (2023)

Ripples

Ripples (2023)

as Taro Kadokura
Hard Days

Hard Days (2023)

as Yutaka Senba
Touken Ranbu 2

Touken Ranbu 2 (2023)

as Fujiwara no Michinaga
Do Unto Others

Do Unto Others (2023)

as Shosaku Shiba
Yudo: The Way of the Bath

Yudo: The Way of the Bath (2023)

as regular customer
Shylock's Children

Shylock's Children (2023)

as Hajime Sawazaki
Egoist

Egoist (2023)

as Yoshio Saito
Umami

Umami (2023)

as Salaryman
A Man

A Man (2022)

as Norio Komiura
The Setting Sun

The Setting Sun (2022)

as Dr. Miyake
No Place to Go

No Place to Go (2022)

as Bomber
Wandering

Wandering (2022)

as Agata
Barber Shop with a View of the Sea

Barber Shop with a View of the Sea (2022)

as 老店主
Noise

Noise (2022)

as Shoji
Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun

Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun (2021)

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021)

as Shop Owner
祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―

祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻― (2021)

The Great Yokai War: Guardians

The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)

as old man
The Great Yokai War: Guardians

The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021)

as Old Man
空蝉の森

空蝉の森 (2021)

as Police Inspector kariya shinichi
The End of the Tiny World

The End of the Tiny World (2021)

as Kawabata
Underdog: Part One

Underdog: Part One (2020)

as Sakuro
Underdog: Part Two

Underdog: Part Two (2020)

as Sakuro
Wonderful Paradise

Wonderful Paradise (2020)

as Homeless
Living in the Sky

Living in the Sky (2020)

as Concierge Kondo
Nosari: Impermanent Eternity

Nosari: Impermanent Eternity (2020)

I Never Shot Anyone

I Never Shot Anyone (2020)

as Takashi Renjo
Stardust Over The Town

Stardust Over The Town (2020)

as Kumabe Rokuzo
Finding Light at the Darkness Festival

Finding Light at the Darkness Festival (2019)

The Promised Land

The Promised Land (2019)

as Goro Fujiki
Show Me the Way to the Station

Show Me the Way to the Station (2019)

They Say Nothing Stays the Same

They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019)

as Toichi
It Feels So Good

It Feels So Good (2019)

as Kenji's Father (voice)
Iwane: Sword of Serenity

Iwane: Sword of Serenity (2019)

as Urakusai
Godot of the Emotos

Godot of the Emotos (2019)

Castle of Sand

Castle of Sand (2019)

as Chiyokichi
BON-UTA, A Song from Home

BON-UTA, A Song from Home (2019)

as (voice)
Oz Land

Oz Land (2018)

as Boss
Recall

Recall (2018)

as Seiji Nomura
Shoplifters

Shoplifters (2018)

as Yoritsugu Kawado
Color Me True

Color Me True (2018)

as Tadashi Honda
Evil and The Mask

Evil and The Mask (2018)

as Detective Aida
Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~

Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~ (2017)

Mukoku

Mukoku (2017)

as Seppo Mitsumura
Neko Ninja

Neko Ninja (2017)

as Kariyazaki
Lu Over the Wall

Lu Over the Wall (2017)

as Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
The Dog Bridegroom

The Dog Bridegroom (2017)

as Kenkichi Okumura
Survival Family

Survival Family (2017)

as Sasaki Shigeomi
Random Lives

Random Lives (2017)

as Hanamura
Shippu Rondo

Shippu Rondo (2016)

as Masaomi Togo
Sniper

Sniper (2016)

as Tatsuyuki Miyata
Black Widow Business

Black Widow Business (2016)

as Jun Sakurada
A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat (2016)

as Honda
Shin Godzilla

Shin Godzilla (2016)

as Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
The Mohican Comes Home

The Mohican Comes Home (2016)

as Osamu Tamura
A Living Promise

A Living Promise (2016)

as Zenzo Takeda
Journey to the Shore

Journey to the Shore (2015)

as Hoshitani
The Big Bee

The Big Bee (2015)

as Murofushi
The Pearls of the Stone Man

The Pearls of the Stone Man (2015)

as Kumaji Ueda
Vampire in Love

Vampire in Love (2015)

as Sojiro
GARO -Gold Storm- Sho

GARO -Gold Storm- Sho (2015)

as Priest Soutatsu
Living Rights

Living Rights (2015)

Present for You

Present for You (2015)

A House on a Hill

A House on a Hill (2014)

as Yoshitarō Terashima
0.5 mm

0.5 mm (2014)

as Takeshi Sasaki
Cold

Cold (2014)

as Jin Ichinose
Time Trip App

Time Trip App (2014)

as Ryuzo Yanagita
Oh! Father

Oh! Father (2014)

as Hayashi Tomita
Wood Job!

Wood Job! (2014)

as Toshiro Yamane
No Image

A Woman from Ashio (2014)

Sleeping Forest

Sleeping Forest (2014)

as Daisuke Ota
Fly, Dakota, Fly!

Fly, Dakota, Fly! (2013)

The Partner

The Partner (2013)

as Ōkuma Shigenobu
Unforgiven

Unforgiven (2013)

as Kingo Baba
The War and a Woman

The War and a Woman (2013)

as client of woman
Yellow Elephant

Yellow Elephant (2013)

as Arechi
Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark

Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark (2013)

as Lawyer
Humanoid Monster, Bem

Humanoid Monster, Bem (2012)

as Kao no nai otoko
One Day in January

One Day in January (2012)

The Life of Budori Gusuko

The Life of Budori Gusuko (2012)

as Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
Casting Blossoms to the Sky

Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)

as Seijiro Nose
A Sower of Seeds

A Sower of Seeds (2012)

as Shuzo Morikawa
Ace Attorney

Ace Attorney (2012)

as Saibancho (Judge)
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)

as Yoneuchi
Life Back Then

Life Back Then (2011)

as Masashi Inoue
Karate-Robo Zaborgar

Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)

as Dr. Akunomiya
Shikei Kijun

Shikei Kijun (2011)

as Kyusaku Tsushima
In His Chart

In His Chart (2011)

as Doctor
Ninja Kids!!!

Ninja Kids!!! (2011)

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

A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip (2011)

as wet guy
Postcard

Postcard (2010)

as Yukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law
Cast Me If You Can

Cast Me If You Can (2010)

as Homeless guy
The Lightning Tree

The Lightning Tree (2010)

as Kakunoshi Enokido
Sakurada Gate Incident

Sakurada Gate Incident (2010)

as Magojiro Kaneko
Ekeb of Dekye

Ekeb of Dekye (2010)

as Soichi Yanagimachi
Heaven's Story

Heaven's Story (2010)

as Souichi
Villain

Villain (2010)

as Yoshio Ishibashi
Hutch the Honeybee

Hutch the Honeybee (2010)

A Crowd of Three

A Crowd of Three (2010)

A Lone Scalpel

A Lone Scalpel (2010)

as Matsuo Okawa
Haru's Journey

Haru's Journey (2010)

as Michio Nakai
After the Flowers

After the Flowers (2010)

as Soan Nagai
Golden Slumber

Golden Slumber (2010)

as Hodogaya Yasushi
Yona Yona Penguin

Yona Yona Penguin (2009)

as Jii (voice)
Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha

Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha (2009)

as Shotaro
April Bride

April Bride (2009)

as Teishi Nagashima
Rain Fall

Rain Fall (2009)

as Tatsu Ishikura
John Rabe

John Rabe (2009)

as Matsui Iwane
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky (2009)

as Itsuro Usui
Happy Flight

Happy Flight (2008)

as Saito
ICHI

ICHI (2008)

Teacher and Three Children

Teacher and Three Children (2008)

as Yoshio Ichikawa
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit (2008)

as Counselor
The Cycling Genius Is Coming!

The Cycling Genius Is Coming! (2008)

The Taste of Fish

The Taste of Fish (2008)

as Shojiro Sanada
All Around Us

All Around Us (2008)

as kunimasa Yasuda
The Most Beautiful Night In The World

The Most Beautiful Night In The World (2008)

as Journalist
The Chasing World

The Chasing World (2008)

as Doctor
The Shadow Spirit

The Shadow Spirit (2007)

as mimasaka koushirou
Prodigy

Prodigy (2007)

as Hisashi Kikuna
Life Can Be So Wonderful

Life Can Be So Wonderful (2007)

as Haeo
Three for the Road

Three for the Road (2007)

The Go Master

The Go Master (2007)

as Kensaku Segoe
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)

as Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Starfish Hotel

Starfish Hotel (2007)

as Mr. Trickster
The Happiness

The Happiness (2006)

No Image

The Summer of Stickleback (2006)

Japan Sinks

Japan Sinks (2006)

as Professor Fukuhara
It's Only Talk

It's Only Talk (2006)

Memories of Matsuko

Memories of Matsuko (2006)

as Tsunehiro Kawajiri
Scrap Heaven

Scrap Heaven (2005)

as Detective Yabuta
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005)

as Seigo Tsuda
The Great Yokai War

The Great Yokai War (2005)

No Image

For the coming day (2005)

Love Is Five Seven Five

Love Is Five Seven Five (2005)

as Grandfather
Tetsujin 28: The Movie

Tetsujin 28: The Movie (2005)

as Yunosuke Otsuka
The Lakeside Murder Case

The Lakeside Murder Case (2005)

as Tomoharu Fujima
Moon and Cherry

Moon and Cherry (2004)

as Sakamoto
The Motive

The Motive (2004)

as Yoshifumi Katakura
River of First Love

River of First Love (2004)

as Hidejiro Tasaki
Takada Wataru Teki

Takada Wataru Teki (2004)

as Self
Drugstore Girl

Drugstore Girl (2004)

as Koji Nabeshima
Zebraman

Zebraman (2004)

as Kitahara the Crab Man
Winning Pass

Winning Pass (2004)

The Hunter and the Hunted

The Hunter and the Hunted (2004)

as Neko
Hana

Hana (2003)

as Hiroshi Torigoe
Doppelganger

Doppelganger (2003)

as Murakami
Worst by Chance

Worst by Chance (2003)

as Shigeharu Kaneshiro
Zatoichi

Zatoichi (2003)

as Pub Owner
Farewell, Kuro

Farewell, Kuro (2003)

as Shuzo Hanazono
Samurai Resurrection

Samurai Resurrection (2003)

as Nobutsuna Matsudaira
Teacher's suitcase

Teacher's suitcase (2003)

as Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
Owl

Owl (2003)

Barber's Sorrow

Barber's Sorrow (2002)

September 11

September 11 (2002)

as Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
KT

KT (2002)

as Hiroshi Uchiyama
Turn

Turn (2001)

as Matsubara
Waterboys

Waterboys (2001)

as Mama
Kaza-hana

Kaza-hana (2001)

as Hot Spring Inn Owner
The City of Lost Souls

The City of Lost Souls (2000)

as Kuwata
The Whispered City

The Whispered City (2000)

as Toyohashi, sculptor
Nagisa

Nagisa (2000)

as Priest
Another Heaven

Another Heaven (2000)

as Doctor Akagi
Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

Kaizokuban Bootleg Film (1999)

as Tatsuo
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe

The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (1999)

as Matashichi
Round About Midnight

Round About Midnight (1999)

as Totsuka
Will to Live

Will to Live (1999)

as Doctor
Love Letter

Love Letter (1998)

Dr. Akagi

Dr. Akagi (1998)

as Dr. Fuu Akagi
Body and Soul

Body and Soul (1997)

The Key

The Key (1997)

as Soichiro Anzai
Abduction

Abduction (1997)

The Eel

The Eel (1997)

as Tamotsu Takasaki
The Rainbow Seeker

The Rainbow Seeker (1996)

Free and Easy 8

Free and Easy 8 (1996)

as Yukawa
Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance? (1996)

as Detective Miwa
Maborosi

Maborosi (1995)

as Yoshihiro
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)

as Major Akira Yuki
The Friends

The Friends (1994)

as Nagatomo
I Can Hear the Duck Singing

I Can Hear the Duck Singing (1993)

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

When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (1993)

as Narrator (voice)
Private Lessons II

Private Lessons II (1993)

as Oba
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (1992)

Manhattan Kiss

Manhattan Kiss (1992)

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)

as Professor Tokichi Anayama
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (1991)

as Kogoro Katsura
Dance till Tomorrow

Dance till Tomorrow (1991)

The Last Frankenstein

The Last Frankenstein (1991)

as Prof. Sarusawa
Goodbye Mama

Goodbye Mama (1991)

Betrayal Tomorrow

Betrayal Tomorrow (1990)

Maria's Stomach

Maria's Stomach (1990)

Roar of the Crowd

Roar of the Crowd (1990)

Universal Laws

Universal Laws (1990)

Fancy Dance

Fancy Dance (1989)

as Masoho's boss
Beijing Watermelon

Beijing Watermelon (1989)

as Mr. Teramoto
Battle Heater

Battle Heater (1989)

as Riichi Hama
Tora-san Goes to Vienna

Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)

as Hyoma Sakaguchi
Harimao

Harimao (1989)

as Army Major
Mottomo Abunai Deka

Mottomo Abunai Deka (1989)

as Maeo
Revolver

Revolver (1988)

as Keisuke Mineya
The Silk Road

The Silk Road (1988)

The Yen Family

The Yen Family (1988)

as Shinichi Amemiya
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo

Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (1988)

as Yakuza
The Great Department Store Robbery

The Great Department Store Robbery (1987)

The Heartbreak Yakuza

The Heartbreak Yakuza (1987)

Bedtime Eyes

Bedtime Eyes (1987)

A Tale of Young Elopement

A Tale of Young Elopement (1987)

as Matsuda
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies

Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)

Congratulatory Speech

Congratulatory Speech (1985)

as Yasuhei Higashida
The Second Is a Christian

The Second Is a Christian (1985)

as Kumashiro
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident

I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident (1985)

as Hirofumi Maruyama
Capone Cries a Lot

Capone Cries a Lot (1985)

as Ushiemon
Location

Location (1984)

as Konno
Make-Up

Make-Up (1984)

as Kikuo Tsutano
Legend of the Cat Monster

Legend of the Cat Monster (1983)

as Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
Double Bed

Double Bed (1983)

as Tôru Yamazaki
Amagi Pass

Amagi Pass (1983)

The Man from Shimizu

The Man from Shimizu (1982)

Suspicion

Suspicion (1982)

as Shigekazu Akitani
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)

as Kondo
Lovers Lost

Lovers Lost (1982)

as Ishizuka
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)

as Detective Kuroki
Disciples of Hippocrates

Disciples of Hippocrates (1980)

Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman

Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman (1979)

as Kantarô Iwata
Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie

Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie (1979)

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

Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again (1979)

as Daigorô Hatayama