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Akira Emoto

Acting

1.7 Popularity Nov 03, 1948 (76 years old) Chūō, 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 Toky...

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 296

2025
2025
The Boy and the Dog Movie

as Yaichi Katano

2024
The God of Curling Movie

as Susumu Komiyama

2024
Maru Movie

as Teacher

2024
Shinjuku Field Hospital TV

as Keisuke Takamine

2024
JK to Roppozensho TV

as 桜木倫太郎

2024
Migawari Mission Movie

as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu

2023
満天のゴール TV

as トクじい

2023
September 1923 Movie

as Teiji Igusa

2023
Ripples Movie

as Taro Kadokura

2023
Hard Days Movie

as Yutaka Senba

2023
Touken Ranbu 2 Movie

as Fujiwara no Michinaga

2023
Do Unto Others Movie

as Shosaku Shiba

2023
Yudo: The Way of the Bath Movie

as regular customer

2023
Shylock's Children Movie

as Hajime Sawazaki

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Male
Birthday November 03, 1948 (76 years old)
Place of Birth Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As 에모토 아키라, Акира Эмото, 柄本 明 and 2 more
Years Active 1979 - 2025
Popularity 1.7
Career Stats
296 Total Credits
235 Movie Roles
60 TV Roles
2 Photos