Akira Emoto

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

301

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-11-03 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Chuo, Tokyo, Japan

Akira Emoto

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.

Known For

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

    AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

  • Rental Family

    Rental Family

  • Samurai Fury

    Samurai Fury

  • The Friends

    The Friends

  • Rain Fall

    Rain Fall

  • Shin Godzilla

    Shin Godzilla

  • Hanzawa Naoki

    Hanzawa Naoki

  • Absolute Zero

    Absolute Zero

  • John Rabe

    John Rabe

  • Shall We Dance?

    Shall We Dance?

  • Shoplifters

    Shoplifters

  • Folktales from Japan

    Folktales from Japan

  • Mukoku

    Mukoku

  • Kumokiri Nizaemon

    Kumokiri Nizaemon

  • It Feels So Good

    It Feels So Good

  • KT

    KT

  • Genroku Ryoran

    Genroku Ryoran

  • Bedtime Eyes

    Bedtime Eyes

  • Love and Glory

    Love and Glory

  • Zatoichi

    Zatoichi

  • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

    Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

  • Dance till Tomorrow

    Dance till Tomorrow

  • Lost Man Found

    Lost Man Found

  • Segodon

    Segodon

  • Angel Guts: Red Vertigo

    Angel Guts: Red Vertigo

  • Hard Days

    Hard Days

  • Clouds Over the Hill

    Clouds Over the Hill

  • The Eel

    The Eel

  • ICHI

    ICHI

  • Water Boys

    Water Boys

  • The War and a Woman

    The War and a Woman

  • Shinjuku Field Hospital

    Shinjuku Field Hospital

  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

    Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

  • A House on a Hill

    A House on a Hill

  • Suspicion

    Suspicion

  • Maborosi

    Maborosi

  • Waterboys

    Waterboys

  • Wandering

    Wandering

  • Double Bed

    Double Bed

  • Love Letter

    Love Letter

  • A Man

    A Man

  • Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet

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

  • Amagi Pass

    Amagi Pass

  • Villain

    Villain

  • Capone Cries a Lot

    Capone Cries a Lot

  • Lu Over the Wall

    Lu Over the Wall

  • Ace Attorney

    Ace Attorney

  • Memories of Matsuko

    Memories of Matsuko

  • Oz Land

    Oz Land

  • Survival Family

    Survival Family

  • 0.5 mm

    0.5 mm

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

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

  • Life Can Be So Wonderful

    Life Can Be So Wonderful

  • Happy Flight

    Happy Flight

  • Private Lessons II

    Private Lessons II

  • Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie

    Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie

  • Karate-Robo Zaborgar

    Karate-Robo Zaborgar

  • The Chasing World

    The Chasing World

  • Do Unto Others

    Do Unto Others

  • Don't Lose Your Head!

    Don't Lose Your Head!

  • Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

    Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

  • Touken Ranbu 2

    Touken Ranbu 2

  • Yanchakure

    Yanchakure

  • Love That Makes You Cry

    Love That Makes You Cry

  • Ties of Shooting Stars

    Ties of Shooting Stars

  • Yudo: The Way of the Bath

    Yudo: The Way of the Bath

  • Unforgiven

    Unforgiven

  • The Life of Budori Gusuko

    The Life of Budori Gusuko

  • Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

    Sumo Do, Sumo Don't

  • Dr. Akagi

    Dr. Akagi

  • Journey to the Shore

    Journey to the Shore

  • Egoist

    Egoist

  • Lovers Lost

    Lovers Lost

  • GARO -Gold Storm- Sho

    GARO -Gold Storm- Sho

  • Castle of Sand

    Castle of Sand

  • Underdog: Part One

    Underdog: Part One

  • Vampire in Love

    Vampire in Love

  • The Rainbow Seeker

    The Rainbow Seeker

  • The Great Department Store Robbery

    The Great Department Store Robbery

  • Doppelganger

    Doppelganger

  • HUNTER - Women After Reward Money

    HUNTER - Women After Reward Money

  • Make-Up

    Make-Up

  • Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

    Sailor Suit and Machine Gun

  • Nagisa

    Nagisa

  • In His Chart

    In His Chart

  • Cold

    Cold

  • One Day in January

    One Day in January

  • Fancy Dance

    Fancy Dance

  • After the Flowers

    After the Flowers

  • The Lakeside Murder Case

    The Lakeside Murder Case

  • The Private Detective Mike

    The Private Detective Mike

  • The Setting Sun

    The Setting Sun

  • Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

    Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

  • Yona Yona Penguin

    Yona Yona Penguin

  • Ripples

    Ripples

  • Moon and Cherry

    Moon and Cherry

  • The Pearls of the Stone Man

    The Pearls of the Stone Man

  • The Key

    The Key

  • Neko Ninja

    Neko Ninja

  • Zebraman

    Zebraman

  • The Partner

    The Partner

  • Winning Pass

    Winning Pass

  • Stardust Over The Town

    Stardust Over The Town

  • Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman

    Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman

  • Universal Laws

    Universal Laws

  • Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~

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

  • Worst by Chance

    Worst by Chance

  • The Boy and the Dog

    The Boy and the Dog

  • Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

    Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad

  • Ninja Kids!!!

    Ninja Kids!!!

  • The Great Yokai War: Guardians

    The Great Yokai War: Guardians

  • The Great Yokai War: Guardians

    The Great Yokai War: Guardians

  • River of First Love

    River of First Love

  • Kaza-hana

    Kaza-hana

  • The Lightning Tree

    The Lightning Tree

  • Love Is Five Seven Five

    Love Is Five Seven Five

  • Disciples of Hippocrates

    Disciples of Hippocrates

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

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

  • Taiheiki

    Taiheiki

  • Betrayal Tomorrow

    Betrayal Tomorrow

  • The Dog Bridegroom

    The Dog Bridegroom

  • The Cycling Genius Is Coming!

    The Cycling Genius Is Coming!

  • A Living Promise

    A Living Promise

  • Sakurada Gate Incident

    Sakurada Gate Incident

  • Revolver

    Revolver

  • The Yen Family

    The Yen Family

  • Tetsujin 28: The Movie

    Tetsujin 28: The Movie

  • The Mohican Comes Home

    The Mohican Comes Home

  • The Shadow Spirit

    The Shadow Spirit

  • Mottomo Abunai Deka

    Mottomo Abunai Deka

  • Prodigy

    Prodigy

  • Iwane: Sword of Serenity

    Iwane: Sword of Serenity

  • Color Me True

    Color Me True

  • Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark

    Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark

  • Another Heaven

    Another Heaven

  • The Final Piece

    The Final Piece

  • Show Me the Way to the Station

    Show Me the Way to the Station

  • No Place to Go

    No Place to Go

  • The Second Is a Christian

    The Second Is a Christian

  • Underdog: Part Two

    Underdog: Part Two

  • Yellow Elephant

    Yellow Elephant

  • 祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―

    祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―

  • Samurai Resurrection

    Samurai Resurrection

  • Haru's Journey

    Haru's Journey

  • Owl

    Owl

  • Maru

    Maru

  • They Say Nothing Stays the Same

    They Say Nothing Stays the Same

  • April Bride

    April Bride

  • Battle Heater

    Battle Heater

  • The End of the Tiny World

    The End of the Tiny World

  • Abduction

    Abduction

  • Umami

    Umami

  • Fly, Dakota, Fly!

    Fly, Dakota, Fly!

  • The Go Master

    The Go Master

  • The Innocent Game

    The Innocent Game

  • The Promised Land

    The Promised Land

  • Time Trip App

    Time Trip App

  • Hana

    Hana

  • Shylock's Children

    Shylock's Children

  • All Around Us

    All Around Us

  • A Sower of Seeds

    A Sower of Seeds

  • The Great Yokai War

    The Great Yokai War

  • Tora-san Goes to Vienna

    Tora-san Goes to Vienna

  • Godot of the Emotos

    Godot of the Emotos

  • It's Only Talk

    It's Only Talk

  • Finding Light at the Darkness Festival

    Finding Light at the Darkness Festival

  • I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident

    I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident

  • Turn

    Turn

  • Body and Soul

    Body and Soul

  • Random Lives

    Random Lives

  • Round About Midnight

    Round About Midnight

  • Living in the Sky

    Living in the Sky

  • The Most Beautiful Night In The World

    The Most Beautiful Night In The World

  • Living Rights

    Living Rights

  • Harimao

    Harimao

  • Three for the Road

    Three for the Road

  • 空蝉の森

    空蝉の森

  • Goal of the Sky

    Goal of the Sky

  • Takada Wataru Teki

    Takada Wataru Teki

  • Sleeping Forest

    Sleeping Forest

  • Ekeb of Dekye

    Ekeb of Dekye

  • Oh! Father

    Oh! Father

  • A Woman from Ashio

    A Woman from Ashio

  • Barber Shop with a View of the Sea

    Barber Shop with a View of the Sea

  • Evil and The Mask

    Evil and The Mask

  • The Silk Road

    The Silk Road

  • Humanoid Monster, Bem

    Humanoid Monster, Bem

  • The Heartbreak Yakuza

    The Heartbreak Yakuza

  • Eighth Shogun Yoshimune

    Eighth Shogun Yoshimune

  • Scrap Heaven

    Scrap Heaven

  • Black Widow Business

    Black Widow Business

  • Good Doctor

    Good Doctor

  • The Big Bee

    The Big Bee

  • Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

    Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2

  • Location

    Location

  • Congratulatory Speech

    Congratulatory Speech

  • Free and Easy 8

    Free and Easy 8

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

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

  • Teacher and Three Children

    Teacher and Three Children

  • Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha

    Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha

  • A Crowd of Three

    A Crowd of Three

  • Cast Me If You Can

    Cast Me If You Can

  • The Whispered City

    The Whispered City

  • A Lone Scalpel

    A Lone Scalpel

  • Life Back Then

    Life Back Then

  • Heaven's Story

    Heaven's Story

  • Maria's Stomach

    Maria's Stomach

  • Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses

    Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses

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

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

  • Ten Count to the Future

    Ten Count to the Future

  • A Tale of Young Elopement

    A Tale of Young Elopement

  • Golden Slumber

    Golden Slumber

  • The Motive

    The Motive

  • Legend of the Cat Monster

    Legend of the Cat Monster

  • Recall

    Recall

  • The Happiness

    The Happiness

  • One Last Throw

    One Last Throw

  • Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

    Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

  • Sniper

    Sniper

  • Nosari: Impermanent Eternity

    Nosari: Impermanent Eternity

  • Goodbye Mama

    Goodbye Mama

  • Manhattan Kiss

    Manhattan Kiss

  • The Way of The Prison Guard

    The Way of The Prison Guard

  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky

    Casting Blossoms to the Sky

  • The Summer of Stickleback

    The Summer of Stickleback

  • Wonderful Paradise

    Wonderful Paradise

  • Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation

    Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation

  • Shippu Rondo

    Shippu Rondo

  • Roar of the Crowd

    Roar of the Crowd

  • September 1923

    September 1923

  • Postcard

    Postcard

  • Present for You

    Present for You

  • Will to Live

    Will to Live

  • Japan Sinks

    Japan Sinks

  • Barber's Sorrow

    Barber's Sorrow

  • I Never Shot Anyone

    I Never Shot Anyone

  • Drugstore Girl

    Drugstore Girl

  • Home Sweet Tokyo

    Home Sweet Tokyo

  • The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors

    The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors

  • In Hand

    In Hand

  • JK to Roppozensho

    JK to Roppozensho

  • Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

    Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

  • Starfish Hotel

    Starfish Hotel

  • Get Ready!

    Get Ready!

  • September 11

    September 11

  • The Taste of Fish

    The Taste of Fish

  • The Long Goodbye

    The Long Goodbye

  • The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

    The Suspect: Muroi Shinji

  • Black Kite

    Black Kite

  • Japanese Style

    Japanese Style

  • The City of Lost Souls

    The City of Lost Souls

  • I Can Hear the Duck Singing

    I Can Hear the Duck Singing

  • The Last Frankenstein

    The Last Frankenstein

  • Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

    Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky

  • Shikei Kijun

    Shikei Kijun

  • Goodbye My Dear

    Goodbye My Dear

  • Silver and Gold

    Silver and Gold

  • Haru and Natsu

    Haru and Natsu

  • A Life

    A Life

  • Out - Tsumatachi no Hanzai

    Out - Tsumatachi no Hanzai

  • Wood Job!

    Wood Job!

  • Tokumei! Keiji Dongame

    Tokumei! Keiji Dongame

  • Teen Regime

    Teen Regime

  • Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later

    Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later

  • Mori no Asagao

    Mori no Asagao

  • Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

    Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko

  • Humanoid Monster Bem

    Humanoid Monster Bem

  • Frankenstein's Love

    Frankenstein's Love

  • Olympic Ransom

    Olympic Ransom

  • 竜馬がゆく

    竜馬がゆく

  • ホットドッグ

    ホットドッグ

  • A Grain of Wheat

    A Grain of Wheat

  • 愛の流刑地

    愛の流刑地

  • Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka

    Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka

  • あそびにおいでョ!

    あそびにおいでョ!

  • Banjo no Himawari

    Banjo no Himawari

  • Hutch the Honeybee

    Hutch the Honeybee

  • Love & War of a Samurai

    Love & War of a Samurai

  • A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

  • The Hunter and the Hunted

    The Hunter and the Hunted

  • Family Court Judge

    Family Court Judge

  • 水曜ドラマスペシャル

    水曜ドラマスペシャル

  • 満天のゴール

    満天のゴール

  • Beijing Watermelon

    Beijing Watermelon

  • Platinum Town

    Platinum Town

  • Prince Shotoku

    Prince Shotoku

  • Noise

    Noise

  • 混声の森

    混声の森

  • てにあまる

    てにあまる

  • Farewell, Kuro

    Farewell, Kuro

  • 疑惑

    疑惑

  • 新 法廷荒らし 猪狩文助〜終の棲家〜

    新 法廷荒らし 猪狩文助〜終の棲家〜

  • Teacher's suitcase

    Teacher's suitcase

  • The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat

    The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat

  • The Man from Shimizu

    The Man from Shimizu

  • Arashi no Namida

    Arashi no Namida

  • BON-UTA, A Song from Home

    BON-UTA, A Song from Home

  • Kyoto Hippocrates

    Kyoto Hippocrates

  • The God of Curling

    The God of Curling

  • For the coming day

    For the coming day

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

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