Akira Emoto
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 3, 1948
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Yamazaki Riverside - Over an Actor's Shoulder - 2026
as Self
あなたの息子ひき出します！ 2026
Actor
Kyoto Hippocrates 2026
Actor
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat 2026
Actor
One Last Throw 2025
as Kawato Kozo
Rental Family 2025
as Kikuo Hasegawa
The Final Piece 2025
as Motoji Kanesaki
The Way of The Prison Guard 2025
Actor
The Boy and the Dog 2025
as Yaichi Katano
Samurai Fury 2025
Actor
The God of Curling 2024
as Susumu Komiyama
Maru 2024
as Teacher
Rotting 2024
Actor
Don't Lose Your Head! 2024
as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
The Innocent Game 2023
Actor
Shin Godzilla: ORTHOchromatic 2023
as Ryuta Azuma
September 1923 2023
as Teiji Igusa
Goal of the Sky 2023
Actor
Ripples 2023
as Taro Kadokura
Hard Days 2023
as Yutaka Senba
Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Dawn- 2023
as Fujiwara no Michinaga
Do Unto Others 2023
as Shosaku Shiba
Yudo 2023
as regular customer
Shylock's Children 2023
as Hajime Sawazaki
Egoist 2023
as Yoshio Saito
Umami 2023
as Salaryman
A Man 2022
as Norio Komiura
The Setting Sun 2022
as Dr. Miyake
No Place to Go 2022
as Bomber
The Wandering Moon 2022
as Agata
Barber Shop with a View of the Sea 2022
as 老店主
Noise 2022
as Shoji
Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun 2021
Actor
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai 2021
as Shop Owner
祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻― 2021
Actor
The Great Yokai War: Guardians 2021
as old man, as Old Man
Utsusemi no mori 2021
as Police Inspector Kariya Shinichi
The Master Plan 2021
as Kawabata
Underdog: Part Two 2020
as Sakuro
Underdog: Part One 2020
as Sakuro
Wonderful Paradise 2020
as Homeless
Living in the Sky 2020
as Concierge Kondo
Nosari: Impermanent Eternity 2020
Actor
I Never Shot Anyone 2020
as Takashi Renjo
Stardust over the Town 2020
as Kumabe Rokuzo
Finding Light at the Darkness Festival 2019
Actor
Show Me the Way to the Station 2019
Actor
The Promised Land 2019
as Goro Fujiki
They Say Nothing Stays the Same 2019
as Toichi
It Feels So Good 2019
as Kenji's Father (voice)
Iwane: Sword of Serenity 2019
as Urakusai
Godot of the Emotos 2019
Actor
Castle of Sand 2019
as Chiyokichi
BON-UTA, A Song from Home 2019
as (voice)
Oz Land 2018
as Boss
Recall 2018
as Seiji Nomura
Shoplifters 2018
as Yoritsugu Kawado
Color Me True 2018
as Tadashi Honda
Evil and The Mask 2018
as Detective Aida
Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~ 2017
Actor
Mukoku 2017
as Seppo Mitsumura
Neko Ninja 2017
as Kariyazaki
Lu Over the Wall 2017
as Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
The Dog Bridegroom 2017
as Kenkichi Okumura
Survival Family 2017
as Sasaki Shigeomi
Random Lives 2017
as Hanamura
Shippu Rondo 2016
as Masaomi Togo
Sniper 2016
as Tatsuyuki Miyata
Black Widow Business 2016
as Jun Sakurada
A Grain of Wheat 2016
as Honda
Shin Godzilla 2016
as Ryuta Azuma
The Mohican Comes Home 2016
as Osamu Tamura
A Living Promise 2016
as Zenzo Takeda
Journey to the Shore 2015
as Hoshitani
The Big Bee 2015
as Murofushi
The Pearls of the Stone Man 2015
as Kumaji Ueda
Vampire in Love 2015
as Sojiro
GARO: Gold Storm Flight 2015
as Priest Soutatsu
Living Rights 2015
Actor
Present for You 2015
Actor
A House on a Hill 2014
as Yoshitarō Terashima
0.5 mm 2014
as Takeshi Sasaki
Cold 2014
as Jin Ichinose
Time Trip App 2014
as Ryuzo Yanagita
Oh! Father 2014
as Hayashi Tomita
Wood Job! 2014
as Toshiro Yamane
Sleeping Forest 2014
as Daisuke Ota
Fly, Dakota, Fly! 2013
Actor
The Partner 2013
as Ōkuma Shigenobu
Unforgiven 2013
as Kingo Baba
Ask This of Rikyu 2013
Actor
The War and a Woman 2013
as client of woman
Yellow Elephant 2013
as Arechi
Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark 2013
as Lawyer
Humanoid Monster, Bem 2012
as Kao no nai otoko
One Day in January 2012
Actor
The Life of Budori Gusuko 2012
as Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
Casting Blossoms to the Sky 2012
as Seijiro Nose
A Sower of Seeds 2012
as Shuzo Morikawa
Ace Attorney 2012
as Saibancho (Judge)
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet 2011
as Yoneuchi
Life Back Then 2011
as Masashi Inoue
Karate-Robo Zaborgar 2011
as Dr. Akunomiya
Shikei Kijun 2011
as Kyusaku Tsushima
In His Chart 2011
as Doctor
Ninja Kids!!! 2011
Actor
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip 2011
as wet guy
Postcard 2010
as Yukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law
Cast Me If You Can 2010
as Homeless guy
The Lightning Tree 2010
as Kakunoshi Enokido
Sakurada Gate Incident 2010
as Magojiro Kaneko
Ekeb of Dekye 2010
as Soichi Yanagimachi
Heaven's Story 2010
as Souichi
Villain 2010
as Yoshio Ishibashi
Hutch the Honeybee 2010
Actor
A Crowd of Three 2010
Actor
A Lone Scalpel 2010
as Matsuo Okawa
Haru's Journey 2010
as Michio Nakai
After the Flowers 2010
as Soan Nagai
Golden Slumber 2010
as Hodogaya Yasushi
Yona Yona Penguin 2009
as Jii (voice)
Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha 2009
as Shotaro
April Bride 2009
as Teishi Nagashima
Rain Fall 2009
as Tatsu Ishikura
John Rabe 2009
as Matsui Iwane
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky 2009
as Itsuro Usui
Happy Flight 2008
as Saito
ICHI 2008
Actor
Teacher and Three Children 2008
as Yoshio Ichikawa
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit 2008
as Counselor
The Cycling Genius Is Coming! 2008
Actor
Your Friend 2008
Actor
All Around Us 2008
as kunimasa Yasuda
The Taste of Fish 2008
as Shojiro Sanada
The Most Beautiful Night In The World 2008
as Journalist
The Chasing World 2008
as Doctor
The Shadow Spirit 2007
as mimasaka koushirou
Prodigy 2007
as Hisashi Kikuna
Life Can Be So Wonderful 2007
as Haeo
Three for the Road 2007
Actor
The Go Master 2007
as Kensaku Segoe
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad 2007
as Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Starfish Hotel 2007
as Mr. Trickster
The Happiness 2006
Actor
- The Summer of Stickleback
The Summer of Stickleback 2006
Actor
Japan Sinks 2006
as Professor Fukuhara
It's Only Talk 2006
Actor
Memories of Matsuko 2006
as Tsunehiro Kawajiri
Scrap Heaven 2005
as Detective Yabuta
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji 2005
as Seigo Tsuda
The Great Yokai War 2005
Actor
- For the coming day
For the coming day 2005
Actor
Love Is Five Seven Five 2005
as Grandfather
Tetsujin 28: The Movie 2005
as Yunosuke Otsuka
The Lakeside Murder Case 2005
as Tomoharu Fujima
Moon & Cherry 2004
as Sakamoto
The Motive 2004
as Yoshifumi Katakura
Chicken Is Barefoot 2004
Actor
River of First Love 2004
as Hidejiro Tasaki
Takada Wataru Teki 2004
as Self
Drugstore Girl 2004
as Koji Nabeshima
Zebraman 2004
as Kitahara the Crab Man
Winning Pass 2004
Actor
The Hunter and the Hunted 2004
as Neko
Hana 2003
as Hiroshi Torigoe
Doppelgänger 2003
as Murakami
Worst by Chance 2003
as Shigeharu Kaneshiro
Zatoichi 2003
as Pub Owner
Farewell, Kuro 2003
as Shuzo Hanazono
Samurai Resurrection 2003
as Nobutsuna Matsudaira
Teacher's suitcase 2003
as Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
Owl 2003
Actor
Barber's Sorrow 2002
as Sakaguchi
September 11 2002
as Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
KT 2002
as Hiroshi Uchiyama
Turn 2001
as Matsubara
Waterboys 2001
as Mama
Kaza-hana 2001
as Hot Spring Inn Owner
Gassan 2001
Actor
The City of Lost Souls 2000
as Kuwata
The Whispered City 2000
as Toyohashi, sculptor
Nagisa 2000
as Priest Shinto
As the River Flows 2000
Actor
Another Heaven 2000
as Doctor Akagi
Kaizokuban Bootleg Film 1999
as Tatsuo
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe 1999
as Matashichi
Round About Midnight 1999
as Totsuka
Will to Live 1999
as Doctor
Love Letter 1998
Actor
Dr. Akagi 1998
as Dr. Fuu Akagi
The Key 1997
as Soichiro Anzai
Body and Soul 1997
as Sekiya/Reiko's lover-Aya's ex
Abduction 1997
as Chief Superintendent Tachibana
The Eel 1997
as Tamotsu Takasaki
The Rainbow Seeker 1996
Actor
Free and Easy 8 1996
as Yukawa
Shall We Dance? 1996
as Detective Miwa
Maborosi 1995
as Yoshihiro
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla 1994
as Major Akira Yuki
The Friends 1994
as Nagatomo
I Can Hear the Duck Singing 1993
Actor
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang 1993
as Narrator (voice)
Private Lessons II 1993
as Oba
Sky Cannot Be This Blue 1993
Director
Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 1992
Actor
Manhattan Kiss 1992
Actor
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't 1992
as Professor Tokichi Anayama
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era 1991
as Kogoro Katsura
Dance till Tomorrow 1991
Actor
Goodbye Mama 1991
Actor
The Last Frankenstein 1991
as Prof. Sarusawa
Betrayal Tomorrow 1990
Actor
Maria's Stomach 1990
Actor
Roar of the Crowd 1990
Actor
Universal Laws 1990
Actor
Fancy Dance 1989
as Masoho's boss
Beijing Watermelon 1989
as Mr. Teramoto
Battle Heater 1989
as Riichi Hama
Tora-san Goes to Vienna 1989
as 坂口兵马
Harimao 1989
as Army Major
The Most Dangerous Detective 1989
as Maeo
- あじさい色のレディ
あじさい色のレディ 1988
Actor
Revolver 1988
as Keisuke Mineya
The Silk Road 1988
Actor
The Yen Family 1988
as Shinichi Amemiya
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo 1988
as Yakuza
The Great Department Store Robbery 1987
Actor
The Heartbreak Yakuza 1987
Actor
Bedtime Eyes 1987
Actor
A Tale of Young Elopement 1987
as Matsuda
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies 1986
Actor
Congratulatory Speech 1985
as Yasuhei Higashida
The Second Is a Christian 1985
as Kumashiro
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident 1985
as Hirofumi Maruyama
Capone Cries a Lot 1985
as Ushiemon
Location 1984
as Konno
Make-Up 1984
as Kikuo Tsutano
Legend of the Cat Monster 1983
as Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
Double Bed 1983
as Tôru Yamazaki
Amagi Pass 1983
Actor
The Man from Shimizu 1982
Actor
Suspicion 1982
as Shigekazu Akitani
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san 1982
as 近藤
Lovers Lost 1982
as Ishizuka
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun 1981
as Detective Kuroki
Disciples of Hippocrates 1980
Actor
Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman 1979
as Kantarô Iwata
Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie 1979
Actor
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again 1979
as Daigorô Hatayama
Credits from TMDB.