Akaji Maro
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 23, 1943
- Birthplace
- Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Akaji Maro (麿 赤児 Maro Akaji, born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese actor, butoh performer, and theater director. He is the founder of Dairakudakan. One of his sons is the film director Tatsushi Ōmori; another is the actor Nao Ōmori.
Filmography
Kaiju Guy! 2025
Actor
Or Utopia 2024
as Ken Hirayama
A Day Begins 2024
Actor
We Are Aliens 2024
Actor
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts 2023
as Himself
Love Will Tear Us Apart 2023
as Ryûjin Maro
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams 2023
Actor
Doomsday Detective 2022
Actor
Tonbi 2022
as Kaiun
Ox-Head Village 2022
as Kanon's Grandfather
Lupin's Daughter: The Movie 2021
as Iwao Mikumo
Dreams on Fire 2021
as Grandfather
Under the Turquoise Sky 2021
as Saburo
Ghost Master 2019
as Tetsuhiko Todoroki
SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3 2019
as Narration (voice)
Hell Girl 2019
as Wanyudo
Katsu Fūtarō! ! 2019
Actor
Birdsong 2019
as Akira
Fly Me to the Saitama 2019
as Sojyuro Saionji
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project 2018
as On (segment "Kuu")
Sekigahara 2017
as Ishin Shimazu
Neko Ninja 2017
as Katsuragi
The Projects 2016
as Gondo
En moi 2016
as Man on Duty
The Emperor in August 2015
as Admiral Hisanori Fujita
Kakekomi 2015
as Seisetsu
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition 2015
Actor
A Light in the Distance 2015
Actor
Disconcerto 2014
as Oka
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III 2014
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
TAP: Perfect Education 2013
Actor
Why Don't You Play in Hell? 2013
Actor
SPEC: Heaven 2012
as Akira Nitanai
- The Pod of Good Fortune
The Pod of Good Fortune 2012
as Yonosuke Matsudaira
Hanezu 2012
as Yo-Chan
Crazy Camel 2012
Actor, Director, Choreographer
- Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume
Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume 2011
Actor
Sukiyaki 2011
Actor
Tada's Do-It-All House 2011
as Oka
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 2011
as Boss Ozawah
Yakuza Weapon 2011
as Kenzo Iwaki
Postcard 2010
as Monk
Kazura 2010
Actor
Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly 2009
Actor
Dark Harbour 2009
Actor
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky 2009
Actor
Shaolin Girl 2008
as Rin's Master
Be a Man!! Samurai School 2008
as Heihachi Edajima
The Naked Summer 2008
Actor
Pacchigi! Love & Peace 2007
Actor
Awakening 2007
Actor
Piledriver 2007
Actor
GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night 2006
as Makai Priest Amon
Damejin 2006
as Shinjuku-San
The Whispering of the Gods 2005
as Shopkeeper
Into a Dream 2005
as Sato's Father
The Motive 2004
as A-san
Wild Flowers 2004
Actor
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2004
as Boss Ozawah
Akame 48 Waterfalls 2003
as Triangular Eyes
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003
as Boss Ozawah
9 Souls 2003
as Owner of Candy Shop
Samurai Resurrection 2003
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Ginji the Slasher 2003
as Ōmuta
Pandora Hong Kong Leg 2002
as Young Man
Jam Films 2002
Actor
Madness in Bloom 2002
Actor
Drive 2002
as Lord Kobari
Shangri-La 2002
as Ookura Nagashima
KT 2002
as Susumu Kawahara
Toy Reanimator 2002
as Mr Iwai
Suicide Club 2001
as Detective Murata
Utsushimi 2000
as Self
Swing Man 2000
as Oda
The City of Lost Souls 2000
as Okijima Gang Member
Persona 2000
as Daimon
- Making of Gemini
Making of Gemini 2000
as Self
Monday 2000
as Homeless Man / Demon
Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War 2000
Actor
Shin Mahjong Demon 4: Kabukicho, Gamblers' Alley 2000
Actor
Gemini 1999
as Kakubê
New Molester Diary 2 1999
Actor
The Night the Angel Turned Away 1999
as Aota
Kikujiro 1999
as Crazy Man
Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha 1999
Actor
Will to Live 1999
Actor
Pornostar 1998
as Yakuza Boss
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1 1998
as Tenkai
Unlucky Monkey 1998
as Hobo
- The Outer Way
The Outer Way 1998
Actor
Hanako of the Toilet 1998
as Monk
The Haunted Lantern 1998
Actor
Guard Dog 1997
Actor
Lie Lie Lie 1997
as Den
Cat's Eye 1997
as Umehara
Postman Blues 1997
as Boss of Minato Gang
An Angel with Many Scars 1997
Actor
Moonlight Serenade 1997
as Circus performer
Born to Be Baby 1997
Actor
Dangan Runner 1996
as Kibo Boss
That's Cheating! The Biggest Plan in History? 1996
Actor
The Trap 1996
as Lt. Nakayama
Known As! Pissken 1996
Actor
Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground 1995
as Himself
A Last Note 1995
Actor
Boxer Joe 1995
Actor
The Stairway to the Distant Past 1995
as Lt. Nakayama
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe 1995
as Kanji, Nobuko's father
King of Bargain: Heaven-Reaching Horn 1995
Actor
The Nearest Place to the Sky 1994
Actor
Uneasy Encounters 1994
as Man of dry river bed
The Most Terrible Time in My Life 1994
as Lt. Nakayama
This Is Shinogi 1994
Actor
All Under the Moon 1993
as Senba
The Room 1993
as The Hitman
Death of the Lion Kings 1993
as Sakurai
Check 1991
as Hakugin
Yumeji 1991
as Criminal
Cockroach Trading Company's Hilarious Tale: The Five Hundred Million Yen Blues of Love 1991
as Yukiko Miki's father, head of the Yamadaka-gumi
Ready to Shoot 1990
as Sakurada
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis 1990
as Himself
Circus Boys 1989
as Tattoo Master
Knockout 1989
as Daisuke Kamoi
- 幸福な市民～勤勉とは？ ライオンのように生きたいと願った男の悲喜劇
幸福な市民～勤勉とは？ ライオンのように生きたいと願った男の悲喜劇 1989
as Mikio Yamashita
Shinran: Path to Purity 1987
Actor
Sexual Beast Sacrifice 1984
Director
Mitsugetsu 1984
as Brokerage Firm President
The Dropout 1982
as Painter
Kagero-za 1981
as Homeless
Zigeunerweisen 1980
Actor
Kami no ochite kita hi 1979
Actor
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro 1977
Actor
Evil Spirits in the Darkness 1971
as Hirose Kinzō
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief 1969
as Actor
The Notorious Concubines 1968
Actor
Crazy Love 1968
Actor
The Pistol That Sprouted Hair 1968
as Taka
Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands 1967
Actor
Credits from TMDB.