Akira Emoto
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Akira Emoto
Filmography
Acting (244)
8.0
2025
One Last Throwas Kawato Kozo
7.0
2025
Rental Familyas Kikuo Hasegawa
7.7
2025
The Final Pieceas Motoji Kanesaki
7.7
8.0
2025
The Boy and the Dogas Yaichi Katano
7.1
2025
8.0
2024
The God of Curlingas Susumu Komiyama
2024
Maruas Teacher
6.0
2024
Don't Lose Your Head!as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
6.5
5.3
2023
September 1923as Teiji Igusa
6.5
2023
2023
Ripplesas Taro Kadokura
6.5
2023
Hard Daysas Yutaka Senba
6.6
2023
Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Dawn-as Fujiwara no Michinaga
5.0
2023
Do Unto Othersas Shosaku Shiba
7.5
2023
Yudoas regular customer
7.1
2023
Shylock's Childrenas Hajime Sawazaki
7.4
2023
Egoistas Yoshio Saito
7.0
2023
Umamias Salaryman
5.8
2022
A Manas Norio Komiura
7.1
2022
The Setting Sunas Dr. Miyake
6.0
2022
No Place to Goas Bomber
6.0
2022
The Wandering Moonas Agata
6.7
2022
2022
Noiseas Shoji
5.9
2021
Baragaki: Unbroken Samuraias Shop Owner
6.7
2021
2021
The Great Yokai War: Guardiansas old man
6.2
2021
The Great Yokai War: Guardiansas Old Man
6.2
2021
Utsusemi no morias Police Inspector Kariya Shinichi
2021
The Master Planas Kawabata
7.7
2020
Underdog: Part Oneas Sakuro
7.2
2020
Underdog: Part Twoas Sakuro
7.0
2020
Wonderful Paradiseas Homeless
6.7
2020
Living in the Skyas Concierge Kondo
7.4
2.5
2020
I Never Shot Anyoneas Takashi Renjo
7.0
2020
Stardust over the Townas Kumabe Rokuzo
6.2
2019
The Promised Landas Goro Fujiki
6.0
2019
They Say Nothing Stays the Sameas Toichi
6.8
2019
It Feels So Goodas Kenji's Father (voice)
6.6
2019
Iwane: Sword of Serenityas Urakusai
7.8
2019
Castle of Sandas Chiyokichi
8.7
2019
BON-UTA, A Song from Homeas (voice)
7.2
2018
Oz Landas Boss
7.4
2018
Recallas Seiji Nomura
6.8
2018
Shopliftersas Yoritsugu Kawado
7.8
2018
Color Me Trueas Tadashi Honda
7.5
2018
Evil and The Maskas Detective Aida
7.2
2017
Mukokuas Seppo Mitsumura
6.8
2017
Neko Ninjaas Kariyazaki
4.5
2017
Lu Over the Wallas Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
7.0
2017
The Dog Bridegroomas Kenkichi Okumura
2017
Survival Familyas Sasaki Shigeomi
7.3
2017
Random Livesas Hanamura
2016
Shippu Rondoas Masaomi Togo
6.0
2016
Sniperas Tatsuyuki Miyata
2016
Black Widow Businessas Jun Sakurada
8.5
2016
A Grain of Wheatas Honda
2016
Shin Godzillaas Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
7.2
2016
The Mohican Comes Homeas Osamu Tamura
5.8
2016
A Living Promiseas Zenzo Takeda
2015
Journey to the Shoreas Hoshitani
6.5
2015
The Big Beeas Murofushi
5.7
2015
The Pearls of the Stone Manas Kumaji Ueda
8.3
2015
Vampire in Loveas Sojiro
6.9
2015
GARO: Gold Storm Flightas Priest Soutatsu
7.7
2015
2015
2014
A House on a Hillas Yoshitarō Terashima
2014
0.5 mmas Takeshi Sasaki
7.4
2014
Coldas Jin Ichinose
2014
Time Trip Appas Ryuzo Yanagita
6.0
2014
Oh! Fatheras Hayashi Tomita
5.5
2014
Wood Job!as Toshiro Yamane
7.4
2014
Sleeping Forestas Daisuke Ota
7.1
2013
The Partneras Ōkuma Shigenobu
2013
Unforgivenas Kingo Baba
7.0
7.3
2013
The War and a Womanas client of woman
4.2
2013
Yellow Elephantas Arechi
5.9
2013
Banana, Gloves and Whale Sharkas Lawyer
2012
Humanoid Monster, Bemas Kao no nai otoko
6.2
8.0
2012
The Life of Budori Gusukoas Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
6.5
2012
Casting Blossoms to the Skyas Seijiro Nose
7.0
2012
A Sower of Seedsas Shuzo Morikawa
2012
Ace Attorneyas Saibancho (Judge)
6.1
6.3
2011
Life Back Thenas Masashi Inoue
4.4
2011
Karate-Robo Zaborgaras Dr. Akunomiya
5.9
2011
Shikei Kijunas Kyusaku Tsushima
2011
In His Chartas Doctor
4.9
2011
5.8
2011
8.5
2010
Postcardas Yukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law
5.8
2010
Cast Me If You Canas Homeless guy
7.5
2010
The Lightning Treeas Kakunoshi Enokido
7.0
2010
Sakurada Gate Incidentas Magojiro Kaneko
7.4
2010
Ekeb of Dekyeas Soichi Yanagimachi
6.6
2010
Heaven's Storyas Souichi
7.2
2010
Villainas Yoshio Ishibashi
6.8
5.0
2010
4.9
2010
A Lone Scalpelas Matsuo Okawa
6.5
2010
Haru's Journeyas Michio Nakai
6.6
2010
After the Flowersas Soan Nagai
7.3
2010
Golden Slumberas Hodogaya Yasushi
7.1
2009
Yona Yona Penguinas Jii (voice)
5.3
2009
Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitenshaas Shotaro
2009
April Brideas Teishi Nagashima
6.8
2009
Rain Fallas Tatsu Ishikura
4.7
2009
John Rabeas Matsui Iwane
7.1
2009
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Skyas Itsuro Usui
8.8
2008
Happy Flightas Saito
6.4
2008
6.7
2008
Teacher and Three Childrenas Yoshio Ichikawa
6.0
2008
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limitas Counselor
6.6
2008
5.1
2008
The Taste of Fishas Shojiro Sanada
7.0
2008
All Around Usas kunimasa Yasuda
7.4
2008
The Most Beautiful Night In The Worldas Journalist
5.6
2008
The Chasing Worldas Doctor
5.7
2007
The Shadow Spiritas mimasaka koushirou
5.3
2007
Prodigyas Hisashi Kikuna
7.4
2007
Life Can Be So Wonderfulas Haeo
7.0
3.0
2007
The Go Masteras Kensaku Segoe
6.5
2007
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dadas Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
6.9
2007
Starfish Hotelas Mr. Trickster
6.2
2006
2006
Japan Sinksas Professor Fukuhara
5.6
2006
6.3
2006
Memories of Matsukoas Tsunehiro Kawajiri
7.8
2005
Scrap Heavenas Detective Yabuta
7.6
2005
The Suspect: Muroi Shinjias Seigo Tsuda
6.0
6.3
2005
Love Is Five Seven Fiveas Grandfather
7.5
2005
Tetsujin 28: The Movieas Yunosuke Otsuka
6.0
2005
The Lakeside Murder Caseas Tomoharu Fujima
6.5
2004
Moon & Cherryas Sakamoto
6.0
2004
The Motiveas Yoshifumi Katakura
6.9
2004
River of First Loveas Hidejiro Tasaki
6.8
7.2
2004
Takada Wataru Tekias Self
2004
Drugstore Girlas Koji Nabeshima
5.2
2004
Zebramanas Kitahara the Crab Man
6.3
2004
2004
The Hunter and the Huntedas Neko
10.0
2003
Hanaas Hiroshi Torigoe
2003
Doppelgängeras Murakami
6.9
2003
Worst by Chanceas Shigeharu Kaneshiro
9.0
2003
Zatoichias Pub Owner
7.2
2003
Farewell, Kuroas Shuzo Hanazono
7.2
2003
Samurai Resurrectionas Nobutsuna Matsudaira
4.9
2003
Teacher's suitcaseas Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
7.0
2003
6.4
2002
Barber's Sorrowas Sakaguchi
8.0
2002
September 11as Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
6.4
2002
KTas Hiroshi Uchiyama
6.7
2001
Turnas Matsubara
6.8
2001
Waterboysas Mama
6.5
2001
Kaza-hanaas Hot Spring Inn Owner
5.6
2000
The City of Lost Soulsas Kuwata
6.2
2000
The Whispered Cityas Toyohashi, sculptor
9.0
2000
Nagisaas Priest Shinto
7.0
2000
Another Heavenas Doctor Akagi
6.0
9.0
1999
Kaizokuban Bootleg Filmas Tatsuo
6.1
1999
9.0
1999
Round About Midnightas Totsuka
7.0
1999
Will to Liveas Doctor
6.4
1998
8.0
1998
Dr. Akagias Dr. Fuu Akagi
6.4
1997
Body and Soulas Sekiya/Reiko's lover-Aya's ex
3.0
1997
The Keyas Soichiro Anzai
5.0
1997
Abductionas Chief Superintendent Tachibana
8.5
1997
The Eelas Tamotsu Takasaki
6.9
7.0
1996
Free and Easy 8as Yukawa
7.3
1996
Shall We Dance?as Detective Miwa
7.5
1995
Maborosias Yoshihiro
7.5
1994
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzillaas Major Akira Yuki
6.7
1994
The Friendsas Nagatomo
7.1
9.0
1993
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yangas Narrator (voice)
6.7
1993
Private Lessons IIas Oba
3.5
1992
1992
Sumo Do, Sumo Don'tas Professor Tokichi Anayama
6.8
1991
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Eraas Kogoro Katsura
7.5
10.0
1991
The Last Frankensteinas Prof. Sarusawa
5.8
1991
9.0
1990
10.0
10.0
1990
9.0
1989
Fancy Danceas Masoho's boss
6.9
1989
Beijing Watermelonas Mr. Teramoto
7.0
1989
Battle Heateras Riichi Hama
7.5
1989
Tora-san Goes to Viennaas 坂口兵马
8.7
1989
Harimaoas Army Major
8.0
1989
Mottomo Abunai Dekaas Maeo
8.5
1988
1988
Revolveras Keisuke Mineya
7.3
1988
6.5
1988
The Yen Familyas Shinichi Amemiya
6.2
1988
Angel Guts: Red Vertigoas Yakuza
5.9
5.0
1987
4.7
1987
A Tale of Young Elopementas Matsuda
9.0
1985
Congratulatory Speechas Yasuhei Higashida
7.0
1985
The Second Is a Christianas Kumashiro
6.0
1985
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incidentas Hirofumi Maruyama
3.7
1985
Capone Cries a Lotas Ushiemon
6.0
1984
Locationas Konno
8.5
1984
Make-Upas Kikuo Tsutano
10.0
1983
Legend of the Cat Monsteras Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
5.0
1983
Double Bedas Tôru Yamazaki
5.1
1983
6.5
1982
Suspicionas Shigekazu Akitani
7.0
1982
8.0
1982
Lovers Lostas Ishizuka
6.5
1981
Sailor Suit and Machine Gunas Detective Kuroki
7.0
6.8
1979
Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenmanas Kantarô Iwata
7.5
1979
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Againas Daigorô Hatayama
6.1
Production & Directing (1)
1993
Sky Cannot Be This BlueDirector
9.0