Akira Emoto
Born: 1948-11-03
From: Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
About: 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.
The Life of Budori Gusuko
Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
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Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark
Lawyer
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Sakurada Gate Incident
Magojiro Kaneko
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Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun
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The Suspect: Muroi Shinji
Seigo Tsuda
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Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Major Akira Yuki
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Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
Counselor
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Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
Professor Tokichi Anayama
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I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
Hirofumi Maruyama
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Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Yoneuchi
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Barber Shop with a View of the Sea
老店主
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The Most Beautiful Night In The World
Journalist
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Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
Daigorô Hatayama
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Postcard
Yukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law
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The Lakeside Murder Case
Tomoharu Fujima
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Memories of Matsuko
Tsunehiro Kawajiri
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Yudo: The Way of the Bath
regular customer
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Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
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Humanoid Monster, Bem
Kao no nai otoko
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Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
Itsuro Usui
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A House on a Hill
Yoshitarō Terashima
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GARO -Gold Storm- Sho
Priest Soutatsu
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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
Detective Kuroki
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Shin Godzilla
Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
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When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
Narrator (voice)
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Don't Lose Your Head!
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
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Tora-san Goes to Vienna
Hyoma Sakaguchi
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Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Kondo
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The Pearls of the Stone Man
Kumaji Ueda
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A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
wet guy
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Lu Over the Wall
Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
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Teacher and Three Children
Yoshio Ichikawa
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September 11
Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
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Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman
Kantarô Iwata
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They Say Nothing Stays the Same
Toichi
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Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Seijiro Nose
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The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Matashichi
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Congratulatory Speech
Yasuhei Higashida
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Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
Shop Owner
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Legend of the Cat Monster
Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
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Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha
Shotaro
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Teacher's suitcase
Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
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The Great Yokai War: Guardians
old man
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Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~
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It Feels So Good
Kenji's Father (voice)
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Tetsujin 28: The Movie
Yunosuke Otsuka
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A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
Kogoro Katsura
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空蝉の森
Police Inspector kariya shinichi
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Old Man
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Samurai Resurrection
Nobutsuna Matsudaira
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Finding Light at the Darkness Festival
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Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
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