Akira Emoto
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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.Read full biography
TV Shows
18 Tracked Shows
Other Credits
Convenience Store Kyodai (2026), 無垢なる証人 (2026), Song of the Samurai (2026), 満天のゴール (2023), Teen Regime (2022), 混声の森 (2022), Goodbye My Dear (2022), Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later (2021), てにあまる (2021), Banjo no Himawari (2019), In Hand (2019), Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation (2019), Good Doctor (2018), Home Sweet Tokyo (2017), A Life (2017), Frankenstein's Love (2017), Silver and Gold (2017), Love That Makes You Cry (2016), Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (2016), Arashi no Namida (2016), 新 法廷荒らし 猪狩文助〜終の棲家〜 (2015), The Long Goodbye (2014), A Woman from Ashio (2014), Olympic Ransom (2013), Black Kite (2013), Folktales from Japan (2012), Platinum Town (2012), 疑惑 (2012), HUNTER - Women After Reward Money (2011), Humanoid Monster Bem (2011), Mori no Asagao (2010), Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka (2010), Ties of Shooting Stars (2008), 愛の流刑地 (2007), Tokumei! Keiji Dongame (2006), Haru and Natsu (2005), 竜馬がゆく (2004), Water Boys (2003), Love & War of a Samurai (2003), Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko (2002), Prince Shotoku (2001), Genroku Ryoran (1999), Out - Tsumatachi no Hanzai (1999), Yanchakure (1998), Eighth Shogun Yoshimune (1995), Family Court Judge (1993), Taiheiki (1991), ホットドッグ (1990), あそびにおいでョ! (1988), 水曜ドラマスペシャル (1984)