Akira Emoto [13283] Gender: Male Popularity: 3.5149 Birthplace: Chūō, Tokyo, Japan Birthday: 1948-11-03 Age: 76 years Movies: 231 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. The Boy and the Dog2025-03-20 Muromachi Burai2025-01-17 Maru2024-10-18 Migawari Mission2024-02-09 The Innocent Game2023-11-10 September 19232023-09-01 Goal of the Sky2023-07-15 Ripples2023-05-26 Hard Days2023-05-19 Touken Ranbu 22023-03-31 Do Unto Others2023-03-24 Yudo: The Way of the Ba2023-02-23 Shylock's Children2023-02-17 The Setting Sun2022-11-04 Egoist2023-02-10 No Place to Go2022-10-08 A Man2022-11-18 海の見える理髪2022-05-09 Wandering2022-05-13 Umami2023-02-09 Noise2022-01-27 Girls, Guns and Gangste2021-11-17 Baragaki: Unbroken Samu2021-10-15 祈り ―幻に長崎2021-08-20 The Great Yokai War: Gu2021-07-01 空蝉の森2021-02-05 The End of the Tiny Wor2021-01-29 Underdog: Part One2020-11-27 Underdog: Part Two2020-11-27 Living in the Sky2020-10-23 Wonderful Paradise2020-11-20 Nosari: Impermanent Ete2020-07-11 I Never Shot Anyone2020-07-03 Stardust Over The Town2020-03-06 Finding Light at the Da2019-10-25 Show Me the Way to the 2019-10-18 The Promised Land2019-10-18 They Say Nothing Stays 2019-09-13 It Feels So Good2019-08-23 Iwane: Sword of Serenit2019-05-17 Godot of the Emotos2019-04-20 Castle of Sand2019-03-28 BON-UTA, A Song from Ho2019-02-15 Oz Land2018-10-26 Recall2018-06-15 Shoplifters2018-06-02 Color Me True2018-02-10 Evil and The Mask2018-01-13 Kodokunogurume ōmisoka2017-12-31 Mukoku2017-06-03 Neko Ninja2017-05-20 Lu Over the Wall2017-05-19 The Dog Bridegroom2017-05-13 Random Lives2017-01-28 Survival Family2016-12-12 Shippu Rondo2016-11-26 Sniper2016-10-02 Black Widow Business2016-08-27 A Grain of Wheat2016-08-26 Shin Godzilla2016-07-29 The Mohican Comes Home2016-04-09 A Living Promise2016-01-09 The Big Bee2015-09-12 The Pearls of the Stone2015-06-20 Journey to the Shore2015-09-30 Vampire in Love2015-04-17 GARO -Gold Storm- Sho2015-03-28 Living Rights2015-03-07 A House on a Hill2014-12-06 Cold2014-09-27 Time Trip App2014-07-26 0.5 mm2014-11-08 Oh! Father2014-05-24 Wood Job!2014-05-10 A Woman from Ashio2014-01-18 Sleeping Forest2014-01-02 Fly, Dakota, Fly!2013-10-05 Present for You2013-10-04 Unforgiven2013-09-13 The War and a Woman2013-04-27 Yellow Elephant2013-02-02 Banana, Gloves and Whal2013-01-01 Humanoid Monster, Bem2012-12-15 One Day in January2012-11-17 The Life of Budori Gusu2012-07-07 Casting Blossoms to the2012-05-12 A Sower of Seeds2012-03-03 Ace Attorney2012-02-11 Isoroku Yamamoto, the C2011-12-23 Life Back Then2011-11-19 Karate-Robo Zaborgar2011-10-15 Shikei Kijun2011-09-25 In His Chart2011-08-27 Ninja Kids!!!2011-07-23 A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr2011-05-14 Postcard2010-10-27 Cast Me If You Can2010-10-23 The Lightning Tree2010-10-22 Sakurada Gate Incident2010-10-16 Elevator to the Gallows2010-10-09 Heaven's Story2010-10-02 Villain2010-09-11 Hutch the Honeybee2010-07-28 A Crowd of Three2010-06-12 A Lone Scalpel2010-06-05 Haru's Journey2010-05-22 After the Flowers2010-03-13 Golden Slumber2010-01-30 Yona Yona Penguin2009-12-23 Boku to Mama No Kiiroi 2009-08-22 April Bride2009-05-09 Rain Fall2009-04-24 Asahiyama Zoo Story: Pe2009-02-07 John Rabe2009-04-02 Happy Flight2008-11-15 ICHI2008-10-25 Teacher and Three Child2008-09-27 Ikigami: The Ultimate L2008-09-26 The Cycling Genius Is C2008-09-06 The Taste of Fish2008-06-07 All Around Us2008-06-07 The Most Beautiful Nigh2008-05-24 The Chasing World2008-02-22 The Shadow Spirit2007-12-21 Prodigy2007-09-20 Life Can Be So Wonderfu2007-09-15 Three for the Road2007-07-11 Tokyo Towers: Mom and M2007-04-14 The Happiness2006-11-23 The Summer of Stickleba2006-10-14 The Go Master2007-05-24 Japan Sinks2006-07-15 Memories of Matsuko2006-05-27 Starfish Hotel2007-02-03 It's Only Talk2006-06-10 Scrap Heaven2005-10-08 The Suspect: Muroi Shin2005-08-27 The Great Yokai War2005-08-06 For the coming day2005-05-06 Love Is Five Seven Five2005-03-26 Tetsujin 28: The Movie2005-03-19 Moon and Cherry2004-12-25 River of First Love2004-11-13 The Motive2004-12-18 Takada Wataru Teki2004-04-03 Drugstore Girl2004-02-07 Zebraman2004-01-30 Winning Pass2004-01-24 The Lakeside Murder Cas2004-01-22 The Hunter and the Hunt2004-01-17 Hana2003-11-01 Doppelganger2003-09-27 Worst by Chance2003-09-13 Zatoichi2003-09-06 Farewell, Kuro2003-07-01 Samurai Resurrection2003-04-26 Teacher's suitcase2003-03-11 Owl2003-02-07 Barber's Sorrow2002-11-09 11’09”01—Septembe2002-09-04 KT2002-05-03 Turn2001-10-13 Waterboys2001-09-15 The City of Lost Souls2000-09-15 Kaza-hana2001-01-27 The Whispered City2000-07-07 Nagisa2000-06-10 Another Heaven2000-04-29 Kaizokuban Bootleg Film1999-12-01 The Nagaharu Yodogawa S1999-11-07 Round About Midnight1999-11-06 Will to Live1999-01-15 Love Letter1998-05-23 Dr. Akagi1998-05-17 Body and Soul1997-10-18 The Key1997-10-18 Abduction1997-06-07 The Eel1997-05-12 The Rainbow Seeker1996-12-28 Free and Easy 81996-08-10 Shall We Dance?1996-01-27 Maborosi1995-10-01 Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzi1994-12-10 The Friends1994-04-09 I Can Hear the Duck Sin1993-09-11 When Cinema Reflects th1993-09-01 Private Lessons II1993-03-06 Yamai wa kikara: Byôin1992-12-19 Manhattan Kiss1992-06-13 Sumo Do, Sumo Don't1992-01-15 A Naive History of the 1991-07-06 Dance till Tomorrow1991-06-22 Goodbye Mama1991-04-20 The Last Frankenstein1991-04-20 Betrayal tomorrow1990-09-14 Maria's Stomach1990-07-21 Roar of the Crowd1990-06-09 Universal Laws1990-01-27 Fancy Dance1989-12-23 Beijing Watermelon1989-11-18 Battle Heater1989-11-03 Tora-san Goes to Vienna1989-08-05 Harimao1989-06-03 Mottomo Abunai Deka1989-04-22 Revolver1988-10-22 The Silk Road1988-06-25 The Yen Family1988-05-14 Angel Guts: Red Vertigo1988-05-07 The Great Department St1987-12-26 The Heartbreak Yakuza1987-09-12 Bedtime Eyes1987-04-25 A Tale of Young Elopeme1987-02-07 Congratulatory Speech1985-12-28 The Second Is a Christi1985-09-14 I Want To Live Once Mor1985-03-02 Capone Cries a Lot1985-02-16 Location1984-09-22 Make-Up1984-05-02 Legend of the Cat Monst1983-08-30 Double Bed1983-08-05 Amagi Pass1983-02-19 The Man from Shimizu1982-12-28 Suspicion1982-09-11 Hearts and Flowers for 1982-08-07 Lovers Lost1982-06-12 Sailor Suit and Machine1981-12-19 Disciples of Hippocrate1980-11-21 Masked Crusader, Mr. Ji1979-10-06 Shimo-ochiai Yakitori M1979-06-23 Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Po1979-03-31 Rental Family