Akira Emoto
Actor · Director
Born Nov 3, 1948 · Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Active 1979–present · 5′9″ (175 cm)
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.
Filmography
Rental Family (2025) — Kikuo HasegawaScandal Eve (2025) — Shigeru KodamaConvenience Store Kyodai (2026) — Umeda ShoheiThe Final Piece (2025) — Motoji KanesakiThe Boy and the Dog (2025) — Yaichi KatanoShoplifters (2018) — Yoritsugu KawadoShin Godzilla (2016) — Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet SecretaryZatoichi (2003) — Pub OwnerMemories of Matsuko (2006) — Tsunehiro KawajiriMaborosi (1995) — YoshihiroShall We Dance? (1996) — Detective MiwaHanzawa Naoki (2013) — Keiji MinobeGodzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) — Major Akira YukiSurvival Family (2017) — Sasaki ShigeomiLu Over the Wall (2017) — Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)John Rabe (2009) — Matsui IwaneThe Eel (1997) — Tamotsu TakasakiWood Job! (2014) — Toshiro YamaneICHI (2008)A Man (2022) — Norio KomiuraUnforgiven (2013) — Kingo BabaSeptember 11 (2002) — Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981) — Detective KurokiGolden Slumber (2010) — Hodogaya Yasushi