Akaji Maro
Actor · Director
Born Feb 23, 1943 · Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Active 1967–present
Akaji Maro (麿 赤児 Maro Akaji, born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese actor, butoh performer, and theater director. He is the founder of Dairakudakan. One of his sons is the film director Tatsushi Ōmori; another is the actor Nao Ōmori.
Filmography
Just a bit Espers (2025)Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) — Boss OzawahKill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) — Boss OzawahKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011) — Boss OzawahKikujiro (1999) — Crazy ManWhy Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)Suicide Club (2001) — Detective MurataThe Naked Director (2019)Gemini (1999) — KakubêMonday (2000) — Homeless Man / DemonPostman Blues (1997) — Boss of Minato GangGARO (2005) — AmonSekigahara (2017) — Ishin ShimazuJam Films (2002)Zigeunerweisen (1980)9 Souls (2003) — Owner of Candy Shopdele (2018)SPEC: Heaven (2012) — Akira NitanaiAsahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky (2009)The City of Lost Souls (2000) — Okijima Gang MemberKagero-za (1981) — HomelessPornostar (1998) — Yakuza BossTada's Do-It-All House (2013)Yumeji (1991) — Criminal