Akira Emoto
Acting
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.
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
as Yoneuchi
Age 63 (now 77)
Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun
Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~
The Life of Budori Gusuko
as Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
Age 63 (now 77)
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
as Yoneuchi
Age 63 (now 77)
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
as wet guy
Age 62 (now 77)
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
as Itsuro Usui
Age 60 (now 77)
The Most Beautiful Night In The World
as Journalist
Age 59 (now 77)
Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
as Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Age 58 (now 77)
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
as Matashichi
Age 51 (now 77)
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
as Narrator (voice)
Age 44 (now 77)
A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
as Kogoro Katsura
Age 42 (now 77)
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
as Hirofumi Maruyama
Age 36 (now 77)
Legend of the Cat Monster
as Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
Age 34 (now 77)
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
as Detective Kuroki
Age 33 (now 77)
Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman
as Kantarô Iwata
Age 30 (now 77)
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
as Daigorô Hatayama
Age 30 (now 77)
The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors
as Yotaro Befunokami
Age 73 (now 77)
Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
as Hadashi no Tyosuke(裸足のチョウスケ)
Age 72 (now 77)
Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later
as Kawabata
Age 72 (now 77)
Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation
as 铃本茂树
Age 70 (now 77)
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
as Sfar
Age 67 (now 77)
Love That Makes You Cry
as Masahiko Hayashida
Age 67 (now 77)
HUNTER - Women After Reward Money
as Shogo Ooiwa
Age 62 (now 77)
Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka
Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
as Hyoue Yarikura
Age 53 (now 77)
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Also Known As
柄本 明, エモトアキラ, エモト アキラ
IMDB
nm0256628