Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Akira Emoto
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.1
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 13283
IMDb ID: nm0256628
Known for: Acting
Born: November 3, 1948
Age: 77
Place of birth: Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 2026
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.72
Wikidata: Q873921
Also known as
柄本 明 • エモトアキラ • エモト アキラ
Frequent jobs
Director (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Akira Emoto.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Akira Emoto.
7.8
Shoplifters
as Yoritsugu Kawado
2018 Movie
7.8
Rental Family
as Kikuo Hasegawa
2025 Movie
7.8
Memories of Matsuko
as Tsunehiro Kawajiri
2006 Movie
7.4
Maborosi
as Yoshihiro
1995 Movie
7.4
Shall We Dance?
as Detective Miwa
1996 Movie
7.4
Wood Job!
as Toshiro Yamane
2014 Movie
7.3
Survival Family
as Sasaki Shigeomi
2017 Movie
7.2
Shin Godzilla
as Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
2016 Movie
7.2
Zatoichi
as Pub Owner
2003 Movie
7.1
John Rabe
as Matsui Iwane
2009 Movie
7.0
Lu Over the Wall
as Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
2017 Movie
6.9
The Eel
as Tamotsu Takasaki
1997 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Akira Emoto.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Akira Emoto.
7.8
Rental Family
as Kikuo Hasegawa
2025 Movie
6.5
It Feels So Good
as Kenji's Father (voice)
2019 Movie
7.2
Shin Godzilla
as Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
2016 Movie
8.4
Samurai Fury
2025 Movie
7.8
Shoplifters
as Yoritsugu Kawado
2018 Movie
6.7
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
as Major Akira Yuki
1994 Movie
6.8
ICHI
2008 Movie
7.4
Shall We Dance?
as Detective Miwa
1996 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Akira Emoto.
7.6
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
as Hyoue Yarikura • 9 eps
2002 Series
9.0
Folktales from Japan
346 eps
2012 Series
8.0
Absolute Zero
as Sosuke Kagami • 11 eps
2010 Series
8.3
Hanzawa Naoki
as Keiji Minobe • 10 eps
2013 Series
9.0
Kumokiri Nizaemon
3 eps
2013 Series
8.2
Clouds Over the Hill
as 乃木知幸介 • 9 eps
2009 Series
8.3
Segodon
as Ryu Samin • 2 eps
2018 Series
7.8
Get Ready!
as Hiroshi Bojo • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.0
Love and Glory
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi • 49 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Ties of Shooting Stars
as Togami Masayuki • 10 eps
2008 Series
7.6
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
as Sfar • 9 eps
2016 Series
8.4
The Private Detective Mike
1 eps
2002 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Akira Emoto.
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat
2026 Movie
One Last Throw
as Kawato Kozo
2025 Movie
7.8
Rental Family
as Kikuo Hasegawa
2025 Movie
9.4
The Final Piece
as Motoji Kanesaki
2025 Movie
8.0
The Way of The Prison Guard
2025 Movie
7.0
The Boy and the Dog
as Yaichi Katano
2025 Movie
8.4
Samurai Fury
2025 Movie
The God of Curling
as Susumu Komiyama
2024 Movie
6.0
Maru
as Teacher
2024 Movie
Rotting
2024 Movie
6.5
Don't Lose Your Head!
as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
2024 Movie
5.3
The Innocent Game
2023 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Akira Emoto.
Scandal Eve
3 eps
2025 Series
8.0
Shinjuku Field Hospital
as Keisuke Takamine • 11 eps
2024 Series
JK to Roppozensho
as 桜木倫太郎 • 8 eps
2024 Series
満天のゴール
as トクじい • 2 eps
2023 Series
7.8
Get Ready!
as Hiroshi Bojo • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.0
Japanese Style
as Hifuji Umekoshi • 9 eps
2022 Series
7.0
Goodbye My Dear
as Hiroshi Yamawaki • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.0
The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors
as Yotaro Befunokami • 10 eps
2022 Series
混声の森
2 eps
2022 Series
7.9
Lost Man Found
as Himself • 10 eps
2022 Series
7.5
Teen Regime
as Washida Tsuguaki • 5 eps
2022 Series
7.6
Ten Count to the Future
as Kenzo Ashiya • 9 eps
2022 Series