Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Akaji Maro
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.8
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 2544
IMDb ID: nm0549457
Known for: Acting
Born: February 23, 1943
Age: 82
Place of birth: Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1967 - 2025
Years active: 59
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q1092091
Frequent jobs
Director (2)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Akaji Maro.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Akaji Maro.
8.0
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Boss Ozawah
2011 Movie
8.0
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Boss Ozawah
2003 Movie
7.9
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Boss Ozawah
2004 Movie
7.5
Kikujiro
as Crazy Man
1999 Movie
7.4
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013 Movie
6.5
Gemini
as Kakubê
1999 Movie
6.4
Suicide Club
as Detective Murata
2001 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Akaji Maro.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Akaji Maro.
8.0
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Boss Ozawah
2003 Movie
7.9
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Boss Ozawah
2004 Movie
8.0
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Boss Ozawah
2011 Movie
7.8
Jam Films
2002 Movie
6.7
That's Cunning! Shijo Saidai no Sakusen?
1996 Movie
6.6
The Trap
as Lt. Nakayama
1996 Movie
5.0
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987 Movie
TAP: Perfect Education
2013 Movie
7.5
Kikujiro
as Crazy Man
1999 Movie
6.0
The Outer Way
1998 Movie
7.0
Sekigahara
as Ishin Shimazu
2017 Movie
8.8
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
2009 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Akaji Maro.
7.7
GARO
as Amon • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.6
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
as Goryu Tachibana • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.3
The Naked Director
1 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
as 老人 • 2 eps
2022 Series
7.6
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
1 eps
2016 Series
8.0
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
50 eps
2019 Series
7.6
Tada's Do-It-All House
1 eps
2013 Series
7.8
dele
1 eps
2018 Series
8.0
Affectionate Time
as Amano Rokusuke • 11 eps
2005 Series
9.0
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
as Hōan Tatara • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.8
Daughter of Lupin
as Iwao Mikumo • 20 eps
2019 Series
6.0
Kamogawa Shokudo
8 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Akaji Maro.
8.5
Kaiju Guy!
2025 Movie
5.0
Or Utopia
as Ken Hirayama
2024 Movie
A Day Begins
2024 Movie
5.0
We Are Aliens
2024 Movie
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
as Himself
2023 Movie
7.0
Love Will Tear Us Apart
as Ryûjin Maro
2023 Movie
7.7
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
2023 Movie
7.5
Doomsday Detective
2022 Movie
8.0
Tonbi
as Kaiun
2022 Movie
5.7
Ox-Head Village
as Kanon's Grandfather
2022 Movie
6.8
Lupin's Daughter: The Movie
as Iwao Mikumo
2021 Movie
8.0
Dreams on Fire
as Grandfather
2021 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Akaji Maro.
7.0
Just a bit Espers
1 eps
2025 Series
7.6
Hayabusa Fire Brigade
as Tasuku Enishi • 9 eps
2023 Series
8.0
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
as 老人 • 2 eps
2022 Series
Papa ga Mo Ichido Koi wo Shita
as Yamashita Tarosuke • 8 eps
2020 Series
7.3
The Naked Director
1 eps
2019 Series
6.8
Daughter of Lupin
as Iwao Mikumo • 20 eps
2019 Series
8.0
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
50 eps
2019 Series
7.0
Way Too Kawaii!
as Shinjiro Tatsumi • 10 eps
2018 Series
7.8
dele
1 eps
2018 Series
7.6
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
1 eps
2016 Series
6.0
Kamogawa Shokudo
8 eps
2016 Series
永久就職試験
as 모리오카 아버지 • 4 eps
2015 Series