
Akira Emoto
- Date of Birth: 1948-11-03
- Place of Birth: Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
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 Gin... 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.

Tora-san Goes to Vienna
Comedy • 1989 August

Location
Comedy • 1984 September

Absolute Zero
Drama, Crime, Mystery • 2010 April

Banjo no Himawari
Drama, Mystery, Crime • 2019 September

Out - Tsumatachi no Hanzai
Crime • 1999 October

Mottomo Abunai Deka
Action, Comedy • 1989 April

Shinjuku Field Hospital
Drama, Comedy • 2024 July

Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
Comedy • 1982 August

Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
Drama • 2009 February

HUNTER - Women After Reward Money
Mystery, Drama • 2011 October