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Aliases: 에모토 아키라 , Акира Эмото , 柄本 明

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chūō, Tokyo, Japan

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Movie Involvements: 123

TV Involvements: 31


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Average
8

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

(2002) Hyoue Yarikura
Yanchakure
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0

Yanchakure

(1998) 水嶋钦一
It Feels So Good
Average
7

It Feels So Good

(2019) Kenji's Father (voice)
Segodon
Average
8

Segodon

(2018) Ryu Samin
Love and Glory
Average
7

Love and Glory

(2006) Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Taiheiki
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0

Taiheiki

(1991) Moronao Kô-no
Genroku Ryoran
Average
7

Genroku Ryoran

(1999) Genshiro
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
Average
7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 N/A
2024 Keisuke Takamine
桜木倫太郎
Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
2023 N/A
トクじい
Teiji Igusa
N/A
Taro Kadokura
Yutaka Senba
N/A
Shosaku Shiba
regular customer
Hajime Sawazaki
Yoshio Saito
Salaryman
Hiroshi Bojo
2022 Norio Komiura
Dr. Miyake
Hifuji Umekoshi
N/A
Hiroshi Yamawaki
Yotaro Befunokami
N/A
Himself
Agata
老店主
Washida Tsuguaki
Kenzo Ashiya
Tetsuo Kishi
Shoji
2021 N/A
Shop Owner
Hadashi no Tyosuke(裸足のチョウスケ)
N/A
old man
Kawabata
Kawabata
N/A
2020 Sakuro
Homeless
Concierge Kondo
N/A
Takashi Renjo
Kumabe Rokuzo
2019 Goro Fujiki
N/A
Toichi
N/A
Kenji's Father (voice)
Urakusai
铃本茂树
N/A
N/A
Chiyokichi
(voice)
2018 Boss
Akira Shiga
Seiji Nomura
Yoritsugu Kawado
Tadashi Honda
Detective Aida
Ryu Samin
2017 N/A
[Ramen Shop Owner]
Seppo Mitsumura
Kariyazaki
Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
Kenkichi Okumura
Tsurumaru
Hanamura
Danjo Toranosuke
Hitoshi Kuramae
2016 Sasaki Shigeomi
Masaomi Togo
Tatsuyuki Miyata
Jun Sakurada
Honda
Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
Osamu Tamura
Sfar
Masahiko Hayashida
Zenzo Takeda
2015 Mr. Hoshitani
Murofushi
Kumaji Ueda
Sojiro
Priest Soutatsu
N/A
N/A
2014 Yoshitarō Terashima
Takeshi Sasaki
Jin Ichinose
Ryuzo Yanagita
Hayashi Tomita
Toshiro Yamane
Heizo Harada
N/A
Daisuke Ota
2013 N/A
N/A
N/A
Kingo Baba
Keiji Minobe
client of woman
N/A
Arechi
Kaiun
N/A
2012 Kao no nai otoko
N/A
N/A
N/A
Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
Seijiro Nose
N/A
Shuzo Morikawa
Saibancho (Judge)
2011 Yoneuchi
Masashi Inoue
Nameless Man
Dr. Akunomiya
Shogo Ooiwa
Kyusaku Tsushima
Doctor
N/A
wet guy
2010 Yukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law
Homeless guy
Kakunoshi Enokido
Keizukuri Hukahori
Magojiro Kaneko
N/A
Souichi
N/A
Yoshio Ishibashi
N/A
N/A
Matsuo Okawa
Michio Nakai
Sosuke Kagami
Soan Nagai
Hodogaya Yasushi
2009 Jii (voice)
Shotaro
Teishi Nagashima
Tatsu Ishikura
Matsui Iwane
Itsuro Usui
2008 Saito
N/A
Togami Masayuki
Yoshio Ichikawa
Counselor
N/A
Shojiro Sanada
kunimasa Yasuda
Journalist
Doctor
2007 mimasaka koushirou
Hisashi Kikuna
Haeo
N/A
Kensaku Segoe
Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Mr. Trickster
2006 N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tsunehiro Kawajiri
N/A
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
2005 Detective Yabuta
Kotaro Nakayama
Seigo Tsuda
N/A
N/A
Grandfather
Yunosuke Otsuka
2004 Sakamoto
Yoshifumi Katakura
Hidejiro Tasaki
Koji Nabeshima
N/A
N/A
Tomoharu Fujima
Neko
N/A
2003 Murakami
Shigeharu Kaneshiro
Pub Owner
Mama (of a bar)
Shuzo Hanazono
Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
N/A
2002 N/A
N/A
Hyoue Yarikura
Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
N/A
Hiroshi Uchiyama
2001 Anahobe no miko
Matsubara
Mama
2000 Kuwata
Hot Spring Inn Owner
Artist
N/A
Doctor Akagi
1999 Tatsuo
Matashichi
Totsuka
N/A
Doctor
Genshiro
1998 水嶋钦一
Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
N/A
Dr. Fuu Akagi
1997 N/A
Soichiro Anzai
N/A
Tamotsu Takasaki
1996 N/A
Yukawa
Detective Miwa
1995 Yoshihiro
Tokugawa Munenao
1994 Major Akira Yuki
Nagatomo
1993 N/A
(voice)
Oba
Shibuya Naomasa
1992 N/A
N/A
Professor Tokichi Anayama
1991 Kogoro Katsura
N/A
Prof. Sarusawa
N/A
Moronao Kô-no
1990 N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1989 Masoho's boss
Mr. Teramoto
Riichi Hama
Hyoma Sakaguchi
Army Major
Maeo
1988 Keisuke Mineya
N/A
Shinichi Amemiya
Yakuza
1987 N/A
N/A
Matsuda
N/A
1985 Yasuhei Higashida
Kumashiro
Hirofumi Maruyama
Ushiemon
1984 N/A
Konno
Kikuo Tsutano
1983 Tôru Yamazaki
1982 N/A
Shigekazu Akitani
Kondo
Ishizuka
1981 Detective Kuroki
1980 N/A
1979 Kantarô Iwata
N/A
Daigorô Hatayama
Hiroshi Torigoe
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1993 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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