Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Born: Nov 3, 1948
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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.

Movie that he play too

座頭市
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Umami no Tabi
56% Match2023
最後まで行く
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女咲かせますうなぎ
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58% Match2022
68% Match2001
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60% Match2022
64% Match2004
74% Match1994
63% Match2023
71% Match1982
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64% Match2010
90% Match2014
60% Match2013
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42% Match2013
25% Match1993
70% Match2008
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55% Match2002
63% Match1999
73% Match2014
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0% Match2002
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60% Match1991
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63% Match2007
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63% Match1989
65% Match2006
0% Match2014
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62% Match2012
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68% Match1989
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63% Match2023
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70% Match2014
68% Match1999
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74% Match2015
57% Match1985
60% Match2022
72% Match2000
92% Match2025
52% Match2004
57% Match2015
72% Match2016
0% Match1990
65% Match2024
70% Match2003
85% Match2016
72% Match1989
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59% Match1988
67% Match2016
80% Match1989
0% Match1991
60% Match2024
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0% Match2013
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80% Match1984
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54% Match1983
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75% Match1996
60% Match2000
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45% Match2017
54% Match1987
46% Match2010
68% Match2018
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73% Match2016
53% Match2009
87% Match2019
0% Match2012
72% Match2018
64% Match2019
0% Match2004
10% Match1997
40% Match2007
0% Match1990
49% Match1997
73% Match1996
0% Match1984
73% Match2020
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69% Match2020
63% Match2008
63% Match2004
70% Match2003
65% Match2019
0% Match2017
70% Match2020
67% Match2020
70% Match2022
71% Match2007
77% Match2025
0% Match2021
50% Match2003
67% Match1983
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60% Match2020
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