Akira Emoto
Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
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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 Credits
Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~
Tv Credits
Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later
The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors
Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko
