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.
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🎂Date of BirthNovember 3, 1948
🎯Age77 years old
✨Zodiac Sign♏ Scorpio
📍BirthplaceChuo, Tokyo, Japan
👤GenderMale
🎬Known ForActing
📅Career Span1979 – 2026
🏆Total Credits310 titles
🎥Movies24 films
📺TV Shows24 series
⭐Popularity Score2.1
🌐Also Known As柄本 明 · エモトアキラ · エモト アキラ
Filmography
Hyoue Yarikura
Pub Owner
Sosuke Kagami
Keiji Minobe
Ryu Samin
Kikuo Hasegawa
Kenzo Ashiya
Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
Kenji's Father (voice)
Mama (of a bar)
Hiroshi Bojo
Togami Masayuki
Akira Shiga
Yoritsugu Kawado
Hadashi no Tyosuke(裸足のチョウスケ)
Danjo Toranosuke
Keisuke Takamine
Professor Fukuhara
Tsunehiro Kawajiri
Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
Yoshio Ishibashi
Norio Komiura
Detective Kuroki
Jii (voice)
Tamotsu Takasaki
Major Akira Yuki
Yoshihiro
Nobutsuna Matsudaira
Sasaki Shigeomi
Kitahara the Crab Man
Ishizuka