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Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Actor · Born November 3, 1948 (77) · Chuo, Tokyo, Japan

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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Born
November 3, 1948 (77)
From
Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
71 on MovieCove · 309 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 26% in 30 days

What are Akira Emoto's films like?

Across their 46 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 90th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
20%
Morality
16%
Survival
15%
Society
12%
Power
4%
Ideas
4%
Purpose13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 13 · Dark 15

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 26 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 12 · Charged 22 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 25 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 7

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 28 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 19 · Engaged 22 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 14 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 22 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 7 of 14 analyzed roles.

Mentor
7 of 14
Ally
2 of 14
Hero
2 of 14
Threshold guardian
2 of 14
Shadow
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
21
Tense
18
Contemplative
21
Warm
16
Absurd
9
Other
29

How their films linger

Bittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet29
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Akira Emoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 71 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Akira Emoto's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

309 credits, 71 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Kyoto Hippocrates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Convenience Store Kyodai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · as Umeda Shohei

  • Innocent Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 1 episode · as Hiroki Oyagi

  • The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • One Last Throw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Kawato Kozo

  • Rental Family(2025)

    as Kikuo Hasegawa

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Scandal Eve(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Shigeru Kodama

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Banjo no Himawari(2025)

    as Motoji Kanesaki

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Way of The Prison Guard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • The Boy and the Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Yaichi Katano

  • Samurai Fury(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The God of Curling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Susumu Komiyama

  • Maru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Teacher

  • Shinjuku Yasen Byoin(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · as Keisuke Takamine

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • JK to Roppozensho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as 桜木倫太郎

  • Don't Lose Your Head! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu

  • The Innocent Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • 満天のゴール (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as トクじい

  • September 1923 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Teiji Igusa

  • Goal of the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Ripples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Taro Kadokura

  • Hard Days(2023)

    as Yutaka Senba

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Dawn- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Fujiwara no Michinaga

  • Do Unto Others (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Shosaku Shiba

  • Yudo: The Way of the Bath(2022)

    as regular customer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Shylock's Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Hajime Sawazaki

  • Egoist(2022)

    as Yoshio Saito

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Umami(2022)

    as Salaryman

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Get Ready! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Hiroshi Bojo

  • A Man(2022)

    as Norio Komiura

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Setting Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Dr. Miyake

  • Japanese Style (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Hifuji Umekoshi

  • No Place to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bomber

  • Goodbye My Dear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Hiroshi Yamawaki

  • The New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yotaro Befunokami

  • 混声の森 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Wandering Moon(2022)

    as Agata

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Barber Shop with a View of the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as 老店主

  • Teen Regime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Washida Tsuguaki

  • Ten Count to the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Kenzo Ashiya

  • Noise(2022)

    as Shoji

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Girls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Shop Owner

  • Bullets, Bones and Blocked Noses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hadashi no Tyosuke(裸足のチョウスケ)

  • 祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻― (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • The Great Yokai War: Guardians(2021)

    as old man · as Old Man

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Utsusemi no mori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Police Inspector Kariya Shinichi

  • Re: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kawabata

  • The Master Plan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kawabata

  • てにあまる (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Underdog: Part One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Sakuro

  • Underdog: Part Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Sakuro

  • Wonderful Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Homeless

  • Living in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Concierge Kondo

  • Nosari: Impermanent Eternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • I Never Shot Anyone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Takashi Renjo

  • Stardust over the Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Kumabe Rokuzo

  • Finding Light at the Darkness Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • Show Me the Way to the Station (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • The Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Goro Fujiki

  • They Say Nothing Stays the Same(2019)

    as Toichi

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Banjo no Himawari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • It Feels So Good(2019)

    as Kenji's Father (voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Iwane: Sword of Serenity(2019)

    as Urakusai

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Villain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as 铃本茂树

  • Godot of the Emotos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • In Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Castle of Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Chiyokichi

  • BON-UTA, A Song from Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as (voice)

  • Oz Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Boss

  • Good Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Akira Shiga

  • Recall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Seiji Nomura

  • Shoplifters(2018)

    as Yoritsugu Kawado

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Color Me True(2018)

    as Tadashi Honda

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Evil and The Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Detective Aida

  • Segodon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ryu Samin

  • Solitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Home Sweet Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as [Ramen Shop Owner]

  • Mukoku(2017)

    as Seppo Mitsumura

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Neko Ninja(2017)

    as Kariyazaki

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lu Over the Wall(2017)

    as Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Dog Bridegroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kenkichi Okumura

  • Frankenstein's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tsurumaru

  • Survival Family(2016)

    as Sasaki Shigeomi

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Random Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Hanamura

  • A Life: A Love(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Danjo Toranosuke

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Silver and Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hitoshi Kuramae

  • Shippu Rondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Masaomi Togo

  • Sniper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Tatsuyuki Miyata

  • Black Widow Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Jun Sakurada

  • A Grain of Wheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Honda

  • Shin Godzilla(2016)

    as Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Mohican Comes Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Osamu Tamura

  • Moribito(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Sfar

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Arashi no Namida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 44 episodes · Actor

  • Love That Makes You Cry(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Masahiko Hayashida

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • A Living Promise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Zenzo Takeda

  • Journey to the Shore(2015)

    as Hoshitani

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Big Bee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Murofushi

  • The Pearls of the Stone Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kumaji Ueda

  • Vampire in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sojiro

  • GARO: Gold Storm Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Priest Soutatsu

  • Living Rights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Present for You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 新 法廷荒らし 猪狩文助〜終の棲家〜 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A House on a Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Yoshitarō Terashima

  • 0.5 mm(2014)

    as Takeshi Sasaki

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Cold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jin Ichinose

  • Time Trip App (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ryuzo Yanagita

  • Oh! Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Hayashi Tomita

  • Wood Job!(2014)

    as Toshiro Yamane

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Long Goodbye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 5 episodes · as Heizo Harada

  • A Woman from Ashio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Sleeping Forest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Daisuke Ota

  • Olympic Ransom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Fly, Dakota, Fly! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Partner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ōkuma Shigenobu

  • Unforgiven(2013)

    as Kingo Baba

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ask This of Rikyu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Hanzawa Naoki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Keiji Minobe

  • The War and a Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as client of woman

  • Kumokiri Nizaemon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Yellow Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Arechi

  • Black Kite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kaiun

  • Banana, Gloves and Whale Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lawyer

  • Humanoid Monster, Bem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Kao no nai otoko

  • One Day in January (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • 疑惑 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Platinum Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • The Life of Budori Gusuko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)

  • Casting Blossoms to the Sky(2012)

    as Seijiro Nose

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Folktales from Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 346 episodes · Actor

  • A Sower of Seeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Shuzo Morikawa

  • Ace Attorney(2012)

    as Saibancho (Judge)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet(2011)

    as Yoneuchi

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Life Back Then (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Masashi Inoue

  • Humanoid Monster Bem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Nameless Man

  • Karate-Robo Zaborgar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Dr. Akunomiya

  • HUNTER - Women After Reward Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shogo Ooiwa

  • Shikei Kijun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Kyusaku Tsushima

  • In His Chart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Doctor

  • Ninja Kids!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • A Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as wet guy

  • Postcard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Yukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law

  • Cast Me If You Can (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Homeless guy

  • The Lightning Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kakunoshi Enokido

  • Mori no Asagao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Keizukuri Hukahori

  • Sakurada Gate Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Magojiro Kaneko

  • Ekeb of Dekye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Soichi Yanagimachi

  • Heaven's Story(2010)

    as Souichi

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Naze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Villain(2010)

    as Yoshio Ishibashi

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hutch the Honeybee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • A Crowd of Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Kokô no mesu(2010)

    as Matsuo Okawa

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Haru's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Michio Nakai

  • Absolute Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 11 episodes · as Sosuke Kagami

  • After the Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Soan Nagai

  • Golden Slumber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Hodogaya Yasushi

  • Yona Yona Penguin(2009)

    as Jii (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Clouds Over the Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 9 episodes · as 乃木知幸介

  • Boku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Shotaro

  • April Bride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Teishi Nagashima

  • Rain Fall(2009)

    as Tatsu Ishikura

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • John Rabe(2009)

    as Matsui Iwane

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Itsuro Usui

  • Happy Flight(2008)

    as Saito

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Ichi(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Ties of Shooting Stars(2008)

    Show 10 episodes · as Togami Masayuki

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Teacher and Three Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Yoshio Ichikawa

  • Ikigami(2008)

    as Counselor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Cycling Genius Is Coming! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Your Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Gururi no koto(2008)

    as kunimasa Yasuda

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • The Taste of Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Shojiro Sanada

  • The Most Beautiful Night In The World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Journalist

  • The Chasing World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Doctor

  • The Shadow Spirit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as mimasaka koushirou

  • Prodigy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Hisashi Kikuna

  • Life Can Be So Wonderful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Haeo

  • Three for the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • The Go Master (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Kensaku Segoe

  • Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad(2007)

    as Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • 愛の流刑地 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as 北冈耕造

  • Starfish Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mr. Trickster

  • The Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The Summer of Stickleback (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Sinking of Japan(2006)

    as Professor Fukuhara

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • It's Only Talk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Memories of Matsuko(2006)

    as Tsunehiro Kawajiri

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Tokumei! Keiji Dongame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 15 episodes · Actor

  • Love and Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 49 episodes · as Hideyoshi Toyotomi

  • Scrap Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Detective Yabuta

  • Haru and Natsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Kotaro Nakayama

  • The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Seigo Tsuda

  • The Great Yokai War(2005)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • For the coming day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Love Is Five Seven Five (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Grandfather

  • Tetsujin 28: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Yunosuke Otsuka

  • The Lakeside Murder Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Tomoharu Fujima

  • Moon & Cherry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Sakamoto

  • The Motive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Yoshifumi Katakura

  • Chicken Is Barefoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • River of First Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Hidejiro Tasaki

  • Drugstore Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Koji Nabeshima

  • Zebraman(2004)

    as Kitahara the Crab Man

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Winning Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • The Hunter and the Hunted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Neko

  • 竜馬がゆく (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Hana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Hiroshi Torigoe

  • Doppelganger(2003)

    as Murakami

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Worst by Chance(2003)

    as Shigeharu Kaneshiro

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi(2003)

    as Pub Owner

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Love & War of a Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · Actor

  • Farewell, Kuro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Shuzo Hanazono

  • Water Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 11 episodes · as Mama (of a bar)

  • Samurai Resurrection(2003)

    as Nobutsuna Matsudaira

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Teacher's suitcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna

  • Fukurô(2003)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Barber's Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sakaguchi

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 9 episodes · as Hyoue Yarikura

  • September 11(2002)

    as Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Private Detective Mike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • KT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Hiroshi Uchiyama

  • Prince Shotoku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Anahobe no miko

  • Turn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Matsubara

  • Waterboys(2001)

    as Mama

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kaza-hana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Hot Spring Inn Owner

  • The City of Lost Souls(2000)

    as Kuwata

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Whispered City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Toyohashi, sculptor

  • Beach(2000)

    as Priest Shinto

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Another Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Doctor Akagi

  • As the River Flows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Kaizokuban Bootleg Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Tatsuo

  • The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Matashichi

  • Round About Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Totsuka

  • Out - Tsumatachi no Hanzai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Will to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Doctor

  • Genroku Ryoran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 49 episodes · as Genshiro

  • Yanchakure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 150 episodes · as 水嶋钦一

  • Love Letter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Dr. Akagi(1998)

    as Dr. Fuu Akagi

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Body and Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sekiya/Reiko's lover-Aya's ex

  • The Key(1997)

    as Soichiro Anzai

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Yukai(1997)

    as Chief Superintendent Tachibana

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Eel(1997)

    as Tamotsu Takasaki

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Rainbow Seeker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Free and Easy 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Yukawa

  • Shall We Dance?(1996)

    as Detective Miwa

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Maborosi(1995)

    as Yoshihiro

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Eighth Shogun Yoshimune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 48 episodes · as Tokugawa Munenao

  • Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla(1994)

    as Major Akira Yuki

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Friends(1994)

    as Nagatomo

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • I Can Hear the Duck Singing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Private Lessons II(1993)

    as Oba

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Sky Cannot Be This Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Family Court Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 12 episodes · as Shibuya Naomasa

  • Yamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Manhattan Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Sumo Do, Sumo Don't(1992)

    as Professor Tokichi Anayama

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Kogoro Katsura

  • Dance till Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Goodbye Mama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • The Last Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Prof. Sarusawa

  • Taiheiki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 49 episodes · as Moronao Kô-no

  • Betrayal Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Maria's Stomach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Roar of the Crowd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • ホットドッグ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as 大田原輝

  • Universal Laws (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Fancy Dance(1989)

    as Masoho's boss

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Beijing Watermelon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mr. Teramoto

  • Battle Heater (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Riichi Hama

  • Tora-san Goes to Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as 坂口兵马

  • Harimao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Army Major

  • Mottomo Abunai Deka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Maeo

  • あじさい色のレディ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Revolver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Keisuke Mineya

  • あそびにおいでョ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Silk Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • The Yen Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Shinichi Amemiya

  • Angel Guts: Red Vertigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Yakuza

  • The Great Department Store Robbery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • The Heartbreak Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Bedtime Eyes(1987)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Tale of Young Elopement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Matsuda

  • Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Congratulatory Speech (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Yasuhei Higashida

  • The Second Is a Christian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Kumashiro

  • I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Hirofumi Maruyama

  • Capone Cries a Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Ushiemon

  • 水曜ドラマスペシャル (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Location (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Konno

  • Make-Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Kikuo Tsutano

  • Legend of the Cat Monster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura

  • Double Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Tôru Yamazaki

  • Amagi Pass (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Actor

  • The Man from Shimizu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Suspicion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Shigekazu Akitani

  • Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as 近藤

  • Lovers Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ishizuka

  • Sailor Suit and Machine Gun(1981)

    as Detective Kuroki

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Disciples of Hippocrates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Masked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Kantarô Iwata

  • Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • Fujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Daigorô Hatayama

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 309 titles from 1979 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Sinking of Japan (2006)

$51M worldwide

Highest rated

Rental Family (2025)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19792026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting308 of 309: 308 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting1 of 309: 1 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s3 · acting1980s33 · acting1990s38 · 37 acting · 1 crew2000s75 · acting2010s103 · acting2020s57 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 2% of 45 roles
81960106111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Akira Emoto's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 65; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 71 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 71 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

Private Lessons II (1993)

86th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Shoplifters (2018)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Akira Emoto's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 11 · minimalMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Akira Emoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akira Emoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Naoto Takenaka shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles