Known for Acting
Birthday
November 3, 1948
Place of Birth
Chuo, Tokyo, Japan
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.

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

Folktales from Japan

Absolute Zero

Hanzawa Naoki

Clouds Over the Hill

Kumokiri Nizaemon

HUNTER - Women After Reward Money

Lost Man Found

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

The Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk

Segodon

The Private Detective Mike

Love and Glory

Taiheiki

Love That Makes You Cry

Genroku Ryoran

Eighth Shogun Yoshimune

Humanoid Monster Bem

Haru and Natsu

Ties of Shooting Stars