Acting · Chuo, Tokyo, Japan · Born November 3, 1948
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.
MovieKyoto Hippocrates
2026
TVConvenience Store Kyodai
2026
as Umeda Shohei
TV無垢なる証人
2026
as Hiroki Oyagi
MovieThe Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat
2026
MovieOne Last Throw
2025
as Kawato Kozo
MovieRental Family
2025
as Kikuo Hasegawa
TVScandal Eve
2025
MovieThe Final Piece
2025
as Motoji Kanesaki
MovieThe Way of The Prison Guard
2025
MovieThe Boy and the Dog
2025
as Yaichi Katano
MovieSamurai Fury
2025
MovieThe God of Curling
2024
as Susumu Komiyama
MovieMaru
2024
as Teacher
TVShinjuku Field Hospital
2024
as Keisuke Takamine
MovieRotting
2024
TVJK to Roppozensho
2024
as 桜木倫太郎
MovieDon't Lose Your Head!
2024
as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
MovieThe Innocent Game
2023
TV満天のゴール
2023
as トクじい
MovieSeptember 1923
2023
as Teiji Igusa
MovieGoal of the Sky
2023
MovieRipples
2023
as Taro Kadokura
MovieHard Days
2023
as Yutaka Senba
MovieTouken Ranbu: The Movie -Dawn-
2023
as Fujiwara no Michinaga
MovieDo Unto Others
2023
as Shosaku Shiba
MovieYudo: The Way of the Bath
2023
as regular customer
MovieShylock's Children
2023
as Hajime Sawazaki
MovieEgoist
2023
as Yoshio Saito
MovieUmami
2023
as Salaryman
TVGet Ready!
2023
as Hiroshi Bojo
MovieA Man
2022
as Norio Komiura
MovieThe Setting Sun
2022
as Dr. Miyake
TVJapanese Style
2022
as Hifuji Umekoshi
MovieNo Place to Go
2022
as Bomber
TVGoodbye My Dear
2022
as Hiroshi Yamawaki
TVThe New Chronicle of Lord Nobunaga: Classmates are Warriors
2022
as Yotaro Befunokami
TV混声の森
2022
TVLost Man Found
2022
as Himself
MovieThe Wandering Moon
2022
as Agata
MovieBarber Shop with a View of the Sea
2022
as 老店主
TVTeen Regime
2022
as Washida Tsuguaki
TVTen Count to the Future
2022
as Kenzo Ashiya
MovieNoise
2022
as Shoji
MovieGirls, Guns and Gangsters: Shinji Somai & Sailor Suit & Machine Gun
2021
MovieBaragaki: Unbroken Samurai
2021
as Shop Owner
TVBullets, Bones and Blocked Noses
2021
as Hadashi no Tyosuke(裸足のチョウスケ)
Movie祈り ―幻に長崎を想う刻―
2021
MovieThe Great Yokai War: Guardians
2021
as old man
MovieUtsusemi no mori
2021
as Police Inspector Kariya Shinichi
MovieThe Master Plan
2021
as Kawabata
TVRe: The End of the Tiny World - Half a Year Later
2021
as Kawabata
TVてにあまる
2021
MovieUnderdog: Part One
2020
as Sakuro
MovieUnderdog: Part Two
2020
as Sakuro
MovieWonderful Paradise
2020
as Homeless
MovieLiving in the Sky
2020
as Concierge Kondo
MovieNosari: Impermanent Eternity
2020
MovieI Never Shot Anyone
2020
as Takashi Renjo
MovieStardust over the Town
2020
as Kumabe Rokuzo
MovieFinding Light at the Darkness Festival
2019
MovieThe Promised Land
2019
as Goro Fujiki
MovieShow Me the Way to the Station
2019
MovieThey Say Nothing Stays the Same
2019
as Toichi
TVBanjo no Himawari
2019
MovieIt Feels So Good
2019
as Kenji's Father (voice)
MovieIwane: Sword of Serenity
2019
as Urakusai
TVVillain: Perpetrator Chase Investigation
2019
as 铃本茂树
MovieGodot of the Emotos
2019
TVIn Hand
2019
MovieCastle of Sand
2019
as Chiyokichi
MovieBON-UTA, A Song from Home
2019
as (voice)
MovieOz Land
2018
as Boss
TVGood Doctor
2018
as Akira Shiga
MovieRecall
2018
as Seiji Nomura
MovieShoplifters
2018
as Yoritsugu Kawado
MovieColor Me True
2018
as Tadashi Honda
MovieEvil and The Mask
2018
as Detective Aida
TVSegodon
2018
as Ryu Samin
MovieSolitary Gourmet New Year's Eve Special ~Final Meal! Setouchi Business Trip~
2017
TVHome Sweet Tokyo
2017
as [Ramen Shop Owner]
MovieMukoku
2017
as Seppo Mitsumura
MovieNeko Ninja
2017
as Kariyazaki
MovieLu Over the Wall
2017
as Ashimoto's Grandfather (voice)
MovieThe Dog Bridegroom
2017
as Kenkichi Okumura
TVFrankenstein's Love
2017
as Tsurumaru
MovieSurvival Family
2017
as Sasaki Shigeomi
MovieRandom Lives
2017
as Hanamura
TVA Life
2017
as Danjo Toranosuke
TVSilver and Gold
2017
as Hitoshi Kuramae
MovieShippu Rondo
2016
as Masaomi Togo
MovieSniper
2016
as Tatsuyuki Miyata
MovieBlack Widow Business
2016
as Jun Sakurada
MovieA Grain of Wheat
2016
as Honda
MovieShin Godzilla
2016
as Ryuta Azuma : Chief Cabinet Secretary
MovieThe Mohican Comes Home
2016
as Osamu Tamura
TVMoribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2016
as Sfar
TVArashi no Namida
2016
TVLove That Makes You Cry
2016
as Masahiko Hayashida
MovieA Living Promise
2016
as Zenzo Takeda
MovieJourney to the Shore
2015
as Hoshitani
MovieThe Big Bee
2015
as Murofushi
MovieThe Pearls of the Stone Man
2015
as Kumaji Ueda
MovieVampire in Love
2015
as Sojiro
MovieGARO: Gold Storm Flight
2015
as Priest Soutatsu
MovieLiving Rights
2015
MoviePresent for You
2015
TVThe Secret Lives of Kyoto Folk
2015
新 法廷荒らし 猪狩文助〜終の棲家〜
2015
MovieA House on a Hill
2014
as Yoshitarō Terashima
Movie0.5 mm
2014
as Takeshi Sasaki
MovieCold
2014
as Jin Ichinose
MovieTime Trip App
2014
as Ryuzo Yanagita
MovieOh! Father
2014
as Hayashi Tomita
MovieWood Job!
2014
as Toshiro Yamane
TVThe Long Goodbye
2014
as Heizo Harada
TVA Woman from Ashio
2014
MovieSleeping Forest
2014
as Daisuke Ota
TVOlympic Ransom
2013
MovieFly, Dakota, Fly!
2013
MovieThe Partner
2013
as Ōkuma Shigenobu
MovieUnforgiven
2013
as Kingo Baba
MovieAsk This of Rikyu
2013
TVHanzawa Naoki
2013
as Keiji Minobe
MovieThe War and a Woman
2013
as client of woman
TVKumokiri Nizaemon
2013
MovieYellow Elephant
2013
as Arechi
TVBlack Kite
2013
as Kaiun
MovieBanana, Gloves and Whale Shark
2013
as Lawyer
MovieHumanoid Monster, Bem
2012
as Kao no nai otoko
MovieOne Day in January
2012
疑惑
2012
TVPlatinum Town
2012
MovieThe Life of Budori Gusuko
2012
as Narrator / Dr. Kūbō (voice)
MovieCasting Blossoms to the Sky
2012
as Seijiro Nose
TVFolktales from Japan
2012
MovieA Sower of Seeds
2012
as Shuzo Morikawa
MovieAce Attorney
2012
as Saibancho (Judge)
MovieIsoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
2011
as Yoneuchi
MovieLife Back Then
2011
as Masashi Inoue
TVHumanoid Monster Bem
2011
as Nameless Man
MovieKarate-Robo Zaborgar
2011
as Dr. Akunomiya
TVHUNTER - Women After Reward Money
2011
as Shogo Ooiwa
MovieShikei Kijun
2011
as Kyusaku Tsushima
MovieIn His Chart
2011
as Doctor
MovieNinja Kids!!!
2011
MovieA Honeymoon in Hell: Mr. & Mrs. Oki's Fabulous Trip
2011
as wet guy
MoviePostcard
2010
as Yukichi Morikawa, the Father-in-Law
MovieCast Me If You Can
2010
as Homeless guy
MovieThe Lightning Tree
2010
as Kakunoshi Enokido
TVMori no Asagao
2010
as Keizukuri Hukahori
MovieSakurada Gate Incident
2010
as Magojiro Kaneko
MovieEkeb of Dekye
2010
as Soichi Yanagimachi
MovieHeaven's Story
2010
as Souichi
TVNaze Kimi wa Zetsubo to Tatakaeta noka
2010
MovieVillain
2010
as Yoshio Ishibashi
MovieHutch the Honeybee
2010
MovieA Crowd of Three
2010
MovieA Lone Scalpel
2010
as Matsuo Okawa
MovieHaru's Journey
2010
as Michio Nakai
TVAbsolute Zero
2010
as Sosuke Kagami
MovieAfter the Flowers
2010
as Soan Nagai
MovieGolden Slumber
2010
as Hodogaya Yasushi
MovieYona Yona Penguin
2009
as Jii (voice)
TVClouds Over the Hill
2009
as 乃木知幸介
MovieBoku to Mama No Kiiroi Jitensha
2009
as Shotaro
MovieApril Bride
2009
as Teishi Nagashima
MovieRain Fall
2009
as Tatsu Ishikura
MovieJohn Rabe
2009
as Matsui Iwane
MovieAsahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
2009
as Itsuro Usui
MovieHappy Flight
2008
as Saito
MovieICHI
2008
TVTies of Shooting Stars
2008
as Togami Masayuki
MovieTeacher and Three Children
2008
as Yoshio Ichikawa
MovieIkigami: The Ultimate Limit
2008
as Counselor
MovieThe Cycling Genius Is Coming!
2008
MovieYour Friend
2008
MovieThe Taste of Fish
2008
as Shojiro Sanada
MovieAll Around Us
2008
as kunimasa Yasuda
MovieThe Most Beautiful Night In The World
2008
as Journalist
MovieThe Chasing World
2008
as Doctor
MovieThe Shadow Spirit
2007
as mimasaka koushirou
MovieProdigy
2007
as Hisashi Kikuna
MovieLife Can Be So Wonderful
2007
as Haeo
MovieThree for the Road
2007
MovieThe Go Master
2007
as Kensaku Segoe
MovieTokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
2007
as Doctor from Sasazuka Clinic
TV愛の流刑地
2007
as 北冈耕造
MovieStarfish Hotel
2007
as Mr. Trickster
MovieThe Happiness
2006
The Summer of Stickleback
2006
MovieJapan Sinks
2006
as Professor Fukuhara
MovieIt's Only Talk
2006
MovieMemories of Matsuko
2006
as Tsunehiro Kawajiri
TVTokumei! Keiji Dongame
2006
TVLove and Glory
2006
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
MovieScrap Heaven
2005
as Detective Yabuta
TVHaru and Natsu
2005
as Kotaro Nakayama
MovieThe Suspect: Muroi Shinji
2005
as Seigo Tsuda
MovieThe Great Yokai War
2005
For the coming day
2005
MovieLove Is Five Seven Five
2005
as Grandfather
MovieTetsujin 28: The Movie
2005
as Yunosuke Otsuka
MovieThe Lakeside Murder Case
2005
as Tomoharu Fujima
MovieMoon & Cherry
2004
as Sakamoto
MovieThe Motive
2004
as Yoshifumi Katakura
MovieRiver of First Love
2004
as Hidejiro Tasaki
MovieChicken Is Barefoot
2004
MovieTakada Wataru Teki
2004
as Self
MovieDrugstore Girl
2004
as Koji Nabeshima
MovieZebraman
2004
as Kitahara the Crab Man
MovieWinning Pass
2004
MovieThe Hunter and the Hunted
2004
as Neko
TV竜馬がゆく
2004
MovieHana
2003
as Hiroshi Torigoe
MovieDoppelgänger
2003
as Murakami
MovieWorst by Chance
2003
as Shigeharu Kaneshiro
MovieZatoichi
2003
as Pub Owner
TVLove & War of a Samurai
2003
MovieFarewell, Kuro
2003
as Shuzo Hanazono
TVWater Boys
2003
as Mama (of a bar)
MovieSamurai Resurrection
2003
as Nobutsuna Matsudaira
MovieTeacher's suitcase
2003
as Sensei/Matsumoto Harutsuna
MovieOwl
2003
TVMibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko
2002
MovieBarber's Sorrow
2002
TVAIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
as Hyoue Yarikura
MovieSeptember 11
2002
as Sakichi Furuhashi (segment "Japan")
TVThe Private Detective Mike
2002
MovieKT
2002
as Hiroshi Uchiyama
TVPrince Shotoku
2001
as Anahobe no miko
MovieTurn
2001
as Matsubara
MovieWaterboys
2001
as Mama
MovieKaza-hana
2001
as Hot Spring Inn Owner
MovieThe City of Lost Souls
2000
as Kuwata
MovieThe Whispered City
2000
as Toyohashi, sculptor
MovieNagisa
2000
as Priest Shinto
MovieAnother Heaven
2000
as Doctor Akagi
MovieAs the River Flows
2000
MovieKaizokuban Bootleg Film
1999
as Tatsuo
MovieThe Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999
as Matashichi
MovieRound About Midnight
1999
as Totsuka
TVOut - Tsumatachi no Hanzai
1999
MovieWill to Live
1999
as Doctor
TVGenroku Ryoran
1999
as Genshiro
TVYanchakure
1998
as 水嶋钦一
MovieLove Letter
1998
MovieDr. Akagi
1998
as Dr. Fuu Akagi
MovieBody and Soul
1997
as Sekiya/Reiko's lover-Aya's ex
MovieThe Key
1997
as Soichiro Anzai
MovieAbduction
1997
as Chief Superintendent Tachibana
MovieThe Eel
1997
as Tamotsu Takasaki
MovieThe Rainbow Seeker
1996
MovieFree and Easy 8
1996
as Yukawa
MovieShall We Dance?
1996
as Detective Miwa
MovieMaborosi
1995
as Yoshihiro
TVEighth Shogun Yoshimune
1995
as Tokugawa Munenao
MovieGodzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994
as Major Akira Yuki
MovieThe Friends
1994
as Nagatomo
MovieI Can Hear the Duck Singing
1993
MovieWhen Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
1993
as Narrator (voice)
MoviePrivate Lessons II
1993
as Oba
Family Court Judge
1993
as Shibuya Naomasa
MovieYamai wa kikara: Byôin e ikô 2
1992
MovieManhattan Kiss
1992
MovieSumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992
as Professor Tokichi Anayama
MovieA Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
1991
as Kogoro Katsura
MovieDance till Tomorrow
1991
MovieThe Last Frankenstein
1991
as Prof. Sarusawa
MovieGoodbye Mama
1991
TVTaiheiki
1991
as Moronao Kô-no
MovieBetrayal Tomorrow
1990
MovieMaria's Stomach
1990
MovieRoar of the Crowd
1990
TVホットドッグ
1990
as 大田原輝
MovieUniversal Laws
1990
MovieFancy Dance
1989
as Masoho's boss
MovieBeijing Watermelon
1989
as Mr. Teramoto
MovieBattle Heater
1989
as Riichi Hama
MovieTora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
as Hyoma Sakaguchi
MovieHarimao
1989
as Army Major
MovieMottomo Abunai Deka
1989
as Maeo
あじさい色のレディ
1988
MovieRevolver
1988
as Keisuke Mineya
あそびにおいでョ!
1988
MovieThe Silk Road
1988
MovieThe Yen Family
1988
as Shinichi Amemiya
MovieAngel Guts: Red Vertigo
1988
as Yakuza
MovieThe Great Department Store Robbery
1987
MovieThe Heartbreak Yakuza
1987
MovieBedtime Eyes
1987
MovieA Tale of Young Elopement
1987
as Matsuda
MovieFinal Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
MovieCongratulatory Speech
1985
as Yasuhei Higashida
MovieThe Second Is a Christian
1985
as Kumashiro
MovieI Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
1985
as Hirofumi Maruyama
MovieCapone Cries a Lot
1985
as Ushiemon
TV水曜ドラマスペシャル
1984
MovieLocation
1984
as Konno
MovieMake-Up
1984
as Kikuo Tsutano
MovieLegend of the Cat Monster
1983
as Ryohei Shimura / Joji Tamura
MovieDouble Bed
1983
as Tôru Yamazaki
MovieAmagi Pass
1983
MovieThe Man from Shimizu
1982
MovieSuspicion
1982
as Shigekazu Akitani
MovieHearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1982
as Kondo
MovieLovers Lost
1982
as Ishizuka
MovieSailor Suit and Machine Gun
1981
as Detective Kuroki
MovieDisciples of Hippocrates
1980
MovieMasked Crusader, Mr. Jirenman
1979
as Kantarô Iwata
MovieShimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie
1979
MovieFujio Akatsuka's Gag Porno: In the Mood Once Again
1979
as Daigorô Hatayama
