List of the best Akira Emoto movies: Dr. Akagi(1998), The Mohican Comes Home(2016), Karate-Robo Zaborgar(2011), Shippu Rondo(2016), Unforgiven(2013), Maborosi(1995), The Eel(1997), Antoki no Inochi(2011), Ace Attorney(2012), Journey to the Shore(2015), Ichi(2008), Doppelganger(2003) ... ...
Drama
Japan|France
1998
129 Minutes
Dr. Fuu Akagi
Akira Emoto Kumiko Aso Juro Kara Masanori Sera Jacques Gamblin Keiko Matsuzaka Misa Shimizu Yukiya Kitamura Masato Yamada Tomorowo Taguchi Masatô Ibu
At the end of WWII, Japanese doctor Akagi searches for the cure for hepatitis in the prisoner-of-war camp.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
125 Minutes
Yûdai Chiba Akira Emoto Atsuko Maeda Ryuhei Matsuda Masako Motai
Based on the experiences of the screenwriter and millions of people around the world, a newlywed photographer is stalked by a dark man in a brimmed hat who follows her from her nightmares and into reality. Sanity slipping, she meets a mysterious man claiming to know the shocking secrets of the Hat Man. It can happen to anyone. It can happen to you.
Action
2011
114 Minutes
Itsuji Itao Akira Emoto Yasuhisa Furuhara Hiroyuki Watanabe Mami Yamasaki Asami
Daiman, a superhero who rides a robotic motorcycle that knows karate, battles Dr. Akunomiya and his sidekick, gorgeous cyborg Miss Borg.
Drama
Japan
2016
115 Minutes
Hiroshi Abe Yumi Asô Akira Emoto
A biological weapon is the subject of a ransom demand seemingly from a former and disgruntled employee and, considering the potential for damage to reputation and panic, the laboratory ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
Japan
2013
135 Minutes
Kingo Baba
Ken Watanabe Jun Kunimura Yûya Yagira Akira Emoto Koichi Sato Eiko Koike Shiori Kutsuna Ken'ichi Takitô
swordsman thrilling wild west japan corruption bounty revenge underdog 19th century
Just as Clint Eastwood's star-making spaghetti Western A Fistful of Dollars was inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo, Japanese-Korean filmmaker Sang-il Lee (Villain) has decided to ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
Japan
1995
109 Minutes
Yoshihiro
Makiko Esumi Takashi Naitô Tadanobu Asano Midori Kiuchi Akira Emoto Mutsuko Sakura Hiromi Ichida
wife husband son widower daughter dark emotional family home japan village marriage depression love mourning transformation quest 1990s
A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant.
Drama
Japan
1997
116 Minutes
Tamotsu Takasaki
Koji Yakusho Misa Shimizu Fujio Tsuneta Mitsuko Baishô Akira Emoto Shô Aikawa Ken Kobayashi Sabu Kawara Etsuko Ichihara Tomorowo Taguchi
barber assistant priest friend wife emotional moving small town river family home barbershop redemption infidelity guilt murder love transformation 1990s
A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After the release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking almost to no one except an eel he befriended while in prison.
Drama
Japan
2011
Minutes
Rei Dan Yoriko Doguchi Noriko Eguchi Nana Eikura Akira Emoto Mitsuru Fukikoshi Taizô Harada Keisuke Horibe Tôri Matsuzaka Junko Miyashita Yoshiko Miyazaki
Two young lonely people form a bond as they go through the homes of the recently departed people.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2012
135 Minutes
Saibancho
Takumi Saito Makoto Ayukawa Shunsuke Daitô Rei Dan Akira Emoto Takehiro Hira Ryo Ishibashi Fumiyo Kohinata Yuko Nakamura Hiroki Narimiya Mitsuki Tanimura
Phoenix Wright, a novice lawyer, defends clients against more-experienced lawyers and the best prosecutor of all time.
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
2015
127 Minutes
Hoshitani
Eri Fukatsu Tadanobu Asano Yû Aoi Tetsuya Chiba Akira Emoto Kaoru Okunuki Daiki Fujino Masao Komatsu
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Action
Japan
2008
120 Minutes
Takeshi Hyoue
Haruka Ayase Shido Nakamura Yôsuke Kubozuka Takao Osawa Kazuma Chiba Akira Emoto Yûko Endô Daishirô Hano Horiken Yoshihiro Ishizuka Masaki Katou
Ichi is a blind woman who roams about town with her shamisen (a three-stringed Japanese guitar), but she has exceptional sword skills with which she fights off yakuza and other villains.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Japan
2003
103 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Hiromi Nagasaku Yûsuke Santamaria Masahiro Toda Hitomi Sato Akira Emoto
Hayasaki is an inventor working on an Artificial Body. It is not going well and he is stressed out and on the verge of being fired from the research division of his company. His ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Japan|USA
2009
111 Minutes
Tatsu Ishikura
Kippei Shiina Gary Oldman Kyoko Hasegawa Misa Shimizu Dirk Hunter Akira Emoto Shigemitsu Ogi Toshiyuki Kitami
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A hit man looks to protect the daughter of one of his victims against CIA assassins.
Drama
Japan
2020
118 Minutes
Concierge Kondo
Mikako Tabe Yukino Kishii Rie Mimura Takanori Iwata Shingo Tsurumi Nao Ômori Masatoshi Nagase Akira Emoto Yô Takahashi
Naomi Kobayakawa works for a small publishing company, located outside of a city. One day, her parents suddenly die. Due to her uncle's arrangement, she lives in a high-rise apartment ... See full summary »
Drama
2008
142 Minutes
Tae Kimura Lily Franky Mitsuko Baishô Susumu Terajima Tamae Ando Norito Yashima Minori Terada Akira Emoto Yûichi Kimura Yôsuke Saitô
The loss of a child puts a further strain on a Japanese couple's (Tae Kimura, Lily Franky) already troubled marriage.
Comedy
Japan
2001
90 Minutes
Mama-san of "Okama Bar"
Satoshi Tsumabuki Hiroshi Tamaki Akifumi Miura Takatoshi Kaneko Kaori Manabe Aya Hirayama Naoto Takenaka Tetta Sugimoto Akira Emoto
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In a Japanese high school, a class of adolescent geeks joins the new synchronized swimming teacher and takes up the challenge to take part in the competition, in spite of the mockeries of the "real sportsmen".
Fantasy
Japan
2001
116 Minutes
Fujiwara no Motokata
Takeshi Nomura Hideaki Ito Hiroyuki Sanada Kyoko Koizumi Eriko Imai Yui Natsukawa Ken'ichi Yajima Sachiko Kokuba Akira Emoto Masato Hagiwara Ittoku Kishibe
When samurai Hiromasa comes to Seimei, Kyoto's court Onmyoji (a fortune teller in commune with the spirits), to warn of a plot against the government, the two discover that the court's formidable magician, Doson, is indeed planning a coup.
Action, Adventure
2003
115 Minutes
Tavern Owner Pops
"Beat" Takeshi Kitano Tadanobu Asano Michiyo Ohkusu Yui Natsukawa Yûko Daike Saburô Ishikura Daigorô Tachibana Ittoku Kishibe Akira Emoto
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A master swordsman (Beat Takeshi) battles a formidable ronin (Tadanobu Asano) and a deadly clan terrorizing villagers.
War, Biography, Drama, History
France|China|Germany
2009
134 Minutes
Gen. Iwane Matsui
Ulrich Tukur Daniel Brühl Steve Buscemi Anne Consigny Jingchu Zhang Dagmar Manzel Teruyuki Kagawa Mathias Herrmann Tetta Sugimoto Akira Emoto Gottfried John
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A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.
Sci-Fi, Action
Japan
2016
120 Minutes
Shinji Higuchi Shin'ya Tsukamoto Satomi Ishihara Jun Kunimura Hiroki Hasegawa Takahiro Miura Kengo Kôra Mikako Ichikawa Issei Takahashi Kanji Tsuda Kimiko Yo
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Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.