Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto


Filmography

1. Rental Family

Rental Family
Comedy Drama
7.9
20251h 50minUnited States

An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese 'rental family' agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality.


2. A Man

A Man
Drama Thriller Mystery
6.9
20222h 1minJapan

Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.


3. Wood Job!

Wood Job!
Drama Comedy
7.5
20141h 56min

After failing his university entrance exam, Yuki Hirano sets his eyes on the role of a forestry trainee. Setting off for training he doubts his decision many times, but eventually after passing the training course, he is sent to Kamusari Village for a year of work experience - where he becomes assimilated with the beauty of nature and the warm-hearted people of the village.


4. Unforgiven

Unforgiven
Action Crime Drama Western
7.0
20132h 15min

An old swordsman, his former comrade and a young braggart are hired by prostitutes to track down bandits who mutilated one of the women.


5. Zatoichi

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.


6. The Eel

The Eel
Drama Crime
7.3
19971h 57minJapan

A businessman kills his adulterous wife and is sent to prison. After his release, he opens a barbershop and meets new people, talking to almost no one except for an eel he befriended while in prison.


7. Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance?
Music Comedy Drama Romance
7.7
19962h 16minJapan

A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.


8. Maborosi

Maborosi
Drama
7.5
19951h 50minJapan

A tragedy strikes a young woman's life without warning or reason. She continues living while searching for meaning in a lonely world.


9. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla

A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.