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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-02-23 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Kanazawa, Prefettura di Ishikawa, Giappone

Akaji Maro

Biography:

Akaji Maro (麿 赤児 Maro Akaji, born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese actor, Butoka, and theater director. He was born in Sakurai, Nara and is the founder of Dairakudakan. One of his sons is the film director Tatsushi Ōmori; another is the actor Nao Ōmori.

Known For

Acting

2025

2024

Or Utopia as Ken Hirayama

2023

Love Will Tear Us Apart as Ryûjin Maro
Hayabusa Fire Brigade as Tasuku Enishi

2022

Ox-Head Village as Kanon's Grandfather
Tonbi as Kaiun

2021

Dreams on Fire as Grandfather

2020

2019

Fly me to the Saitama as Sojyuro Saionji
Hell Girl as Wanyudo
Birdsong as Akira
Ghost Master as Tetsuhiko Todoroki
SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3 as Narration (voice)
Daughter of Lupin as Iwao Mikumo

2018

Way Too Kawaii! as Shinjiro Tatsumi

2017

Neko Ninja as Katsuragi
Sekigahara as Ishin Shimazu

2016

En moi as Man on Duty
The Projects as Gondo

2015

The Emperor in August as Admiral Hisanori Fujita
Kakekomi as Seisetsu
Keisei Saimin no Otoko as Fujita Denzaburo
永久就職試験 as 모리오카 아버지

2014

Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III as Toyotomi Hideyoshi

2013

2012

SPEC: Heaven as Akira Nitanai
Hanezu as Yo-Chan
The Pod of Good Fortune as Yonosuke Matsudaira

2011

Yakuza Weapon as Kenzo Iwaki
Goldfish Club as Mizuki Yozo

2010

Postcard as Monk

2009

2008

Be a Man!! Samurai School as Heihachi Edajima
Shaolin Girl as Rin's Master

2007

2006

2005

Into a Dream as Sato's Father
GARO as Amon
Affectionate Time as Amano Rokusuke

2004

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Boss Ozawah
The Motive as A-san

2003

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Boss Ozawah
9 Souls as Owner of Candy Shop
Samurai Resurrection as Ieyasu Tokugawa

2002

Shangri-La as Ookura Nagashima
Toy Reanimator as Mr Iwai
Drive as Lord Kobari
KT as Susumu Kawahara

2001

Suicide Club as Detective Murata

2000

The City of Lost Souls as Okijima Gang Member
Utsushimi as Self
Monday as Homeless Man / Demon
Persona as Daimon
Swing Man as Oda

1999

Kikujiro as Crazy Man
Gemini as Kakubê

1998

Pornostar as Yakuza Boss

1997

Postman Blues as Boss of Minato Gang
Moonlight Serenade as Circus performer
Cat's Eye as Umehara

1996

The Trap as Lt. Nakayama
Dangan Runner as Kibo Boss

1995

1994

Uneasy Encounters as Man of dry river bed

1993

1992

The Room as The Hitman

1991

Yumeji as Criminal
Check as Hakugin

1990

Ready to Shoot as Sakurada

1989

Circus Boys as Tattoo Master
Knockout as Daisuke Kamoi

1987

1984

Mitsugetsu as Brokerage Firm President

1982

1981

Kagero-za as Homeless

1980

1977

1971

1969

1968

1967

Directing

2012

Crazy Camel as Director

1984