is a Japanese actor.
Career
In 1999, he won the
Japanese Academy Award
The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本アカデミー賞協会, ''Nippon Akademii- ...
for Best Actor for his performance in ''
Dr. Akagi
Dr. Akagi, known in Japan as , is a 1998 Japanese Comedy-drama film by director Shohei Imamura. For his work on the film, Yosuke Yamashita was awarded Best Film Score at the 1999 Mainichi Film Concours.
Plot
The film concerns Dr. Akagi, a doc ...
''. He also won the award for best supporting actor at the 7th
Hochi Film Award
The are film-specific prizes awarded by the ''Hochi Shimbun
, previously known as , is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper. In 2002, it had a circulation of a million copies a day.
It is an affiliate newspaper of ''Yomiuri Shimbun''.
...
for ''
Dotonbori River
, also released as ''Lovers Lost'', is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The title refers to the area of Dōtonbori.
Plot
A nineteen-year-old aspiring painter named Kunihiko Yasuoka meets a woman when her dog Kotaro knocks over hi ...
'' and ''
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san''.
Personal life
His wife is the actress Kazue Tsunogae, and he is the father of the actors
Tasuku Emoto
is a Japanese actor represented by Alpha Agency. His father is actor Akira Emoto, his mother is actress Kazue Tsunogae, his brother is actor Tokio Emoto, and his wife is actress Sakura Ando.
Biography
Emoto was born in Tokyo on 1986. In 2001 he ...
and
Tokio Emoto
is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Knockout.
Biography
Emoto's father is Akira Emoto, his mother is Kazue Tsunogae, and his brother is Tasuku Emoto. He is left-handed.
In 2003, Emoto had his acting debut in the film, '' ...
.
Selected filmography
Film
Television
Honours
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Medal with Purple Ribbon
are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done meritorious deeds and also to those who have achieved excellence in their field of work. The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and we ...
(2011)
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Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2019)
References
External links
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1948 births
People from Chūō, Tokyo
Living people
Japanese male film actors
Japanese male television actors
Male actors from Tokyo
Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon
Recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun, 4th class
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors
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