Akaji Maro
Appearance
Akaji Maro | |
---|---|
Born | Kanazawa, Japan | February 23, 1943
Occupation(s) | Actor, Butoka, and theater director. |
Years active | 1964–present |
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Children | Tatsushi Ōmori Nao Ōmori |
Akaji Maro (麿 赤児, Maro Akaji, born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese actor, Butoka,[1] and theater director.
Early life
In 1943, Maro was born in Sakurai, Nara, Japan.[2]
Career
Maro's film career began in 1980. As an actor, Maro has over 42 film. In 1972 Maro is the founder of Dairakudakan Temputenshiki.[3][2]
Personal life
Maro's sons are film director Tatsushi Ōmori, a film director, and Nao Ōmori, an actor.
Filmography
Film
- Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands (1967)
- Ke no haeta kenjû (1968) as Taka
- Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969)
- Yami no naka no chimimoryo (1971) as Kinzo
- Kuroki Taro no ai to bôken (1977)
- Zigeunerweisen (1980)
- Kagero-za (1981) as Homeless
- Burst City (1982)
- Yaju-deka (1982) as Painter
- Mitsugetsu (1984)
- Shinran: Path to Purity (1987) as Nanzame
- Nijisseiki shônen dokuhon (1989) as Tattoo Master
- Dotsuitarunen (1989) as Daisuke Kamoi
- Ware ni utsu yoi ari (1990) as Sakurada
- Yumeji (1991)
- Waga jinsei saiaku no toki (1993) as Lt. Nakayama
- Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru (1993) as Senba
- Heya (1993)
- Shishioh-tachi no saigo (1993) as Sakurai
- Kowagaru hitobito (1994) as Man of dry river bed
- Aozora ni ichiban chikai basho (1994)
- Yamato Takeru (1994)
- Heisei musekinin-ikka: Tokyo de luxe (1995) as Kanji, Nobuko's father
- Harukana jidai no kaidan o (1995) as Detective
- Gogo no Yuigon-jo (1995)
- That's Cunning! Shijo saidai no sakusen (1996)
- Dangan ranna (1996)
- Wana (1996) as Detective
- Moonlight Serenade (1997)
- Kizu darake no tenshi (1997) as Owner of the firm
- Postman Blues (1997) as Boss of Minato gang
- Cat's Eye (1997)
- Lie lie Lie (1997) as Den
- Pieta (1997) as Cop
- Anrakkî monkî (1998) as Hobo
- Shinsei toire no Hanako-san (1998)
- Kunoichi ninpô-chô: Yagyû gaiden (1998) as Tenkai
- Poruno sutâ (1998) as Yakuza Boss
- Gedo (1998) as Kuwata
- Shin karajishi kabushiki kaisha (1999)
- Kikujiro (1999) as Crazy Man
- Tenshi ni misuterareta yoru (1999) as Aota
- Gemini (1999) as Kakubê
- Hyôryû-gai (2000)
- Swing Man (2000) as Oda
- Kamen gakuen (2001) as Daimon
- Monday (2000)
- Utsushimi (2000) as Himself
- Suicide Club (2001) as Detective Murata
- Gin no otoko (2001, part 1, 2)
- KT (2002) as Susumu Kawahara
- Shangri-La (2002) as Ookura Nagashima
- Drive (2002) as Lord Kobari, ghost warrior
- Jam Films (2002) (segment "Pandora - Hong Kong Leg")
- Gangu shuriya (2002) as Mr. Iwai
- Makai Tensho (2003) as Ieyasu Tokugawa
- 9 Souls (2003) as Owner of Candy Shop
- Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) as Boss Ozawah[4]
- Akame shijuya taki shinju misui (2003)
- Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) as Boss Ozawah
- Wairudo furawazu (2004)
- Riyû (2004) as A-san
- Yume no naka e (2005)
- The Whispering of the Gods (2005) as Shopkeeper
- Damejin (2006)
- Pacchigi! Love & Peace (2007)
- Hadaka no natsu (2008)
- Shôrin shôjo (2008) as Rin's Master
- Asahiyama dôbutsuen: Pengin ga sora o tobu (2008)
- Sakigake!! Otokojuku (2008)
- Futoko (2009)
- Mogera wogura (2009)
- Kazura (2010)
- Meon (2010)
- Ichimai no hagaki (2010) as Monk
- Yakuza Weapon (2011)
- Tada's Do-It-All House (2011) as Oka
- Hanezu (2011) as Yo-chan archeologist
- Gokudô meshi (2011)
- Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume (2011)
- Kôun no tsubo (2012) as Yonosuke
- SPEC: Ten (2012) as Akira Nitanai
- TAP: Kanzennaru shiiku (2013)
- A no dentou (2014)
- Zipang Punk (2014) as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- Mahoro ekimae kyôsôkyoku (2014)
- Kakekomi (2015) as Seisetsu
- The Emperor in August (2015) as Hisanori Fujita
- Danchi (2016) as Gondo
- Nekonin (2017) as Katsuragi
- Sekigahara (2017) as Shimazu Yoshihiro
- Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project (2018) as On (segment "Kuu")
- Turquoise no Sora no Shita de (2018)
- Fly Me to the Saitama (2019) as Sojuro Saionji
- Birdsong (2019) as Akira
- Ghost Master (2019)
- Katsu Fūtarō!! (2019)
- Hell Girl (2019) as Wanyūdō
Television
- Kindaichi Case Files (1996)
- Psychometrer Eiji (1997)
- Aoi Tokugawa Sandai (2000) as Shimazu Yoshihiro
- GARO (2006)
- Yamada Tarō Monogatari (2007)
- Atsuhime (2008)
- Gunshi Kanbei (2014) as Enman
- Smoking (2018) as Sunaji
- Manpuku (2018)
References
- ^ LLC, New York Media (1988-03-07). New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. pp. 104–. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ a b "The Master: Akaji Maro". metropolisjapan.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Akaji Maro". rankingfilms.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Kill Bill: Vol 1 (2003)". IMDb. Retrieved August 19, 2019.