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Tōru Emori

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Tōru Emori
Born (1944-01-25) 25 January 1944 (age 80)
Occupation(s)Actor and theater director
Years active1965-present

Tōru Emori (江守 徹, Emori Tōru, born Tetsuo Kato (加藤 徹夫); 25 January 1944) is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and theater director. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1965.

Career

Emori entered the acting school at the Bungakuza theater troupe in 1962 and came to fame with the play Ōmugiiri no chikin sūpu in 1964.[1] Also appearing on television and in film, he began directing theater in 1981 with Hamlet.[1]

Selected filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1983 Genma Taisen Vega voice
1998 Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas Captain voice
2003 Tokyo Godfathers Gin voice
2006 Paprika Doctor Kōsaku Tokita voice
2007 Glory to the Filmmaker!
2008 Dive!! Ichiro Maehara
TV
Year Title Role Notes
1966 Minamoto no Yoshitsune Taiga drama
1973 Kunitori Monogatari Kuroda Kanbei Taiga drama
1975 Genroku Taiheiki Ōishi Kuranosuke Taiga drama
2000 Aoi Tokugawa Sandai Ishida Mitsunari Taiga drama
2008 Atsuhime Tokugawa Nariaki Taiga drama
2009 Saka no Ue no Kumo Yamagata Aritomo
2010 Fumō Chitai Tabuchi
2015 Hana Moyu Akuzawa Gonzō Taiga drama

References

  1. ^ a b "Emori Tōru". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 28 February 2015.