Person
Akaji Maro
Acting · Born 1943-02-23 · Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Akaji Maro (麿 赤児 Maro Akaji, born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese actor, butoh performer, and theater director. He is the founder of Dairakudakan. One of his sons is the film director Tatsushi Ōmori; another is the actor Nao Ōmori.
Known for
GARO
Amon
The Naked Director
2019
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
Goryu Tachibana
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Boss Ozawah
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Boss Ozawah
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Boss Ozawah
The Notorious Concubines
1968
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
Kikujiro
Crazy Man
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2016
Filmography
- 2025Just a bit Espers
- 2025Kaiju Guy!
- 2024Or UtopiaKen Hirayama
- 2024A Day Begins
- 2024We Are Aliens
- 2023Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese GhostsHimself
- 2023Love Will Tear Us ApartRyûjin Maro
- 2023Hayabusa Fire BrigadeTasuku Enishi
- 2023We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
- 2022Doomsday Detective
- 2022TonbiKaiun
- 2022Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama老人
- 2022Ox-Head VillageKanon's Grandfather
- 2021Lupin's Daughter: The MovieIwao Mikumo
- 2021Dreams on FireGrandfather
- 2021Under the Turquoise SkySaburo
- 2020Papa ga Mo Ichido Koi wo ShitaYamashita Tarosuke
- 2019Ghost MasterTetsuhiko Todoroki
- 2019SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3Narration (voice)
- 2019Hell GirlWanyudo
- 2019Katsu Fūtarō! !
- 2019The Naked Director
- 2019Daughter of LupinMikumo Iwao
- 2019BirdsongAkira
- 2019Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
- 2019Fly Me to the SaitamaSojyuro Saionji
- 2018Way Too Kawaii!Shinjiro Tatsumi
- 2018dele
- 2018Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters ProjectOn (segment "Kuu")
- 2017SekigaharaIshin Shimazu
- 2017Neko NinjaKatsuragi
- 2016The ProjectsGondo
- 2016En moiMan on Duty
- 2016Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
- 2016Kamogawa Shokudo
- 2015永久就職試験모리오카 아버지
- 2015Keisei Saimin no OtokoDenzaburo Fujita
- 2015The Emperor in AugustAdmiral Hisanori Fujita
- 2015KakekomiSeisetsu
- 2015Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
- 2015A Light in the Distance
- 2014DisconcertoOka
- 2014Osoroshi
- 2014Zipang Punk Goemon Rock IIIToyotomi Hideyoshi
- 2013TAP: Perfect Education
- 2013Why Don't You Play in Hell?
- 2013Tada's Do-It-All House
- 2012SPEC: HeavenAkira Nitanai
- 2012The Pod of Good FortuneYonosuke Matsudaira
- 2012HanezuYo-Chan
- 2012Crazy Camel
- 2011Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume
- 2011Sukiyaki
- 2011Goldfish ClubMizuki Yozo
- 2011Tada's Do-It-All HouseOka
- 2011Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairBoss Ozawah
- 2011Yakuza WeaponKenzo Iwaki
- 2010PostcardMonk
- 2010Kazura
- 2009Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly
- 2009Dark Harbour
- 2009Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
- 2008Shaolin GirlRin's Master
- 2008Be a Man!! Samurai SchoolHeihachi Edajima
- 2008The Naked Summer
- 2007The Story of Yamada TaroMimura Hijirichi
- 2007Pacchigi! Love & Peace
- 2007Awakening
- 2007Piledriver
- 2006GARO Special: Beast of the Demon NightMakai Priest Amon
- 2006美しい罠
- 2006DamejinShinjuku-San
- 2005The Whispering of the GodsShopkeeper
- 2005GAROAmon
- 2005GAROMakai Priest Amon
- 2005Into a DreamSato's Father
- 2005Affectionate TimeAmano Rokusuke
- 2004The MotiveA-san
- 2004Wild Flowers
- 2004Kill Bill: Vol. 2Boss Ozawah
- 2004稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズHōan Tatara
- 2003Akame 48 WaterfallsTriangular Eyes
- 2003Kill Bill: Vol. 1Boss Ozawah
- 20039 SoulsOwner of Candy Shop
- 2003Samurai ResurrectionIeyasu Tokugawa
- 2003Ginji the SlasherŌmuta
- 2002Jam Films
- 2002Pandora Hong Kong LegYoung Man
- 2002Madness in Bloom
- 2002DriveLord Kobari
- 2002Shangri-LaOokura Nagashima
- 2002KTSusumu Kawahara
- 2002Toy ReanimatorMr Iwai
- 2001Suicide ClubDetective Murata
- 2000UtsushimiSelf
- 2000Swing ManOda
- 2000The City of Lost SoulsOkijima Gang Member
- 2000PersonaDaimon
- 2000The Password is Courage
- 2000Making of GeminiSelf
- 2000MondayHomeless Man / Demon
- 2000Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War
- 2000Shin Mahjong Demon 4: Kabukicho, Gamblers' Alley
- 1999GeminiKakubê
- 1999New Molester Diary 2
- 1999The Night the Angel Turned AwayAota
- 1999KikujiroCrazy Man
- 1999Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha
- 1999Will to Live
- 1998PornostarYakuza Boss
- 1998Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1Tenkai
- 1998Unlucky MonkeyHobo
- 1998The Outer Way
- 1998Hanako of the ToiletMonk
- 1998The Haunted Lantern
- 1997Guard Dog
- 1997Lie Lie LieDen
- 1997Cat's EyeUmehara
- 1997Postman BluesBoss of Minato Gang
- 1997An Angel with Many Scars
- 1997Moonlight SerenadeCircus performer
- 1997Born to Be Baby
- 1996Dangan RunnerKibo Boss
- 1996That's Cheating! The Biggest Plan in History?
- 1996The TrapLt. Nakayama
- 1996Known As! Pissken
- 1995Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese UndergroundHimself
- 1995The Files of the Young KindaichiGoryu Tachibana
- 1995A Last Note
- 1995Boxer Joe
- 1995The Stairway to the Distant PastLt. Nakayama
- 1995Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de LuxeKanji, Nobuko's father
- 1995King of Bargain: Heaven-Reaching Horn
- 1994The Nearest Place to the Sky
- 1994Uneasy EncountersMan of dry river bed
- 1994The Most Terrible Time in My LifeLt. Nakayama
- 1994This Is Shinogi
- 1993All Under the MoonSenba
- 1993The RoomThe Hitman
- 1993Death of the Lion KingsSakurai
- 1993Keeping-Words Sisters ChouchoutrianOtori-sama
- 1991CheckHakugin
- 1991YumejiCriminal
- 1990Ready to ShootSakurada
- 1990Butoh: Body on the Edge of CrisisHimself
- 1989Circus BoysTattoo Master
- 1989KnockoutDaisuke Kamoi
- 1989幸福な市民～勤勉とは？ ライオンのように生きたいと願った男の悲喜劇Mikio Yamashita
- 1987Shinran: Path to Purity
- 1984Sexual Beast SacrificeDirector
- 1984MitsugetsuBrokerage Firm President
- 1982The DropoutPainter
- 1981Kagero-zaHomeless
- 1980Zigeunerweisen
- 1979Kami no ochite kita hi
- 1977The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
- 1971Evil Spirits in the DarknessHirose Kinzō
- 1969Diary of a Shinjuku ThiefActor
- 1968The Notorious Concubines
- 1968Crazy Love
- 1968The Pistol That Sprouted HairTaka
- 1967Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands
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