Akaji Maro
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Directed
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
Filmography
Kaiju Guy!
2025
Just a bit Espers
2025
Or Utopia
2024
as Ken Hirayama
We Are Aliens
2024
A Day Begins
2024
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
2023
as Himself
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
2023
Love Will Tear Us Apart
2023
as Ryûjin Maro
Hayabusa Fire Brigade
2023
as Tasuku Enishi
Doomsday Detective
2022
Ox-Head Village
2022
as Kanon's Grandfather
Tonbi
2022
as Kaiun
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
2022
as 老人
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
2022
Dreams on Fire
2021
as Grandfather
Under the Turquoise Sky
2021
as Saburo
Lupin's Daughter: The Movie
2021
as Iwao Mikumo
Papa ga Mo Ichido Koi wo Shita
2020
as Yamashita Tarosuke
Katsu Fūtarō! !
2019
Fly Me to the Saitama
2019
as Sojyuro Saionji
Hell Girl
2019
as Wanyudo
Birdsong
2019
as Akira
Ghost Master
2019
as Tetsuhiko Todoroki
SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3
2019
as Narration (voice)
Daughter of Lupin
2019
as Mikumo Iwao
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
The Naked Director
2019
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
2018
as On (segment "Kuu")
Way Too Kawaii!
2018
as Shinjiro Tatsumi
dele
2018
Mampuku
2018
as Konosuke Jingu
Neko Ninja
2017
as Katsuragi
Sekigahara
2017
as Ishin Shimazu
En moi
2016
as Man on Duty
The Projects
2016
as Gondo
Kamogawa Shokudo
2016
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2016
A Light in the Distance
2015
The Emperor in August
2015
as Admiral Hisanori Fujita
Kakekomi
2015
as Seisetsu
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
2015
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015
as Denzaburo Fujita
永久就職試験
2015
as 모리오카 아버지
Disconcerto
2014
as Oka
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
2014
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Osoroshi
2014
TAP: Perfect Education
2013
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013
Tada's Do-It-All House
2013
Crazy Camel
2012
SPEC: Heaven
2012
as Akira Nitanai
Hanezu
2012
as Yo-Chan
The Pod of Good Fortune
2012
as Yonosuke Matsudaira
Yakuza Weapon
2011
as Kenzo Iwaki
Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume
2011
Tada's Do-It-All House
2011
as Oka
Sukiyaki
2011
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
as Boss Ozawah
Goldfish Club
2011
as Mizuki Yozo
Postcard
2010
as Monk
Kazura
2010
Dark Harbour
2009
Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly
2009
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
2009
Be a Man!! Samurai School
2008
as Heihachi Edajima
The Naked Summer
2008
Shaolin Girl
2008
as Rin's Master
Awakening
2007
Piledriver
2007
Pacchigi! Love & Peace
2007
The Story of Yamada Taro
2007
as Mimura Hijirichi
GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night
2006
as Makai Priest Amon
Damejin
2006
as Shinjuku-San
美しい罠
2006
Into a Dream
2005
as Sato's Father
The Whispering of the Gods
2005
as Shopkeeper
GARO
2005
as Amon
Affectionate Time
2005
as Amano Rokusuke
GARO
2005
as Makai Priest Amon
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
as Boss Ozawah
Wild Flowers
2004
The Motive
2004
as A-san
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
as Hōan Tatara
Ginji the Slasher
2003
as Ōmuta
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
as Boss Ozawah
9 Souls
2003
as Owner of Candy Shop
Akame 48 Waterfalls
2003
as Triangular Eyes
Samurai Resurrection
2003
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
Shangri-La
2002
as Ookura Nagashima
Toy Reanimator
2002
as Mr Iwai
Jam Films
2002
KT
2002
as Susumu Kawahara
Drive
2002
as Lord Kobari
Madness in Bloom
2002
Pandora Hong Kong Leg
2002
as Young Man
Suicide Club
2001
as Detective Murata
The City of Lost Souls
2000
as Okijima Gang Member
Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War
2000
Utsushimi
2000
as Self
Making of Gemini
2000
as Self
Monday
2000
as Homeless Man / Demon
Persona
2000
as Daimon
Swing Man
2000
as Oda
Shin Mahjong Demon 4: Kabukicho, Gamblers' Alley
2000
The Password is Courage
2000
Kikujiro
1999
as Crazy Man
Gemini
1999
as Kakubê
Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha
1999
The Night the Angel Turned Away
1999
as Aota
Will to Live
1999
New Molester Diary 2
1999
The Haunted Lantern
1998
Pornostar
1998
as Yakuza Boss
Hanako of the Toilet
1998
as Monk
The Outer Way
1998
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1
1998
as Tenkai
Unlucky Monkey
1998
as Hobo
Postman Blues
1997
as Boss of Minato Gang
Lie Lie Lie
1997
as Den
An Angel with Many Scars
1997
Born to Be Baby
1997
Moonlight Serenade
1997
as Circus performer
Guard Dog
1997
Cat's Eye
1997
as Umehara
The Trap
1996
as Lt. Nakayama
Known As! Pissken
1996
Dangan Runner
1996
as Kibo Boss
That's Cheating! The Biggest Plan in History?
1996
Boxer Joe
1995
A Last Note
1995
The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
as Lt. Nakayama
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
1995
as Kanji, Nobuko's father
Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground
1995
as Himself
King of Bargain: Heaven-Reaching Horn
1995
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
1995
as Goryu Tachibana
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
as Lt. Nakayama
This Is Shinogi
1994
The Nearest Place to the Sky
1994
Uneasy Encounters
1994
as Man of dry river bed
The Room
1993
as The Hitman
All Under the Moon
1993
as Senba
Death of the Lion Kings
1993
as Sakurai
Keeping-Words Sisters Chouchoutrian
1993
as Otori-sama
Yumeji
1991
as Criminal
Check
1991
as Hakugin
Cockroach Trading Company's Hilarious Tale: The Five Hundred Million Yen Blues of Love
1991
as Yukiko Miki's father, head of the Yamadaka-gumi
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
1990
as Himself
Ready to Shoot
1990
as Sakurada
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
1989
as Mikio Yamashita
Circus Boys
1989
as Tattoo Master
Knockout
1989
as Daisuke Kamoi
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987
Mitsugetsu
1984
as Brokerage Firm President
The Dropout
1982
as Painter
Kagero-za
1981
as Homeless
Zigeunerweisen
1980
Kami no ochite kita hi
1979
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
1971
as Hirose Kinzō
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
1969
as Actor
The Pistol That Sprouted Hair
1968
as Taka
The Notorious Concubines
1968
Crazy Love
1968
Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands
1967