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Akaji Maro
Born
February 23, 1943
Age 82
Place of Birth
Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Career Highlights
134
Movies
22
TV Shows
2
Directed
Also Known As
麿赤児
磨赤儿
آکاجی مارو
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Akaji Maro
Acting
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.
Movies
134
TV Shows
22
Director
2
8.5
Kaiju Guy!
Cast
2025
5.0
Or Utopia
as
Ken Hirayama
2024
0
A Day Begins
Cast
2024
5.0
We Are Aliens
Cast
2024
0
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
as
Himself
2023
7.0
Love Will Tear Us Apart
as
Ryûjin Maro
2023
7.7
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
Cast
2023
7.0
Doomsday Detective
Cast
2022
8.0
Tonbi
as
Kaiun
2022
5.7
Ox-Head Village
as
Kanon's Grandfather
2022
6.8
Lupin's Daughter: The Movie
as
Iwao Mikumo
2021
8.0
Dreams on Fire
as
Grandfather
2021
0
Under the Turquoise Sky
as
Saburo
2021
5.2
Ghost Master
as
Tetsuhiko Todoroki
2019
10.0
SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3
as
Narration (voice)
2019
6.2
Hell Girl
as
Wanyudo
2019
0
Katsu Fūtarō! !
Cast
2019
5.5
Birdsong
as
Akira
2019
6.7
Fly me to the Saitama
as
Sojyuro Saionji
2019
7.0
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
as
On (segment "Kuu")
2018
7.0
Sekigahara
as
Ishin Shimazu
2017
4.5
Neko Ninja
as
Katsuragi
2017
6.6
The Projects
as
Gondo
2016
2.3
En moi
as
Man on Duty
2016
6.4
The Emperor in August
as
Admiral Hisanori Fujita
2015
5.9
Kakekomi
as
Seisetsu
2015
6.3
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
Cast
2015
0
A Light in the Distance
Cast
2015
6.4
Disconcerto
as
Oka
2014
5.0
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
as
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
2014
0
TAP: Perfect Education
Cast
2013
7.4
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Cast
2013
7.2
SPEC: Heaven
as
Akira Nitanai
2012
8.0
The Pod of Good Fortune
as
Yonosuke Matsudaira
2012
6.0
Hanezu
as
Yo-Chan
2012
0
Crazy Camel
Cast
2012
0
Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume
Cast
2011
8.0
Sukiyaki
Cast
2011
6.5
Tada's Do-It-All House
as
Oka
2011
8.0
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as
Boss Ozawah
2011
4.3
Yakuza Weapon
as
Kenzo Iwaki
2011
5.4
Postcard
as
Monk
2010
7.0
Kazura
Cast
2010
0
Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly
Cast
2009
5.1
Dark Harbour
Cast
2009
8.8
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
Cast
2009
5.0
Shaolin Girl
as
Rin's Master
2008
4.7
Be a Man!! Samurai School
as
Heihachi Edajima
2008
0
The Naked Summer
Cast
2008
7.0
Pacchigi! Love & Peace
Cast
2007
5.0
Awakening
Cast
2007
0
Piledriver
Cast
2007
7.6
GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night
as
Makai Priest Amon
2006
5.0
Damejin
Cast
2006
5.0
The Whispering of the Gods
as
Shopkeeper
2005
6.0
Into a Dream
as
Sato's Father
2005
6.4
The Motive
as
A-san
2004
0
Wild Flowers
Cast
2004
7.9
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as
Boss Ozawah
2004
5.6
Akame 48 Waterfalls
as
Triangular Eyes
2003
8.0
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as
Boss Ozawah
2003
6.4
9 Souls
as
Owner of Candy Shop
2003
4.7
Samurai Resurrection
as
Ieyasu Tokugawa
2003
6.3
Ginji - The Slasher
as
Ōmuta
2003
7.8
Jam Films
Cast
2002
0
Pandora Hong Kong Leg
as
Young Man
2002
6.0
Madness in Bloom
Cast
2002
6.6
Drive
as
Lord Kobari
2002
7.4
Shangri-La
as
Ookura Nagashima
2002
5.5
KT
as
Susumu Kawahara
2002
5.7
Toy Reanimator
as
Mr Iwai
2002
6.5
Suicide Club
as
Detective Murata
2001
4.5
Utsushimi
as
Self
2000
0
Swing Man
as
Oda
2000
6.1
The City of Lost Souls
as
Okijima Gang Member
2000
6.0
Persona
as
Daimon
2000
0
Making of Gemini
as
Self
2000
6.9
Monday
as
Homeless Man / Demon
2000
0
Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War
Cast
2000
6.5
Gemini
as
Kakubê
1999
0
新・痴漢日記2
Cast
1999
0
The Night the Angel Turned Away
as
Aota
1999
7.5
Kikujiro
as
Crazy Man
1999
0
Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha
Cast
1999
6.3
Will to Live
Cast
1999
6.3
Pornostar
as
Yakuza Boss
1998
3.4
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1
as
Tenkai
1998
6.5
Unlucky Monkey
as
Hobo
1998
6.0
The Outer Way
Cast
1998
5.5
Hanako of the Toilet
as
Monk
1998
7.0
The Haunted Lantern
Cast
1998
0
Guard Dog
Cast
1997
0
Lie Lie Lie
as
Den
1997
3.5
Cat's Eye
as
Umehara
1997
7.3
Postman Blues
as
Boss of Minato Gang
1997
0
An Angel with Many Scars
Cast
1997
5.4
Moonlight Serenade
as
Circus performer
1997
0
Born to Be Baby
Cast
1997
6.9
Dangan Runner
as
Kibo Boss
1996
6.7
That's Cunning! Shijo Saidai no Sakusen?
Cast
1996
6.8
The Trap
as
Lt. Nakayama
1996
0
Known As! Pissken
Cast
1996
5.9
Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground
as
Himself
1995
7.0
A Last Note
Cast
1995
0
Boxer Joe
Cast
1995
7.0
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as
Lt. Nakayama
1995
0
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
as
Kanji, Nobuko's father
1995
0
The Nearest Place to the Sky
Cast
1994
0
Uneasy Encounters
as
Man of dry river bed
1994
7.1
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
as
Lt. Nakayama
1994
0
This Is Shinogi
Cast
1994
5.8
All Under the Moon
as
Senba
1993
0
Death of the Lion Kings
as
Sakurai
1993
6.1
The Room
as
The Hitman
1992
0
Check
as
Hakugin
1991
6.3
Yumeji
as
Criminal
1991
2.0
Ready to Shoot
as
Sakurada
1990
8.0
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
as
Himself
1990
6.5
Circus Boys
as
Tattoo Master
1989
6.5
Knockout
as
Daisuke Kamoi
1989
0
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
as
Mikio Yamashita
1989
5.0
Shinran: Path to Purity
Cast
1987
6.5
Mitsugetsu
as
Brokerage Firm President
1984
7.0
The Dropout
Cast
1982
6.5
Kagero-za
as
Homeless
1981
6.5
Zigeunerweisen
Cast
1980
0
Kami no ochite kita hi
Cast
1979
7.8
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Cast
1977
5.5
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
as
Hirose Kinzō
1971
4.5
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
as
Actor
1969
3.0
The Notorious Concubines
Cast
1968
4.3
Crazy Love
Cast
1968
0
The Pistol That Sprouted Hair
as
Taka
1968
5.1
Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands
Cast
1967
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