People
Akaji Maro
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:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Kaiju Guy! | 2025-01-31 |
| Or Utopia as Ken Hirayama | 2024-11-16 |
| A Day Begins | 2024-10-11 |
| We Are Aliens | 2024-06-07 |
| Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts as Himself | 2023-10-12 |
| Love Will Tear Us Apart as Ryûjin Maro | 2023-08-19 |
| We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams | 2023-01-06 |
| Doomsday Detective | 2022-12-16 |
| Tonbi as Kaiun | 2022-04-08 |
| Ox-Head Village as Kanon's Grandfather | 2022-02-18 |
| Lupin's Daughter: The Movie as Iwao Mikumo | 2021-10-15 |
| Dreams on Fire as Grandfather | 2021-03-06 |
| Under the Turquoise Sky as Saburo | 2021-02-26 |
| Ghost Master as Tetsuhiko Todoroki | 2019-12-06 |
| SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3 as Narration (voice) | 2019-11-22 |
| Hell Girl as Wanyudo | 2019-11-15 |
| Katsu Fūtarō! ! | 2019-11-01 |
| Birdsong as Akira | 2019-05-31 |
| Fly Me to the Saitama as Sojyuro Saionji | 2019-02-22 |
| Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project as On (segment "Kuu") | 2018-06-22 |
| Sekigahara as Ishin Shimazu | 2017-08-26 |
| Neko Ninja as Katsuragi | 2017-05-20 |
| The Projects as Gondo | 2016-06-04 |
| En moi as Man on Duty | 2016-05-20 |
| The Emperor in August as Admiral Hisanori Fujita | 2015-08-08 |
| Kakekomi as Seisetsu | 2015-05-16 |
| Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition | 2015-04-11 |
| A Light in the Distance | 2015-04-01 |
| Disconcerto as Oka | 2014-10-18 |
| Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III as Toyotomi Hideyoshi | 2014-03-29 |
| TAP: Perfect Education | 2013-11-09 |
| Why Don't You Play in Hell? | 2013-09-14 |
| SPEC: Heaven as Akira Nitanai | 2012-04-07 |
| The Pod of Good Fortune as Yonosuke Matsudaira | 2012-02-25 |
| Hanezu as Yo-Chan | 2012-02-01 |
| Crazy Camel | 2012-01-01 |
| Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume | 2011-11-19 |
| Sukiyaki | 2011-09-23 |
| Tada's Do-It-All House as Oka | 2011-04-23 |
| Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Boss Ozawah | 2011-03-27 |
| Yakuza Weapon as Kenzo Iwaki | 2011-02-27 |
| Postcard as Monk | 2010-10-27 |
| Kazura | 2010-01-30 |
| Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly | 2009-11-21 |
| Dark Harbour | 2009-07-11 |
| Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky | 2009-02-07 |
| Shaolin Girl as Rin's Master | 2008-04-26 |
| Be a Man!! Samurai School as Heihachi Edajima | 2008-01-26 |
| The Naked Summer | 2008-01-19 |
| Pacchigi! Love & Peace | 2007-10-10 |
| Awakening | 2007-01-27 |
| Piledriver | 2007-01-13 |
| GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night as Makai Priest Amon | 2006-12-15 |
| Damejin as Shinjuku-San | 2006-07-01 |
| The Whispering of the Gods as Shopkeeper | 2005-12-17 |
| Into a Dream as Sato's Father | 2005-06-11 |
| The Motive as A-san | 2004-12-18 |
| Wild Flowers | 2004-04-17 |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Boss Ozawah | 2004-04-16 |
| Akame 48 Waterfalls as Triangular Eyes | 2003-10-25 |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Boss Ozawah | 2003-10-10 |
| 9 Souls as Owner of Candy Shop | 2003-07-19 |
| Samurai Resurrection as Ieyasu Tokugawa | 2003-04-26 |
| Ginji the Slasher as Ōmuta | 2003-03-29 |
| Jam Films | 2002-12-28 |
| Pandora Hong Kong Leg as Young Man | 2002-12-28 |
| Madness in Bloom | 2002-10-19 |
| Drive as Lord Kobari | 2002-08-24 |
| Shangri-La as Ookura Nagashima | 2002-08-03 |
| KT as Susumu Kawahara | 2002-05-03 |
| Toy Reanimator as Mr Iwai | 2002-01-01 |
| Suicide Club as Detective Murata | 2001-10-29 |
| Utsushimi as Self | 2000-12-18 |
| Swing Man as Oda | 2000-10-28 |
| The City of Lost Souls as Okijima Gang Member | 2000-09-15 |
| Persona as Daimon | 2000-08-05 |
| Making of Gemini as Self | 2000-05-12 |
| Monday as Homeless Man / Demon | 2000-04-29 |
| Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War | 2000-03-10 |
| Gemini as Kakubê | 1999-09-15 |
| New Molester Diary 2 | 1999-09-10 |
| The Night the Angel Turned Away as Aota | 1999-07-10 |
| Kikujiro as Crazy Man | 1999-06-05 |
| Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha | 1999-02-20 |
| Will to Live | 1999-01-15 |
| Pornostar as Yakuza Boss | 1998-10-10 |
| Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1 as Tenkai | 1998-08-21 |
| Unlucky Monkey as Hobo | 1998-07-18 |
| The Outer Way | 1998-06-05 |
| Hanako of the Toilet as Monk | 1998-06-04 |
| The Haunted Lantern | 1998-04-28 |
| Guard Dog | 1997-11-07 |
| Lie Lie Lie as Den | 1997-10-04 |
| Cat's Eye as Umehara | 1997-08-30 |
| Postman Blues as Boss of Minato Gang | 1997-08-16 |
| An Angel with Many Scars | 1997-04-19 |
| Moonlight Serenade as Circus performer | 1997-03-15 |
| Born to Be Baby | 1997-01-01 |
| Dangan Runner as Kibo Boss | 1996-11-09 |
| That's Cheating! The Biggest Plan in History? | 1996-08-10 |
| The Trap as Lt. Nakayama | 1996-05-25 |
| Known As! Pissken | 1996-05-10 |
| Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground as Himself | 1995-12-12 |
| A Last Note | 1995-06-03 |
| Boxer Joe | 1995-05-27 |
| The Stairway to the Distant Past as Lt. Nakayama | 1995-03-18 |
| Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe as Kanji, Nobuko's father | 1995-01-28 |
| King of Bargain: Heaven-Reaching Horn | 1995-01-01 |
| The Nearest Place to the Sky | 1994-10-15 |
| Uneasy Encounters as Man of dry river bed | 1994-04-23 |
| The Most Terrible Time in My Life as Lt. Nakayama | 1994-03-05 |
| This Is Shinogi | 1994-02-04 |
| All Under the Moon as Senba | 1993-11-06 |
| Death of the Lion Kings as Sakurai | 1993-04-17 |
| The Room as The Hitman | 1992-04-22 |
| Check as Hakugin | 1991-11-25 |
| Yumeji as Criminal | 1991-05-31 |
| Ready to Shoot as Sakurada | 1990-11-17 |
| Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis as Himself | 1990-01-01 |
| Circus Boys as Tattoo Master | 1989-11-23 |
| Knockout as Daisuke Kamoi | 1989-11-11 |
| 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 | 1989-11-04 |
| Shinran: Path to Purity | 1987-06-02 |
| Mitsugetsu as Brokerage Firm President | 1984-01-28 |
| The Dropout as Painter | 1982-10-02 |
| Kagero-za as Homeless | 1981-08-21 |
| Zigeunerweisen | 1980-04-01 |
| Kami no ochite kita hi | 1979-10-24 |
| The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro | 1977-09-17 |
| Evil Spirits in the Darkness as Hirose Kinzō | 1971-06-07 |
| Diary of a Shinjuku Thief as Actor | 1969-02-15 |
| The Notorious Concubines | 1968-09-27 |
| Crazy Love | 1968-09-22 |
| The Pistol That Sprouted Hair as Taka | 1968-05-01 |
| Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands | 1967-10-03 |



