Akaji Maro

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Akaji Maro (麿 赤児, Maro Akaji; born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese butoh performer, theater director, and film actor.[1][2]

Born (1943-02-23) February 23, 1943 (age 83)
Kanazawa, Japan
OccupationsButoh artist, theater director and actor.
Yearsactive1964–present
ChildrenTatsushi Ōmori
Nao Ōmori
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Akaji Maro
麿 赤児
Akaji at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2024
Born (1943-02-23) February 23, 1943 (age 83)
Kanazawa, Japan
OccupationsButoh artist, theater director and actor.
Years active1964–present
ChildrenTatsushi Ōmori
Nao Ōmori
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Early life

In 1943, Maro was born in Sakurai, Nara, Japan.[3]

Career

In 1972, Maro founded the Dairakudakan Temputenshiki (大駱駝艦・天賦典式, The Great Camel Battleship), a large-scale butoh company which has gained an enduring international reputation.[1]

Maro's film career began in 1980. As an actor, he has appeared in over 42 films.[4][3]

Personal life

Maro has two sons: Tatsushi Ōmori, who is a film director, and Nao Ōmori, an actor.

Filmography

Film

  • Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands (1967)
  • Ke no haeta kenjû (1968), Taka
  • Diary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969)
  • Yami no naka no chimimoryo (1971), Kinzo
  • Kuroki Taro no ai to bôken (1977)
  • Zigeunerweisen (1980)
  • Kagero-za (1981), Homeless
  • Burst City (1982)
  • Yaju-deka (1982), Painter
  • Mitsugetsu (1984)
  • Shinran: Path to Purity (1987), Nanzame
  • Nijisseiki shônen dokuhon (1989), Tattoo Master
  • Dotsuitarunen (1989), Daisuke Kamoi
  • Ware ni utsu yoi ari (1990), Sakurada
  • Yumeji (1991)
  • Waga jinsei saiaku no toki (1993), Lt. Nakayama
  • Tsuki wa dotchi ni dete iru (1993), Senba
  • Heya (1993)
  • Shishioh-tachi no saigo (1993), Sakurai
  • Kowagaru hitobito (1994), Man of dry river bed
  • Aozora ni ichiban chikai basho (1994)
  • Yamato Takeru (1994)
  • Heisei musekinin-ikka: Tokyo de luxe (1995), Kanji, Nobuko's father
  • Harukana jidai no kaidan o (1995), Detective
  • Gogo no Yuigon-jo (1995)
  • That's Cunning! Shijo saidai no sakusen (1996)
  • Dangan Runner (1996)
  • Wana (1996), Detective
  • Moonlight Serenade (1997)
  • Kizu darake no tenshi (1997), Owner of the firm
  • Postman Blues (1997), Boss of Minato gang
  • Cat's Eye (1997)
  • Lie lie Lie (1997), Den[5]
  • Pieta (1997), Cop
  • Anrakkî monkî (1998), Hobo
  • Shinsei toire no Hanako-san (1998)
  • Kunoichi ninpô-chô: Yagyû gaiden (1998), Tenkai
  • Pornostar (1998), Yakuza Boss
  • Gedo (1998), Kuwata
  • Shin karajishi kabushiki kaisha (1999)
  • Kikujiro (1999), Crazy Man
  • Tenshi ni misuterareta yoru (1999), Aota
  • Gemini (1999), Kakubê
  • The City of Lost Souls (2000)
  • Swing Man (2000), Oda
  • Kamen gakuen (2001), Daimon
  • Monday (2000)
  • Utsushimi (2000), Himself
  • Suicide Club (2001), Detective Murata
  • Gin no otoko (2001, part 1, 2)
  • KT (2002), Susumu Kawahara
  • Shangri-La (2002), Ookura Nagashima
  • Drive (2002), Lord Kobari, ghost warrior
  • Jam Films (2002) (segment "Pandora - Hong Kong Leg")
  • Gangu shuriya (2002), Mr. Iwai
  • Samurai Resurrection (2003), Ieyasu Tokugawa
  • 9 Souls (2003), Owner of Candy Shop
  • Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Boss Ozawah[6]
  • Akame shijuya taki shinju misui (2003)
  • Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), Boss Ozawah
  • Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004), Boss Ozawah[7]
  • Wairudo furawazu (2004)
  • The Reason (2004), A-san
  • Yume no naka e (2005)
  • The Whispering of the Gods (2005), Shopkeeper
  • Damejin (2006)
  • Pacchigi! Love & Peace (2007)
  • Hadaka no natsu (2008)
  • Shôrin shôjo (2008), Rin's Master
  • Asahiyama dôbutsuen: Pengin ga sora o tobu (2008)
  • Sakigake!! Otokojuku (2008), Heihachi Edajima
  • Futoko (2009)
  • Mogera wogura (2009)
  • Kazura (2010)
  • Meon (2010)
  • Postcard (2010), Monk
  • Yakuza Weapon (2011)
  • Tada's Do-It-All House (2011), Oka
  • Hanezu (2011), Yo-chan archeologist
  • Gokudô meshi (2011)
  • Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume (2011)
  • Kôun no tsubo (2012), Yonosuke
  • SPEC: Ten (2012), Akira Nitanai
  • TAP: Kanzennaru shiiku (2013)
  • A no dentou (2014)
  • Zipang Punk (2014), Toyotomi Hideyoshi
  • Mahoro ekimae kyôsôkyoku (2014)
  • Kakekomi (2015), Seisetsu
  • The Emperor in August (2015), Hisanori Fujita
  • The Projects (2016), Gondo[8]
  • Nekonin (2017), Katsuragi
  • Sekigahara (2017), Shimazu Yoshihiro
  • Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project (2018), On (segment "Kuu")
  • Turquoise no Sora no Shita de (2018)
  • Fly Me to the Saitama (2019), Sojuro Saionji
  • Birdsong (2019), Akira
  • Ghost Master (2019)
  • Katsu Fūtarō!! (2019)
  • Hell Girl (2019), Wanyūdō
  • Dreams on Fire (2021)[9]
  • Under the Turquoise Sky (2021)
  • Daughter of Lupin the Movie (2021)
  • Tombi: Father and Son (2022)[10]
  • Ox-Head Village (2022)[11]
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar (2022)[12]
  • Old School (2022)[13]
  • We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams (2023)[14]
  • Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023), Ogata[15]
  • A Day Begins (2024)[16]
  • We Are Aliens (2024)[17]
  • Kaiju Guy! (2025)[18]
  • Or Utopia (2025)[19]

Television

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