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
2006
The Naked Director
2019
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
1996
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Mampuku
2018
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
2022
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2017
Daughter of Lupin
2019
Kikujiro
1999

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
164
Directing
2
2025
Kaiju Guy!
2025
Just a bit Espers
2024
Or Utopia
as Ken Hirayama
2024
We Are Aliens
2024
A Day Begins
2023
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
as Himself
2023
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
2023
Love Will Tear Us Apart
as Ryûjin Maro
2023
Hayabusa Fire Brigade
as Tasuku Enishi
2022
Doomsday Detective
2022
Ox-Head Village
as Kanon's Grandfather
2022
Tonbi
as Kaiun
2022
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
as 老人
2022
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
2021
Dreams on Fire
as Grandfather
2021
Under the Turquoise Sky
as Saburo
2021
Lupin's Daughter: The Movie
as Iwao Mikumo
2020
Papa ga Mo Ichido Koi wo Shita
as Yamashita Tarosuke
2019
Katsu Fūtarō! !
2019
Fly Me to the Saitama
as Sojyuro Saionji
2019
Hell Girl
as Wanyudo
2019
Birdsong
as Akira
2019
Ghost Master
as Tetsuhiko Todoroki
2019
SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3
as Narration (voice)
2019
Daughter of Lupin
as Mikumo Iwao
2019
Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019
The Naked Director
2018
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
as On (segment "Kuu")
2018
Way Too Kawaii!
as Shinjiro Tatsumi
2018
dele
2018
Mampuku
as Konosuke Jingu
2017
Neko Ninja
as Katsuragi
2017
Sekigahara
as Ishin Shimazu
2017
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2016
En moi
as Man on Duty
2016
The Projects
as Gondo
2016
Kamogawa Shokudo
2015
A Light in the Distance
2015
The Emperor in August
as Admiral Hisanori Fujita
2015
Kakekomi
as Seisetsu
2015
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
2015
Keisei Saimin no Otoko
as Denzaburo Fujita
2015
永久就職試験
as 모리오카 아버지
2014
Disconcerto
as Oka
2014
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
2014
Osoroshi
2013
TAP: Perfect Education
2013
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013
Tada's Do-It-All House
2012
Crazy Camel
2012
SPEC: Heaven
as Akira Nitanai
2012
Hanezu
as Yo-Chan
2012
The Pod of Good Fortune
as Yonosuke Matsudaira
2011
Yakuza Weapon
as Kenzo Iwaki
2011
Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume
2011
Tada's Do-It-All House
as Oka
2011
Sukiyaki
2011
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Boss Ozawah
2011
Goldfish Club
as Mizuki Yozo
2010
Kazura
2010
Postcard
as Monk
2009
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
稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
as Hōan Tatara
2008
Be a Man!! Samurai School
as Heihachi Edajima
2008
The Naked Summer
2008
Shaolin Girl
as Rin's Master
2007
Awakening
2007
Piledriver
2007
Pacchigi! Love & Peace
2007
The Story of Yamada Taro
as Mimura Hijirichi
2006
GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night
as Makai Priest Amon
2006
Damejin
as Shinjuku-San
2006
GARO
as Amon
2006
美しい罠‎
2005
Into a Dream
as Sato's Father
2005
The Whispering of the Gods
as Shopkeeper
2005
Affectionate Time
as Amano Rokusuke
2005
GARO
as Makai Priest Amon
2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Boss Ozawah
2004
Wild Flowers
2004
The Motive
as A-san
2003
Ginji the Slasher
as Ōmuta
2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Boss Ozawah
2003
9 Souls
as Owner of Candy Shop
2003
Akame 48 Waterfalls
as Triangular Eyes
2003
Samurai Resurrection
as Ieyasu Tokugawa
2002
Shangri-La
as Ookura Nagashima
2002
Toy Reanimator
as Mr Iwai
2002
Jam Films
2002
Drive
as Lord Kobari
2002
KT
as Susumu Kawahara
2002
Madness in Bloom
2002
Pandora Hong Kong Leg
as Young Man
2001
Suicide Club
as Detective Murata
2000
The City of Lost Souls
as Okijima Gang Member
2000
Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War
2000
Utsushimi
as Self
2000
Making of Gemini
as Self
2000
Monday
as Homeless Man / Demon
2000
Persona
as Daimon
2000
Swing Man
as Oda
2000
Shin Mahjong Demon 4: Kabukicho, Gamblers' Alley
2000
The Password is Courage
1999
Kikujiro
as Crazy Man
1999
Gemini
as Kakubê
1999
Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha
1999
The Night the Angel Turned Away
as Aota
1999
Will to Live
1999
New Molester Diary 2
1998
The Haunted Lantern
1998
Pornostar
as Yakuza Boss
1998
Hanako of the Toilet
as Monk
1998
The Outer Way
1998
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1
as Tenkai
1998
Unlucky Monkey
as Hobo
1997
Postman Blues
as Boss of Minato Gang
1997
Lie Lie Lie
as Den
1997
An Angel with Many Scars
1997
Born to Be Baby
1997
Moonlight Serenade
as Circus performer
1997
Guard Dog
1997
Cat's Eye
as Umehara
1996
The Trap
as Lt. Nakayama
1996
Known As! Pissken
1996
Dangan Runner
as Kibo Boss
1996
That's Cheating! The Biggest Plan in History?
1996
The Files of the Young Kindaichi
as Goryu Tachibana
1995
Boxer Joe
1995
A Last Note
1995
The Stairway to the Distant Past
as Lt. Nakayama
1995
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
as Kanji, Nobuko's father
1995
Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground
as Himself
1995
King of Bargain: Heaven-Reaching Horn
1994
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
as Lt. Nakayama
1994
This Is Shinogi
1994
The Nearest Place to the Sky
1994
Uneasy Encounters
as Man of dry river bed
1993
The Room
as The Hitman
1993
All Under the Moon
as Senba
1993
Death of the Lion Kings
as Sakurai
1993
Keeping-Words Sisters Chouchoutrian
as Otori-sama
1991
Yumeji
as Criminal
1991
Check
as Hakugin
1991
Cockroach Trading Company's Hilarious Tale: The Five Hundred Million Yen Blues of Love
as Yukiko Miki's father, head of the Yamadaka-gumi
1990
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
as Himself
1990
Ready to Shoot
as Sakurada
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
as Mikio Yamashita
1989
Circus Boys
as Tattoo Master
1989
Knockout
as Daisuke Kamoi
1987
Shinran: Path to Purity
1984
Mitsugetsu
as Brokerage Firm President
1982
The Dropout
as Painter
1981
Kagero-za
as Homeless
1980
Zigeunerweisen
1979
Kami no ochite kita hi
1977
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1971
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
as Hirose Kinzō
1969
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
as Actor
1968
The Pistol That Sprouted Hair
as Taka
1968
The Notorious Concubines
1968
Crazy Love
1967
Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands