Akaji Maro (麿 赤児 Maro Akaji, born February 23, 1943) is a Japanese actor, Butoka, and theater director. He was born in Sakurai, Nara and is the founder of Dairakudakan. One of his sons is the film director Tatsushi Ōmori; another is the actor Nao Ōmori.
Known For
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Boss Ozawah
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003)
Boss Ozawah
Ox-Head Village
(2022)
Kanon's Grandfather
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
(2011)
Boss Ozawah
Kikujiro
(1999)
Crazy Man
Jam Films
(2002)
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
(2013)
Sekigahara
(2017)
Ishin Shimazu
Suicide Club
(2001)
Detective Murata
GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night
(2006)
Makai Priest Amon
Gemini
(1999)
Kakubê
SPEC: Heaven
(2012)
Akira Nitanai
Kagero-za
(1981)
Homeless
Zigeunerweisen
(1980)
Tada's Do-It-All House
(2011)
Oka
The Emperor in August
(2015)
Admiral Hisanori Fujita
Full Filmography
Acting
Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands
(1967)
Crazy Love
(1968)
The Pistol That Sprouted Hair
(1968)
Taka
The Notorious Concubines
(1968)
Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
(1969)
Actor
Evil Spirits in the Darkness
(1971)
Hirose Kinzō
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
(1977)
Zigeunerweisen
(1980)
Kagero-za
(1981)
Homeless
The Dropout
(1982)
Mitsugetsu
(1984)
Brokerage Firm President
Shinran: Path to Purity
(1987)
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)
Mikio Yamashita
Circus Boys
(1989)
Tattoo Master
Knockout
(1989)
Daisuke Kamoi
Ready to Shoot
(1990)
Sakurada
Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
(1990)
Himself
Check
(1991)
Hakugin
Yumeji
(1991)
Criminal
The Room
(1992)
The Hitman
All Under the Moon
(1993)
Senba
Uneasy Encounters
(1994)
Man of dry river bed
This Is Shinogi
(1994)
The Nearest Place to the Sky
(1994)
The Most Terrible Time in My Life
(1994)
Lt. Nakayama
Boxer Joe
(1995)
Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
(1995)
Kanji, Nobuko's father
A Last Note
(1995)
The Stairway to the Distant Past
(1995)
Lt. Nakayama
Dangan Runner
(1996)
The Trap
(1996)
Lt. Nakayama
Known As! Pissken
(1996)
That's Cunning! Shijo Saidai no Sakusen?
(1996)
An Angel with Many Scars
(1997)
Cat's Eye
(1997)
Umehara
Moonlight Serenade
(1997)
Circus performer
Lie Lie Lie
(1997)
Den
Postman Blues
(1997)
Boss of Minato Gang
Born to Be Baby
(1997)
Guard Dog
(1997)
Hanako of the Toilet
(1998)
Monk
The Haunted Lantern
(1998)
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1
(1998)
Tenkai
Pornostar
(1998)
Yakuza Boss
The Outer Way
(1998)
Unlucky Monkey
(1998)
Hobo
Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha
(1999)
Will to Live
(1999)
Gemini
(1999)
Kakubê
Kikujiro
(1999)
Crazy Man
The Night the Angel Turned Away
(1999)
Aota
Utsushimi
(2000)
Self
Persona
(2000)
Daimon
The City of Lost Souls
(2000)
Okijima Gang Member
Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War
(2000)
Monday
(2000)
Homeless person / Demon
Swing Man
(2000)
Oda
Making of Gemini
(2000)
Self
Suicide Club
(2001)
Detective Murata
Jam Films
(2002)
Drive
(2002)
Lord Kobari
Toy Reanimator
(2002)
Mr Iwai
Madness in Bloom
(2002)
Shangri-La
(2002)
Ookura Nagashima
KT
(2002)
Susumu Kawahara
Akame 48 Waterfalls
(2003)
9 Souls
(2003)
Owner of Candy Shop
Samurai Resurrection
(2003)
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Ginji - The Slasher
(2003)
Ōmuta
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(2003)
Boss Ozawah
Wild Flowers
(2004)
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
(2004)
Boss Ozawah
The Motive
(2004)
A-san
The Whispering of the Gods
(2005)
Shopkeeper
Into a Dream
(2005)
Sato's Father
Damejin
(2006)
GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night
(2006)
Makai Priest Amon
パイルドライバー
(2007)
Awakening
(2007)
Pacchigi! Love & Peace
(2007)
Shaolin Girl
(2008)
Rin's Master
Be a Man!! Samurai School
(2008)
Heihachi Edajima
Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
(2009)
Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly
(2009)
Dark Harbour
(2009)
Kazura
(2010)
Postcard
(2010)
Monk
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
(2011)
Boss Ozawah
Tada's Do-It-All House
(2011)
Oka
Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume
(2011)
Yakuza Weapon
(2011)
Kenzo Iwaki
Sukiyaki
(2011)
Crazy Camel
(2012)
The Pod of Good Fortune
(2012)
Yonosuke Matsudaira
Hanezu
(2012)
Yo-Chan
SPEC: Heaven
(2012)
Akira Nitanai
TAP: Perfect Education
(2013)
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
(2013)
Disconcerto
(2014)
Oka
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
(2014)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
The Emperor in August
(2015)
Admiral Hisanori Fujita
A Light in the Distance
(2015)
Kakekomi
(2015)
Seisetsu
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
(2015)
En moi
(2016)
Man on Duty
The Projects
(2016)
Gondo
Sekigahara
(2017)
Ishin Shimazu
Neko Ninja
(2017)
Katsuragi
Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
(2018)
On (segment "Kuu")
SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3
(2019)
Narration (voice)
Katsu Fūtarō! !
(2019)
Ghost Master
(2019)
Tetsuhiko Todoroki
Fly me to the Saitama
(2019)
Sojyuro Saionji
Hell Girl
(2019)
Wanyudo
Birdsong
(2019)
Akira
Lupin's Daughter: The Movie
(2021)
Iwao Mikumo
Under the Turquoise Sky
(2021)
Saburo
Dreams on Fire
(2021)
Grandfather
Ox-Head Village
(2022)
Kanon's Grandfather
Tonbi
(2022)
Kaiun
Doomsday Detective
(2022)
Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
(2023)
Himself
We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
(2023)
Directing