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

Early life

In 1943, Maro was born in Sakurai, Nara, Japan.

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.

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

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
  • 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
  • Akame shijuya taki shinju misui (2003)
  • Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), Boss Ozawah
  • Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2004), Boss Ozawah
  • 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
  • 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)
  • Under the Turquoise Sky (2021)
  • Daughter of Lupin the Movie (2021)
  • Tombi: Father and Son (2022)
  • Ox-Head Village (2022)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar (2022)
  • Old School (2022)
  • We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams (2023)
  • Love Will Tear Us Apart (2023), Ogata
  • A Day Begins (2024)
  • We Are Aliens (2024)
  • Kaiju Guy! (2025)
  • Or Utopia (2025)

Television

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