
Akaji Maro
Known for Acting · 159 credits
- Born
- 1943-02-23 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known For
TV Shows (23)

GARO
2005
as Amon

The Naked Director
2019

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
1995
as Goryu Tachibana

Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
2022
as 老人

Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
2019

Daughter of Lupin
2019
as Mikumo Iwao

稲垣吾郎の金田一耕助シリーズ
2004
as Hōan Tatara

dele
2018

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
2016

Keisei Saimin no Otoko
2015
as Fujita Denzaburo

Tada's Do-It-All House
2013

Just a bit Espers
2025

Hayabusa Fire Brigade
2023
as Tasuku Enishi

Keeping-Words Sisters Chouchoutrian
1993
as Otori-sama

Affectionate Time
2005
as Amano Rokusuke

Kamogawa Shokudo
2016

Way Too Kawaii!
2018
as Shinjiro Tatsumi

Osoroshi
2014

Papa ga Mo Ichido Koi wo Shita
2020
as Yamashita Tarosuke

The Password is Courage
2000

美しい罠
2006

Goldfish Club
2011
as Mizuki Yozo

永久就職試験
2015
as 모리오카 아버지
Movies (136)

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
as Boss Ozawah

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
as Boss Ozawah

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
as Boss Ozawah

Kikujiro
1999
as Crazy Man

Suicide Club
2001
as Detective Murata

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1
1998
as Tenkai

Sekigahara
2017
as Ishin Shimazu

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts
2023
as Himself

Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013

Pornostar
1998
as Yakuza Boss

Mitsugetsu
1984
as Brokerage Firm President

Fly Me to the Saitama
2019
as Sojyuro Saionji

Postman Blues
1997
as Boss of Minato Gang

Hell Girl
2019
as Wanyudo

Zigeunerweisen
1980

Monday
2000
as Homeless Man / Demon

Kagero-za
1981
as Homeless

GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night
2006
as Makai Priest Amon

Cat's Eye
1997
as Umehara

SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3
2019
as Narration (voice)

Ox-Head Village
2022
as Kanon's Grandfather

Shaolin Girl
2008
as Rin's Master

The City of Lost Souls
2000
as Okijima Gang Member

Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project
2018
as On (segment "Kuu")

Jam Films
2002

Tonbi
2022
as Kaiun

Gemini
1999
as Kakubê

The Emperor in August
2015
as Admiral Hisanori Fujita

Diary of a Shinjuku Thief
1969
as Actor

Disconcerto
2014
as Oka

Samurai Resurrection
2003
as Ieyasu Tokugawa

Postcard
2010
as Monk

Yakuza Weapon
2011
as Kenzo Iwaki

Lupin's Daughter: The Movie
2021
as Iwao Mikumo

Or Utopia
2024
as Ken Hirayama

Tada's Do-It-All House
2011
as Oka

KT
2002
as Susumu Kawahara

Pacchigi! Love & Peace
2007

9 Souls
2003
as Owner of Candy Shop

Yumeji
1991
as Criminal

The Room
1993
as The Hitman

The Motive
2004
as A-san

That's Cheating! The Biggest Plan in History?
1996

TAP: Perfect Education
2013

SPEC: Heaven
2012
as Akira Nitanai

Unlucky Monkey
1998
as Hobo

Kakekomi
2015
as Seisetsu

We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams
2023

Moonlight Serenade
1997
as Circus performer

Hanako of the Toilet
1998
as Monk

The Night the Angel Turned Away
1999
as Aota

Ready to Shoot
1990
as Sakurada

Awakening
2007

Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis
1990
as Himself

Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
2009

The Notorious Concubines
1968

Love Will Tear Us Apart
2023
as Ryûjin Maro

The Whispering of the Gods
2005
as Shopkeeper

Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands
1967

The Most Terrible Time in My Life
1994
as Lt. Nakayama

Dangan Runner
1996
as Kibo Boss

Persona
2000
as Daimon

Be a Man!! Samurai School
2008
as Heihachi Edajima

A Last Note
1995

Damejin
2006
as Shinjuku-San

The Projects
2016
as Gondo

Madness in Bloom
2002

Ghost Master
2019
as Tetsuhiko Todoroki
The Pod of Good Fortune
2012
as Yonosuke Matsudaira

Will to Live
1999

Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
2014
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground
1995
as Himself

Under the Turquoise Sky
2021
as Saburo

Drive
2002
as Lord Kobari

Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition
2015

Circus Boys
1989
as Tattoo Master

We Are Aliens
2024

An Angel with Many Scars
1997

New Molester Diary 2
1999

Neko Ninja
2017
as Katsuragi

Death of the Lion Kings
1993
as Sakurai

The Trap
1996
as Lt. Nakayama

Sukiyaki
2011

Akame 48 Waterfalls
2003
as Triangular Eyes

All Under the Moon
1993
as Senba

Evil Spirits in the Darkness
1971
as Hirose Kinzō

En moi
2016
as Man on Duty

The Dropout
1982
as Painter

Knockout
1989
as Daisuke Kamoi

Pandora Hong Kong Leg
2002
as Young Man

Into a Dream
2005
as Sato's Father

The Stairway to the Distant Past
1995
as Lt. Nakayama

Kaiju Guy!
2025

Check
1991
as Hakugin

Ginji the Slasher
2003
as Ōmuta

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977

Piledriver
2007

Birdsong
2019
as Akira
Making of Gemini
2000
as Self

Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha
1999

Hanezu
2012
as Yo-Chan

Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly
2009

Utsushimi
2000
as Self

Known As! Pissken
1996

Kazura
2010

The Pistol That Sprouted Hair
1968
as Taka

A Day Begins
2024

Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War
2000

Guard Dog
1997

Doomsday Detective
2022

This Is Shinogi
1994

Boxer Joe
1995

Katsu Fūtarō! !
2019

Uneasy Encounters
1994
as Man of dry river bed
Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume
2011

Shinran: Path to Purity
1987
The Outer Way
1998

Lie Lie Lie
1997
as Den

Swing Man
2000
as Oda

Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe
1995
as Kanji, Nobuko's father
About Akaji Maro
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. With 159 credits spanning from 1967 to 2025, Akaji Maro has appeared in 136 films and 23 TV shows.
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- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011) — as Boss Ozawah
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) — as Boss Ozawah
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) — as Boss Ozawah
- Kikujiro (1999) — as Crazy Man
- Suicide Club (2001) — as Detective Murata
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