
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.
137
Total Movies
3
Languages
6.6
Avg Rating (TMDB)
N/A
Highest Grossing

SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3
2019
🇯🇵 Japanese

Swing Man
2000
🇯🇵 Japanese

Death of the Lion Kings
1993
🇯🇵 Japanese

Check
1991
🇯🇵 Japanese

Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha
1999
🇯🇵 Japanese

Boxer Joe
1995
🇯🇵 Japanese

Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky
2009
🇯🇵 Japanese

Kaiju Guy!
2025
🇯🇵 Japanese

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
1977
🇯🇵 Japanese

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
🇺🇸 English

Tonbi
2022
🇯🇵 Japanese

Dreams on Fire
2021
🇯🇵 Japanese
| Year ↓ | Movie | IMDb | Box Office | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kaiju Guy! | ⭐ 8.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2024 | Or Utopia | ⭐ 5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2024 | A Day Begins | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2024 | We Are Aliens | ⭐ 5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2023 | Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2023 | Love Will Tear Us Apart | ⭐ 5.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2023 | We Make Antiques! Osaka Dreams | ⭐ 7.7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2022 | Doomsday Detective | ⭐ 7.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2022 | Tonbi | ⭐ 8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2022 | Ox-Head Village | ⭐ 5.6 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2021 | Lupin's Daughter: The Movie | ⭐ 6.7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2021 | Dreams on Fire | ⭐ 8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2021 | Under the Turquoise Sky | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | Ghost Master | ⭐ 5.2 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3 | ⭐ 10 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | Hell Girl | ⭐ 6.155 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | Katsu Fūtarō! ! | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | Birdsong | ⭐ 5.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2019 | Fly Me to the Saitama | ⭐ 6.7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2018 | Uta Monogatari: Cinema Fighters Project | ⭐ 7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2017 | Sekigahara | ⭐ 7.033 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2017 | Neko Ninja | ⭐ 4.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2016 | The Projects | ⭐ 6.8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2016 | En moi | ⭐ 2.3 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2015 | The Emperor in August | ⭐ 6.647 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2015 | Kakekomi | ⭐ 5.9 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2015 | Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition | ⭐ 6.3 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2015 | A Light in the Distance | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2014 | Disconcerto | ⭐ 6.4 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2014 | Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III | ⭐ 5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2013 | TAP: Perfect Education | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2013 | Why Don't You Play in Hell? | ⭐ 7.371 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2012 | SPEC: Heaven | ⭐ 7.2 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2012 | The Pod of Good Fortune | ⭐ 8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2012 | Hanezu | ⭐ 6 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2012 | Crazy Camel | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2011 | Tenshi tsukinuke rokuchoume | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2011 | Sukiyaki | ⭐ 7.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2011 | Tada's Do-It-All House | ⭐ 6.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2011 | Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | ⭐ 8.1 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2011 | Yakuza Weapon | ⭐ 4.3 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2010 | Postcard | ⭐ 5.75 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2010 | Kazura | ⭐ 7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2009 | Golden Flower: What Is Hidden Is the True Flower, What Is Gone Is the Butterfly | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2009 | Dark Harbour | ⭐ 5.1 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2009 | Asahiyama Zoo Story: Penguins in the Sky | ⭐ 8.8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2008 | Shaolin Girl | ⭐ 5.167 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2008 | Be a Man!! Samurai School | ⭐ 4.7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2008 | The Naked Summer | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2007 | Pacchigi! Love & Peace | ⭐ 7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2007 | Awakening | ⭐ 5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2007 | Piledriver | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2006 | GARO Special: Beast of the Demon Night | ⭐ 7.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2006 | Damejin | ⭐ 5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2005 | The Whispering of the Gods | ⭐ 5.357 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2005 | Into a Dream | ⭐ 6.267 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2004 | The Motive | ⭐ 6.889 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2004 | Wild Flowers | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2004 | Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | ⭐ 7.878 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2003 | Akame 48 Waterfalls | ⭐ 6.125 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2003 | Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | ⭐ 7.972 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2003 | 9 Souls | ⭐ 6.491 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2003 | Samurai Resurrection | ⭐ 4.917 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2003 | Ginji the Slasher | ⭐ 6.3 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2002 | Jam Films | ⭐ 7.9 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2002 | Pandora Hong Kong Leg | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2002 | Madness in Bloom | ⭐ 6.3 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2002 | Drive | ⭐ 6.881 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2002 | Shangri-La | ⭐ 7.389 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2002 | KT | ⭐ 6.667 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2002 | Toy Reanimator | ⭐ 5.7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2001 | Suicide Club | ⭐ 6.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2000 | Utsushimi | ⭐ 4.889 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2000 | Swing Man | ⭐ 10 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2000 | The City of Lost Souls | ⭐ 6.245 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2000 | Persona | ⭐ 6.2 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2000 | Making of Gemini | ⭐ 7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2000 | Monday | ⭐ 7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2000 | Nagaremono Yokohama Yakuza War | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 2000 | Shin Mahjong Demon 4: Kabukicho, Gamblers' Alley | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1999 | Gemini | ⭐ 6.55 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1999 | New Molester Diary 2 | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1999 | The Night the Angel Turned Away | ⭐ 7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1999 | Kikujiro | ⭐ 7.512 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1999 | Shin-Karajishi Kabushiki-Kaisha | ⭐ 9 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1999 | Will to Live | ⭐ 6.429 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1998 | Pornostar | ⭐ 6.444 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1998 | Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles: Legend of Yagyu Part 1 | ⭐ 4.556 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1998 | Unlucky Monkey | ⭐ 6.688 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1998 | The Outer Way | ⭐ 6.667 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1998 | Hanako of the Toilet | ⭐ 5.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1998 | The Haunted Lantern | ⭐ 7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1997 | Guard Dog | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1997 | Lie Lie Lie | ⭐ 8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1997 | Cat's Eye | ⭐ 3.833 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1997 | Postman Blues | ⭐ 7.421 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1997 | An Angel with Many Scars | ⭐ 8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1997 | Moonlight Serenade | ⭐ 6 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1997 | Born to Be Baby | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1996 | Dangan Runner | ⭐ 6.788 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1996 | That's Cheating! The Biggest Plan in History? | ⭐ 7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1996 | The Trap | ⭐ 6.818 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1996 | Known As! Pissken | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1995 | Hell Bento: Uncovering the Japanese Underground | ⭐ 5.9 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1995 | A Last Note | ⭐ 7.071 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1995 | Boxer Joe | ⭐ 9 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1995 | The Stairway to the Distant Past | ⭐ 7.222 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1995 | Heisei Irresponsible Family: Tokyo de Luxe | ⭐ 8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1995 | King of Bargain: Heaven-Reaching Horn | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1994 | The Nearest Place to the Sky | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1994 | Uneasy Encounters | ⭐ 8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1994 | The Most Terrible Time in My Life | ⭐ 7.538 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1994 | This Is Shinogi | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1993 | All Under the Moon | ⭐ 6.857 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1993 | The Room | ⭐ 6.3 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1993 | Death of the Lion Kings | ⭐ 10 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1991 | Check | ⭐ 10 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1991 | Yumeji | ⭐ 6.368 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1990 | Ready to Shoot | ⭐ 3.667 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1990 | Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis | ⭐ 8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1989 | Circus Boys | ⭐ 7.333 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1989 | Knockout | ⭐ 7.2 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 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 | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1987 | Shinran: Path to Purity | ⭐ 5.8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1984 | Sexual Beast Sacrifice | ⭐ 2 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1984 | Mitsugetsu | ⭐ 6.5 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1982 | The Dropout | ⭐ 6.667 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1981 | Kagero-za | ⭐ 6.583 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1980 | Zigeunerweisen | ⭐ 6.552 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1979 | Kami no ochite kita hi | N/A | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1977 | The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro | ⭐ 8.2 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1971 | Evil Spirits in the Darkness | ⭐ 6.25 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1969 | Diary of a Shinjuku Thief | ⭐ 4.8 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1968 | The Notorious Concubines | ⭐ 4 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1968 | Crazy Love | ⭐ 4.3 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1968 | The Pistol That Sprouted Hair | ⭐ 7 | - | Theaters/TBA |
| 1967 | Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands | ⭐ 5.2 | - | Theaters/TBA |
Akaji Maro is one of the most prominent figures in Indian cinema, having acted in over 137 movies across 3 languages. With a stellar average TMDB rating of 6.6/10, Akaji Maro has consistently delivered critically acclaimed performances and massive box office blockbusters.
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Awards & All-Time Records
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Biographical details are curated from authoritative sources including Wikipedia, TMDB, and official actor press releases. Filmography list aggregates global releases with Indian box office estimates and official OTT calendars.