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Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

Actor·b. 1943·Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan

16 horror credits

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.

Actor16 films

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

Kaidan. Strange Stories of Japanese Ghosts

Himself

2023
Love Will Tear Us Apart

Love Will Tear Us Apart

Ryûjin Maro

2023
Ox-Head Village

Ox-Head Village

Kanon's Grandfather

2022
Ghost Master

Ghost Master

Tetsuhiko Todoroki

2019
Hell Girl

Hell Girl

Wanyudo

2019
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition

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

2015
Why Don't You Play in Hell?

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

2013 3.7
Suicide Club

Suicide Club

Detective Murata

2001 3.3
Persona

Persona

Daimon

2000
Gemini

Gemini

Kakubê

1999 3.5
Hanako of the Toilet

Hanako of the Toilet

Monk

1998
The Haunted Lantern

The Haunted Lantern

1998
Cat's Eye

Cat's Eye

Umehara

1997
Uneasy Encounters

Uneasy Encounters

Man of dry river bed

1994
Kagero-za

Kagero-za

Homeless

1981
Zigeunerweisen

Zigeunerweisen

1980