He was born in Tokyo and attended Wako High School. His career began in 2001 while he was still a student. That year he auditioned for and won the main role in the film Utsukushī Natsu Kirishima (which premiered in 2003) as protagonist Yasuo Hidaka. The next year he was awarded the 77th Kinema Junpo Award for Best Newcomer and the 13th Japanese Movie Critics Rookie Award for this role. In recent years, he is known for his memorable supporting role in the award-winning 2016 asadora Asa ga Kita and roles in the 2016/2017 films 64 Rokuyon Kohen and Reminiscence (Tsuioku).
In 2005, Emoto became a film student at Waseda University Art School.
In March 2012, he married actress Ando Sakura, with whom he has one child. He is currently represented by Alpha Agency.", "image": "https://i.hndrama.com/image/people/QJnx07_5c.jpg" } ], "director": [ ], "trailer": { "@type": "VideoObject", "name": "Trailer for The Island of Cats", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/", "thumbnailUrl": "https://img.youtube.com/vi//0.jpg" }, "productionCompany": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "", "description": "", "logo": "/app/manga/themes/kissasian/assets/images/noposter.jpg" } ], "countryOfOrigin": { "@type": "Country", "name": "Japan" }, "numberOfEpisodes": "1", "episode": [ { "@type": "TVEpisode", "name": "Episode 1", "url": "https://ww6.kissasian.video/watch/the-island-of-cats/episode-1.html", "episodeNumber": 1, "datePublished": "2020-05-23" } ]
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