Born into a family of performers-son of actors Akira Emoto and Kazue Tsunogae and brother of Tasuku Emoto-he entered the acting world while still a teenager, making his screen debut in the 2003 short anthology Jam Films S. Early on, he balanced his emerging career with part-time jobs in Shimokitazawa and later in a T-shirt shop, a pattern that continued at least through mid-2015.
Since his debu…