Hiroaki Murakami
Date of birth: 1956-12-22
Place of birth: Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Hiroaki Murakami
Biography
Born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, he enrolled in Hosei University but withdrew when he successfully auditioned for a part in Kamen Rider. He made his debut as Hiroshi Tsukuba in Skyrider. Hiroaki appeared in a lot of jidaigeki television dramas. He appeared the NHK jidaigeki On'yado Kawasemi in 1980–81, and in a new series Shin On'yado Kawasemi in 1997. He appeared in Hissatsu series Hissatsu Shigotonin V as the florist-turned-blacksmith named Masa, and as a repeating character in Series and popularity. Five Taiga drama roles are among his credits. They are in Haru no Hatō (1985), Kōsaka Masanobu in Takeda Shingen (1988), Fujiwara no Kiyohira in Homura Tatsu (1993), Akechi Mitsuhide in Hideyoshi (1996), and Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu in Genroku Ryōran (1999). In the annual TV Tokyo New Year's spectacular, he portrayed Sasaki Kojirō in Miyamoto Musashi (1990), Kira no Nikichi in Jirōchō Sangokushi (1991), Yagyū Jūbei in Tokugawa Bugeichō Yagyū Sandai no Ken (1993), and Araki Mataemon in Tenka Sōran Tokugawa Sandai no Inbō (2006). Among the jidaigeki series he has starred in are Hatchōbori no Shichinin (2000-06), Zenigata Heiji (2004-05), Yagyū Jūbei Nanaban Shōbu (2005–07), and Shikaku Ukeoinin (2007). Additionally, he portrayed Oda Nobunaga in Taikōki Tenka o Neratta Otoko: Hideyoshi" (2006). He has appeared in more than fifteen films, including several in the Kamen Rider and " franchises. Further films to his credit include Gokudō no Onnatachi 2", Juliet Game" and Iron Maze" (In a Grove).
Movie Credits
Gu Gu, the Cat
2008-09-06
Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Sab
GeishaCop: Fearsome Geisha Corps - Go to Hell
2010-11-16
Spin-off short film to RoboGeisha, A woman infiltrates Kageno Steel Manufacturers to unravel their p
Dark hunter
1994-04-01
Thief Yaheiji (Keizo Kanie) helped a dying young samurai (Hiroaki Murakami), after recovering, he lo
Iron Maze
1991-11-01
In Corinth, a dying town 15 miles from Pittsburgh: One evening, a Japanese businessman, who wanted t
TANNKA
2006-11-11
Kaori, a professional thirty-something caught between her passion for an older married man and the i
Kamen Rider 1 through RX: Big Gathering
1988-10-16
A TV special, centered on introduction of Kamen Rider Black RX.
Wonderland in the Negative
2002-10-04
When I woke up, my house was a wonderland.
Assassin's Target: Iemitsu
1995-07-11
A vicious plot that would change the course of Japanese history is set in motion when assassins cons
P. P. Rider
1983-02-11
Three high-school students tangle with indulgent yakuza and lackadaisical police as they set out in
No More Easy Life
1979-12-25
Mariko is living the life of a typical Japanese college student in the 70's, spending far more of he
Usogui
2022-02-11
Madarame Baku is a mysterious gambler. His nickname is Usogui (literally The Lie Eater). Club Kakero
Shadow Hunters
1992-04-08
In the middle of the Edo period, when the finances of the shogunate were in a desperate situation, t
All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa
2014-03-13
In this adaptation of the popular eponymous mystery novel by Keisuke Matsuoka, Paris provides the go
The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom
2014-03-08
Two feuding eccentric families with super powers clash when their young sons confront each other aft
Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill
2013-09-14
Ataru, who suffers from “savant syndrome,” has the power to discover, observe, see through, and dedu
金融腐蝕列島 再生
2002-01-13
Love for Beginners
2012-12-06
Hibino Tsubaki is a young teenage girl with a talent for styling other people's hair. Yet, Tsubaki s
Sure Death 4
1987-06-06
Having been demoted for failing to prevent the murder of one of his superiors, Mondo is startled by
Solanin
2010-04-03
Meiko and Taneda are a couple graduated from university two years ago. Unhappy with their lives, Mei
Kuroi Gashu: Kusa
2015-03-25
Ichiro Numata (Hiroaki Murakami) is the chief editor of a publishing company. He suddenly falls unco
Break Out
1988-07-30
An accidental shooting on the job and a recent divorce take a toll on the personal and professional
Mayonaka no tsuma-tachi
1987-07-17
This occult suspense depicts the horror of a confrontation between a woman who senses spirits and a
Let's Gotokuji
1987-04-11
The Gotokuji family has a colossal amount of money. Yuri is a paid housekeeper and sent to this fami
Kamen Rider: Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King
1980-03-14
When a new threat from outer space called Galaxy King arrives on Earth seeking an equation for a new
Yakuza Ladies 2
1987-10-10
Yuki, the wife of a leading member of the Domoto family, must assume her husband’s role as a yakuza
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
1985-06-29
When the Shogunates greatest secret is stolen, the fate of the nation hangs in the balance. The Shog
Sure Death! 3
1986-05-24
Third movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. Chasing the killer of a lawman, a group of assass
Sure Death 5
1991-12-23
Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterio
Shibuya Story
2005-03-05
Biopic of yakuza Noboru Ando, based on his autobiography.
The Juliet Game
1989-02-04
Romantic comedy about a school teacher.
Onna no naka no futatsu no kao
2004-08-22
2004 film
Jealousy Game
1982-08-06
Set in the wilderness of Hokkaido, the story of a couple in their 30s and a couple in their 20s is d
The Rite of Loss
2016-03-30
Gold Woman
2016-05-28
A female career banker shatters the glass ceiling of a mega bank by disclosing its shady business to
Seventeen
2003-07-28
Maiko is a 17 year old aspiring picture book writer who was abandoned by her widowed father at the a
Portrait in Prussian Blue
1986-07-26
Fuyuhana, is bullied child at school, because she was not able to speak until recently. This was due
Error
2017-05-10
Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead
2012-02-25
Wracked with guilt over her younger sister's suicide, pretty young karate student Megumi accompanies
63 Minutes Later
2009-02-27
A spin-off feature from Tokyo Gore Police centering on three characters from the movie who are each
Last Line Detective Tsuyoshi Iwakura
2020-06-29
Seppuku: The Sun Goes Down
2024-12-31
Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with them
源氏九郎颯爽記 秘剣揚羽の蝶
1991-10-13
A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble!
1984-01-03
The Badan Empire killed Ryo Murasame's older sister, and he had been cybernetically remodeled into Z