Hiroaki Murakami
Biography
Hiroaki Murakami is a Japanese actor born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. He enrolled in Hosei University but withdrew to pursue acting. His debut role was as Hiroshi Tsukuba in Skyrider. Murakami has appeared in numerous jidaigeki television dramas, including On'yado Kawasemi in 1980-81 and its 1997 revival, Shin On'yado Kawasemi. He has also appeared in the Hissatsu series Hissatsu Shigotonin V and has had roles in several Taiga dramas. Murakami is known for his work in Japanese television and film. He was born on December 22, 1956.
Career overview
Hiroaki Murakami is a Japanese actor born on December 22, 1956, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. He began his acting career after successfully auditioning for a part in Kamen Rider, and made his debut as Hiroshi Tsukuba in Skyrider. Murakami went on to appear in numerous jidaigeki television dramas, including NHK's On'yado Kawasemi in 1980-81 and its sequel Shin On'yado Kawasemi in 1997.
Murakami has also appeared in various other television dramas, including the Hissatsu series Hissatsu Shigotonin V, where he played the role of Masa, a florist-turned-blacksmith. He has also had recurring roles in several series. In addition to his work in television, Murakami has appeared in five Taiga drama roles, including Haru no Hatō, Takeda Shingen, Homura Tatsu, and another two dramas.
Throughout his career, Hiroaki Murakami has accumulated 78 known credits, primarily in the field of acting. His work has spanned multiple genres and formats, showcasing his versatility as an actor.
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- Seppuku: The Sun Goes Down (2026)
- Rondo behind the Final Curtain (2025)
- Hotel: Next Door (2022) as Todo Katsuo
- 嘘喰い -鞍馬蘭子篇／梶隆臣篇- (2022) as Yako Hikoichi
- Usogui (2022) as Hokoichi Yako
- Love is Phantom (2021) as Hara Gonta
- 24 JAPAN (2020) as Heisuke Satonaka
- Last Line Detective Tsuyoshi Iwakura (2020)
- Double Fantasy (2018) as Shizawa
- FACE - Cyber Hanzai Tokusouhan (2017)
- Error (2017)
- Gold Woman (2016) as Yusuke Kikuta
- The Rite of Loss (2016)
- Zanka: Beautiful Snares (2015)
- Kuroi Gashu: Kusa (2015) as 沼田一郎
- The Great Shu Ra Ra Boom (2014) as Yoshiharu Hayase
- All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa (2014) as Hisayuki Asahina
- Ataru: The First Love & The Last Kill (2013) as Larry Inoue
- ATARU (2012) as Larry Inoue
- Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead (2012)
- Love for Beginners (2012) as Keita Tsubaki
- 悪党～重犯罪捜査班 (2011) as Ryuzo Maejima（前島 隆造）
- My Husband is a Cartoonist (2010)
- GeishaCop: Fearsome Geisha Corps - Go to Hell (2010)
- Solanin (2010) as Policeman
- 悪い奴ほどよく眠る (2010)
- 63 Minutes Later (2009)
- 警視庁南平班〜七人の刑事〜 (2009)
- Gu Gu, the Cat (2008)
- 刑事の証明 (2008)
- Shikaku Ukeoinin (2007)
- TANNKA (2006) as M
- 新聞記者・鶴巻吾郎 (2006)
- Legendary Swordfights of Yagyu Jubei (2005) as Yagyu Jubei
- Shibuya Story (2005) as Noboru Ando
- Zenigata Heiji (2004) as Zenigata Heiji
- Onna no naka no futatsu no kao (2004)
- Seventeen (2003)
- 警察庁 特別広域捜査官 宮之原警部シリーズ（村上弘明版） (2003)
- 金融腐蝕列島 再生 (2002) as 竹中治夫
- Wonderland in the Negative (2002)
- 西村京太郎サスペンス 天使の傷痕 (2001) as 田島伸治
- Hachobori Seven (2000)
- Genroku Ryoran (1999) as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
- Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi (1998) as Hijikata Toshizo
- Bloody Journal of the Shinsengumi (1998) Creator
- Omigasa Juubee (1997)
- Hideyoshi (1996) as Akechi Mitsuhide
- Assassin's Target: Iemitsu (1995)
- Dark Hunter (1994) as Yataro Tanigawa
- The Fire Still Burns (1993)
- The Fire Still Burns (1993) as FUJIWARA no Kiyohira
- Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword (1993) as Yagyu Jubei Sangen
- Shadow Hunters (1992)
- Iron Maze (1991) as Sugita
- Sure Death 5 (1991) as Masa
- 源氏九郎颯爽記 秘剣揚羽の蝶 (1991)
- Miyamoto Musashi (1990) as Sasaki Kojiro
- The Great White Tower (1990) as Goro Zaizen
- The Juliet Game (1989)
- Igai to Single Girl (1988)
- Break Out (1988) as Koji Nishimura
- Kamen Rider 1 through RX: Big Gathering (1988) as Hiroshi Tsukuba / Kamen Rider (Skyrider) (archival)
- Yakuza Ladies 2 (1987) as Ryoji Kimoto
- Sure Death 4 (1987) as Masa
- Let's Gotokuji (1987)
- Mayonaka no tsuma-tachi (1987)
- Miyako no kaze (1986) as 吉野雄一郎
- Sure Death! 3 (1986) as Kajiya no Masa
- Portrait in Prussian Blue (1986)
- Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! (1985) as Hanaya no Masa
- A 10th Rider Appears! Kamen Rider - All Riders Assemble! (1984) as Tsukuba Hiroshi / Skyrider (archive footage)
- P. P. Rider (1983) as Kinta
- Jealousy Game (1982) as Eiji Haga
- Kamen Rider: Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King (1980) as Hiroshi Tsukuba / Skyrider
- Kamen Rider Skyrider (1979) as Hiroshi Tsukuba / Skyrider
- No More Easy Life (1979)
- Kamen Rider (1971) as Hiroshi Tsukuba / Skyrider
- 熱っぽいの！ as 花岡康
- 新・御宿かわせみ