Hiroaki Murakami
Hiroaki Murakami | |
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| Born | 村上弘明 December 22, 1956 Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1978 – Present |
Hiroaki Murakami (村上 弘明, Murakami Hiroaki, born December 22, 1956) is a Japanese actor. He specializes in jidaigeki roles, and has also taken parts in tokusatsu and modern productions.[1][2]
Career
[edit]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.[3]
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.[4][3]
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).)[3]
He has appeared in more than fifteen films, including several in the Kamen Rider and Hissatsu franchises. Further films to his credit include Gokudō no Onnatachi 2, Juliet Game, and Iron Maze (In a Grove).
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- No More Easy Life (1979)
- 8 Kamen Riders vs. Galaxy King (1980) as Sky Rider
- Jerashî gêmu (1982) as Eiji Haga
- P.P. Rider (1983) as Kinta
- Hissatsu! Buraun-kan no kaibutsutachi (1985) as Masa the florist
- Hissatsu! III Ura ka Omote ka (1986)
- Purushian burû no shôzô (1986)
- Let's Gôtoku-ji! (1987)
- Sure Death 4: Revenge (1987) as Masa
- Gokudo no onna-tachi 2 (1987) as Ryoji Kimoto
- Ikidomari no Banka: Brake out (1988) as Koji Nishimura
- Juliet Game (1989) as Masahiko
- Iron Maze (1991) as Sugita
- Hissatsu!5 Ōgon no Chi (1991)
- Hissatsu! Mondo Shisu (1996)
- 17sai tabidachi no futari (2003)
- Shibuya monogatari (2005) as Noboru Ando
- Tannka (2005) as M
- Daichi no uta (2011)
- Love for Beginners (2012) as Keita Tsubaki
- Kyôryû wo horô! (2013)
- Idainaru, Shurarabon (2014)
- Bannou kanteishi Q: Mona Riza no hitomi (2014)
- Usogui: Lie Eater (2022) as Hikoichi Yakō[5]
- Kamaishi Ramen Monogatari (2023)[6]
- Shasen Henkō (TBA)[7]
Television
[edit]- Kamen Rider Skyrider (1979) as Hiroshi Tsukuba / Sky Rider
- On'yado Kawasemi (1980-1983)
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V (1985) as Hanaya no Masa
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V Gekitouhen (1986) as Kajiya no Masa
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V Senpuhen (1986-1987) as Masa
- Hissatsu Shigotonin V Fuunryūkohen (1987) as Masa
- Takeda Shingen (1988) as Kōsaka Masanobu
- Homura Tatsu (1993) as Fujiwara no Kiyohira
- Hideyoshi (1996) as Akechi Mitsuhide[8]
- Shinsengumi Keppūroku (1998) as Toshizo Hijikata
- Genroku Ryoran (1999) as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu
- Nene: Onna Taikōki (2009)
- Yae no Sakura (2013)
- 24 Japan (2020) as Heisuke Satonaka[9]
- Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department (2022) as Narrator (episode 2)[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "村上 弘明". 日本タレント名鑑. VIPタイムズ社. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ OFM仮面ライダー8 2004, p. 26, 「主演俳優の素顔2 村上弘明」
- ^ a b c "村上弘明 -オスカー電子カタログ". オスカープロモーション. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "村上弘明が語る恩人への思い". Yahoo News. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ "嘘喰い". eiga.com. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "釜石ラーメン物語". eiga.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "車線変更 キューポラを見上げて". eiga.com. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ "秀吉の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "『24 JAPAN』CTUメンバー発表 栗山千明、池内博之、朝倉あき、村上弘明、佐野史郎". Oricon (in Japanese). July 24, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Miss Kuroitsu From the Monster Development Department Anime Reveals Cast for Original Characters, Narrator for Episode 2". Anime News Network. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
Works cited
[edit]- KODANSHA Official File Magazine 仮面ライダー. Vol. 8 スカイライダー. 講談社. 2004-07-09. ISBN 4-06-367087-2.
External links
[edit]- Official site
- Hiroaki Murakami at IMDb
- Murakami Hiroaki at JMDB
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