Hiroaki Murakami
Known For
Acting
Born
1956-12-22 in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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).
Most Known For
Kamen Rider
as Hiroshi Tsukuba / Skyrider
My Husband is a Cartoonist
Hideyoshi
as Akechi Mitsuhide
The Fire Still Burns
The Fire Still Burns
as FUJIWARA no Kiyohira
All-Round Appraiser Q: The Eyes of Mona Lisa
as Hisayuki Asahina
Genroku Ryoran
as Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu / Yasuakira
24 JAPAN
as Heisuke Satonaka
ATARU
as Larry Inoue
Kamen Rider (Skyrider)
as Hiroshi Tsukuba / Skyrider
Iron Maze
as Sugita
Love is Phantom
as Hara Gonta
Double Fantasy
as Shizawa
Miyako no kaze
as 吉野雄一郎
Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword
as Yagyu Jubei Sangen
GeishaCop: Fearsome Geisha Corps - Go to Hell
Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead
Hotel: Next Door
as Todo Katsuo
Hachobori Seven
Miyamoto Musashi
as Sasaki Kojiro