Kunio Murai

Kunio Murai
Born	(1944-09-20) September 20, 1944 Tianjin, China
Other names	村井 国夫
Occupation	Actor, Voice actor
Years active	1966-present
Agent	CUBE
Spouse(s)	Mikiko Otonashi

Kunio Murai (村井 國夫, Murai Kunio, born September 20, 1944 in Tianjin, China) is a Japanese actor and voice actor.

Filmography

Films

• Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) (Takashi Shima)
• Japan Sinks (1973) (Kataoka)
• 203 kōchi (1980) (Teisuke Oki)
• Shōsetsu Yoshida gakkō (1983) (Takakichi Asō)
• The Return of Godzilla (1984) (Secretary Henmi)
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) (Masato Hinogaki)

Television

• Mito Kōmon (1969) (Genjuro, Shichinosuke, etc.)
• Daichūshingura (1971) (Ōno Gun'emon)
• Taiyō ni Hoero! (1972) (Nagasawa (ep. 8), Imai (ep. 101) and Satake (ep. 268))
• Key Hunter (1973)
• Edo o Kiru (1973) (Mukai Kurando)
• Ōedo Sōsamō (1975) (Izaburo)
• Fumō Chitai (1979) (Kaname Kaifu)
• Ōoka Echizen (1982) (Hashimoto)
• Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) (Mizuno Nobumoto)
• School Wars 2 (1990)
• Seibu Keisatsu Special (2004)
• The Family Game (2013) (Yasuhiko)
• Nobunaga Concerto (2014) (Azai Hisamasa)

Theater

• Les Misérables (1989-2000) (Inspector Javert)
• Kiss of the Spider Woman (1992) (Molina)
• Hamlet (1998) (Claudius)
• Elisabeth (2004-) (Max)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007) (Oberon)
• Henry VI (2009) (Duke of Suffolk)
• Himitsu wa utau (2011) (Sir Hugo Latimer)
• Rudolf (2012) (Emperor Franz Joseph)
• Sister Act (musical) (2014) (Monsignor Howard/Monsignor O'Hara)

Theatrical animation

• Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge (2005) (Miraiman)

Dubbing

Live-action

• Harrison Ford
  • Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1985 NTV edition) (Han Solo)
  • The Empire Strikes Back (1986 NTV edition) (Han Solo)
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones)
  • Return of the Jedi (1988 NTV edition) (Han Solo)
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Indiana Jones)
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Indiana Jones)
  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Indiana Jones)
  • Air Force One (U.S. President James Marshall)
  • The Devil's Own (2000 NTV edition) (Sergeant Tom O'Meara)
  • Six Days Seven Nights (2001 Fuji TV edition) (Quinn Harris)
  • Random Hearts (2003 NTV edition) (Sergeant William 'Dutch' Van Den Broeck)
  • K-19: The Widowmaker (2006 TV Tokyo edition) (Alexei Vostrikov)
  • Paranoia (Augustine "Jock" Goddard)
  • The Expendables 3 (Max Drummer)
• Gérard Depardieu
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (Edmond Dantès)
  • Les Misérables (Jean Valjean)
  • Balzac: A Passionate Life (Honoré de Balzac)
• 500 Days of Summer (Narrator (Richard McGonagle))
• Angels & Demons (Richter (Stellan Skarsgård))
• Edge of Darkness (Ronald Craven (Bob Peck))

Animation

• The legend of the Christmas tree (Fir Tree)

Awards

Year	Title	Award	Result
1992	Kiss of the Spider Woman	47th Japan National Arts Festival for Theatre Award	Won
2006	Elisabeth, Me and My Girl	32nd Kikuta Kazuo Theater Prize for Theater grand-prix	Nominated
2011	Himitsu wa utau	19th Yomiuri Theater Awards Best Actor	Nominated

External links

• Official profile (Japanese)
• Kunio Murai at the Internet Movie Database