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Akira Murao

Career

Active from 1962 to 1992, busiest in 1964 and 1967 with 8 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Kill!
Kill!
GoodWatch score72/100

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 11
  • Gang Warfare 8
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Yakuza Film 4
  • Brotherhood 4
  • Classic Yakuza Film 4
  • Yakuza 4
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Revenge 3
  • Honor & Loyalty 3
  • Character-Driven 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles · average score 71
Godzilla vs. Mothra
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

Story

1750 Days of Turbulence
1750 Days of Turbulence (1990)

Screenplay

1980s

7 titles
The Last True Yakuza
The Last True Yakuza (1985)

Writer

The Story of a Man Among Men
The Story of a Man Among Men (1984)

Screenplay

The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn (1982)

Screenplay

Wandering Himeshiro
Wandering Himeshiro (1982)

Screenplay

Goyou Sen Enjou
Goyou Sen Enjou (1982)

Screenplay

The Buddy: Yaji and Kita
The Buddy: Yaji and Kita (1982)

Screenplay

The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation (1980)

Writer

1970s

21 titles
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri
Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri (1979)

Screenplay

The Karate Man and the Spy
The Karate Man and the Spy (1974)

Screenplay

Japan's Top Gangster
Japan's Top Gangster (1973)

Screenplay

A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell
A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell (1972)

Writer

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die (1972)

Screenplay

New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm (1972)

Screenplay

The Armed Organization
The Armed Organization (1971)

Screenplay

A Scarred Life
A Scarred Life (1971)

Screenplay

Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love (1971)

Screenplay

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape (1971)

Screenplay

Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back
Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back (1970)

Writer

Thugs of Shinjuku
Thugs of Shinjuku (1970)

Screenplay

1960s

45 titles · average score 71
The Biggest Gamble
The Biggest Gamble (1969)

Screenplay

Kill!
Kill! (1968)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay

Wicked Priest
Wicked Priest (1968)

Screenplay

New Prison Walls of Abashiri
New Prison Walls of Abashiri (1968)

Screenplay

Code Between Brothers 6
Code Between Brothers 6 (1967)

Screenplay

Code Between Brothers 2
Code Between Brothers 2 (1966)

Screenplay

Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Brutal Tales of Chivalry (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Screenplay

Blood of Revenge
Blood of Revenge (1965)

Screenplay

The Domain: The Naniwa Story
The Domain: The Naniwa Story (1965)

Screenplay

Giant Rumble
Giant Rumble (1964)

Screenplay

The Domain
The Domain (1964)

Screenplay

Gang vs. G-Men
Gang vs. G-Men (1962)

Screenplay