Portrait of Kunio Murai

Acting

Kunio Murai

Career

Active from 1966 to 2025, with a break from 1996 to 2006, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Tokyo Ghoul
Tokyo Ghoul
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kunio Murai Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.5, average 5.4
  • Wit & Wordplay
    2.0, average 3.7
  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.3, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Akashi
Akashi (2025)

as Grandpa

2010s

13 titles · average score 69
Tokyo Ghoul 'S'
Tokyo Ghoul 'S' (2019)
GoodWatch score 54

as Kuzen Yoshimura

KASANE –Beauty and Fate–
KASANE –Beauty and Fate– (2018)
GoodWatch score 64

as Yoshio Fujihara

Unnatural
Unnatural (2018)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as 駕籠武

Evil and The Mask
Evil and The Mask (2018)

as Shozo Kuki

Snowman
Snowman (2018)

as Roku (old)

Tokyo Ghoul
Tokyo Ghoul (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kuzen Yoshimura

Reverse
Reverse (2017)

TV show · as Murai Akimasa

Yokokuhan: The Pain
Yokokuhan: The Pain (2015)

TV show

Nobunaga Concerto
Nobunaga Concerto (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Hisamasa Azai

Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out (2014)

TV show · as Ryuichi Serizawa

Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III
Zipang Punk Goemon Rock III (2014)

as Hachigaya Zenbee

さくら心中
さくら心中 (2011)

TV show

2000s

3 titles · average score 69
Eve's Gifts
Eve's Gifts (2007)

as Yusuke Mochizuki

Western Police Special
Western Police Special (2004)

as Uryu Shinsuke

Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as SDF HQ Secretary Masato Hinogaki

1990s

6 titles · average score 69
San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku
San-ban Tēburu no Kyaku (1996)

TV show

Like Grains of Sand
Like Grains of Sand (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

as Shuji's Father

A Brief Message from the Heart
A Brief Message from the Heart (1995)

as Shimamura

Why I borrowed money from her
Why I borrowed money from her (1994)

TV show

The Misery of Others is as Sweet as Honey
The Misery of Others is as Sweet as Honey (1994)

TV show

XX: Beautiful Weapon
XX: Beautiful Weapon (1993)

as Masahiko Yoshizawa

1980s

8 titles · average score 63
The Stray Detective, Pure Heart
The Stray Detective, Pure Heart (1989)

as Mizuki

Tears of a Swan
Tears of a Swan (1989)

TV show · as Setsuya Hazuki

Godzilla 1985
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
GoodWatch score 45

as Secretary Henmi

The Return of Godzilla
The Return of Godzilla (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

as Secretary Henmi

裏切りのフィナーレ
裏切りのフィナーレ (1984)

TV show

The Yoshida School
The Yoshida School (1983)

as Takakichi Asō

The Wild Daisy
The Wild Daisy (1981)

as Kiichiro Saito

Port Arthur
Port Arthur (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

as Teisuke Oki

1970s

5 titles · average score 62
Kyukei no Koya
Kyukei no Koya (1978)

TV show · as Shoichi Soeda

Yokomizo Seishi Series
Yokomizo Seishi Series (1977)

TV show · as Naoki Sengoku

The Beast Shall Die
The Beast Shall Die (1974)

as Masayuki Yajima

The Blossom and the Sword
The Blossom and the Sword (1973)

as Minoru Ôhama

Godzilla vs. Gigan
Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
GoodWatch score 62

as Takeshi Shima

1960s

7 titles · average score 67
Ohyaku: The Female Demon
Ohyaku: The Female Demon (1968)
GoodWatch score 69

as Shinkuro

Snake Woman's Curse
Snake Woman's Curse (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sutematsu

Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

as Yûkichi Togasaki

Classmates
Classmates (1967)

as Second Sublieutenant Yui

The Shogun and His Mistresses
The Shogun and His Mistresses (1967)

as Choukichi

The Journey
The Journey (1967)

as Sekine

Watari, the Ninja Boy
Watari, the Ninja Boy (1966)

as Shindo no Kotaro