Portrait of Takehiro Murata

Acting

Takehiro Murata

Career

Active from 1983 to 2025, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Takehiro Murata Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.9, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.5, average 5.5
  • Crime
    2.6, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Kaiju Action 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

8 titles · average score 71
The Solitary Gourmet
The Solitary Gourmet (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

as Takiyama

Kyou mo Curry desu ka?
Kyou mo Curry desu ka? (2025)

TV show · as 山川健三郎

今日もカレーですか?
今日もカレーですか? (2025)

as 山川健三郎

A Fool's Love
A Fool's Love (2024)

as Tubaki

Silence of the Sea
Silence of the Sea (2024)

as Hanzawa

The Sound of Vietnam
The Sound of Vietnam (2024)

as Kiyoshi Sakura

Solitary Gourmet Original Broadcast
Solitary Gourmet Original Broadcast (2022)

TV show

Labyrinth of Cinema
Labyrinth of Cinema (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

as Saigo Takamori

2010s

17 titles · average score 79
A Murder Is Announced
A Murder Is Announced (2019)

as Onigawara Banroku

No Side Game
No Side Game (2019)

TV show · as Kinji Yoshihara

Ashi Girl
Ashi Girl (2017)

TV show · as Munetsuru Kouyama

Hanagatami
Hanagatami (2017)
GoodWatch score 86

as Professor Yamauchi

Cold Case: Door of Truth
Cold Case: Door of Truth (2016)

TV show · as Kudo Toshiya

Raia Prays For…
Raia Prays For… (2015)

as bartender

Seven Detectives
Seven Detectives (2015)

TV show

Seven Weeks
Seven Weeks (2014)
GoodWatch score 74

as Fuyuki Suzuki

Kumokiri Nizaemon
Kumokiri Nizaemon (2013)

TV show

Solitary Gourmet
Solitary Gourmet (2012)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as 滝山

Casting Blossoms to the Sky
Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tamio Mori

CSI: Crime Scene Talks
CSI: Crime Scene Talks (2011)

TV show

2000s

15 titles · average score 75
Clouds Over the Hill
Clouds Over the Hill (2009)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Song of Goodbye
Song of Goodbye (2007)

as Father of flower bell

Returning the Favor
Returning the Favor (2006)

as Ichiro Kitahara

Junjo Kirari
Junjo Kirari (2006)

TV show · as Matsui Takuji

Haru and Natsu
Haru and Natsu (2005)

TV show · as Chuji Takakura

警視庁黒豆コンビ
警視庁黒豆コンビ (2005)

TV show

交通特別捜査係警部補・結城あかね
交通特別捜査係警部補・結城あかね (2005)

TV show

The Motive
The Motive (2004)

as Ishikawa, Police

When the Last Sword Is Drawn
When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)
GoodWatch score 78

as Chiaki Ono

Vengeance for Sale
Vengeance for Sale (2002)

as Taro

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla
Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (2002)
GoodWatch score 70

as Cameo (man picking up cans)

Sayoko is Back
Sayoko is Back (2000)

TV show · as Mr.Kurokawa

1990s

17 titles · average score 72
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Yuji Shinoda

Pride
Pride (1998)

as Kiyoshi Itou

Open House
Open House (1998)

as Miyake

Woman in Witness Protection
Woman in Witness Protection (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

as Detective Chikamatsu

Coach
Coach (1996)

TV show

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
GoodWatch score 89

as Yukari's Editor

Pom Poko
Pom Poko (1994)
GoodWatch score 77

as Bunta (voice)

The Last Dance
The Last Dance (1993)
GoodWatch score 69

as Doctor

Godzilla vs. Mothra
Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

as Kenji Andoh

Okoge
Okoge (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

as Goh Yoshino

Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion
Minbo, or The Gentle Art of Japanese Extortion (1992)
GoodWatch score 86

as Taro Wakasugi

Kimi no na wa
Kimi no na wa (1991)

TV show · as 末永保

1980s

3 titles
Girls In The Wind
Girls In The Wind (1988)

TV show · as Kensuke Muraki

Dakishimetai!
Dakishimetai! (1988)

TV show

Ao ga Chiru
Ao ga Chiru (1983)

TV show