Kunio Murai Explained

Kunio Murai
Birth Date:	20 September 1944
Birth Place:	Tianjin, China
Othername:	村井 国夫
Occupation:	Actor, voice actor
Yearsactive:	1966-present
Spouse:	Mikiko Otonashi
Agent:	Tom Project^[1]

is a Japanese actor and voice actor.^{[2] [3] [4]} He is famous for Japanese dubbing roles for Harrison Ford (Officially approved by Ford^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]} .).

Filmography

Films

• Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) (Takashi Shima)
• Japan Sinks (1973) (Kataoka)
• The Battle of Port Arthur (1980) (Teisuke Oki)
• Shōsetsu Yoshida Gakkō (1983) (Takakichi Asō)^[1]
• The Return of Godzilla (1984) (Secretary Henmi)
• (2001) (Masato Hinogaki)
• Tokyo Ghoul (2017) (Yoshimura)
• Kasane (2018)^[1]
• Tokyo Ghoul S (2019) (Yoshimura)^[1]
• Old Narcissus (2023)^[12]

Television

• Mito Kōmon (1969) (Genjuro, Shichinosuke, etc.)
• Ten to Chi to (1969) (Kōsaka "Danjō" Masanobu)
• 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)
• Katsu Kaishū (1974) (Enomoto Takeaki)
• Ōedo Sōsamō (1975) (Izaburo)
• Fumō Chitai (1979) (Kaname Kaifu)
• Ōoka Echizen (1982) (Hashimoto)
• Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) (Mizuno Nobumoto)
• Sanga Moyu (1984) (Orson Aikawa)
• Sanada Taiheiki (1985-86) (Ōtani Yoshitsugu)
• School Wars 2 (1990)
• Seibu Keisatsu Special (2004)
• The Family Game (2013) (Yasuhiko)
• Nobunaga Concerto (2014) (Azai Hisamasa)^[1]
• Mikaiketsu Jiken: File. 05 (2016) (Hiro Hiyama)

Theater

• Fiddler on the Roof (1975-1977) Perchik
• The Boys in the Band (a.k.a. Midnight Party) (Hank)
• Les Misérables (1989-2001) (Inspector Javert)
• Kiss of the Spider Woman (1992) (Molina)
• The Sound of Music (1992) (Captain von Trapp)
• My Fair Lady (1993-1994) (Professor Henry Higgins)
• Hamlet (1998) (Claudius)
• Footloose (2001-2002) (Shaw Moore)
• Elisabeth (2004-2010) (Max)
• The Beggar's Opera (2006-2008) (Lockit)
• Me And My Girl (2006) (Sir John Tremayne)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (2007) (Oberon)
• Copenhagen (2007) (Niels Bohr)
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2009) (Vice Principal Douglas Panch)
• Henry VI (2009) (Duke of Suffolk)
• Candide (2010) (Martin)
• Himitsu wa utau (2011) (Sir Hugo Latimer)
• Hamlet (2012-Claudius, 2017-Cornelius)
• Rudolf (2012) (Emperor Franz Joseph)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (2013-2014) (Faria)
• Sister Act (2014) (Monsignor Howard/Monsignor O'Hara)
• (2016) (Beverly Weston)
• Twilight (2018) (Norman Thayer Jr.)
• Little Women (2019) (Mr. Lawrence)
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2020-2022) (Jacob)
• Waitress (2021) (Joe)

Theatrical animation

• (2005) (Miraiman)
• (2015) (Dante)

Dubbing

Live-action

• Harrison Ford
  • (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)^[13]
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Indiana Jones)^[14]
  • 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)^[1]
  • Random Hearts (2003 NTV edition) (Sergeant William 'Dutch' Van Den Broeck)
  • (2006 TV Tokyo edition) (Alexei Vostrikov)
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2023 NTV edition) (Indiana Jones)^[15]
  • Paranoia (Augustine "Jock" Goddard)^[16]
  • The Expendables 3 (Max Drummer)^[17]
  • Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Indiana Jones)^[18]
• Gérard Depardieu
  • The Count of Monte Cristo (Edmond Dantès)^[1]
  • Les Misérables (Jean Valjean)^[1]
  • Balzac: A Passionate Life (Honoré de Balzac)
• 500 Days of Summer (Narrator (Richard McGonagle))
• Angels & Demons (Richter (Stellan Skarsgård))^[19]
• Beauty and the Beast (Maurice (Kevin Kline))
• 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
2006	Elisabeth, Me and My Girl	32nd Kikuta Kazuo Theater Prize for Theater grand-prix
2011	Himitsu wa utau	19th Yomiuri Theater Awards Best Actor

External links

• Official profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: 村井 國夫. June 3, 2023. Tom Project.
2. Web site: Kunio Murai. imdb.com. 23 January 2014.
3. Web site: Top Kunio Murai movies(based on popularity,ratings,box office). movieslist.in. 23 January 2014.
4. Web site: Kunio Murai. rottentomatoes.com. 23 January 2014.
5. Web site: ハリソン・フォード声優歴40年 村井國夫、本人からのサプライズメッセージに感涙 . 5 July 2023 . . 2023-07-05 .
6. Web site: 村井國夫、ハリソン・フォードからのサプライズメッセージに感涙「次の作品も僕が」 . テレ朝news . 2023-07-05 .
7. Web site: 村井國夫、ハリソン・フォードから「長旅に付き合ってくれてありがとう」サプライズメッセージに感涙！ . 5 July 2023 . MOVIE WALKER PRESS. 2023-07-05 .
8. Web site: 村井國夫、ハリソン・フォードの吹替40年 サプライズメッセージに感涙「感激です」 . 5 July 2023 . ORICON NEWS. 2023-07-05 .
9. Web site: 村井國夫、インディ役奪還に歓喜＆感涙「取り返しました！４０年間共に歩むことができて幸せ」 . 5 July 2023 . スポーツ報知. 2023-07-05 .
10. Web site: ハリソン・フォードからのサプライズメッセージに インディの声を務めた村井國夫さん感涙「一緒に年をとって、長旅を一緒に歩んできました」7 月 5 日(水)実施『インディ・ジョーンズと運命のダイヤル』公開記念舞台挨拶のご報告. ディズニー公式. 2023-07-06 .
11. Web site: 【レポート】村井國夫、井上和彦らが登壇！『インディ・ジョーンズと運命のダイヤル』公開記念舞台挨拶が開催. スクリーンオンライン. 2023-07-06 .
12. Web site: 老ナルキソス. March 5, 2023. eiga.com.
13. Web site: インディ・ジョーンズ 魔宮の伝説. March 15, 2021. Paramount Pictures.
14. Web site: インディ・ジョーンズ 最後の聖戦. October 18, 2021. Paramount Pictures.
15. Web site: 「インディ・ジョーンズ」金ローで放送、「クリスタル・スカル」は村井國夫が新録. April 29, 2023. Natalie.
16. Web site: パワー・ゲーム. November 7, 2021. Wowow.
17. Web site: 『エクスペンダブルズ3』最強日本語吹替え声優陣が発表！. January 28, 2021. PIA Corporation. October 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021135702/https://cinema.pia.co.jp/news/164287/61610/. dead.
18. Web site: 『インディ・ジョーンズと運命のダイヤル』ハリソン・フォードの吹替は村井國夫 坂本真綾、大塚明夫ら参加. May 31, 2023. Oricon.
19. Web site: 天使と悪魔［エクステンデッド版］. July 6, 2019. Star Channel.