Murakami (surname) explained

Murakami (Japanese: 村上; "village superior") is a Japanese surname, 35th by frequency in Japan.^[2] It can refer to:__TOC__

People

Emperor Murakami, ancient Japanese emperor
Daisuke Murakami (figure skater)
Daisuke Murakami (snowboarder)
Genzo Murakami (村上元三) (1910 - 2006), novelist
Glen Murakami, animator
Hiroaki Murakami, actor
Haruki Murakami (村上春樹), (born 1949), novelist
, Japanese jazz drummer
James J. Murakami, production designer & film Academy nominee
Jimmy Murakami (1933 - 2014) also known as Teruaki Murakami (村上輝明), animator and director
Kanako Murakami (村上佳菜子), figure skater
, Japanese poet
Les Murakami (born 1936), American college baseball coach
Maki Murakami, manga artist
, Japanese footballer
Masanori Murakami, San Francisco Giants pitcher
Megumi Murakami, Japanese pop singer in Cute
, Japanese voice actress
Munetaka Murakami (村上宗隆), Japanese baseball player
Nijiro Murakami, Japanese actor and voice actor
Ryu Murakami (村上龍), (fl. 21st cen.) writer and filmmaker
Shingo Murakami (村上信五), Japanese pop singer in Kanjani Eight
Takeyoshi Murakami (村上武吉), Samurai
Takashi Murakami (村上隆), artist and founder of Superflat movement
Takeshi Murakami (村上隆), English teacher & champion in game of Othello (fl. 21st cen)
, Japanese footballer
Tetsuji Murakami, Karate pioneer in Europe
Yoshiaki Murakami (村上世彰), corporate raider and president of M&A Consulting
Mai Murakami, Japanese Artistic Gymnast