Kunio Murai
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Kunio Murai | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1944 |
| Other names | 村井 国夫 |
| Occupations | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1966-present |
| Agent | Tom Project[1] |
| Spouse | Mikiko Otonashi |
Kunio Murai (村井 國夫, Murai Kunio; born September 20, 1944 in Tianjin, China) is a Japanese actor and voice actor.[2] He is famous for Japanese dubbing roles for Harrison Ford. (Officially approved by Ford)[3][4]
Films
- Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) (Takashi Shima)[5]
- Submersion of Japan (1973) (Kataoka)[6]
- The Battle of Port Arthur (1980) (Teisuke Oki)[7]
- Shōsetsu Yoshida Gakkō (1983) (Takakichi Asō)[8]
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) (Secretary Henmi)[9]
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) (Masato Hinogaki)[10]
- Tokyo Ghoul (2017) (Yoshimura)[11]
- Kasane: Beauty and Fate (2018) (Yoshio Fujihara)[12]
- Tokyo Ghoul S (2019) (Yoshimura)[13]
- Old Narcissus (2023) (Mikio Tachikawa)[14]
- Akashi (2025) - Grandfather
Television
- Mito Kōmon (1969) (Genjuro, Shichinosuke, etc.)
- Ten to Chi to (1969) (Kōsaka "Danjō" Masanobu)[15]
- Haru no Sakamichi (1971) (Watanabe Kazuma)[16]
- Daichūshingura (1971) (Ōno Gun'emon)[17]
- 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)[18]
- Genroku Taiheiki (1975) (Hakura Itsuki)[19]
- Ōedo Sōsamō (1975) (Izaburo)
- Fumō Chitai (1979) (Kaname Kaifu)
- Ōoka Echizen (1982) (Hashimoto)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983) (Mizuno Nobumoto)[20]
- Sanga Moyu (1984) (Orson Aikawa)[21]
- Sanada Taiheiki (1985-86) (Ōtani Yoshitsugu)[22]
- School Wars 2 (1990)
- Genroku Ryōran (1999) (Hotta Masatoshi)[23]
- Seibu Keisatsu Special (2004) (Chief Cabinet Secretary Uryu)[24]
- The Family Game (2013) (Yasuhiko)[25]
- Nobunaga Concerto (2014) (Azai Hisamasa)[1]
- Mikaiketsu Jiken: File. 05 (2016) (Hiro Hiyama)[26]
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)
- August: Osage County (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
- Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge (2005) (Miraiman)[27]
- Tensai Bakavon: Yomigaeru Flanders no Inu (2015) (Dante)[28]
Dubbing
Live-action
- Harrison Ford
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1985 NTV edition) (Han Solo)[4]
- 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)[29]
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Indiana Jones)[30]
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Indiana Jones)
- Air Force One (U.S. President James Marshall)[31]
- 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)
- K-19: The Widowmaker (2006 TV Tokyo edition) (Alexei Vostrikov)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2023 NTV edition) (Indiana Jones)[32]
- Paranoia (Augustine "Jock" Goddard)[33]
- The Expendables 3 (Max Drummer)[34]
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Indiana Jones)[35]
- Captain America: Brave New World (Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross / Red Hulk)[36]
- 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))[37]
- Beauty and the Beast (Maurice (Kevin Kline))[38]
- Edge of Darkness (Ronald Craven (Bob Peck))[39]
