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Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Actor · Born December 23, 1911 (114) · Fukuoka, Japan

Fuyuki Murakami was born on 23 December 1911 in Fukuoka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Godzilla (1954), Ikiru (1952) and The Mysterians (1957). He died on 5 April 2007 in Japan.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 23, 1911 (114)
From
Fukuoka, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 106 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 9% in 30 days

What are Fuyuki Murakami's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
32%
Morality
24%
Self
12%
Society
11%
Ideas
11%
Power
6%
Bonds
4%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
5
Dread
4
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Fuyuki Murakami's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fuyuki Murakami's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

106 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Breed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Falling into the Evening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Kwaidan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Sumo Do, Sumo Don't(1992)

    as Yasujiro Mine

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Strawberry Times 4: Kisaragi san shimai no gyakushū (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Ultra Q: The 1/8 Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as The Mayor of S13 District

  • Fancy Dance(1989)

    as Takuzen

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Japanese Spiderman: Episode 0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Hiroshi Yamashiro

  • Japanese Spiderman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Hiroshi Yamashiro

  • Godzilla(1977)

    as Dr. Tabata (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Takehisa Yumeji monogatari: koi suru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Tahei Kasai

  • The Street Fighter's Last Revenge(1974)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Blitz!! Strada 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Professional Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Admiral Yamamoto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Air Force Cmdr. Iwakuni

  • Two in the Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Actor

  • Japan's Longest Day(1967)

    as Minister of Justice Hiromasa Matsuzaka

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Invasion of Astro-Monster(1965)

    as Medical Representative

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Crazy Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Start Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Saitō (Secretary’s Office Clerk)

  • Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as 3rd Sin

  • The Scent of Incense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Great Uncle

  • Fifty-Fifty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Varan the Unbelievable(1962)

    as Dr. Majima

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Born in Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Crimson Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Big Shots Die at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Musume to Watashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 250 episodes · as 佐山

  • Happiness of Us Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Human Vapor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Dr. Sano

  • Life of a Country Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Lovelorn Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Sasaki

  • The Happicoat Comedian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Secret of the Telegian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Dr. Miura

  • Ginza Tomboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Yasuyuki Kitamura

  • The Last Gunfight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Chief of the Metropolitan Police Departament

  • Battle in Outer Space(1959)

    as Inspector Iriake

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Enchanting Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Vagabond Employee: Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Section Chief Yukawa

  • The Story of Iron Arm Inao (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Mr. Shudo

  • Yajikita dōchū sugoroku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Who Is the Informer? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Detective B

  • Varan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Dr. Majima

  • Executive Chair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Minamimura

  • The Mysterians(1957)

    as Dr. Nobu Kawanami

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Zokuzoku Ôban: Dotô hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Principal

  • The Blue Mountains Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Vice-principal Yashiro

  • Diary of a Successful Salaryman Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Matsuyama

  • The Blue Mountains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Vice Principal Yashiro

  • A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Zoku Ôban: Fûun hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Principal of school

  • A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • A Rainbow Plays in My Heart: Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Kuramoto

  • Diary of a Successful Salaryman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Matsuyama

  • Godzilla(1957)

    as Dr. Tabata (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • A Man in the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • The Luckiest Dai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Rodan(1956)

    as Professor Minami (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Aishu no machi ni kiri ga furu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Magazine journalist A

  • In Case of One Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Toshimitsu Sagara

  • Three Generations of Company Presidents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Gendai no yokubô (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • The Wicked Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Wharf with the Weeping Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Hotta

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters!(1956)

    as Dr. Tabata

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Everyone's Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Beyond The Stars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Okamura

  • Sudden Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Taneda

  • Stray Sheep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Kyosuke Satomi

  • All is Well (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Floating Clouds(1955)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Invisible Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Chief Editor Yamada

  • 12 Chapters About Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Bank General Manager

  • Godzilla(1954)

    as Professor Tanabe

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Love Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Cheerful Detective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • How the Bell of Liberty Rings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Yoshimasu Takahashi

  • My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Farewell Rabaul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Eagle of the Pacific (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as (uncredited)

  • Girls in the Orchard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • A Song of Little Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Brilliant! The First Detective: Zenigata Heiji in His Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Ôta

  • Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Profile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Adolescence Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as (uncredited)

  • Mr. Pu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Yasugorō shusse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Town of Seven Colors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • The Woman Who Touched the Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Ikiru(1952)

    as Newspaperman

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Adolescence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Hikoichi, Mayumi's father

  • Tokyo Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Forbidden Path (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Third Class Executives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Foghorn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • The Wind Blows Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Wedding March (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as President

  • Wagtail Tune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Gate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Kyoji Hyoto

  • Female Sanshiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • A Woman in the Typhoon Area (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Takeda

  • Great X (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Inspector

  • The Man of Rumor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Eizô

  • ミラーマン(パイロットフィルム版) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as 神父

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 106 titles, 105 of them dated from 1947 to 2000; peak year 1966.

Biggest box office

Godzilla (1954)

$591K worldwide

Highest rated

Godzilla (1954)

Midcredits 95th

Film career

19472000

Peak 1966 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting106 of 106: 106 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

1940s4 · acting1950s65 · acting1960s22 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s1 · acting1990s5 · acting2000s1 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
5257

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Fuyuki Murakami's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Godzilla (1977)

74th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Ikiru (1952)

Midcredits 99th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Fuyuki Murakami work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fuyuki Murakami's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ishirō Honda shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers