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Akira Murao

Writer · Died November 5, 2008 · Tokyo, Japan

Died
November 5, 2008
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 77 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 38 days to Oct 27Up 27% in 30 days

What are Akira Murao's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
42%
Power
37%
Ideas
21%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · 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 1 · Even-paced 3 · 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 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
4
Tense
3
Dread
1
Bittersweet
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Akira Murao's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Akira Murao'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

77 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth(1992)

    Story

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • 1750 Days of Turbulence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Screenplay

  • The Last True Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Writer

  • Godzilla 1985(1985)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Story of a Man Among Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Screenplay

  • The Return of Godzilla(1984)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Goyou Sen Enjou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • The Buddy: Yaji and Kita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • Wandering Himeshiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Screenplay

  • The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer

  • Nihon Meisaku Kaidan Gekijō: Kōya Hijiri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Screenplay

  • Headless Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Writer

  • The Racketeer Ishimatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Screenplay

  • A Single Flower Withered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • The Karate Man and the Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Screenplay

  • Japan's Top Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Screenplay

  • Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Traitor Shall Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • The Brawling Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Screenplay

  • A Scarred Life 2: Blood Will Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Writer

  • The Armed Organization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: Forbidden Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stormy Cape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • A Scarred Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Screenplay

  • New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Stray Wolf in Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Thugs of Shinjuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • New Prison Walls of Abashiri: High Stakes at Abashiri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • House of Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • Kanto Street Peddlers: Clan Violent Loyalty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • Wicked Priest 4: The Killer Priest Comes Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Writer

  • Modern Chivarly: Sworn Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Screenplay

  • New Prison Walls of Abashiri: The Vagrant Comes to a Port Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Kanto Street Peddlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer

  • New Prison Walls of Abashiri 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • Wicked Priest 3: A Killer's Pilgrimage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Writer

  • A Modern Yakuza: Humanity and Justice of the Outlaw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • The Biggest Gamble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • A Modern Yakuza: The Code of the Lawless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Screenplay

  • New Prison Walls of Abashiri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Wicked Priest 2: Ballad of Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Gambling Den's Master Clan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Wicked Priest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Screenplay

  • Kill!(1968)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Code Between Brothers 6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Code Between Brothers 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Tears of Banishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • The Chivalrous Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Code Between Brothers: Three Brothers of Kanto, Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Showdown of Men 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Writer

  • Three Gamblers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Screenplay

  • Code Between Brothers 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Kingdom of Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Code Between Brothers 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Continental Drifter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Writer

  • Greatest Boss of the Showa Era (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Code Between Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Screenplay

  • Yakuza G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Brutal Tales of Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Blood of Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Underworld Code (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Writer

  • The Domain: The Naniwa Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Screenplay

  • Gamblers and Racketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Prison Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Two Lives, Two Yakuza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Giant Rumble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • The Domain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Gambler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Orders from Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Screenplay

  • The Revenge and the Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • The Big Boss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Screenplay

  • Gang vs. G-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

  • Ashita au hito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 75 titles from 1962 to 1992.

Biggest box office

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)

$36M worldwide

Highest rated

Kill! (1968)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing75 of 75: 75 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s45 · crew1970s21 · crew1980s7 · crew1990s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Akira Murao's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 4 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 4 titles divides audiences: 4 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Crowd Pleaser4

Most loved · writer

Kill! (1968)

Midcredits 91st · 81% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Akira Murao work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akira Murao's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomoyuki Tanaka shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers