Kunio Murai

For the fictional character, see List of Great Teacher Onizuka characters § Kunio Murai.

Kunio Murai (村井 國夫, Murai Kunio, born September 20, 1944 in Tianjin, China) 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]}.).

Kunio Murai
Born	(1944-09-20) September 20, 1944 (age 80) Tianjin, China
Other names	村井 国夫
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1966-present
Agent	Tom Project[1]
Spouse	Mikiko Otonashi

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)
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (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)
• 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)
• Tensai Bakavon: Yomigaeru Flanders no Inu (2015) (Dante)

Dubbing

Live-action

• Harrison Ford
  • Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (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)
  • K-19: The Widowmaker (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	Won
2006	Elisabeth, Me and My Girl	32nd Kikuta Kazuo Theater Prize for Theater grand-prix	Nominated
2011	Himitsu wa utau	19th Yomiuri Theater Awards Best Actor	Nominated

References

1. "村井 國夫". Tom Project. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
2. "Kunio Murai". imdb.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
3. "Top Kunio Murai movies(based on popularity,ratings,box office)". movieslist.in. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
4. "Kunio Murai". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
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6. "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. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
7. "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！". MOVIE WALKER PRESS. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
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9. "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」". スポーツ報知. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
10. "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. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
11. "【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. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
12. "老ナルキソス". eiga.com. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
13. "インディ・ジョーンズ 魔宮の伝説". Paramount Pictures. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
14. "インディ・ジョーンズ 最後の聖戦". Paramount Pictures. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
15. "「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". Natalie. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
16. "パワー・ゲーム". Wowow. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
17. "『エクスペンダブルズ3』最強日本語吹替え声優陣が発表！". PIA Corporation. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
18. "『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". Oricon. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
19. "天使と悪魔［エクステンデッド版］". Star Channel. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

External links

• Official profile (in Japanese)
• Kunio Murai at IMDb