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Hideo Murota
Hideo Muroda was a prolific Japanese actor born on 7 October 1937 in Otaru, Hokkaido. He began his screen career as a teenager, making his film debut in 1953 with a small role in Daibosatsu Tôge, and quickly became a familiar face in the burgeoning post‑war Japanese cinema. In 1957 he signed an exclusive contract with Toei Studio, a move that cemented his status as a reliable character actor and allowed him to appear in an astonishing array of productions, eventually exceeding one thousand film credits. Murota specialized in portraying villains, yakuza thugs, and other hard‑boiled characters, bringing a gritty intensity and subtle nuance that made even minor roles memorable. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s he featured in many iconic yakuza series such as Battles Without Honor and Humanity and Street Mobster, often playing henchmen, detectives, or ruthless bosses, and his rugged screen presence helped define the aesthetic of the genre. Muroda's talent was not confined to the silver screen; he also made frequent guest appearances on popular television dramas, including Key Hunter and G‑Men '75, further showcasing his versatility. In 1990 he received critical acclaim, winning the Best Supporting Actor award at the Yokohama Film Festival for his performance in Shinde mo ii, demonstrating his ability to imbue even supporting parts with depth. Muroda continued to work up until his death on 15 June 2002, leaving behind a legacy of unwavering dedication to his craft, a body of work that spans nearly five decades, and an indelible mark on Japanese genre cinema.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Hideo
Born: Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
Citizenship: Japan
Birthday: October 7, 1937
Occupations: Actor
Years Active: 1953-2002
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Movies Featuring Hideo Murota
Kagemusha
A Tender Place
Women in the Mirror
Isola: Multiple Personality Girl
What’s Up Connection
Samurai Reincarnation
The Lonely Hearts Club Band in September
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Ready to Shoot
Hiruko the Goblin
Danger Point: The Road to Hell
Island of the Evil Spirits
Lake of Illusions
Heaven and Earth
Station
Kidnapping Blues
Lullaby of Death
The Island Closest to Heaven
Let Him Rest in Peace
The Second Is a Christian
South to the Horizon
A Taxing Woman
Abunai Deka
Those Swell Yakuza
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Dogra Magra
Seven Days War
Cabaret
Sure Death 4
The Lady in a Black Dress
Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
The Classroom of Terror
Original Sin
Hunter in the Dark
Sympathy for the Underdog
Brutal Tales of Chivalry
Graveyard of Honor
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Karate Killer
The Tattooed Hitman
Karate Bullfighter
A Fugitive from the Past
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Tale of Japanese Burglars
Snake Woman’s Curse
Professional Killers
Gambler’s Farewell
Wolf Guy
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
The Last Kamikaze
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
Gonin
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Father of the Kamikaze
Jeans Blues: No Future
Yakuza Graveyard
Street Mobster
Great Jailbreak
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Rape and Death of a Housewife
The Machine Gun Dragon
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
Karate for Life
Farewell to Rock’n Roll
Rampaging Dragon of the North
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
Black Angel
Operation Plazma in Osaka
Terror Beneath the Sea
The Bodyguard
Endless Waltz
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
Bloodstained Clan of Honor
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Shimane Prison Riot
Japan Organized Crime Boss
The Yakuza Code Still Lives
Proof of the Man
Cops vs. Thugs
Shogun’s Samurai
Doberman Cop
Code of Wolves
Dissolution Rites
The Executioner
The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
Gambling Den Heist
Story of a Nymphomaniac
The Threat
Violent Streets
Wolves, Pigs & Men
Karate Bear Fighter
Prison Boss
Curse of the Dog God
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
A Savage Beast Goes Mad
Karate Warriors
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
A Legend of Turmoil
Talk of the Town Tora-san
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
A Night in Nude
The Kamikaze Guy
The City That Never Sleeps: Shinjuku Shark
If You Were Young: Rage
Career Timeline
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1987
A Taxing Woman
Jukichi Ishii
Abunai Deka
Marumi
Sure Death 4
Yahei Hirano
The Lady in a Black Dress
Tateoka
1982
The Lonely Hearts Club Band in September
Vane
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Lake of Illusions
Yazaki
Kidnapping Blues
Drunken Guest
Lullaby of Death
Detective Shibusawa
1981
Samurai Reincarnation
Priest Inshun Hozoin
Island of the Evil Spirits
Inspector Isokawa
Station
Shigeru Morioka
Play it, Boogie-Woogie
Owner of Queen Elizabeth
1978
Rape and Death of a Housewife
Taizo Eguchi
Shogun’s Samurai
Sagenta Nogero
Talk of the Town Tora-san
1977
Karate for Life
Proof of the Man
Doberman Cop
Officer Jirō Takahashi
Curse of the Dog God
Ryusaku Tarumi
1976
The Classroom of Terror
Yakuza Graveyard
Detective Inspector Hidaka Yoshito
Truckster Goes to Hokkaido
The Machine Gun Dragon
The Great Okinawa Yakuza War
Gushikawa
Operation Plazma in Osaka
Violent Panic: The Big Crash
The Yakuza Code Still Lives
Tsuneyuki Okimoto
The Most Perverted Post War Crimes
Akira Nishimoto
A Savage Beast Goes Mad
Shimosaka
Karate Warriors
Ryuzo Nishimura
1975
Graveyard of Honor
Yasuo Matsuoka
Karate Bullfighter
Wolf Guy
Sanuki
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse
Yûzô Shikauchi
13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats
Warden Akae
Great Jailbreak
Daichi
Shimane Prison Riot
Prison guard
Cops vs. Thugs
Gambling Den Heist
Kumakichi
Story of a Nymphomaniac
(uncredited)
Karate Bear Fighter
1974
Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown
Hirata Yayoi
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
Kazushige Osone
The Rapacious Jailbreaker
The Tattooed Hitman
Takeshi Daito
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Masuo Nozaki
Father of the Kamikaze
Jeans Blues: No Future
Hayakawa
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Hideo Hayakawa
Code of Wolves
The Executioner
Boss
Violent Streets
Mochizuki Kunihiro
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
Tatsuzo
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
Kusaka
1973
A True Story of the Private Ginza Police
Karate Killer
Masaru Tatsumi
Professional Killers
Matajûrô Mineyama
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Hideo Hayakawa
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
Kuroda
Farewell to Rock’n Roll
The Bodyguard
Ishimochi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Keisuke Nakahara
1972
Street Mobster
Miyahara
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Okizaki
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701
Okizaki
Yakuza Wolf: I Perform Murder
Yasuo Onuma
Wandering Ginza Butterfly: She-Cat Gambler
1966
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry 2
Rampaging Dragon of the North
Gen Ashida
Terror Beneath the Sea
Henchman
The Threat
Sabu
The Kamikaze Guy
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