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is a Japanese actor. He specializes in ''jidaigeki'' roles, and has also taken parts in ''tokusatsu'' and modern productions. Born in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, he enrolled in Hosei University but withdrew when he successfully auditioned for a part in ''Kamen Rider.'' He made his debut as Tsukuba Hiroshi in ''Skyrider''. Hiroaki appeared in the NHK ''jidaigeki'' ''On'yado Kawasemi'' in 1980–81, and in a new series ''Shin On'yado Kawasemi'' in 1997. He appeared in ''Hissatsu Shigotonin'' Series 4 as the florist-turned-blacksmith named Masa, and as a repeating character in Series 5, as well as special episodes (1984–87). Five ''Taiga drama'' roles are among his credits. They are in ''Haru no Hatō'' (1985), Kōsaka Masanobu in ''Takeda Shingen'' (1988), Fujiwara no Kiyohira in ''Homura Tatsu'' (1993), Akechi Mitsuhide in ''Hideyoshi'' (1996), and Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu in ''Genroku Ryōran'' (1999). In the annual TV Tokyo New Year's spectacular, he portrayed Sasaki Kojirō in ''Miyamoto Musashi'' (1990), Kira no Nikichi in ''Jirōchō Sangokushi'' (1991), Yagyū Jūbei in ''Tokugawa Bugeichō Yagyū Sandai no Ken'' (1993), and Araki Mataemon in ''Tenka Sōran Tokugawa Sandai no Inbō'' (2006). Among the ''jidaigeki'' series he has starred in are ''Hatchōbori no Shichinin'' (2000–06), ''Zenigata Heiji'' (2004–05), ''Yagyū Jūbei Nanaban Shōbu'' (2005–07), and ''Shikaku Ukeoinin'' (2007). Additionally, he portrayed Oda Nobunaga in ''Taikōki Tenka o Neratta Otoko: Hideyoshi'' (2006). He has appeared in more than fifteen films, including several in the ''Kamen Rider'' and ''Hissatsu'' franchises. Further films to his credit include ''Gokudō no Onnatachi 2, Juliet Game,'' and ''Iron Maze'' (''In a Grove''). ==Sources== This article incorporates material from 村上弘明 (''Murakami Hiroaki'') in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved November 18, 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hiroaki Murakami」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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