# Kunio Murai

Kunio Murai (村井 國夫, Murai Kunio, born September 20, 1944 in Tianjin, China) is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is famous for Japanese dubbing roles for Harrison Ford. (Officially approved by Ford)

## Filmography
### Films

* Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) (Takashi Shima)
* Submersion of Japan (1973) (Kataoka)
* The Battle of Port Arthur (1980) (Teisuke Oki)
* Shōsetsu Yoshida Gakkō (1983) (Takakichi Asō)
* 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: Beauty and Fate (2018) (Yoshio Fujihara)
* Tokyo Ghoul S (2019) (Yoshimura)
* Old Narcissus (2023) (Mikio Tachikawa)

### Television

* Mito Kōmon (1969) (Genjuro, Shichinosuke, etc.)
* Ten to Chi to (1969) (Kōsaka "Danjō" Masanobu)
* Haru no Sakamichi (1971) (Watanabe Kazuma)
* 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)
* Genroku Taiheiki (1975) (Hakura Itsuki)
* 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)
* Genroku Ryōran (1999) (Hotta Masatoshi)
* Seibu Keisatsu Special (2004) (Chief Cabinet Secretary Uryu)
* The Family Game (2013) (Yasuhiko)
* Nobunaga Concerto (2014) (Azai Hisamasa)
* 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)
** Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Indiana Jones)
** 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)
** 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)
** Paranoia (Augustine "Jock" Goddard)
** The Expendables 3 (Max Drummer)
** Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Indiana Jones)
** Captain America: Brave New World (Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross / Red Hulk)
* Gérard Depardieu
** The Count of Monte Cristo (Edmond Dantès)
** Les Misérables (Jean Valjean)
** Balzac: A Passionate Life (Honoré de Balzac)
* 500 Days of Summer (Narrator (Richard McGonagle))
* Angels & Demons (Richter (Stellan Skarsgård))
* Beauty and the Beast (Maurice (Kevin Kline))
* Edge of Darkness (Ronald Craven (Bob Peck))

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Work(s) | Result |
| 1992 | 47th Japan National Arts Festival for Theatre Award | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Won |
| 2006 | 32nd Kikuta Kazuo Theater Prize for Theater grand-prix | Elisabeth, Me and My Girl | Nominated |
| 2011 | 19th Yomiuri Theater Awards for Best Actor | Himitsu wa utau | Nominated |
| 2024 | 18th Seiyu Awards for Foreign Movie/Series Award | Dubbing roles for Harrison Ford | Won |