is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his role as Kaito in the 2014 romance film ''Still the Water'', which was selected to compete for the

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at the

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. Murakami's role as an undercover in ''Last of the Wolves'' (2021) received critical acclaim, and earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize. He also gained international popularity for his role as Shuntaro Chishiya in

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's survival drama ''

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'' (2020–2022).

Early life and career

Murakami was born on March 17, 1997 in

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, Japan. He is the only son of actor

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and singer Ua. His parents divorced when he was nine years old and he grew up with his mother, stepfather, and three younger half-siblings. While still attending preparatory school, he moved to

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with his family. Murakami also studied for some years in

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, Canada. He debuted in 2014 portraying the main role of Kaito in the award-winning film ''

Still the Water is a 2014 Japanese romance film directed by Naomi Kawase. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toron ...

'', for which he received the Best Newcomer Award at the 29th Takasaki Film Festival. In 2015, he debuted in the television series ''Tenshi no Naifu''. Later that same year, he starred in the live-action adaptation of the

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series '' Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day'', as well as the film ''Wasurenai to Chikatta Boku ga Ita''. As a voice actor, he is best known for voicing Hiro Shishigami in the anime adaptation of the

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series ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murakami, Nijiro 1997 births Living people People from Tokyo Japanese male film actors Japanese male television actors Male actors from Tokyo Japanese male voice actors Male voice actors from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese male actors