is a Japanese film director. He is most famous for his collaborations with the actor Yūsaku Matsuda in both film and television.

Filmography

*'' Mottomo Kiken na Yugi'' *'' Shokei Yugi'' *'' Satsujin Yugi'' (1978) *''

The Resurrection of the Golden Wolf is a 1979 Japanese crime thriller film based on a novel by Haruhiko Oyabu. It stars Yūsaku Matsuda as a criminal who disguises himself as a salaryman, and Jun Fubuki as his girlfriend. It was directed by Toru Murakawa. Plot Tetsuya Asakura, ...

'' (1979) *'' The Beast To Die'' (1980) *''Lucky 13'' (''Li ti Shi san mei '', 1986) *'' Best Guy'' (1990) *'' Dangerous Cops: Final 5 Days'' (2016)

Television

*'' Daitokai'' (1976-79) *''

Daitsuiseki was a Japanese comedy-action police TV series. It starred regulars Yūzō Kayama, Masaya Oki, Tatsuya Fuji, Naomi Hase, and Kyohei Shibata, with Fumio Watanabe as a semi-regular. It ran for twenty-six episodes in 1978 and won popularity. It is no ...

'' (1978) (ep. 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 14, 26) *''

Tantei Monogatari , or ''Detective Story'', is an action Japanese TV series starring Yūsaku Matsuda that was originally broadcast on Nippon TV in 27 forty-five-minute episodes from September 18, 1979 to April 1, 1980. The show had various directors including T ...

'' (ep. 1, 2, 15, 16, 20, 21) *''

Seibu Keisatsu is a Japanese television drama series produced by and broadcast on TV Asahi. Plot The series portrays the Western Police Headquarters Criminal Investigation Division's Sergeant Keisuke Daimon, played by Tetsuya Watari and his subordinates, du ...

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Shōgun no Onmitsu! Kage Jūhachi is a television ''jidaigeki'' series. It ran in prime time on the TV Asahi network in Japan. The first episode aired on January 27, 1996, and the 19th and final installment was broadcast on June 29 of that year. The series starred Kunihiko Mitamur ...

'' (1986) *'' Seibu Keisatsu Special'' (2004)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Murakawa, Toru Japanese film directors Japanese television directors 1937 births Living people People from Yamagata Prefecture