Hideo Murota
Actor

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota is credited on 50 movies, best known by TMDB votes for Kagemusha, Tora! Tora! Tora! and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence.

Born October 7, 1937 in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan; died June 15, 2002.

Filmography · 50 titles

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About Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota (7 October 1937 – 15 June 2002) was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 200 films. He won the Best Supporting Actor award at the Yokohama Film Festival for his role in Original Sin (1992). In 2002, he passed away from lung cancer at the age of 64.

Biography from TMDB, written by its community.

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