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Minoru Murata

1894 – 1937

Japanese film director

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Lived 1894 – 1937 (aged 43). Minoru Murata was a Japanese film director, actor and screenwriter.

was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor who was one of the major directors of the silent era in Japan.

Career Born in Tokyo, Murata started out as a shingeki actor on the stage. Murata's troupe appeared in the first "pure films" directed by Norimasa Kaeriyama at Tenkatsu in 1918. On the recommendation of the playwright Kaoru Osanai, he then joined Shochiku in 1920 and participated in the actors school Osanai ran there. He later worked at Shinkō Kinema. He started up the important journal, Eiga kagaku kenkyū, in 1928 with Kiyohiko Ushihara, and helped found the Directors Guild of Japan in 1936, becoming its first president. Often battling illness, he died suddenly in 1937.

Selected filmography As actor The Glow of Life (1918)

As director Souls on the Road (路上の霊魂 Rojō no reikon) (1921) Seisaku's Wife (清作の妻 Seisaku no Tsuma) (1924) The Street Juggler (街の手品師 Machi no tejinashi) (1925) Nichirin (日輪 The Sun) (1926) Muteki (霧笛 The Foghorn) (1934)

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Minoru Murata?

Japanese film director

When was Minoru Murata born?

Minoru Murata was born on 2 March 1894 in Tokyo.

When did Minoru Murata die?

Minoru Murata died on 26 June 1937 in Tokyo.

What was Minoru Murata's occupation?

Minoru Murata was a film director, actor and screenwriter.

What nationality was Minoru Murata?

Minoru Murata was Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Minoru Murata

· Wikidata: Q3124788

· DBpedia: Minoru Murata

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