Hiro Murai

Japanese filmmaker
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Summary

Hiro Murai was born on July 15, 1983[1], in Tokyo[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], videographer[4], music video director[5], television director[6], and television producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.23% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,347 views/month, #2,271 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Tokyo[9]
  • Father: Kunihiko Murai[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Japan[11], United States[12]
  • Educated at: USC School of Cinematic Arts[13]
  • Notable work: Atlanta[14]
  • Award received: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Unmarried partner: Emma Barrie[17]
  • Residence: Los Angeles[18]
  • Family name: Murai[19]
  • Given name: Hiro[20], Kunihiro[21]
  • Official website: https://hiromurai.com/[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[23], Japanese[24]
  • Birth name: 村井 邦啓[25]
  • Start of work period: 2005[26]
  • Social media followers: 30,404[27], 29,531[28], 31,148[29], 33,811[30]
  • P14750: F995-31FF-EAAB-F4BD-FEFD[31]

Why It Matters

Hiro Murai has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Hiro Murai born?

Hiro Murai was born in Tokyo[2].

Who were Hiro Murai's parents?

Hiro Murai's father was Kunihiko Murai[10].

What did Hiro Murai do for work?

Hiro Murai worked as a film director[3], videographer[4], music video director[5], television director[6], and television producer[7].

Where did Hiro Murai go to school?

Hiro Murai was educated at USC School of Cinematic Arts[13].

What awards did Hiro Murai receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . creativereview.co.uk. creativereview.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . televisionacademy.com. televisionacademy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . dmlhub.net. dmlhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Tokyo, Tokyo
    Sitelink count → 8
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'it', 'ja', 'ru', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 27d ago · Gabbe · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Hiro, Kunihiro
    Birth name → {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '村井 邦啓'}
    X (twitter) username → MuraiHiro
    Family name → Murai, Murai
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series"
  3. 4w ago · Khhy · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Tokyo, Tokyo
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  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F995-31FF-EAAB-F4BD-FEFD
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  5. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Douban personage id → 27578704
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  6. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Father → Kunihiko Murai
    Citizenship → —
    Residence → Los Angeles
    Instance of → human
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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