Emerging from Japan since the late 1990s, Murakami quickly established himself as a versatile screen performer. After early appearances in titles such as Bounce Ko Gals (1997) and Shiki-Jitsu (2000), he gained wider recognition through collaborations with directors like Sho Miyake in Playback and Sion Sono in The Land of Hope, both released in 2012. His filmography spans a range of genres, featuri…