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Hideo Murota(1937-2002)

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A school was built on one of the Gates of Hell, behind which hordes of demons await the moment they will be free to roam the Earth. Hiruko is a goblin sent to Earth on a reconnaissance mission.
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Hiruko the Goblin (1991)
Hideo Murota was born on 7 October 1937 in Hokkaido, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980), Original Sin (1992) and Samurai Reincarnation (1981). He died on 15 June 2002 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
BornOctober 7, 1937
DiedJune 15, 2002(64)
BornOctober 7, 1937
DiedJune 15, 2002(64)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior
7.9
  • Nobufusa Baba
  • 1980
Original Sin (1992)
Original Sin
6.7
  • Hideki Tsuchiya
  • 1992
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
Samurai Reincarnation
6.6
  • Priest Inshun Hozoin
  • 1981
Endless Waltz (1995)
Endless Waltz
6.8
  • Mr. Tanabe
  • 1995

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Actor

  • Shô Aikawa in Enko no kizuna (2002)
    Enko no kizuna
    Video
    • 2002
  • Women in the Mirror (2002)
    Women in the Mirror
    7.2
    • Goda
    • 2002
  • Yakuza Zombie
    3.9
    • 2001
  • Hôjô Tokimune (2001)
    Hôjô Tokimune
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Shozaemon Hattori
    • 2001
  • An Adolescent (2001)
    An Adolescent
    6.3
    • Shozo
    • 2001
  • Shô Aikawa, Hideo Murota, and Bunta Sugawara in Nihonko Soreto Kiba no Gotoku (2001)
    Nihonko Soreto Kiba no Gotoku
    Video
    • Mitsuyasu Makabe
    • 2001
  • Yawaraka na hou (2001)
    Yawaraka na hou
    7.6
    • 2001
  • Isola: Multiple Personality Girl (2000)
    Isola: Multiple Personality Girl
    5.5
    • Old Victim of the Great Hanshin Earthquake
    • 2000
  • Kai (1999)
    Kai
    TV Mini Series
    • 1999
  • Don wo utta otoko
    • 1999
  • Shin karajishi kabushiki kaisha
    • 1999
  • YYK-ronsô: eien no gokai (1999)
    YYK-ronsô: eien no gokai
    • 1999
  • Kita no kuni kara '98 jidai (1998)
    Kita no kuni kara '98 jidai
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Shu's father
    • 1998
  • King of Sha-kin 3 (1998)
    King of Sha-kin 3
    • 1998
  • Gunro no keifu (1998)
    Gunro no keifu
    6.7
    • 1998

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  • Alternative names
    • The Piranha Gang
  • Height
    • 5′ 10¾″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • October 7, 1937
    • Hokkaido, Japan
  • Died
    • June 15, 2002
    • Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan(lung cancer)

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