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Awards and Nominations

Emmy Awards 1 award / 9 nominations

SXSW 2 awards / 5 nominations

Independent Spirit Awards 1 award / 3 nominations

BAFTA Awards 1 nomination

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Hiro Murai

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Producer Producer
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Citizenship	Japan
Career	2005 — ...
Genres	Drama, Comedy, Music

Facts

Murai was born to Japanese popular music composer Kunihiko Murai. He moved to Los Angeles when he was nine years old. He graduated with a degree from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.

After graduation, Murai turned to freelance work as the director of photography for numerous music videos, as well as VFX and storyboarding, most notably for Ace Norton. After some time Murai began to direct low budget films.

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She Rides Shotgun 2025

Top Rated Shows

Atlanta 2016 — 2022

Barry 2018 — 2023

Legion 2017 — 2019

Station Eleven 2021 — 2022

Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2024 — ...

The Bear 2022 — ...

Drunk History 2007 — 2011

Filmography chart

Title Ratings: 7.06

Drama 19%
Comedy 15%
Thriller 15%
Action 11%
Crime 11%

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Director — 14

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Movie "Bushido"

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Action, 2 hr 9 min
Hiro Murai

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TV Show "Widow's Bay"

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Drama
United States • Hiro Murai

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2024

3

TV Show "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2024 – ...)

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2024 — ...

2 Episodes, 2024

Action, Comedy, Crime, 45 min
United States, United Kingdom • Karena Evans...

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6.5
IMDb

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7.0
Critics: 90%

2021

4

TV Show "Station Eleven" (2021 – 2022)

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2021 — 2022

2 Episodes, 2021

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, 45 min
United States • Jeremy Podeswa...

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6.3
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7.6
Critics: 98%

2019

5

Movie "Guava Island" (2019)

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2019

Musical, Comedy, Drama, 55 min
United States • Hiro Murai

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6.5
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6.7
Critics: 74%

2018

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TV Show "Barry" (2018 – 2023)

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2018 — 2023

4 Episodes, 2018–2019

Action, Comedy, Crime, 30 min
United States • Bill Hader...

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7.5
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8.3
Critics: 98%

2017

7

Movie "Sea Oak" (2017)

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2017

Comedy, 32 min
United States • Hiro Murai

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7.0
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TV Show "Snowfall" (2017 – 2023)

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2017 — 2023

1 episode, 2017

Crime, Drama, 44 min
United States • Alonso Alvarez...

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7.4
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8.4
Critics: 92%

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TV Show "Legion" (2017 – 2019)

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2017 — 2019

1 episode, 2017

Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller, 1 hour
United States • John Cameron...

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7.3
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8.1
Critics: 91%

2016

10

TV Show "Atlanta" (2016 – 2022)

10

2016 — 2022

26 Episodes, 2016–2022

Comedy, Drama, Music, 30 min
United States • Hiro Murai...

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7.9
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8.6
Critics: 98%

2014

11

Movie "How to Become an Outlaw" (2014)

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2014

Documentary, Action, Adventure, 1 hr 1 min
United States • Alex Ferrari...

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2013

12

Movie "Clapping for the Wrong Reasons" (2013)

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2013

Short, Comedy, Drama, 25 min
United States • Hiro Murai

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7.4
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2009

13

Movie "The Outlaw Emmett Deemus & Willy Jones" (2009)

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2009

Short, Adventure, Comedy, 10 min
United States • Hiro Murai

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6.2
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2006

14

Movie "The Willowz: Seeinsquares" (2006)

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2006

Music, 45 min
United States • Alex Berenbeim...

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Producer — 13

1

Movie "Bushido"

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Action, 2 hr 9 min
Hiro Murai

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Thriller
United States • Taylor Cohen

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3

TV Show "Widow's Bay"

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Drama
United States • Hiro Murai

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2025

4

Movie "She Rides Shotgun" (2025)

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2025

Drama, Thriller, 2 hours
United States • Nick Rowland

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6.1
IMDb

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6.5
Critics: 86%

2024

5

TV Show "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (2024 – ...)

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2024 — ... — executive producer

8 Episodes, 2024

Action, Comedy, Crime, 45 min
United States, United Kingdom • Karena Evans...

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Kinorium

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6.5
IMDb

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7.0
Critics: 90%

2022

6

TV Show "The Bear" (2022 – ...)

6

2022 — ... — executive producer

38 Episodes, 2022–2025

Comedy, Drama, 34 min
United States • Christopher Storer...

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Kinorium

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7.6
IMDb

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8.5
Critics: 93%

7

TV Show "Iowa" (2022 – ...)

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2022 — ... — executive producer

1 episode, 2022

United States

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2021

8

TV Show "Station Eleven" (2021 – 2022)

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2021 — 2022 — executive producer

10 Episodes, 2021–2022

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, 45 min
United States • Jeremy Podeswa...

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6.3
IMDb

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7.6
Critics: 98%

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TV Show "The Choe Show" (2021)

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2021 — executive producer

Talk Show, 30 min
United States • Paco Raterta

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8.3
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2020

10

Movie "Boiling Point: The Fight to Save America's Restaurants" (2020)

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2020 — executive producer

Short, Documentary
United States • Antonio Diaz

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2019

11

Movie "Guava Island" (2019)

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2019 — executive producer

Musical, Comedy, Drama, 55 min
United States • Hiro Murai

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6.5
IMDb

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6.7
Critics: 74%

2017

12

Movie "Sea Oak" (2017)

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2017 — executive producer

Comedy, 32 min
United States • Hiro Murai

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7.0
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2016

13

TV Show "Atlanta" (2016 – 2022)

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2016 — 2022 — executive producer, co-executive producer

41 episode, 2016–2022

Comedy, Drama, Music, 30 min
United States • Hiro Murai...

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Kinorium

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7.9
IMDb

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8.6
Critics: 98%

Camera — 3

2010

1

TV Show "Funny or Die Presents..." (2010 – 2011)

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2010 — 2011

Comedy, 22 min
United States • Matt Piedmont...

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5.8
IMDb

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5.6
Critics: 100%

2007

2

TV Show "Drunk History" (2007 – 2011)

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2007 — 2011

2 Episodes, 2010

Comedy, History, 22 min
United States • Jeremy Konner...

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5.8
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8.0
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2005

3

Movie "Left Behind" (2005)

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2005

Short, Thriller, 14 min
United States • Yvette M. Amirian

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Actor — 1

2018

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TV Show "Barry" (2018 – 2023)

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2018 — 2023 — Japanese Bomb Voice, uncredited

Action, Comedy, Crime, 30 min
United States • Bill Hader...

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7.5
IMDb

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8.3
Critics: 98%

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