Murakami

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Murakami Family Name
The kanji representation of 'Murakami'
Meaning	upper village
Region of origin	Japan
Language of origin	Japanese
Popularity	Behind the Name
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Murakami

Contents 1 People 2 Fictional characters 3 Places 4 References

Murakami (村上 "upper village") is a Japanese surname. It can refer to:

[edit] People

• Emperor Murakami, 10th century emperor of Japan
• Daisuke Murakami, figure skater
• Genzo Murakami (村上元三), late contemporary novelist
• Glen Murakami, animator
• Haruki Murakami (村上春樹), contemporary novelist
• Jimmy Murakami, also known as Teruaki Murakami (村上輝明), animator and director whose work includes adaptations of Raymond Briggs' The Snowman and When the Wind Blows
• Masanori Murakami, The first Japanese player to play in MLB, a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
• Ryu Murakami (村上龍), contemporary writer and filmmaker
• Takashi Murakami (村上隆), contemporary artist and founder of the Superflat movement
• Yoshiaki Murakami (村上世彰), corporate raider and president of M&A Consulting

[edit] Fictional characters

• Gennosuke Murakami, from the Usagi Yojimbo comic book series
• Kyouji Murakami, from the Tokusatsu TV series, Kamen Rider 555
• Masaki Murakami, from the manga/anime series Guyver

[edit] Places

• Murakami, Niigata, a city in Niigata prefecture.
• Murakami clan, a clan within Feudal Japan.

[edit] References