Minoru Murata

Minoru Murata was born on 2 March 1894 in Tokyo. Trained in modern theatre under Osanai Kaoru, he acted with his troupe, in 1918, in the first films of the movement that sought to renew Japanese cinema. In 1920 he joined Shōchiku with Osanai, then moved to Nikkatsu, where he directed his films of the twenties, and finally to Shinkō Kinema. The first president of the association of Japanese directors, founded in 1936, he died in Tokyo on 26 June 1937.

In the catalogue 1

• CinemaSouls on the Road路上の霊魂Minoru Murata · 1921Cinema