Kenji Murakami

I have a real soft spot for Kenji Murakami, because he's a comedian who somehow carries himself like a quiet poetry teacher who wandered onto the wrong set. Born in 1980 out in Ushiku, Ibaraki, he never struck me as the loud, arms-flailing type chasing laughs; he's the guy who drops one understated line, lets it hang in the air, and watches it slowly land. There's a gentleness to him, a patience in how he picks his words, that feels almost out of step with the usual comedy hustle, and I love it for that. Scroll his Instagram or X and you sense someone genuinely paying attention to small everyday things. Not flashy, but he gets the texture of language and the turn of the seasons. To me, that's a quietly classy kind of funny.

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Kenji Murakami is a Japanese comedy talent born on December 8, 1980, in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture. He is a Sagittarius of the Chinese zodiac year of the Monkey. He maintains a presence on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), where he shares updates with his audience. Most personal details, including his agency affiliation and career debut, have not been made public.

Name (English)

Kenji Murakami

Name (Japanese)

村上健志

Reading

むらかみ けんじ

Born

December 8, 1980 (age 45)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Blood type

B

Height

172 cm

Agency

吉本興業

Occupation

Comedy Talent

Spouse

木乃江祐希

Works summary

Appearances

41 (2010–2025)

By year

2010: 1, 2011: 2, 2012: 2, 2013: 3, 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2016: 2, 2018: 1, 2020: 2, 2023: 2, 2024: 1, 2025: 3

Debut work

ハンマーセッション!

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mura_kami_kenji/
• Xhttps://x.com/fpmurakami
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%91%E4%B8%8A%E5%81%A5%E5%BF%97
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108776904

Tags

• From Ibaraki Prefecture
• Comedy Talent

Last updated

2026-08-26

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