The Bear

Hiro Murai is an Emmy®-nominated filmmaker behind some of today’s most innovative and culturally renowned projects. His unique eye and thought-provoking artistic style have made Murai one of the most sought-after directors. After establishing his mark as a director for television, music videos and short films, Murai eventually formed his production company, Super Frog.Murai served as executive producer and director of the Emmy Award-winning FX series Atlanta, which was created by and stars Donald Glover. Murai has directed some of Atlanta's most memorable episodes, including the critically acclaimed “Teddy Perkins,” which was praised as one of the most innovative episodes of the series. Over the years, Atlanta has been favored by the Television Academy, resulting in six Primetime Emmys and 19 nominations, four of which include Murai's personal work directing the series. With the final season of the series having aired in November 2022, audiences and critics alike have praised the final chapter as “another wave of brilliance” and “FX's masterpiece.”Murai also served as director and executive producer on Station Eleven. He was nominated for an Emmy and a Directors Guild Award for his directing work on the series.&nbsp;Additionally, Murai is an executive producer on the hit FX series The Bear for Hulu, which was honored as one of the American Film Institute’s “TV Programs of the Year for 2022”. The series also earned a Golden Globe® nomination for “Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy.”Murai directed the culturally groundbreaking music video for Childish Gambino’s worldwide hit “This Is America,” garnering him a GRAMMY® Award for Best Music Video along with an MTV Video Music Award for Best Directing. Upon its release, the video went viral with over 65 million views in its first week. He’s also directed music videos for Earl Sweatshirt, Chet Faker, Flying Lotus, St. Vincent, The Shins, Queens of the Stone Age, FKA twigs and many more.&nbsp;&nbsp;Murai was born in Tokyo and is currently based out of Los Angeles.

Hiro Murai is an Emmy®-nominated filmmaker behind some of today’s most innovative and culturally renowned projects.

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Hiro Murai | Executive Producer | The Bear on FX

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