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# Hiro Murai

(1983)   Film Director

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Hiro Murai is a film director.

## Quick Facts About Hiro Murai

Born July 15, 1983

Profession Film Director

## About Hiro Murai

Japanese filmmaker... \| Hiro Murai is a Japanese filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He is best-known for music videos for Childish Gambino, Earl Sweatshirt, Chet Faker and others. His music video and television work has received widespread acclaim, and garnered him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Grammy Award.

##  Quotes by Hiro Murai · Page 2

> [I don't like fast cuts. I'd rather shoot something that dances to the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-don-t-like-fast-cuts-i-d-rather-shoot-something-that-dances-to-the/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Dances](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dances/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f6/hiro-murai-8327_dances_i-don-t-like-fast-cuts-i-d-rather-shoot_846107.jpg)

> [Your understanding of culture can be very skewed sometimes, depending on what you're taking in!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/your-understanding-of-culture-can-be-very-skewed-sometimes-depending/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Culture](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/culture/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/hiro-murai-8327_culture_your-understanding-of-culture-can-be-ver_945871.jpg)

> [Pilots are tricky because there are so many things you have to accomplish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/pilots-are-tricky-because-there-are-so-many-things-you-have-to/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Accomplish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accomplish/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd6/hiro-murai-8327_accomplish_pilots-are-tricky-because-there-are-so-m_431882.jpg)

> [Obviously the actors are incredible at being the audience surrogates in this crazy universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/obviously-the-actors-are-incredible-at-being-the-audience-surrogates/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/hiro-murai-8327_actor_obviously-the-actors-are-incredible-at-b_2745036.jpg)

> [I usually work in music videos, where we shoot, like, 10 to 12 setups and 60 shots or something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-usually-work-in-music-videos-where-we-shoot-like-10-to-12-setups/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Music](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/hiro-murai-8327_music_i-usually-work-in-music-videos-where-we_422810.jpg)

> [I grew up listening to hip hop and embracing black culture, probably because it was 'outsider art.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-grew-up-listening-to-hip-hop-and-embracing-black-culture-probably/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/038/hiro-murai-8327_art_i-grew-up-listening-to-hip-hop-and-embra_925809.jpg)

> [I like shooting locations just because too much control on the stage can be a bad thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-like-shooting-locations-just-because-too-much-control-on-the-stage/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Bad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/hiro-murai-8327_bad_i-like-shooting-locations-just-because-t_2142300.jpg)

> [Too many things are possible in a dream. It's most interesting when you don't know which space you're in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/too-many-things-are-possible-in-a-dream-it-s-most-interesting-when/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/hiro-murai-8327_dream_too-many-things-are-possible-in-a-dream_62390.jpg)

> [I like the feeling of keeping people off-balance and having the audience not knowing where I'm coming from or keeping that mysterious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-like-the-feeling-of-keeping-people-off-balance-and-having-the/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Audience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/audience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/hiro-murai-8327_audience_i-like-the-feeling-of-keeping-people-off_2416561.jpg)

> [The weird thing about having an alligator on set is that you can't be in the direct line of sight, or they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/the-weird-thing-about-having-an-alligator-on-set-is-that-you-can-t-be/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Alligator](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alligator/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e0/hiro-murai-8327_alligator_the-weird-thing-about-having-an-alligato_1784499.jpg)

> [I'll listen to a song so much that ideas start to form out of daydreaming. It's as if I'm reverse-scoring the track…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-ll-listen-to-a-song-so-much-that-ideas-start-to-form-out-of/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Building](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/building/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/hiro-murai-8327_building_i-ll-listen-to-a-song-so-much-that-ideas_77450.jpg)

> [In Japan, animation is a big part of your media diet. I moved out to Los Angeles at 9, and when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/in-japan-animation-is-a-big-part-of-your-media-diet-i-moved-out-to/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Animation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animation/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/hiro-murai-8327_big_in-japan-animation-is-a-big-part-of-your_1685307.jpg)

> [TV is generally an unfriendly environment for directors because you're expected to come in and tell a story in the voice of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/tv-is-generally-an-unfriendly-environment-for-directors-because-you/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/hiro-murai-8327_back_tv-is-generally-an-unfriendly-environmen_1406565.jpg)

> [Most of the time, I can't listen to the song after the video's done. Sometimes I'll hear a song that I've worked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/most-of-the-time-i-can-t-listen-to-the-song-after-the-video-s-done/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Listen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/listen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e5/hiro-murai-8327_listen_most-of-the-time-i-can-t-listen-to-the-s_2483864.jpg)

> [The most difficult thing about music videos is that a lot of young filmmakers come into the medium, and they have so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/the-most-difficult-thing-about-music-videos-is-that-a-lot-of-young/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Come](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/come/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8c/hiro-murai-8327_come_the-most-difficult-thing-about-music-vid_1629503.jpg)

> [Music videos were an outlet. They were the jobs most easily available to me, but creatively, they're also so free form; there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/music-videos-were-an-outlet-they-were-the-jobs-most-easily-available/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Creatively](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creatively/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35f/hiro-murai-8327_free_music-videos-were-an-outlet-they-were-th_1896728.jpg)

> [A TV show has to be a certain length and, you know, you have expectations from the viewers. You know, you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/a-tv-show-has-to-be-a-certain-length-and-you-know-you-have/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Again](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/again/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/hiro-murai-8327_again_a-tv-show-has-to-be-a-certain-length-and_2350852.jpg)

> [Directing action scenes is really just pure visual storytelling that just makes sense to me pretty intuitively.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/directing-action-scenes-is-really-just-pure-visual-storytelling-that/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc2/hiro-murai-8327_action_directing-action-scenes-is-really-just-p_155609.jpg)

> [I just want to do things on my own terms as much as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-just-want-to-do-things-on-my-own-terms-as-much-as-possible/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Just](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/just/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/hiro-murai-8327_just_i-just-want-to-do-things-on-my-own-terms_757542.jpg)

> [A lot of people who make films in my generation have the vocabulary of all the films they've seen before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/a-lot-of-people-who-make-films-in-my-generation-have-the-vocabulary/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/hiro-murai-8327_cinema_a-lot-of-people-who-make-films-in-my-gen_856672.jpg)

> [I think a season of 'Atlanta' bounces back between classic sitcom structure and genre movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-think-a-season-of-atlanta-bounces-back-between-classic-sitcom/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/hiro-murai-8327_back_i-think-a-season-of-atlanta-bounces-back_1242827.jpg)

> [That feeling of wavering between reality and supernatural has always been really interesting to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/that-feeling-of-wavering-between-reality-and-supernatural-has-always/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79c/hiro-murai-8327_always_that-feeling-of-wavering-between-reality_1983164.jpg)

> [I think music videos in particular and film in general - it's really good at communicating tone and feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-think-music-videos-in-particular-and-film-in-general-it-s-really/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/hiro-murai-8327_cinema_i-think-music-videos-in-particular-and-f_2740585.jpg)

> [As an Asian guy, I would love to see a big blockbuster with Asian lead characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/as-an-asian-guy-i-would-love-to-see-a-big-blockbuster-with-asian-lead/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Asian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/hiro-murai-8327_asian_as-an-asian-guy-i-would-love-to-see-a-bi_3202074.jpg)

> [I love David Lynch movies, and I like Haruki Murakami books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-love-david-lynch-movies-and-i-like-haruki-murakami-books/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/hiro-murai-8327_books_i-love-david-lynch-movies-and-i-like-har_1875084.jpg)

> [I'm an immigrant, and I think being an outsider in your home is something that I really relate to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-m-an-immigrant-and-i-think-being-an-outsider-in-your-home-is/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Home](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/home/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/hiro-murai-8327_home_i-m-an-immigrant-and-i-think-being-an-ou_2970609.jpg)

> [Most of the time, I'm a little bewildered or sort of feel out of place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/most-of-the-time-i-m-a-little-bewildered-or-sort-of-feel-out-of-place/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Bewildered](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bewildered/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c3/hiro-murai-8327_bewildered_most-of-the-time-i-m-a-little-bewildered_2739983.jpg)

> [I don't know why, but even my nighttime dreams are very, very rooted in reality. They just start to become surreal, little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-don-t-know-why-but-even-my-nighttime-dreams-are-very-very-rooted-in/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/368/hiro-murai-8327_dream_i-don-t-know-why-but-even-my-nighttime-d_1955086.jpg)

> [FX is a network; that's their whole model, letting creators make the thing they want to make and then marketing it really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/fx-is-a-network-that-s-their-whole-model-letting-creators-make-the/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Make](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/make/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d67/hiro-murai-8327_make_fx-is-a-network-that-s-their-whole-model_597593.jpg)

> [A lot of my personality and my affinity for certain pieces of pop culture and art all stem from a sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/a-lot-of-my-personality-and-my-affinity-for-certain-pieces-of-pop/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/hiro-murai-8327_art_a-lot-of-my-personality-and-my-affinity_3067811.jpg)

> [Whether it's a TV show or a music video, the seed of the idea is what's driving my decisions, not the format…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/whether-it-s-a-tv-show-or-a-music-video-the-seed-of-the-idea-is-what/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Decision making](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decision-making/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/hiro-murai-8327_decision-making_whether-it-s-a-tv-show-or-a-music-video_2984648.jpg)

> [ A lot of the music video stuff I've worked on is mostly me pitching ideas, and then if \[the artists\] have notes… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/a-lot-of-the-music-video-stuff-i-ve-worked-on-is-mostly-me-pitching/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a48/hiro-murai-8327_art_a-lot-of-the-music-video-stuff-i-ve-work_2035244.jpg)

> [Whenever you're making something, you're hoping that it connects with somebody in some big way, but I'd have to be crazy to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/whenever-you-re-making-something-you-re-hoping-that-it-connects-with/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Big](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc5/hiro-murai-8327_big_whenever-you-re-making-something-you-re_853434.jpg)

> [For me, I don't have a grand vision planned or an end goal. I'm just exploring what's given to me at any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/for-me-i-don-t-have-a-grand-vision-planned-or-an-end-goal-i-m-just/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02c/hiro-murai-8327_dreams_for-me-i-don-t-have-a-grand-vision-plann_2409335.jpg)

> [I remember, when 'Atlanta' first happened, I didn't know what to expect. It felt like it was a lot of responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-remember-when-atlanta-first-happened-i-didn-t-know-what-to-expect/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Atlanta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atlanta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/980/hiro-murai-8327_atlanta_i-remember-when-atlanta-first-happened-i_367367.jpg)

> [Part of the fun is finding out how elastic that box is and, you know, test the limits of what TV shows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/part-of-the-fun-is-finding-out-how-elastic-that-box-is-and-you-know/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Finding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/finding/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97c/hiro-murai-8327_finding_part-of-the-fun-is-finding-out-how-elast_3061702.jpg)

> [I did a short film with Donald Glover for one of his Childish Gambino projects, and Flying Lotus was an actor in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-did-a-short-film-with-donald-glover-for-one-of-his-childish-gambino/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/hiro-murai-8327_actor_i-did-a-short-film-with-donald-glover-fo_493843.jpg)

> [I like absurdist aesthetics. There's something about dream logic that's really fascinating, how it interweaves with narrative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-like-absurdist-aesthetics-there-s-something-about-dream-logic-that/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61d/hiro-murai-8327_beauty_i-like-absurdist-aesthetics-there-s-some_398259.jpg)

> [People have a natural tendency to read emotions out of faces, so when you see a face that is hyperreal but without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/people-have-a-natural-tendency-to-read-emotions-out-of-faces-so-when/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Behinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behinds/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a2/hiro-murai-8327_behinds_people-have-a-natural-tendency-to-read-e_1556818.jpg)

> [I just got a Filmstruck account so I can watch all of those Criterion movies streaming. I've been nerding out about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiro-murai/i-just-got-a-filmstruck-account-so-i-can-watch-all-of-those-criterion/)

[Hiro Murai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiro-murai/)

[Account](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/account/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed9/hiro-murai-8327_account_i-just-got-a-filmstruck-account-so-i-can_2037955.jpg)

## Hiro Murai by topic

[Music (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music/hiro-murai/) [Music video (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/music-video/hiro-murai/)

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