Murakami's role in Last of the Wolves (2021) received critical acclaim, and earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 45th Japan Academy Film Prize.

He also gained international recognition for his role as Shuntaro Chishiya in Netflix's survival drama Alice in Borderland.

[2] He is the only son of actor Jun Murakami and singer Ua.

[3] His parents divorced when he was nine years old and he grew up with his mother, stepfather, and three younger half-siblings.

[7] Later that same year, he starred in the live-action adaptation of the anime series Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day,[8] as well as the film Wasurenai to Chikatta Boku ga Ita.