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Nobuo Murakami (村上 信夫), also known as Monsieur Murakami, was a Japanese chef specializing in French cuisine. He was a consultant at the Tokyo Imperial Hotel, and was head chef there for 26 years. He is one of the chefs credited with popularizing French cuisine in Japan. He was a popular lecturer on the topic of "Today's Cooking" and helping get professional flavors in home cooking.

Biography
Nobuo Murakami was born 27 February 1921 on Awaji Island (part of Sumoto, Hyōgo), the son of the head of the local fisherman's union.

He was featured, along with Fujio Shido and Asako Tsujimura, on the Nippon TV program Chefs That Changed the World (世界を変えた料理人) on September 30, 2007.