Murakami Akinori

Murakami Akinori (村上 明範) is a hairdresser who first competed in SASUKE 21. Murakami earned a spot in SASUKE 21 through the SASUKE 21 Trials, where he was the #6 qualifier. In the tournament, his run was digested and he timed out on the Soritatsu Kabe.

He was invited to SASUKE 28 and SASUKE 29 but his run was all cut both times. In SASUKE 29, his name was reported as Higashi Akinori (東 明範).