Shigeharu Murata (?? ??, Murata Shigeharu) was a torpedo bomber pilot officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during World War II.
He was the commander of torpedo bombers in the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands that crippled several United States Navy (USN) battleships and sank carrier Hornet.
He was killed in action during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.