Yoshirō Muraki
Personal Info
Known for
Art
Gender
Male
Birthday
1924-08-15
Day of Death
2009-10-26 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Yoshirō Muraki
Biography
Yoshirō Muraki was a Japanese production designer, art director, and costume designer. He was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work in the films Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Kagemusha (1980), and Ran (1985). He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for his work in Yojimbo (1961). He is most well known for his collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa, having done work on all of Kurosawa's films from Record of a Living Being (1955) onward, with the exception of Dersu Uzala (1975).
Acting
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(1985)
A. K.
as Self
Crew
(2002)
Letter from the Mountain
Production Design
(2000)
After the Rain
Production Design, Art Direction
(1994)
47 Ronin
Production Design
(1993)
Madadayo
Art Direction
(1991)
Rhapsody in August
Production Design
(1990)
Dreams
Production Design
(1988)
Wuthering Heights
Art Direction
(1988)
Oración
Art Direction
(1986)
(1985)
Ran
Production Design
(1983)
The Yoshida School
Production Design
(1983)
Choji Snack Bar
Art Direction
(1982)
The Longest Tunnel
Set Designer
(1982)
Lake of Illusions
Production Design
(1981)
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Production Design
(1980)
Kagemusha
Art Direction
(1978)
Monument to Holy Service
Production Design
(1977)
High Seas Hijack
Art Direction
(1977)
The Gate of Youth Part 2
Art Direction
(1976)
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
Production Design
(1975)
Tidal Wave
Art Direction
(1974)
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Production Design
(1973)
Submersion of Japan
Production Design
(1972)
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
Production Design
(1971)
The Battle of Okinawa
Production Design
(1971)
Love Forsaken
Art Direction
(1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Art Direction
(1969)
Bullet Wound
Art Direction
(1967)
Samurai Rebellion
Production Design
(1965)
Red Beard
Production Design
(1965)
Beast Alley
Art Direction
(1963)
High and Low
Production Design
(1963)
Legacy of the 500,000
Production Design
(1962)
Sanjuro
Production Design
(1961)
Toilet Manager
Art Direction
(1961)
Yojimbo
Production Design, Costume Design
(1960)
The Masterless 47
Production Design
(1960)
Man Against Man
Art Direction
(1960)
The Bad Sleep Well
Production Design
(1959)
I Want to Be a Shellfish
Production Design
(1959)
Someday I'll Know
Production Design
(1959)
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
Production Designer
(1958)
The Hidden Fortress
Production Design
(1958)
The Third President
Production Design
(1958)
Assistant President
Art Direction
(1957)
Throne of Blood
Costume Design, Production Design
(1957)
The Lower Depths
Production Design
(1957)
Price of Beauty
Art Direction
(1956)
Rainy Night Duel
Production Design
(1955)
All is Well
Production Design
(1955)
All is Well 2
Production Design
(1955)
I Live in Fear
Production Design
(1954)
Seven Samurai
Assistant Art Director
(1954)
The Black Fury
Production Design
(1949)
Stray Dog
Assistant Director