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).
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Movies (50)
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
as Self
2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'
as Self
2002
Letter from the Mountain
Production Design (Art)
2002
After the Rain
Art Direction (Art)
2000
47 Ronin
Production Design (Art)
1994
Madadayo
Art Direction (Art)
1993
Rhapsody in August
Production Design (Art)
1991
Dreams
Production Design (Art)
1990
Oración
Art Direction (Art)
1988
Wuthering Heights
Art Direction (Art)
1988
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Art Direction (Art)
1986
Ran
Production Design (Art)
1985
A. K.
as Self
1985
Choji Snack Bar
Art Direction (Art)
1983
The Yoshida School
Production Design (Art)
1983
The Longest Tunnel
Set Designer (Art)
1982
Lake of Illusions
Production Design (Art)
1982
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Production Design (Art)
1981
Kagemusha
Art Direction (Art)
1980
Monument to Holy Service
Production Design (Art)
1978
High Seas Hijack
Art Direction (Art)
1977
The Gate of Youth Part 2
Art Direction (Art)
1977
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
Production Design (Art)
1976
Conflagration
Production Design (Art)
1975
Tidal Wave
Art Direction (Art)
1975
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Production Design (Art)
1974
Submersion of Japan
Production Design (Art)
1973
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
Production Design (Art)
1972
The Battle of Okinawa
Production Design (Art)
1971
Love Forsaken
Art Direction (Art)
1971
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Art Direction (Art)
1970
Bullet Wound
Art Direction (Art)
1969
Samurai Rebellion
Production Design (Art)
1967
3 Raccoon Dogs
Art Direction (Art)
1966
More Than 10,000 Women But...
Art Direction (Art)
1966
Beast Alley
Art Direction (Art)
1965
Red Beard
Production Design (Art)
1965
Legacy of the 500,000
Production Design (Art)
1963
High and Low
Production Design (Art)
1963