Yoshirō Muraki
Art
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).
Known for
Art61
movieLetter from the Mountain
2002
Production Design
movieAfter the Rain
2000
Production Design
movie47 Ronin
1994
Production Design
movieRainbow Bridge
1993
Production Design
movieMadadayo
1993
Production Design
movieRhapsody in August
1991
Production Design
movieDreams
1990
Production Design
movieOración
1988
Art Direction
movieWuthering Heights
1988
Art Direction
movieRan
1985
Production Design
movieChoji Snack Bar
1983
Art Direction
movieThe Yoshida School
1983
Production Design
movieThe Longest Tunnel
1982
Set Designer
movieLake of Illusions
1982
Production Design
movieThe Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
Production Design
movieKagemusha
1980
Art Direction
movieMonument to Holy Service
1978
Production Design
movieHigh Seas Hijack
1977
Art Direction
movieThe Gate of Youth Part 2
1977
Art Direction
movieLove and Separation in Sri Lanka
1976
Production Design
movieConflagration
1975
Production Design
movieTidal Wave
1975
Art Direction
movieProphecies of Nostradamus
1974
Production Design
movieSubmersion of Japan
1973
Production Design
movieSpecial Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972
Production Design
movieThe Battle of Okinawa
1971
Production Design
movieLove Forsaken
1971
Art Direction
movieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970
Art Direction
movieBullet Wound
1969
Art Direction
movieSamurai Rebellion
1967
Production Design
movieLook Up, Noble One
1966
Production Design
movie3 Raccoon Dogs
1966
Art Direction
movieMore Than 10,000 Women But...
1966
Art Direction
movieBeast Alley
1965
Art Direction
movieRed Beard
1965
Production Design
movieLegacy of the 500,000
1963
Production Design
movieHigh and Low
1963
Production Design
movieSanjuro
1962
Production Design
movieToilet Manager
1961
Art Direction
movieYojimbo
1961
Production Design
movieThe Masterless 47
1960
Production Design
movieThe Bad Sleep Well
1960
Production Design
movieMan Against Man
1960
Art Direction
movieSomeday I'll Know
1959
Production Design
movieI Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
Production Design
movie3 Dolls in College
1959
Art Direction
movieThe Hidden Fortress
1958
Production Design
movieThe Third President
1958
Production Design
movieAssistant President
1958
Art Direction
movieThe Lower Depths
1957
Production Design
moviePrice of Beauty
1957
Art Direction
movieThrone of Blood
1957
Production Design
movieBlue Buds
1956
Art Direction
movieRainy Night Duel
1956
Production Design
movieI Live in Fear
1955
Production Design
movieAll is Well 2
1955
Production Design
movieAll is Well
1955
Production Design
movieThe Black Fury
1954
Production Design
movieSeven Samurai
1954
Assistant Art Director
Acting15
movieA. K.
1985
Self
Costume & Make-Up2
movieYojimbo
1961
Costume Design
movieThrone of Blood
1957
Costume Design
Directing1
movieStray Dog
1949
Assistant Director
Production1
movieSeniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1959
Production Designer