- Known For
- Art
- Born
- August 15, 1924
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- October 26, 2009
Yoshirō Muraki
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).
Filmography
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'
2002 · Self
movieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'
2002 · Self
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
movieBaby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
1986 · Art Direction
movieRan
1985 · Production Design
movieA. K.
1985 · Self
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, Costume Design
movieThe Masterless 47
1960 · Production Design
movieThe Bad Sleep Well
1960 · Production Design
movieMan Against Man
1960 · Art Direction
movieNew Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960 · Art Direction
movieSeniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1959 · Production Designer
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 · Costume Design, 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
movieStray Dog
1949 · Assistant Director