Art
Yoshirō Muraki
JA, EN, FR cinema · 84 credits
Born
15 August 1924
Died
26 October 2009 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Also known as むらき よしろう · Yoshiro 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).
Known for
Filmography
Chiemi's High-Heeled Shoes
Art Direction
Letter from the Mountain
Production Design
After the Rain
Production Design
47 Ronin
Production Design
Rainbow Bridge
Production Design
Madadayo
Production Design
Rhapsody in August
Production Design
Dreams
Production Design
Wuthering Heights
Art Direction
Oración
Art Direction
A. K.
as Self
Ran
Production Design
The Yoshida School
Production Design
Choji Snack Bar
Art Direction
The Longest Tunnel
Set Designer
Lake of Illusions
Production Design
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Production Design
Kagemusha
Art Direction
Monument to Holy Service
Production Design
High Seas Hijack
Art Direction
The Gate of Youth Part 2
Art Direction
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
Production Design
Tidal Wave
Art Direction
Conflagration
Production Design
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Production Design
Submersion of Japan
Production Design
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
Production Design
The Battle of Okinawa
Production Design
Love Forsaken
Art Direction
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Art Direction
Bullet Wound
Art Direction
The Green Years
Art Direction
Samurai Rebellion
Production Design
3 Raccoon Dogs
Art Direction
More Than 10,000 Women But...
Art Direction
Look Up, Noble One
Production Design
Taming an Unruly Girl
Art Direction
Swindler Meets Swindler
Art Direction
Red Beard
Production Design
Beast Alley
Art Direction
Raccoon Dog Leader
Art Direction
High and Low
Production Design
Legacy of the 500,000
Production Design
Sanjuro
Production Design
Toilet Manager
Art Direction
Yojimbo
Production Design, Costume Design
The Masterless 47
Production Design
Man Against Man
Art Direction
The Bad Sleep Well
Production Design
I Want to Be a Shellfish
Production Design
Someday I'll Know
Production Design
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
Production Designer
3 Dolls in College
Art Direction
The Hidden Fortress
Production Design
The Third President
Production Design
Assistant President
Art Direction
Throne of Blood
Costume Design, Production Design
The Lower Depths
Production Design
Price of Beauty
Art Direction
Rainy Night Duel
Production Design
Blue Buds
Art Direction
All is Well 2
Production Design
All is Well
Production Design
I Live in Fear
Production Design
Seven Samurai
Assistant Art Director
The Black Fury
Production Design
Stray Dog
Assistant Director