Yoshirō Muraki

Personal Info

Know For

Art

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-08-15 (85 years old)

Deathday

2009-10-26

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).

Production

1958

The Hidden Fortress

as Production Design

1982

The Longest Tunnel

as Set Designer

1957

Throne of Blood

as Costume Design

1991

Rhapsody in August

as Production Design

1963

High and Low

as Production Design

1957

The Lower Depths

as Production Design

1958

The Third President

as Production Design

1961

Toilet Manager

as Art Direction

2002

Letter from the Mountain

as Production Design

1974

Prophecies of Nostradamus

as Production Design

1973

Submersion of Japan

as Production Design

1958

Assistant President

as Art Direction

1978

Monument to Holy Service

as Production Design

1983

The Yoshida School

as Production Design

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Art Direction

1959

I Want to Be a Shellfish

as Production Design

1965

Red Beard

as Production Design

1960

The Masterless 47

as Production Design

1955

All is Well

as Production Design

1955

All is Well 2

as Production Design

1961

Yojimbo

as Production Design

1961

Yojimbo

as Costume Design

1971

The Battle of Okinawa

as Production Design

1985

Ran

as Production Design

1976

1954

Seven Samurai

as Assistant Art Director

1967

Samurai Rebellion

as Production Design

1977

High Seas Hijack

as Art Direction

2000

After the Rain

as Production Design

2000

After the Rain

as Art Direction

1980

Kagemusha

as Art Direction

1972

1957

Throne of Blood

as Production Design

1960

Man Against Man

as Art Direction

1962

Sanjuro

as Production Design

1969

Bullet Wound

as Art Direction

1971

Love Forsaken

as Art Direction

1957

Price of Beauty

as Art Direction

1960

The Bad Sleep Well

as Production Design

1955

I Live in Fear

as Production Design

1959

Someday I'll Know

as Production Design

1963

Legacy of the 500,000

as Production Design

1959

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers

as Production Designer

1988

Wuthering Heights

as Art Direction

1983

Choji Snack Bar

as Art Direction

1988

Oración

as Art Direction

1977

The Gate of Youth Part 2

as Art Direction

1993

Madadayo

as Art Direction

1982

Lake of Illusions

as Production Design

1949

Stray Dog

as Assistant Director

1990

Dreams

as Production Design

1954

The Black Fury

as Production Design

1956

Rainy Night Duel

as Production Design

1975

Tidal Wave

as Art Direction

1981

The Last Days of Planet Earth

as Production Design

1965

Beast Alley

as Art Direction

1994

47 Ronin

as Production Design

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