Known For
Art
Born
Aug 15, 1924
Died
Oct 26, 2009
Place of Birth
Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Credits
80 titles
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).
Known For
Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
Self
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
Oración
Art Direction
Wuthering Heights
Art Direction
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
Art Direction
Ran
Production Design
A. K.
Self
Choji Snack Bar
Art Direction
The Yoshida School
Production Design
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
Conflagration
Production Design
Tidal Wave
Art Direction
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
Look Up, Noble One
Production Design
3 Raccoon Dogs
Art Direction