Yoshirō Muraki
Art·August 15, 1924·† October 26, 2009 — 85 years old·Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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).
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2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'Self2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'Self2002Letter from the MountainProduction Design2000After the RainProduction Design199447 RoninProduction Design1993Rainbow BridgeProduction Design1993MadadayoProduction Design1991Rhapsody in AugustProduction Design1990DreamsProduction Design1988OraciónArt Direction1988Wuthering HeightsArt Direction1986Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earthArt Direction1985RanProduction Design1985A. K.Self1983Choji Snack BarArt Direction1983The Yoshida SchoolProduction Design1982The Longest TunnelSet Designer1982Lake of IllusionsProduction Design1981The Last Days of Planet EarthProduction Design1980KagemushaArt Direction1978Monument to Holy ServiceProduction Design1977High Seas HijackArt Direction1977The Gate of Youth Part 2Art Direction1976Love and Separation in Sri LankaProduction Design1975ConflagrationProduction Design1975Tidal WaveArt Direction1974Prophecies of NostradamusProduction Design1973Submersion of JapanProduction Design1972Special Boy Soldiers of the NavyProduction Design1971The Battle of OkinawaProduction Design1971Love ForsakenArt Direction1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Art Direction1969Bullet WoundArt Direction1967Samurai RebellionProduction Design1966Look Up, Noble OneProduction Design19663 Raccoon DogsArt Direction1966More Than 10,000 Women But...Art Direction1965Beast AlleyArt Direction1965Red BeardProduction Design1963Legacy of the 500,000Production Design1963High and LowProduction Design1962SanjuroProduction Design1961Toilet ManagerArt Direction1961YojimboProduction Design · Costume Design1960The Masterless 47Production Design1960The Bad Sleep WellProduction Design1960Man Against ManArt Direction1960New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and DrinkingArt Direction1959Seniors, Juniors, Co-WorkersProduction Designer1959Someday I'll KnowProduction Design1959I Want to Be a ShellfishProduction Design19593 Dolls in CollegeArt Direction1958The Hidden FortressProduction Design1958The Third PresidentProduction Design1958Assistant PresidentArt Direction1957The Lower DepthsProduction Design1957Price of BeautyArt Direction1957Throne of BloodCostume Design · Production Design1956Blue BudsArt Direction1956Rainy Night DuelProduction Design1955I Live in FearProduction Design1955All is Well 2Production Design1955All is WellProduction Design1954The Black FuryProduction Design1954Seven SamuraiAssistant Art Director1949Stray DogAssistant Director