Person

Yoshirō Muraki

Art · 1924–2009 · 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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  Seven Samurai

  Assistant Art Director

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  High and Low

  Production Design

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  Ran

  Production Design

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  Red Beard

  Production Design

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  Yojimbo

  Costume Design

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  Tora! Tora! Tora!

  Art Direction

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  The Hidden Fortress

  Production Design

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  Stray Dog

  Assistant Director

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  Dreams

  Production Design

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  Throne of Blood

  Costume Design

• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'Self
• 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'Self
• 2002Letter from the MountainProduction Design
• 2000After the RainProduction Design
• 199447 RoninProduction Design
• 1993Rainbow BridgeProduction Design
• 1993MadadayoProduction Design
• 1991Rhapsody in AugustProduction Design
• 1990DreamsProduction Design
• 1988OraciónArt Direction
• 1988Wuthering HeightsArt Direction
• 1986Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earthArt Direction
• 1985RanProduction Design
• 1985A. K.Self
• 1983Choji Snack BarArt Direction
• 1983The Yoshida SchoolProduction Design
• 1982The Longest TunnelSet Designer
• 1982Lake of IllusionsProduction Design
• 1981The Last Days of Planet EarthProduction Design
• 1980KagemushaArt Direction
• 1978Monument to Holy ServiceProduction Design
• 1977High Seas HijackArt Direction
• 1977The Gate of Youth Part 2Art Direction
• 1976Love and Separation in Sri LankaProduction Design
• 1975ConflagrationProduction Design
• 1975Tidal WaveArt Direction
• 1974Prophecies of NostradamusProduction Design
• 1973Submersion of JapanProduction Design
• 1972Special Boy Soldiers of the NavyProduction Design
• 1971The Battle of OkinawaProduction Design
• 1971Love ForsakenArt Direction
• 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Art Direction
• 1969Bullet WoundArt Direction
• 1968The Green YearsArt Direction
• 1967Samurai RebellionProduction Design
• 1966Look Up, Noble OneProduction Design
• 19663 Raccoon DogsArt Direction
• 1966More Than 10,000 Women But...Art Direction
• 1965Beast AlleyArt Direction
• 1965Red BeardProduction Design
• 1963Legacy of the 500,000Production Design
• 1963High and LowProduction Design
• 1962SanjuroProduction Design
• 1961Toilet ManagerArt Direction
• 1961YojimboCostume Design
• 1960The Masterless 47Production Design
• 1960The Bad Sleep WellProduction Design
• 1960Man Against ManArt Direction
• 1960New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and DrinkingArt Direction
• 1959Seniors, Juniors, Co-WorkersProduction Designer
• 1959Someday I'll KnowProduction Design
• 1959I Want to Be a ShellfishProduction Design
• 19593 Dolls in CollegeArt Direction
• 1958The Hidden FortressProduction Design
• 1958The Third PresidentProduction Design
• 1958Assistant PresidentArt Direction
• 1957The Lower DepthsProduction Design
• 1957Price of BeautyArt Direction
• 1957Throne of BloodCostume Design
• 1956Blue BudsArt Direction
• 1956Rainy Night DuelProduction Design
• 1955I Live in FearProduction Design
• 1955All is Well 2Production Design
• 1955All is WellProduction Design
• 1954The Black FuryProduction Design
• 1954Seven SamuraiAssistant Art Director
• 1949Stray DogAssistant Director