Yoshirō Muraki

Personal Info

Known For Art

Gender Male

Birthday 1924-08-15

Deathday 2009-10-26 (85 years old)

Place of Birth Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As むらき よしろう, Yoshiro Muraki

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

Art

2002
Letter from the Mountain

as Production Design

2000
After the Rain

as Art Direction

2000
After the Rain

as Production Design

1993
Madadayo

as Art Direction

1991
Rhapsody in August

as Production Design

1990
Dreams

as Production Design

1988
Wuthering Heights

as Art Direction

1988
Oración

as Art Direction

1985
Ran

as Production Design

1983
The Yoshida School

as Production Design

1983
Choji Snack Bar

as Art Direction

1982
The Longest Tunnel

as Set Designer

1982
Lake of Illusions

as Production Design

1980
Kagemusha

as Art Direction

1978
Monument to Holy Service

as Production Design

1977
High Seas Hijack

as Art Direction

1977
The Gate of Youth Part 2

as Art Direction

1976
1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus

as Production Design

1973
Submersion of Japan

as Production Design

1972
1971
The Battle of Okinawa

as Production Design

1971
Love Forsaken

as Art Direction

1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Art Direction

1969
Bullet Wound

as Art Direction

1967
Samurai Rebellion

as Production Design

1965
Red Beard

as Production Design

1963
High and Low

as Production Design

1963
Legacy of the 500,000

as Production Design

1962
Sanjuro

as Production Design

1961
Toilet Manager

as Art Direction

1961
Yojimbo

as Production Design

1960
The Masterless 47

as Production Design

1960
Man Against Man

as Art Direction

1960
The Bad Sleep Well

as Production Design

1959
I Want to Be a Shellfish

as Production Design

1959
Someday I'll Know

as Production Design

1958
The Hidden Fortress

as Production Design

1958
The Third President

as Production Design

1958
Assistant President

as Art Direction

1957
The Lower Depths

as Production Design

1957
Throne of Blood

as Production Design

1957
Price of Beauty

as Art Direction

1956
Rainy Night Duel

as Production Design

1955
All is Well

as Production Design

1955
All is Well 2

as Production Design

1955
I Live in Fear

as Production Design

1954
Seven Samurai

as Assistant Art Director

1954
The Black Fury

as Production Design

Costume & Make-Up

1961
Yojimbo

as Costume Design

1957
Throne of Blood

as Costume Design

Producer

1959
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers

as Production Designer

Director

1949
Stray Dog

as Assistant Director