Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō Muraki

ArtActorCostume & Make-UpProductionDirecting Aug 15 (died age 85) Tokyo Prefecture, Japan 1949–2002 (53 year career)
7.4 avg rating

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 (195…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (64)

Movies (64)

Letter from the Mountain

Letter from the Mountain

2002

Production Design

8.4
After the Rain

After the Rain

2000

Art Direction

7.3
After the Rain

After the Rain

2000

Production Design

7.3
47 Ronin

47 Ronin

1994

Production Design

7.5
Madadayo

Madadayo

1993

Art Direction

7.3
Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

1991

Production Design

7.1
Dreams

Dreams

1990

Production Design

7.7
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

1988

Art Direction

6.7
Oración

Oración

1988

Art Direction

6.0
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

1986

Art Direction

Ran

Ran

1985

Production Design

8.0
The Yoshida School

The Yoshida School

1983

Production Design

Choji Snack Bar

Choji Snack Bar

1983

Art Direction

7.0
The Longest Tunnel

The Longest Tunnel

1982

Set Designer

Lake of Illusions

Lake of Illusions

1982

Production Design

1.3
The Last Days of Planet Earth

The Last Days of Planet Earth

1981

Production Design

Kagemusha

Kagemusha

1980

Art Direction

7.8
Monument to Holy Service

Monument to Holy Service

1978

Production Design

The Gate of Youth Part 2

The Gate of Youth Part 2

1977

Art Direction

8.0
High Seas Hijack

High Seas Hijack

1977

Art Direction

10.0
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

1976

Production Design

Conflagration

Conflagration

1975

Production Design

6.5
Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

1975

Art Direction

Prophecies of Nostradamus

Prophecies of Nostradamus

1974

Production Design

6.0
Submersion of Japan

Submersion of Japan

1973

Production Design

6.9
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy

1972

Production Design

6.0
Love Forsaken

Love Forsaken

1971

Art Direction

The Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa

1971

Production Design

7.5
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Art Direction

7.1
Bullet Wound

Bullet Wound

1969

Art Direction

6.0
Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion

1967

Production Design

8.2
3 Raccoon Dogs

3 Raccoon Dogs

1966

Art Direction

More Than 10,000 Women But...

More Than 10,000 Women But...

1966

Art Direction

Red Beard

Red Beard

1965

Production Design

8.1
Beast Alley

Beast Alley

1965

Art Direction

7.0
High and Low

High and Low

1963

Production Design

8.4
Legacy of the 500,000

Legacy of the 500,000

1963

Production Design

7.1
Sanjuro

Sanjuro

1962

Production Design

8.0
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961

Costume Design

8.1
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

1961

Production Design

8.1
Toilet Manager

Toilet Manager

1961

Art Direction

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

Production Design

7.7
Man Against Man

Man Against Man

1960

Art Direction

The Masterless 47

The Masterless 47

1960

Production Design

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking

1960

Art Direction

Someday I'll Know

Someday I'll Know

1959

Production Design

I Want to Be a Shellfish

I Want to Be a Shellfish

1959

Production Design

10.0
3 Dolls in College

3 Dolls in College

1959

Art Direction

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers

1959

Production Designer

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

1958

Production Design

8.0
Assistant President

Assistant President

1958

Art Direction

The Third President

The Third President

1958

Production Design

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957

Costume Design

7.9
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957

Production Design

7.9
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1957

Production Design

7.1
Price of Beauty

Price of Beauty

1957

Art Direction

Rainy Night Duel

Rainy Night Duel

1956

Production Design

Blue Buds

Blue Buds

1956

Art Direction

I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

1955

Production Design

7.3
All is Well

All is Well

1955

Production Design

All is Well 2

All is Well 2

1955

Production Design

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954

Assistant Art Director

8.5
The Black Fury

The Black Fury

1954

Production Design

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949

Assistant Director

7.6