Yoshirō Muraki
Art
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).
Filmography
Acting (16)
Production & Directing (70)
2002
Letter from the MountainProduction Design
8.2
2000
After the RainProduction Design
7.3
1994
47 RoninProduction Design
7.4
1993
Rainbow BridgeProduction Design
8.0
1993
MadadayoProduction Design
7.4
1991
Rhapsody in AugustProduction Design
7.2
1990
DreamsProduction Design
7.7
1988
OraciónArt Direction
6.7
1988
Wuthering HeightsArt Direction
6.8
1986
1985
RanProduction Design
8.0
1983
Choji Snack BarArt Direction
7.2
1983
The Yoshida SchoolProduction Design
7.0
1982
The Longest TunnelSet Designer
10.0
1982
Lake of IllusionsProduction Design
4.0
1981
The Last Days of Planet EarthProduction Design
1980
KagemushaArt Direction
7.8
1978
Monument to Holy ServiceProduction Design
8.0
1977
High Seas HijackArt Direction
10.0
1977
The Gate of Youth Part 2Art Direction
7.5
1976
Love and Separation in Sri LankaProduction Design
10.0
1975
ConflagrationProduction Design
7.0
1975
Tidal WaveArt Direction
1974
Prophecies of NostradamusProduction Design
5.7
1973
Submersion of JapanProduction Design
7.0
1972
Special Boy Soldiers of the NavyProduction Design
6.3
1971
The Battle of OkinawaProduction Design
7.8
1971
Love ForsakenArt Direction
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!Art Direction
7.2
1969
Bullet WoundArt Direction
8.0
1968
The Green YearsArt Direction
1967
Samurai RebellionProduction Design
8.3
1966
Look Up, Noble OneProduction Design
1966
Swindler Meets SwindlerArt Direction
1966
3 Raccoon DogsArt Direction
5.0
1966
Taming an Unruly GirlArt Direction
1966
More Than 10,000 Women But...Art Direction
1965
Beast AlleyArt Direction
7.0
1965
Raccoon Dog LeaderArt Direction
1965
Red BeardProduction Design
8.2
1963
Legacy of the 500,000Production Design
6.9
1963
High and LowProduction Design
8.4
1962
SanjuroProduction Design
7.9
1961
Toilet ManagerArt Direction
1961
YojimboProduction Design
8.1
1961
YojimboCostume Design
8.1
1960
The Masterless 47Production Design
10.0
1960
The Bad Sleep WellProduction Design
7.7
1960
Man Against ManArt Direction
7.0
1960
8.0
1959
Seniors, Juniors, Co-WorkersProduction Designer
7.0
1959
Someday I'll KnowProduction Design
9.0
1959
I Want to Be a ShellfishProduction Design
10.0
1959
3 Dolls in CollegeArt Direction
10.0
1958
The Hidden FortressProduction Design
8.0
1958
The Third PresidentProduction Design
10.0
1958
Assistant PresidentArt Direction
10.0
1957
The Lower DepthsProduction Design
7.1
1957
Price of BeautyArt Direction
10.0
1957
Throne of BloodCostume Design
7.9
1957
Throne of BloodProduction Design
7.9
1956
Blue BudsArt Direction
1956
Rainy Night DuelProduction Design
8.0
1955
I Live in FearProduction Design
7.3
1955
All is Well 2Production Design
10.0
1955
All is WellProduction Design
10.0
1954
The Black FuryProduction Design
8.0
1954
Seven SamuraiAssistant Art Director
8.5
1949
Stray DogAssistant Director
7.6
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Chiemi's High-Heeled ShoesArt Direction