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Yoshirō Muraki

Known for: Art

Biography: 1924-08-14

Deathday: 2009-10-26 (85 years old)

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

all 65

Movies 65

self 12

Yoshirō Muraki

Biography

Filmography

all 65

Movies 65

self 12

Director 2

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Bad Sleep Well (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha' (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Dodes'ka-den (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo' (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low' (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Lower Depths (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Stray Dog (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Drunken Angel (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood' (2002)

Letter from the Mountain (2002)

After the Rain (2000)

Madadayo (1993)

Rhapsody in August (1991)

Dreams (1990)

Oracion (1988)

Wuthering Heights (1988)

Young Girls in Love (1986)

Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth (1986)

Ran (1985)

Choji Snack Bar (1983)

The Yoshida School (1983)

The Longest Tunnel (1982)

Lake of Illusions (1982)

Kagemusha (1980)

Monument to Holy Service (1978)

High Seas Hijack (1977)

The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977)

Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)

Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)

Submersion of Japan (1973)

Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (1972)

The Battle of Okinawa (1971)

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Bullet Wound (1969)

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

Red Beard (1965)

Legacy of the 500,000 (1963)

High and Low (1963)

Kōkōsei to jokyōshi hijō no seishun (1962)

Sanjuro (1962)

Toilet Manager (1961)

Yojimbo (1961)

The Masterless 47 (1960)

The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

Man Against Man (1960)

Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers (1959)

Someday I'll Know (1959)

I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

The Third President (1958)

Assistant President (1958)

The Lower Depths (1957)

Price of Beauty (1957)

Throne of Blood (1957)

Rainy Night Duel (1956)

I Live in Fear (1955)

All is Well 2 (1955)

All is Well (1955)

The Black Fury (1954)

Seven Samurai (1954)

Stray Dog (1949)

Ratings

Information

Known ForArt

GenderMale

Birthday1924-08-14

Deathday2009-10-26 (85 years old)

Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan

CitizenshipsJapan

Known For
Art

Gender
Male

Birthday
1924-08-14

Deathday
2009-10-26 (85 years old)

Birth Place
Tokyo, Japan

Citizenships
Japan

Also Known As
村木与四郎, むらきよしろう, Yoshiro Muraki

Awards
Medal with Purple Ribbon