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Production designer
Yoshirō Muraki
- Born August 15, 1924 in Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
- Died October 26, 2009
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
Seven Samurai1954
Ran1985
Yojimbo1961
High and Low1963
Throne of Blood1957
Kagemusha1980
Sanjuro1962
The Hidden Fortress1958
Filmography
- TBAChiemi's High-Heeled ShoesFilmArt Direction
- 2002Letter from the MountainFilmProduction Design
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'FilmSelf
- 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'FilmSelf
- 2000After the RainFilmProduction Design
- 199447 RoninFilmProduction Design
- 1993MadadayoFilmProduction Design
- 1993Rainbow BridgeFilmProduction Design
- 1991Rhapsody in AugustFilmProduction Design
- 1990DreamsFilmProduction Design
- 1988Wuthering HeightsFilmArt Direction
- 1988OraciónFilmArt Direction
- 1986Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earthFilmArt Direction
- 1985RanFilmProduction Design
- 1985A. K.FilmSelf
- 1983Choji Snack BarFilmArt Direction
- 1983The Yoshida SchoolFilmProduction Design
- 1982Lake of IllusionsFilmProduction Design
- 1982The Longest TunnelFilmSet Designer
- 1981The Last Days of Planet EarthFilmProduction Design
- 1980KagemushaFilmArt Direction
- 1978Monument to Holy ServiceFilmProduction Design
- 1977High Seas HijackFilmArt Direction
- 1977The Gate of Youth Part 2FilmArt Direction
- 1976Love and Separation in Sri LankaFilmProduction Design
- 1975ConflagrationFilmProduction Design
- 1975Tidal WaveFilmArt Direction
- 1974Prophecies of NostradamusFilmProduction Design
- 1973Submersion of JapanFilmProduction Design
- 1972Special Boy Soldiers of the NavyFilmProduction Design
- 1971The Battle of OkinawaFilmProduction Design
- 1971Love ForsakenFilmArt Direction
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!FilmArt Direction
- 1969Bullet WoundFilmArt Direction
- 1968The Green YearsFilmArt Direction
- 1967Samurai RebellionFilmProduction Design
- 19663 Raccoon DogsFilmArt Direction
- 1966More Than 10,000 Women But...FilmArt Direction
- 1966Look Up, Noble OneFilmProduction Design
- 1966Taming an Unruly GirlFilmArt Direction
- 1966Swindler Meets SwindlerFilmArt Direction
- 1965Red BeardFilmProduction Design
- 1965Beast AlleyFilmArt Direction
- 1965Raccoon Dog LeaderFilmArt Direction
- 1963High and LowFilmProduction Design
- 1963Legacy of the 500,000FilmProduction Design
- 1962SanjuroFilmProduction Design
- 1961YojimboFilmProduction Design, Costume Design
- 1961Toilet ManagerFilmArt Direction
- 1960The Bad Sleep WellFilmProduction Design
- 1960The Masterless 47FilmProduction Design
- 1960Man Against ManFilmArt Direction
- 1960New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and DrinkingFilmArt Direction
- 1959I Want to Be a ShellfishFilmProduction Design
- 1959Someday I'll KnowFilmProduction Design
- 1959Seniors, Juniors, Co-WorkersFilmProduction Designer
- 19593 Dolls in CollegeFilmArt Direction
- 1958The Hidden FortressFilmProduction Design
- 1958The Third PresidentFilmProduction Design
- 1958Assistant PresidentFilmArt Direction
- 1957Throne of BloodFilmCostume Design, Production Design
- 1957The Lower DepthsFilmProduction Design
- 1957Price of BeautyFilmArt Direction
- 1956Rainy Night DuelFilmProduction Design
- 1956Blue BudsFilmArt Direction
- 1955I Live in FearFilmProduction Design
- 1955All is WellFilmProduction Design