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 79
Movies 79
self 15
Director 2
ProductionDesigner
Letter from the Mountain (2002)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
After the Rain (2000)
Movie
Art Direction
Madadayo (1993)
Movie
3.5
Production Design
Rhapsody in August (1991)
Movie
6
Production Design
Dreams (1990)
Movie
2.5
ProductionDesigner
The Demon Comes in Spring (1989)
Movie
Art Direction
Oración (1988)
Movie
Art Direction
Wuthering Heights (1988)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
Young Girls in Love (1986)
Movie
Production Design
Ran (1985)
Movie
4.64
Art Direction
Choji Snack Bar (1983)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
The Yoshida School (1983)
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ProductionDesigner
The Longest Tunnel (1982)
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Production Design
Lake of Illusions (1982)
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Art Direction
Kagemusha (1980)
Movie
3.5
ProductionDesigner
Monument to Holy Service (1978)
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ProductionDesigner
High Seas Hijack (1977)
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Art Direction
The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977)
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ProductionDesigner
Human Revolution II (1976)
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Production Design
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)
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ProductionDesigner
Conflagration (1975)
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ProductionDesigner
The Gate of Youth (1975)
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Production Design
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
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Production Design
Submersion of Japan (1973)
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ProductionDesigner
The Human Revolution (1973)
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ProductionDesigner
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (1972)
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ProductionDesigner
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
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Art Direction
Love Forsaken (1971)
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Art Direction
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
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6
ProductionDesigner
Bullet Wound (1969)
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Production Design
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
Movie
4.75
ProductionDesigner
Beast Alley (1965)
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Production Design
Red Beard (1965)
Movie
4.33
ProductionDesigner
The Best Playboy In Japan (1963)
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ProductionDesigner
Legacy of the 500,000 (1963)
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Production Design
High and Low (1963)
Movie
4.6
ProductionDesigner
Kōkōsei to jokyōshi hijō no seishun (1962)
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ProductionDesigner
Three Gentlemen Return from Hong Kong (1962)
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ProductionDesigner
Three Gentlemen from Tokyo (1962)
Movie
Production Design
Sanjuro (1962)
Movie
3.86
Art Direction
Toilet Manager (1961)
Movie
Costume Design / Production Design
Yojimbo (1961)
Movie
3.88
ProductionDesigner
The Masterless 47 – Part II (1961)
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ProductionDesigner
Minami no kaze to nami (1961)
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ProductionDesigner
The Masterless 47 (1960)
Movie
Production Design
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
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3
ProductionDesigner
Man Against Man (1960)
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ProductionDesigner
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers (1959)
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ProductionDesigner
Someday I'll Know (1959)
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ProductionDesigner
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
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Production Design
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Movie
4.75
ProductionDesigner
The Third President (1958)
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ProductionDesigner
Assistant President (1958)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
The Lower Depths (1957)
Movie
3.5
Art Direction
Price of Beauty (1957)
Movie
Costume Design / Production Design
Throne of Blood (1957)
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4
ProductionDesigner
Rainy Night Duel (1956)
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ProductionDesigner
I Live in Fear (1955)
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4
ProductionDesigner
All is Well 2 (1955)
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ProductionDesigner
All is Well (1955)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
The Black Fury (1954)
Movie
Assistant Art Director
Seven Samurai (1954)
Movie
4.18
Assistant Director
Stray Dog (1949)
Movie
5
Information
Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1924-08-15
Deathday2009-10-26 (85 years old)
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
CitizenshipsEmpire of Japan, Japan
Also Known Asむらき よしろう, Yoshiro Muraki
AwardsMedal with Purple Ribbon
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