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)
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6
Production Design

Dreams (1990)
Movie
2.5
ProductionDesigner

The Demon Comes in Spring (1989)
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Art Direction

Oración (1988)
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Art Direction

Wuthering Heights (1988)
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ProductionDesigner

Young Girls in Love (1986)
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Production Design

Ran (1985)
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4.64
Art Direction

Choji Snack Bar (1983)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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ProductionDesigner

The Lower Depths (1957)
Movie
3.5
Art Direction

Price of Beauty (1957)
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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)
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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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