Yoshirō Muraki

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Yoshirō Muraki

Art August 15, 1924

Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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 th…

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Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

8.5 1954 Movie
Ran

Ran

8.0 1985 Movie
Yojimbo

Yojimbo

8.1 1961 Movie
High and Low

High and Low

8.4 1963 Movie
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

7.9 1957 Movie
Kagemusha

Kagemusha

7.8 1980 Movie
Sanjuro

Sanjuro

7.9 1962 Movie
The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

8.0 1958 Movie
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

7.2 1970 Movie
Dreams

Dreams

7.8 1990 Movie
Red Beard

Red Beard

8.2 1965 Movie
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

7.6 1949 Movie

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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

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  1. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'

    Movie Self

  2. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'

    Movie Self

  3. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

    Movie Self

  4. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'

    Movie Self

  5. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'

    Movie Self

  6. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'

    Movie Self

  7. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

    Movie Self

  8. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'

    Movie Self

  9. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'

    Movie Self

  10. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'

    Movie Self

  11. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'

    Movie Self

  12. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'

    Movie Self

  13. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'

    Movie Self

  14. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'

    Movie Self

  15. 2002
    Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'

    Movie Self

  16. 2002
    Letter from the Mountain

    Movie Production Design

More credits
  1. 2000
    After the Rain

    Movie Production Design

  2. 1994
    47 Ronin

    Movie Production Design

  3. 1993
    Rainbow Bridge

    Movie Production Design

  4. 1993
    Madadayo

    Movie Production Design

  5. 1991
    Rhapsody in August

    Movie Production Design

  6. 1990
    Dreams

    Movie Production Design

  7. 1988
    Oración

    Movie Art Direction

  8. 1988
    Wuthering Heights

    Movie Art Direction

  9. 1986
    Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth

    Movie Art Direction

  10. 1985
    Ran

    Movie Production Design

  11. 1985
    A. K.

    Movie Self

  12. 1983
    Choji Snack Bar

    Movie Art Direction

  13. 1983
    The Yoshida School

    Movie Production Design

  14. 1982
    The Longest Tunnel

    Movie Set Designer

  15. 1982
    Lake of Illusions

    Movie Production Design

  16. 1981
    The Last Days of Planet Earth

    Movie Production Design

  17. 1980
    Kagemusha

    Movie Art Direction

  18. 1978
    Monument to Holy Service

    Movie Production Design

  19. 1977
    High Seas Hijack

    Movie Art Direction

  20. 1977
    The Gate of Youth Part 2

    Movie Art Direction

  21. 1976
    Love and Separation in Sri Lanka

    Movie Production Design

  22. 1975
    Conflagration

    Movie Production Design

  23. 1975
    Tidal Wave

    Movie Art Direction

  24. 1974
    Prophecies of Nostradamus

    Movie Production Design