Yoshirō Muraki

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).

Art

1954

[ 9/10 ] Seven Samurai (Assistant Art Director)
[ ] The Black Fury (Production Design)

1955

[ ] All is Well (Production Design)
[ ] All is Well 2 (Production Design)
[ ] I Live in Fear (Production Design)

1956

[ ] Rainy Night Duel (Production Design)
[ ] Blue Buds (Art Direction)

1957

[ ] The Lower Depths (Production Design)
[ 7/10 ] Throne of Blood (Production Design)
[ ] Price of Beauty (Art Direction)

1958

[ 7/10 ] The Hidden Fortress (Production Design)
[ ] The Third President (Production Design)
[ ] Assistant President (Art Direction)

1959

[ ] I Want to Be a Shellfish (Production Design)
[ ] Someday I'll Know (Production Design)
[ ] Three Dolls in College (Art Direction)

1960

[ ] The Masterless 47 (Production Design)
[ ] Man Against Man (Art Direction)
[ 6/10 ] The Bad Sleep Well (Production Design)
[ ] New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking (Art Direction)

1961

[ ] Toilet Manager (Art Direction)
[ 8/10 ] Yojimbo (Production Design)

1962

[ 6/10 ] Sanjuro (Production Design)

1963

[ 7/10 ] High and Low (Production Design)
[ ] Legacy of the 500,000 (Production Design)

1965

[ 8/10 ] Red Beard (Production Design)
[ ] Beast Alley (Art Direction)

1966

[ ] 3 Raccoon Dogs (Art Direction)
[ ] More Than 10,000 Women But... (Art Direction)

1967

[ ] Samurai Rebellion (Production Design)

1969

[ ] Bullet Wound (Art Direction)

1970

[ ] Tora! Tora! Tora! (Art Direction)

1971

[ ] The Battle of Okinawa (Production Design)
[ ] Love Forsaken (Art Direction)

1972

[ ] Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (Production Design)

1973

[ ] Submersion of Japan (Production Design)

1974

[ ] Prophecies of Nostradamus (Production Design)

1975

[ ] Tidal Wave (Art Direction)
[ ] Conflagration (Production Design)

1976

[ ] Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (Production Design)

1977

[ ] High Seas Hijack (Art Direction)
[ ] The Gate of Youth Part 2 (Art Direction)

1978

[ ] Monument to Holy Service (Production Design)

1980

[ 7/10 ] Kagemusha (Art Direction)

1981

[ ] The Last Days of Planet Earth (Production Design)

1982

[ ] The Longest Tunnel (Set Designer)
[ ] Lake of Illusions (Production Design)

1983

[ ] The Yoshida School (Production Design)
[ ] Choji Snack Bar (Art Direction)

1985

[ W ] Ran (Production Design)

1986

[ ] Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth (Art Direction)

1988

[ ] Wuthering Heights (Art Direction)
[ ] Oración (Art Direction)

1990

[ W ] Dreams (Production Design)

1991

[ ] Rhapsody in August (Production Design)

1993

[ ] Madadayo (Art Direction)

1994

[ ] 47 Ronin (Production Design)

2000

[ ] After the Rain (Production Design)
[ ] After the Rain (Art Direction)

2002

[ ] Letter from the Mountain (Production Design)

Costume & Make-Up

1957

[ 7/10 ] Throne of Blood (Costume Design)

1961

[ 8/10 ] Yojimbo (Costume Design)

Production

1959

[ ] Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers (Production Designer)

Directing

1949

[ ] Stray Dog (Assistant Director)

Actor

1985

[ ] A. K. (Self)

2002

[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog' (Self)
[ ] Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel' (Self)