Known For
Hachiko
(1987)
Art Direction
Crest of Betrayal
(1994)
Art Direction
The Twilight Samurai
(2002)
Production Design
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
(1972)
Production Design
Rainbow Kids
(1991)
Art Direction
Irezumi
(1966)
Art Direction
Tokyo Bordello
(1987)
Production Design
Taboo
(1999)
Production Design
An Actor's Revenge
(1963)
Production Design
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
(1982)
Art Direction
Full Filmography
Art
This Way, That Way
(1952)
Production Design and Art Direction
The Young Swordsman
(1954)
Art Direction
The Young Lord
(1955)
Art Direction
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
(1956)
Art Direction
Flowery Brothers
(1956)
Art Direction
Fighting Fire Fighter
(1956)
Art Direction
Sisters of Gion
(1956)
Art Direction
Zangiku monogatari
(1956)
Production Design
Matashirō Fighting Journey
(1956)
Art Direction
Tsukigata Hanpeita
(1956)
Art Direction
Jigoku bana
(1957)
Production Design
Demonfire Palanquin
(1957)
Art Direction
Secret of Naruto
(1957)
Art Direction
The Magnificent Five
(1958)
Art Direction
Conflagration
(1958)
Art Direction
Enchanted Princess
(1959)
Art Direction
The Princess Says No
(1959)
Art Direction
女と海賊
(1959)
Art Direction
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
(1959)
Art Direction
Bonchi
(1960)
Art Direction
Lord Tadanao
(1960)
Art Direction
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
(1961)
Art Direction
The Radiant Prince
(1961)
Art Direction
A Lustful Man
(1961)
Art Direction
Ken ni kakeru
(1962)
Art Direction
170 Leagues to Edo
(1962)
Art Direction
The Temple of Wild Geese
(1962)
Art Direction
The Broken Commandment
(1962)
Art Direction
The Actress and the Three Rascals
(1962)
Art Designer
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
(1963)
Art Direction
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
(1963)
Art Direction
Zatoichi on the Road
(1963)
Art Direction
The Third Shadow Warrior
(1963)
Art Direction
An Actor's Revenge
(1963)
Production Design
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
(1964)
Art Direction
Homeless Dog
(1964)
Production Design
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
(1964)
Art Direction
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
(1964)
Art Direction
Bloody Shuriken
(1965)
Art Direction
Zatoichi's Revenge
(1965)
Art Direction
Irezumi
(1966)
Art Direction
Wrath of Daimajin
(1966)
Art Direction
The Thieves' Who's Who
(1966)
Art Direction
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
(1966)
Production Design
The Betrayal
(1966)
Art Direction
Zatoichi's Vengeance
(1966)
Production Design
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
(1967)
Art Direction
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
(1967)
Art Direction
Zatoichi the Outlaw
(1967)
Art Direction
The Bride from Hades
(1968)
Production Design
The Magoichi Saga
(1969)
Art Direction
Tenchu!
(1969)
Art Direction
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
(1970)
Production Design and Art Direction
Naked Ambition
(1970)
Art Direction
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
(1970)
Art Direction
Women's Prison for Torture
(1971)
Art Direction
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
(1971)
Production Design and Art Direction
Kaoyaku
(1971)
Art Direction
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
(1972)
Production Design
The Wanderers
(1973)
Art Direction
I Am a Cat
(1975)
Art Direction
Death at an Old Mansion
(1975)
Art Direction
The Temple of the Golden Pavillion
(1976)
Art Direction
Murderer!
(1976)
Art Direction
Utamaro's World
(1977)
Production Design
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
(1978)
Art Direction
Hunter in the Dark
(1979)
Art Direction
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
(1982)
Art Direction
Fireflies in the North
(1984)
Art Direction
Make-Up
(1984)
Art Direction
Oar
(1985)
Art Direction
Tracked
(1985)
Art Direction
The Greatest Man in the World
(1986)
Art Direction
Yakuza Ladies
(1986)
Art Direction
Death Shadows
(1986)
Production Design
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
(1987)
Art Direction
Tokyo Bordello
(1987)
Production Design
Hachiko
(1987)
Art Direction
Labyrinth Romanesque
(1988)
Art Direction
Four Days of Snow and Blood
(1989)
Art Direction
Rainbow Kids
(1991)
Art Direction
Heat Wave
(1991)
Production Design
The Oil-Hell Murder
(1992)
Art Direction
Basara: Princess Goh
(1992)
Art Direction
Crest of Betrayal
(1994)
Art Direction
Onihei's Detective Records
(1995)
Art Direction
Kagerô 2
(1996)
Art Direction
Owls' Castle
(1999)
Production Design
The Geisha House
(1999)
Art Direction
Taboo
(1999)
Production Design
It Is a Long Walk
(2000)
Art Direction
Kah-chan
(2001)
Production Design
Meirosou no sangeki
(2002)
Art Direction
The Twilight Samurai
(2002)
Production Design
The Hidden Blade
(2004)
Art Direction
The Ode to Joy
(2006)
Art Direction
The Last Ronin
(2010)
Art Direction
Production
Death at an Old Mansion
(1975)
Executive Producer
Murderer!
(1976)
Producer
The Temple of the Golden Pavillion
(1976)
Executive Producer
Tracked
(1985)
Producer
The Greatest Man in the World
(1986)
Producer
Death Shadows
(1986)
Producer
Four Days of Snow and Blood
(1989)
Producer
Heat Wave
(1991)
Producer
Kagerô 3
(1997)
Executive Producer
Vengeance for Sale
(2002)
Producer