Known For
The Twilight Samurai
(2002)
Production Design
Hachiko
(1987)
Art Direction
Taboo
(1999)
Production Design
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
(1972)
Production Design
Tokyo Bordello
(1987)
Production Design
Tenchu!
(1969)
Art Direction
Crest of Betrayal
(1994)
Art Direction
Irezumi
(1966)
Art Direction
Heat Wave
(1991)
Production Design
An Actor's Revenge
(1963)
Production Design
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
(1970)
Art Direction
Full Filmography
Art
This Way, That Way
(1952)
Art Direction and Production Design
The Young Swordsman
(1954)
Art Direction
The Young Lord
(1955)
Art Direction
Tsukigata Hanpeita
(1956)
Art Direction
Matashirō Fighting Journey
(1956)
Art Direction
Fighting Fire Fighter
(1956)
Art Direction
Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin
(1956)
Art Direction
Zangiku monogatari
(1956)
Production Design
Sisters of Gion
(1956)
Art Direction
Flowery Brothers
(1956)
Art Direction
Demonfire Palanquin
(1957)
Art Direction
Secret of Naruto
(1957)
Art Direction
Jigoku bana
(1957)
Production Design
Conflagration
(1958)
Art Direction
The Magnificent Five
(1958)
Art Direction
Enchanted Princess
(1959)
Art Direction
The Princess Says No
(1959)
Art Direction
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
(1959)
Art Direction
女と海賊
(1959)
Art Direction
Bonchi
(1960)
Art Direction
Lord Tadanao
(1960)
Art Direction
A Lustful Man
(1961)
Art Direction
The Radiant Prince
(1961)
Art Direction
Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter
(1961)
Art Direction
The Broken Commandment
(1962)
Art Direction
The Temple of Wild Geese
(1962)
Art Direction
The Actress and the Three Rascals
(1962)
Art Designer
170 Leagues to Edo
(1962)
Art Direction
Ken ni kakeru
(1962)
Art Direction
Bamboo Doll of Echizen
(1963)
Art Direction
An Actor's Revenge
(1963)
Production Design
The Third Shadow Warrior
(1963)
Art Direction
Zatoichi on the Road
(1963)
Art Direction
A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
(1963)
Art Direction
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold
(1964)
Art Direction
Zatoichi's Flashing Sword
(1964)
Art Direction
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing
(1964)
Art Direction
Homeless Dog
(1964)
Production Design
Bloody Shuriken
(1965)
Art Direction
Zatoichi's Revenge
(1965)
Art Direction
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
(1966)
Production Design
Zatoichi's Vengeance
(1966)
Production Design
Irezumi
(1966)
Art Direction
The Betrayal
(1966)
Art Direction
The Thieves' Who's Who
(1966)
Art Direction
Wrath of Daimajin
(1966)
Art Direction
Zatoichi the Outlaw
(1967)
Art Direction
Zatoichi's Cane Sword
(1967)
Art Direction
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka
(1967)
Art Direction
The Bride from Hades
(1968)
Production Design
Tenchu!
(1969)
Art Direction
The Magoichi Saga
(1969)
Art Direction
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
(1970)
Art Direction
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
(1970)
Production Design and Art Direction
Naked Ambition
(1970)
Art Direction
Kaoyaku
(1971)
Art Direction
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman
(1971)
Art Direction and Production Design
Women's Prison for Torture
(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
Tracked
(1985)
Art Direction
Oar
(1985)
Art Direction
Death Shadows
(1986)
Production Design
Yakuza Ladies
(1986)
Art Direction
The Greatest Man in the World
(1986)
Art Direction
Hachiko
(1987)
Art Direction
The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma
(1987)
Art Direction
Tokyo Bordello
(1987)
Production Design
Labyrinth Romanesque
(1988)
Art Direction
Four Days of Snow and Blood
(1989)
Art Direction
Heat Wave
(1991)
Production Design
Rainbow Kids
(1991)
Art Direction
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
Taboo
(1999)
Production Design
The Geisha House
(1999)
Art Direction
Owls' Castle
(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
The Temple of the Golden Pavillion
(1976)
Executive Producer
Murderer!
(1976)
Producer
Tracked
(1985)
Producer
Death Shadows
(1986)
Producer
The Greatest Man in the World
(1986)
Producer
Four Days of Snow and Blood
(1989)
Producer
Heat Wave
(1991)
Producer
Kagerô 3
(1997)
Executive Producer
Vengeance for Sale
(2002)
Producer