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).
Known For
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Assistant Art Director
Ran
(1985)
Production Design
Kagemusha
(1980)
Art Direction
Yojimbo
(1961)
Production Design
Dreams
(1990)
Production Design
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Art Direction
High and Low
(1963)
Production Design
Sanjuro
(1962)
Production Design
Throne of Blood
(1957)
Production Design
The Hidden Fortress
(1958)
Production Design
Red Beard
(1965)
Production Design
The Bad Sleep Well
(1960)
Production Design
Samurai Rebellion
(1967)
Production Design
Rhapsody in August
(1991)
Production Design
Madadayo
(1993)
Art Direction
The Lower Depths
(1957)
Production Design
Full Filmography
Art
Seven Samurai
(1954)
Assistant Art Director
The Black Fury
(1954)
Production Design
I Live in Fear
(1955)
Production Design
All is Well
(1955)
Production Design
All is Well 2
(1955)
Production Design
Rainy Night Duel
(1956)
Production Design
The Lower Depths
(1957)
Production Design
Throne of Blood
(1957)
Production Design
Price of Beauty
(1957)
Art Direction
The Hidden Fortress
(1958)
Production Design
The Third President
(1958)
Production Design
Assistant President
(1958)
Art Direction
Someday I'll Know
(1959)
Production Design
I Want to Be a Shellfish
(1959)
Production Design
Man Against Man
(1960)
Art Direction
The Bad Sleep Well
(1960)
Production Design
The Masterless 47
(1960)
Production Design
Yojimbo
(1961)
Production Design
Toilet Manager
(1961)
Art Direction
Sanjuro
(1962)
Production Design
High and Low
(1963)
Production Design
Legacy of the 500,000
(1963)
Production Design
Red Beard
(1965)
Production Design
Samurai Rebellion
(1967)
Production Design
Bullet Wound
(1969)
Art Direction
Tora! Tora! Tora!
(1970)
Art Direction
The Battle of Okinawa
(1971)
Production Design
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
(1972)
Production Design
Submersion of Japan
(1973)
Production Design
Prophecies of Nostradamus
(1974)
Production Design
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
(1976)
Production Design
High Seas Hijack
(1977)
Art Direction
The Gate of Youth Part 2
(1977)
Art Direction
Monument to Holy Service
(1978)
Production Design
Kagemusha
(1980)
Art Direction
The Longest Tunnel
(1982)
Set Designer
Lake of Illusions
(1982)
Production Design
Choji Snack Bar
(1983)
Art Direction
The Yoshida School
(1983)
Production Design
Ran
(1985)
Production Design
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
(1986)
Art Direction
Wuthering Heights
(1988)
Art Direction
Oracion
(1988)
Art Direction
Dreams
(1990)
Production Design
Rhapsody in August
(1991)
Production Design
Madadayo
(1993)
Art Direction
After the Rain
(2000)
Production Design and Art Direction
Letter from the Mountain
(2002)
Production Design
Acting
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
(2002)
Interviewee
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Lower Depths
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Bad Sleep Well
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Stray Dog
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Drunken Angel
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: Dodes'ka-den
(2002)
Self
Directing
Costume & Make-Up
Production