Yoshirō Muraki

Art

1924-08-15

Died: 2009-10-26

Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Films

7.8

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Biography

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

14 credits

2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'as Self 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'as Self 2002Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'