About
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
Letter from the Mountain2002 · Production Design
After the Rain2000 · Production Design
47 Ronin1994 · Production Design
Rainbow Bridge1993 · Production Design
Madadayo1993 · Production Design
Rhapsody in August1991 · Production Design
Dreams1990 · Production Design
Oración1988 · Art Direction
Wuthering Heights1988 · Art Direction
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth1986 · Art Direction
Ran1985 · Production Design
Choji Snack Bar1983 · Art Direction
The Yoshida School1983 · Production Design
The Longest Tunnel1982 · Set Designer
Lake of Illusions1982 · Production Design
The Last Days of Planet Earth1981 · Production Design
Kagemusha1980 · Art Direction
Monument to Holy Service1978 · Production Design
High Seas Hijack1977 · Art Direction
The Gate of Youth Part 21977 · Art Direction