Yoshirō Muraki
Known for: Art
Born: August 15, 1924
Died: October 26, 2009
Place of birth: Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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).
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Filmography
82 movies · 0 TV shows, newest first
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
2002
8.0
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002
7.0
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
2002
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
2002
NR
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
2002
10.0
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
2002
NR
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
2002
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
2002
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
2002
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'
2002
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'
2002
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
2002
8.2
Letter from the Mountain
2002
7.3
After the Rain
2000
7.4
47 Ronin
1994
8.0
Rainbow Bridge
1993
7.3
Madadayo
1993
7.1
Rhapsody in August
1991
7.8
Dreams
1990
6.7
Oración
1988
6.8
Wuthering Heights
1988
NR
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth
1986
8.0
Ran
1985
6.3
A. K.
1985
7.4
Choji Snack Bar
1983
7.0
The Yoshida School
1983
10.0
The Longest Tunnel
1982
4.0
Lake of Illusions
1982
NR
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
7.8
Kagemusha
1980
8.0
Monument to Holy Service
1978
10.0
High Seas Hijack
1977
7.5
The Gate of Youth Part 2
1977
10.0
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka
1976
7.0
Conflagration
1975
NR
Tidal Wave
1975
5.7
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
7.0
Submersion of Japan
1973
6.3
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy
1972
7.8
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
NR
Love Forsaken
1971
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
8.0
Bullet Wound
1969
NR
The Green Years
1968
8.3
Samurai Rebellion
1967
NR
Look Up, Noble One
1966
5.0
3 Raccoon Dogs
1966
NR
Taming an Unruly Girl
1966
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More Than 10,000 Women But...
1966
7.0
Beast Alley
1965
8.2
Red Beard
1965
6.9
Legacy of the 500,000
1963
8.4
High and Low
1963
7.9
Sanjuro
1962
NR
Toilet Manager
1961
8.1
Yojimbo
1961
10.0
The Masterless 47
1960
7.7
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
7.0
Man Against Man
1960
8.0
New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking
1960
7.0
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers
1959
9.0
Someday I'll Know
1959
10.0
I Want to Be a Shellfish
1959
10.0
3 Dolls in College
1959
8.0
The Hidden Fortress
1958
10.0
The Third President
1958
10.0
Assistant President
1958
7.1
The Lower Depths
1957
10.0
Price of Beauty
1957
7.9
Throne of Blood
1957
NR
Blue Buds
1956
8.0
Rainy Night Duel
1956
7.3
I Live in Fear
1955
10.0
All is Well 2
1955
10.0
All is Well
1955
8.0
The Black Fury
1954
8.5
Seven Samurai
1954
7.6
Stray Dog
1949
NR
Chiemi's High-Heeled Shoes
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