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Yoshirō Muraki

Art • Born 1924

Yoshirō Muraki

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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).

Known for

High and Low posterHigh and LowMovie • 1963Seven Samurai posterSeven SamuraiMovie • 1954Ran posterRanMovie • 1985Red Beard posterRed BeardMovie • 1965Dreams posterDreamsMovie • 1990Kagemusha posterKagemushaMovie • 1980Yojimbo posterYojimboMovie • 1961Tora! Tora! Tora! posterTora! Tora! Tora!Movie • 1970The Hidden Fortress posterThe Hidden FortressMovie • 1958Throne of Blood posterThrone of BloodMovie • 1957Rhapsody in August posterRhapsody in AugustMovie • 1991Samurai Rebellion posterSamurai RebellionMovie • 1967Sanjuro posterSanjuroMovie • 1962After the Rain posterAfter the RainMovie • 2000Stray Dog posterStray DogMovie • 1949The Bad Sleep Well posterThe Bad Sleep WellMovie • 1960Madadayo posterMadadayoMovie • 1993I Live in Fear posterI Live in FearMovie • 1955Submersion of Japan posterSubmersion of JapanMovie • 197347 Ronin poster47 RoninMovie • 1994The Lower Depths posterThe Lower DepthsMovie • 1957