Overview
Yoshirō Muraki
Known For
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all...
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all...
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all...
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all...
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all...
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all...
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all...
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all...
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all...
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).