Yoshirō Muraki
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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Letter from the Mountain (2002)
Production Design
After the Rain (2000)
Production Design | Art Direction
Madadayo (1993)
Art Direction
Rhapsody in August (1991)
Production Design
Dreams (1990)
Production Design
Oracion (1988)
Art Direction
Wuthering Heights (1988)
Art Direction
Baby Elephant Story: The angel who descended to earth (1986)
Art Direction
Ran (1985)
Production Design
Choji Snack Bar (1983)
Art Direction
The Yoshida School (1983)
Production Design
The Longest Tunnel (1982)
Set Designer
Lake of Illusions (1982)
Production Design
Kagemusha (1980)
Art Direction
Monument to Holy Service (1978)
Production Design
High Seas Hijack (1977)
Art Direction
The Gate of Youth Part 2 (1977)
Art Direction
Love and Separation in Sri Lanka (1976)
Production Design
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
Production Design
Submersion of Japan (1973)
Production Design
Special Boy Soldiers of the Navy (1972)
Production Design
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
Production Design
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Art Direction
Bullet Wound (1969)
Art Direction
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
Production Design
Red Beard (1965)
Production Design
Legacy of the 500,000 (1963)
Production Design
High and Low (1963)
Production Design
Sanjuro (1962)
Production Design
Toilet Manager (1961)
Art Direction
Yojimbo (1961)
Production Design | Costume Design
The Masterless 47 (1960)
Production Design
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Production Design
Man Against Man (1960)
Art Direction
Seniors, Juniors, Co-Workers (1959)
Production Designer
Someday I'll Know (1959)
Production Design
I Want to Be a Shellfish (1959)
Production Design
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Production Design
The Third President (1958)
Production Design
Assistant President (1958)
Art Direction
The Lower Depths (1957)
Production Design
Price of Beauty (1957)
Art Direction
Throne of Blood (1957)
Costume Design | Production Design
Rainy Night Duel (1956)
Production Design
I Live in Fear (1955)
Production Design
All is Well 2 (1955)
Production Design
All is Well (1955)
Production Design
The Black Fury (1954)
Production Design
Seven Samurai (1954)
Assistant Art Director
Stray Dog (1949)
Assistant Director