Yoshirō Muraki

Known for Art

Born

August 15, 1924

Died

October 26, 2009 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

むらきよしろうYoshiro Muraki

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).