Art director Yoshiro Muraki dies at 85

Art director and production designer Yoshiro Muraki died of heart failure at his home in Setagaya, Tokyo, on Monday night. He was 85.

Muraki was known for working on many films by director Akira Kurosawa, including “Kagemusha” in 1980 and “Ran” in 1985, both of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction. Before those, Muraki received a joint nomination for the same award in 1970 for his contribution to “Tora! Tora! Tora!,” as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Costume Design for “Yojimbo” in 1961.

Besides the Kurosawa movies he worked on, Muraki’s credits include Shiro Moritani’s “Japan Sinks” in 1973 and Kon Ichikawa’s “47 Ronin” in 1994.

Source:
Sankei Sports