Akira Yoshimura

Biography

Personal Facts

Known For

Art

Gender

male

Known Credits

68

Birth Date

1946-05-07 00:00:00

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

• 

  Bohachi Bushido: The Villain
• 

  Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
• 

  Horrors of Malformed Men
• 

  The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
• 

  Gilda Live
• 

  The Viper Brothers and the Young General

Credits

• art (64 credits)

  • The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

    production design

    art
    2017
  • Hazelle!

    set designer

    art
    1995
  • True West

    production design

    art
    1984
  • Dream House

    art direction

    art
    1981
  • Gilda Live

    production design

    art
    1980
  • Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda

    production design

    art
    1979
  • The Viper Brothers and the Young General

    art direction

    art
    1975
  • The Year of the Dragon

    set designer

    art
    1975
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Natasha Lyonne with Japanese Breakfast (2022) ... production design art

    - Selena Gomez with Post Malone (2022) ... production design art

    - Benedict Cumberbatch with Arcade Fire (2022) ... production design art

    - Lizzo (2022) ... production design art

    - Jake Gyllenhaal with Camila Cabello (2022) ... production design art
    1975
  • The Rapacious Jailbreaker

    art direction

    art
    1974
  • The Karate 2

    art direction

    art
    1974
  • Jeans Blues: No Future

    art direction

    art
    1974
  • Bohachi Bushido: The Villain

    art direction

    art
    1974
  • Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

    art direction

    art
    1973
  • Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight

    art direction

    art
    1973
  • Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

    art direction

    art
    1972
  • Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

    production design

    art
    1972
  • A Modern Yakuza: Three Decoy Blood Brothers

    art direction

    art
    1971
  • Story of Japanese Bad Men

    art direction

    art
    1971
  • Red Peony Gambler: Here to Kill You

    art direction

    art
    1971
  • Gambler's Code - Loyalty Offering

    art direction

    art
    1970
  • Horrors of Malformed Men

    production design

    art
    1969
  • Yakuza on Foot

    art direction

    art
    1969
  • Return of the Outlaw

    production design

    art
    1968
  • Tears of Banishment

    art direction

    art
    1967
  • Samurai Wolf II

    art direction

    art
    1967
  • Showdown of Men

    art direction

    art
    1966
  • Code Between Brothers

    production design

    art
    1966
  • Chivalrous Nature

    art direction

    art
    1965
  • The Spying Sorceress

    art direction

    art
    1964
  • Yagyu Chronicles 9: Assassin's Sword

    art direction

    art
    1964
  • The Yagyu Military Art: The One-Eyed Ninja

    art direction

    art
    1963
  • Duel of Blood and Sand

    art direction

    art
    1963
  • Road In the Mist

    art direction

    art
    1963
  • The Paper Crane

    art direction

    art
    1962
  • The Warrior from Kishu

    art direction

    art
    1962
  • Hibari is Fashion Crazy

    art direction

    art
    1961
  • The Cave of the Vampire Bats

    art direction

    art
    1961
  • Kirimaru Kirigakure

    art direction

    art
    1961
  • Case of a Young Lord 8

    art direction

    art
    1960
  • Castle of Flames

    art direction

    art
    1960
  • Official with a Tattoo

    art direction

    art
    1960
  • Benten Kozo

    art direction

    art
    1960
  • Lucky Adventurer Nobunaga Oda

    art direction

    art
    1959
  • The Edo Official and Apprentice

    art direction

    art
    1959
  • Turbulent Highways

    art direction

    art
    1959
  • The Acrobats of Death

    art direction

    art
    1959
  • The Lost Public Funds

    art direction

    art
    1958
  • The Black Hooded Man 5

    art direction

    art
    1958
  • Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins

    art direction

    art
    1958
  • The Scroll’s Secret

    art direction

    art
    1958
  • Falcon Magistrate

    art direction

    art
    1957
  • Sekki shichihenge

    art direction

    art
    1957
  • Lofty Ambitions

    art direction

    art
    1957
  • Flowers on the Trail

    art direction

    art
    1957
  • Mysteries of Edo

    art direction

    art
    1956
  • Scramble for Fortune

    art direction

    art
    1956
  • Case of a Young Lord 3

    art direction

    art
    1956
  • Case of a Young Lord 2

    art direction

    art
    1956
  • Case of a Young Lord 1

    art direction

    art
    1956
  • Goblin Warrior

    art direction

    art
    1955
  • Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion

    art direction

    art
    1954
  • 花吹雪男祭り　

    art direction

    art
    1952
  • Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido

    art direction

    art
    1952

• actors (2 credits)

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

    Mr. Sulu

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Saturday Night Live

    - January 21 - Aubrey Plaza (2023) ... Self - Cameo (uncredited) actor actors

    - Anya Taylor-Joy with Lil Nas X (2021) ... Self - Cameo (uncredited) actor actors

    - Chris Pine with LCD Soundsystem (2017) ... Self - Cameo (uncredited) actor actors

    - Bill Hader with Hozier (2014) ... Self - Cameo (uncredited) actor actors

    - Al Sharpton/Pink (2003) ... Reverend Al Sharpton's Casa de Sushi Employee (uncredited) actor actors
    1975

• production (1 credits)

  • True West

    production designer

    production
    1984

• directing (1 credits)

  • Samurai Champloo

    - Lethal Lunacy (2004) ... director directing
    2004