Eiko Ishioka (July 12, 1938, Tokyo – January 21, 2012, Tokyo) was an Oscar-winning costume designer, known for her work in stage, screen, advertising, and print media, and has been called “Japan’s leading art director and graphic designer.” Reported on January 21, 2012, Ishioka died of pancreatic cancer in Tokyo, Japan.
Ishioka’s awards include the 1985 Cannes Film Festival Award for Artistic Contribution for her production design of Paul Schrader’s film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, a 1987 Grammy Award for the artwork for Miles Davis’ album Tutu, two 1988 Tony Award nominations for the stage and costume design of the Broadway play M. Butterfly, and a 1992 Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
In 1999 she designed costumes for Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Dutch Opera. She designed costumes for Cirque du Soleil: Varekai, which premiered in 2002, as well as Julie Taymor’s Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which… read more
Eiko Ishioka (July 12, 1938, Tokyo – January 21, 2012, Tokyo) was an Oscar-winning costume designer, known for her work in stage, screen, advertising, and print media, and has been called “Japan’s leading art director and graphic designer.” Reported on January 21, 2012, Ishioka died of pancreatic cancer in Tokyo, Japan.
Ishioka’s awards include the 1985 Cannes Film Festival Award for Artistic Contribution for her production design of Paul Schrader’s film Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, a 1987 Grammy Award for the artwork for Miles Davis’ album Tutu, two 1988 Tony Award nominations for the stage and costume design of the Broadway play M. Butterfly, and a 1992 Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
In 1999 she designed costumes for Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Dutch Opera. She designed costumes for Cirque du Soleil: Varekai, which premiered in 2002, as well as Julie Taymor’s Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, which premiered in 2011. She also directed the music video for Björk’s “Cocoon” in 2002, and designed costumes for the “Hurricane” tour of singer Grace Jones in 2009.
Ishioka was the costume designer for the Beijing-2008 Olympics. In addition to her Oscar-winning work on Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Ishioka has designed costumes for all of Tarsem Singh’s films, including The Cell. —Wikipedia
