Kaoru Yamatani (山谷 馨, born 1934), better known by his pen name Sō Kuramoto (倉本 聰), is a Japanese playwright and screenwriter.
Biography
He was born in Tokyo on 21 December 1934. He attended Azabu High School and studied aesthetics at Tokyo University. He then found work at Nippon Broadcasting System (NBS). While an employee there, he also began submitting scripts for NBS radio programs under the pen name Sō Kuramoto, keeping his identity a secret from his employers. In 1963 he left NBS and began working as a freelancer. He had troubles around NHK's teleplay Katsu Kaishū and moved to Hokkaido. After staying in Sapporo, he moved to Furano in 1977. In 1984 he established Furano Juku, a school for script-writers and actors.
Hirokazu Kore-eda stated that in 1970s Japan, the top three TV scriptwriters were Kuniko Mukōda, Taichi Yamada, and Kuramoto.
Works
Television
- Katsu Kaishū (1974)
- Zenryaku Ofukurosama (1975)
- Daitokai Season1 (1976)
- Haguregumo (1978)
- Kita no Kuni Kara (1981–2002)
- Yasuragi no Sato (2018-19)
- Yasuragi no Toki: Michi (2019-20)
Film
- Kunoichi ninpō (1964)
- Kunoichi Keshō (1964)
- Blue Christmas (1978)
- Fuyu no Hana (1978)
- Station (1981)
- Tokei – Adieu l'hiver (1986)
- Umi e, See You (1988)
- Silence of the Sea (2024)
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