Sō Kuramoto

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 escaped 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.[1]

Works
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Television
  • Kita no Kuni Kara for Fuji TV, 1981–1982
  • Yasuragi no Sato 2018-19

Film

See also

References
  1. "倉本聰、妻は女優の平木久子で子供は？脚本家になるまでの経緯。西田ひかるとの関係。". Matome Times. 3 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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