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
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Television
- Katsu Kaishū (1974)
- Zenryaku Ofukurosama (1975)
- Daitokai Season1 (1976)
- Haguregumo (1978)
- Kita no Kuni Kara [ja] (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)
References
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- "「大河ドラマ降板」が「北の国から」を生んだ 倉本聰が明かした秘話". デイリー新潮. March 27, 2019. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- "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.
- "是枝裕和の監督作「阿修羅のごとく」で宮沢りえ、尾野真千子、蒼井優、広瀬すずが姉妹に". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- "北の国から". BS Fuji (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "本木雅弘と小泉今日子が31年ぶり共演 倉本聰氏35年ぶり映画脚本手がけた「海の沈黙」で". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved June 20, 2023.