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.[1] He then found work at Nippon Broadcasting System (NBS).[1] 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.[1] He had troubles around NHK's teleplay Katsu Kaishū and escaped to Hokkaido. After staying in Sapporo, he moved to Furano in 1977.[2] In 1984 he established Furano Juku, a school for script-writers and actors.[3]

Works

Television

Film

See also

References
  1. "日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)「倉本聰」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  2. "「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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
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