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
editHe 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
editTelevision
edit- 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
edit- 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)[4]
- The Silence of the Sea (2024)[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)「倉本聰」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "「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.
- ^ a b "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.