What is Sô Kuramoto?
'''Kaoru Yamatani''' (山谷 馨, December, 12 1934 [age 86]; Yoyogi, [[Tokyo]]), better known by his pen name '''Sō Kuramoto''' (倉本 聰), is a Japanese playwright and screenwriter. == Biography == Sō Kuramoto was born in Yoyogi on 21 December 1934. He attended [[:en:Azabu_High_School|Azabu High School]] and studied aesthetics at [[University_of_Tokyo|Tokyo University]]. He then found work at [[:en:Nippon_Broadcasting_System|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 ''[[:en:Katsu_Kaishū_(TV_series)|Katsu Kaishū]]'' and escaped to [[Hokkaidō|Hokkaido]]. After staying in [[Sapporo]], he moved to [[:en:Furano,_Hokkaido|Furano]] in 1977. In 1984 he established [[Furano Juku]], a school for script-writers and actors. == Works and Writings == All works on [[imdbname:0475568|IMDb]] [[Category:Japanese writers]] [[Category:1934 births]]