Kaoru Yamatani (山谷 馨, born 1934), better known by his pen name Sō Kuramoto (倉本 聰), is a Japanese playwright and screenwriter.
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]
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Kaoru Yamatani (山谷 馨, born 1934), better known by his pen name Sō Kuramoto (倉本 聰), is a Japanese playwright and screenwriter.
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]
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