Kaoru Yamatani (山谷 馨; born 1934), better known by his pen nameSō Kuramoto (倉本 聰), is a Japaneseplaywright andscreenwriter.
He was born in Tokyo on 21 December 1934. He attendedAzabu High School and studied aesthetics atTokyo University.[1] He then found work atNippon 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 aroundNHK's teleplayKatsu Kaishū and moved toHokkaido. After staying inSapporo, he moved toFurano in 1977.[2] In 1984 he established Furano Juku, a school for script-writers and actors.[3]
Hirokazu Kore-eda stated that in 1970s Japan, the top three TV scriptwriters wereKuniko Mukōda,Taichi Yamada, and Kuramoto.[4]
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