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{{Short description|Japanese-American writer}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1983}}
| birth_place = [[Kinugasa]], [[Japan]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Writer|producer|director}}
| years_active = 1995{{dash}}present
| known_for = Director on [[The Eric Andre Show]]
}}

'''Kitao Sakurai'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Dutta|first=Debopriyaa|title=72 Hours: Bad Trip Director Kitao Sakurai Making Movie Written By Cobra Kai Creators|date=March 16, 2022|website=Slash Film|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/801044/72-hours-bad-trip-director-kitao-sakurai-making-movie-written-by-cobra-kai-creators/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref> (born 1983)<ref>{{cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Eugene|title=TRAILER DEBUT: Sneak Peek of “Aardvark” from Rooftop Films, SnagFilms & indieWIRE|date=June 29, 2010|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/trailer-debut-sneak-peek-of-aardvark-from-rooftop-films-snagfilms-indiewire-54977/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Leston|first=Ryan|title=Twisted Metal TV Series: Eric Andre Show Director Joins the Project|date=April 20, 2022|website=IGN|url=https://nordic.ign.com/twisted-metal-the-series/55605/news/twisted-metal-tv-series-eric-andre-show-director-joins-the-project|accessdate=February 3, 2024|quote=...the 39-year-old actor and filmmaker...}}</ref> is a Japanese-American writer, producer and director of film and television.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|title=‘Twisted Metal’: Kitao Sakurai To EP & Direct Anthony Mackie-Led Peacock Series|date=April 19, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood via Yahoo!|url=https://www.yahoo.com/video/twisted-metal-kitao-sakurai-direct-190315598.html|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|title=‘Twisted Metal’: Kitao Sakurai To EP & Direct Anthony Mackie-Led Peacock Series|date=April 19, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/twisted-metal-kitao-sakurai-direct-peacock-series-1235005659/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|title=Kitao Sakurai Set To Direct Prime Video Series ‘Butterfly’|date=December 11, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/kitao-sakurai-direct-prime-video-butterfly-1235662688/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hunt|first=A.E.|title=Writer/Director Kitao Sakurai on Designing the Deliberate Randomness of The Eric Andre Show and The Passage|date=August 23, 2018|magazine=Filmmaker|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/105758-writer-director-kitao-sakurai-on-designing-the-deliberate-randomness-of-the-eric-andre-show-and-the-passage/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref> He made his feature directorial debut with ''[[Aardvark (2010 film)|Aardvark]]'' (2010), which was shot in his hometown [[Cleveland, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brennan|first=Billy|title=Kitao Sakurai|date=July 17, 2011|magazine=Filmmaker|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/71082-kitao-sakurai/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref> He also directed the 2021 [[Netflix]] film ''[[Bad Trip (film)|Bad Trip]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|title=‘The Breakdown’ With Eric Andre and Kitao Sakurai|date=March 31, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/eric-andre-kitao-sakurai-bad-trip-the-breakdown-1149435/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Squires|first=John|title=“Twisted Metal” TV Series Lands Director Kitao Sakurai|date=April 19, 2022|website=Bloody Disgusting|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3711525/twisted-metal-tv-series-lands-director-kitao-sakurai/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Papineau|first=Tripp|title='Twisted Metal' Taps Kitao Sakurai to Direct Series Adaptation|date=April 20, 2022|website=Collider|url=https://collider.com/twisted-metal-series-kitao-sakurai-directing/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=‘Bad Trip’ Director Kitao Sakurai To Helm ‘72 Hours’ For Sony Pictures; ‘Cobra Kai’ Creators Penning Script|date=March 15, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood via Yahoo!|url=https://www.yahoo.com/video/bad-trip-director-kitao-sakurai-193018660.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAM82rGPO1ENpktf9tQMGDUAQAbbuc6SuX6LDVju37deAR6OieGtuDGg_5Yb_mrw7FTuaz-hACKqk6kNMrfFFEO4OvOYpo2zV3NBkh1MxEZ3kteretw7cdAZbUoesQdDd8yg-L--xjM_5GHVBb4QSMCVqhNQWCVHj8q-PS2aa8buq|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref> He cofounded with Andrew Barchilon the New York-based production company Naked Faces.<ref>{{cite web|last2=Sakurai|first2=Kitao|last1=Barchilon|first1=Andrew|title=FIRST PERSON; “The Eric Andre Show” Creators Andrew Barchilon and Kitao Sakurai on Embracing Ineptitude in Their Talk Show Parody|date=June 27, 2012|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/first-person-the-eric-andre-show-creators-andrew-barchilon-and-kitao-sakurai-on-embracing-ineptitude-in-their-talk-show-parody-46300/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref> He is also known for his work in ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hamman|first=Cody|title=Twisted Metal TV series: Bad Trip’s Kitao Sakurai to direct multiple episodes of video game adaptation|date=April 20, 2022|website=JoBlo.com|url=https://www.joblo.com/twisted-metal-tv-series-kitao-sakurai/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Flook|first=Ray|title=Twisted Metal: Kitao Sakurai Directing Peacock/Anthony Mackie Series|date=April 19, 2022|website=Bleeding Cool|url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/twisted-metal-kitao-sakurai-directing-peacock-anthony-mackie-series/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref>
'''Kitao Sakurai'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Dutta|first=Debopriyaa|title=72 Hours: Bad Trip Director Kitao Sakurai Making Movie Written By Cobra Kai Creators|date=March 16, 2022|website=Slash Film|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/801044/72-hours-bad-trip-director-kitao-sakurai-making-movie-written-by-cobra-kai-creators/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref> (born 1983)<ref>{{cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Eugene|title=TRAILER DEBUT: Sneak Peek of “Aardvark” from Rooftop Films, SnagFilms & indieWIRE|date=June 29, 2010|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/trailer-debut-sneak-peek-of-aardvark-from-rooftop-films-snagfilms-indiewire-54977/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Leston|first=Ryan|title=Twisted Metal TV Series: Eric Andre Show Director Joins the Project|date=April 20, 2022|website=IGN|url=https://nordic.ign.com/twisted-metal-the-series/55605/news/twisted-metal-tv-series-eric-andre-show-director-joins-the-project|accessdate=February 3, 2024|quote=...the 39-year-old actor and filmmaker...}}</ref> is a Japanese-American writer, producer and director of film and television.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|title=‘Twisted Metal’: Kitao Sakurai To EP & Direct Anthony Mackie-Led Peacock Series|date=April 19, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood via Yahoo!|url=https://www.yahoo.com/video/twisted-metal-kitao-sakurai-direct-190315598.html|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|title=‘Twisted Metal’: Kitao Sakurai To EP & Direct Anthony Mackie-Led Peacock Series|date=April 19, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/twisted-metal-kitao-sakurai-direct-peacock-series-1235005659/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cordero|first=Rosy|title=Kitao Sakurai Set To Direct Prime Video Series ‘Butterfly’|date=December 11, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/kitao-sakurai-direct-prime-video-butterfly-1235662688/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hunt|first=A.E.|title=Writer/Director Kitao Sakurai on Designing the Deliberate Randomness of The Eric Andre Show and The Passage|date=August 23, 2018|magazine=Filmmaker|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/105758-writer-director-kitao-sakurai-on-designing-the-deliberate-randomness-of-the-eric-andre-show-and-the-passage/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref> He made his feature directorial debut with ''[[Aardvark (2010 film)|Aardvark]]'' (2010), which was shot in his hometown [[Cleveland, Ohio]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Brennan|first=Billy|title=Kitao Sakurai|date=July 17, 2011|magazine=Filmmaker|url=https://filmmakermagazine.com/71082-kitao-sakurai/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref> He also directed the 2021 [[Netflix]] film ''[[Bad Trip (film)|Bad Trip]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|title=‘The Breakdown’ With Eric Andre and Kitao Sakurai|date=March 31, 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/eric-andre-kitao-sakurai-bad-trip-the-breakdown-1149435/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Squires|first=John|title=“Twisted Metal” TV Series Lands Director Kitao Sakurai|date=April 19, 2022|website=Bloody Disgusting|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3711525/twisted-metal-tv-series-lands-director-kitao-sakurai/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Papineau|first=Tripp|title='Twisted Metal' Taps Kitao Sakurai to Direct Series Adaptation|date=April 20, 2022|website=Collider|url=https://collider.com/twisted-metal-series-kitao-sakurai-directing/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|title=‘Bad Trip’ Director Kitao Sakurai To Helm ‘72 Hours’ For Sony Pictures; ‘Cobra Kai’ Creators Penning Script|date=March 15, 2022|website=Deadline Hollywood via Yahoo!|url=https://www.yahoo.com/video/bad-trip-director-kitao-sakurai-193018660.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAM82rGPO1ENpktf9tQMGDUAQAbbuc6SuX6LDVju37deAR6OieGtuDGg_5Yb_mrw7FTuaz-hACKqk6kNMrfFFEO4OvOYpo2zV3NBkh1MxEZ3kteretw7cdAZbUoesQdDd8yg-L--xjM_5GHVBb4QSMCVqhNQWCVHj8q-PS2aa8buq|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref> He cofounded with Andrew Barchilon the New York-based production company Naked Faces.<ref>{{cite web|last2=Sakurai|first2=Kitao|last1=Barchilon|first1=Andrew|title=FIRST PERSON; “The Eric Andre Show” Creators Andrew Barchilon and Kitao Sakurai on Embracing Ineptitude in Their Talk Show Parody|date=June 27, 2012|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/first-person-the-eric-andre-show-creators-andrew-barchilon-and-kitao-sakurai-on-embracing-ineptitude-in-their-talk-show-parody-46300/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref> He is also known for his work in ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hamman|first=Cody|title=Twisted Metal TV series: Bad Trip’s Kitao Sakurai to direct multiple episodes of video game adaptation|date=April 20, 2022|website=JoBlo.com|url=https://www.joblo.com/twisted-metal-tv-series-kitao-sakurai/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Flook|first=Ray|title=Twisted Metal: Kitao Sakurai Directing Peacock/Anthony Mackie Series|date=April 19, 2022|website=Bleeding Cool|url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/twisted-metal-kitao-sakurai-directing-peacock-anthony-mackie-series/|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 22:26, 5 June 2024

Kitao Sakurai
Born1983 (age 40–41)
Kinugasa, Japan
Occupations
  • Writer
  • producer
  • director
Years active1995 – present
Known forDirector on The Eric Andre Show

Kitao Sakurai[1] (born 1983)[2][3] is a Japanese-American writer, producer and director of film and television.[4][5][6][7] He made his feature directorial debut with Aardvark (2010), which was shot in his hometown Cleveland, Ohio.[8] He also directed the 2021 Netflix film Bad Trip.[9][10][11][12] He cofounded with Andrew Barchilon the New York-based production company Naked Faces.[13] He is also known for his work in The Eric Andre Show.[14][15]

Sakurai was born in Japan and raised in Cleveland.[16]

Filmography[edit]

As director[edit]

As actor[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dutta, Debopriyaa (March 16, 2022). "72 Hours: Bad Trip Director Kitao Sakurai Making Movie Written By Cobra Kai Creators". Slash Film. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Hernandez, Eugene (June 29, 2010). "TRAILER DEBUT: Sneak Peek of "Aardvark" from Rooftop Films, SnagFilms & indieWIRE". IndieWire. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Leston, Ryan (April 20, 2022). "Twisted Metal TV Series: Eric Andre Show Director Joins the Project". IGN. Retrieved February 3, 2024. ...the 39-year-old actor and filmmaker...
  4. ^ Cordero, Rosy (April 19, 2022). "'Twisted Metal': Kitao Sakurai To EP & Direct Anthony Mackie-Led Peacock Series". Deadline Hollywood via Yahoo!. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Cordero, Rosy (April 19, 2022). "'Twisted Metal': Kitao Sakurai To EP & Direct Anthony Mackie-Led Peacock Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Cordero, Rosy (December 11, 2023). "Kitao Sakurai Set To Direct Prime Video Series 'Butterfly'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  7. ^ Hunt, A.E. (August 23, 2018). "Writer/Director Kitao Sakurai on Designing the Deliberate Randomness of The Eric Andre Show and The Passage". Filmmaker. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Brennan, Billy (July 17, 2011). "Kitao Sakurai". Filmmaker. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Blistein, Jon (March 31, 2021). "'The Breakdown' With Eric Andre and Kitao Sakurai". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Squires, John (April 19, 2022). ""Twisted Metal" TV Series Lands Director Kitao Sakurai". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Papineau, Tripp (April 20, 2022). "'Twisted Metal' Taps Kitao Sakurai to Direct Series Adaptation". Collider. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  12. ^ Kroll, Justin (March 15, 2022). "'Bad Trip' Director Kitao Sakurai To Helm '72 Hours' For Sony Pictures; 'Cobra Kai' Creators Penning Script". Deadline Hollywood via Yahoo!. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  13. ^ Barchilon, Andrew; Sakurai, Kitao (June 27, 2012). "FIRST PERSON; "The Eric Andre Show" Creators Andrew Barchilon and Kitao Sakurai on Embracing Ineptitude in Their Talk Show Parody". IndieWire. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  14. ^ Hamman, Cody (April 20, 2022). "Twisted Metal TV series: Bad Trip's Kitao Sakurai to direct multiple episodes of video game adaptation". JoBlo.com. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  15. ^ Flook, Ray (April 19, 2022). "Twisted Metal: Kitao Sakurai Directing Peacock/Anthony Mackie Series". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  16. ^ Knegt, Peter (November 5, 2010). "FUTURES: "Aardvark" Director Kitao Sakurai". IndieWire. Retrieved February 3, 2024.

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