Kitao Sakurai
Directing · Grip · Director · Writer
Born Jan 1, 1983 · Kinugasa, Kyoto, Japan
Active 1995–present
Kitao Sakurai (born 1983) is a Japanese-American actor, writer, producer, and film and television director. He is known for directing the 2021 Netflix film Bad Trip.
Filmography
Butterfly (2025) — Director · Executive ProducerStreet Fighter (2026) — Director · ScreenplayDogma (1999) — Stygian TripletBEEF (2023) — Executive Producer · DirectorTwisted Metal (2023) — Executive Producer · DirectorThe Eric Andre Show (2012) — Director · Executive Producer · Writer · Creative ConsultantBad Trip (2021) — Director · Story · ScreenplayDAVE (2020) — DirectorBest of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995) — Justin BanningThe Premise (2021) — DirectorThe Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular (2012) — Director · WriterCoda (2003) — Director · Screenplay · Executive ProducerThe Best Bad Thing (1997) — Zenny HataTreatment (2011) — Tennis InstructorThe Passage (2018) — Director · WriterAardvark (2010) — Darius Szopa · Director · WriterKRFT PUNK'S Political Party! (2019) — Creative ConsultantYou Wont Miss Me (2009) — Director of PhotographyWe Are the Hartmans (2012) — Music Video DirectorCircledrawers (2009) — GripUnemployable (2015) — Director · Executive ProducerCulture Beat (2022) — Director · Creator