Juro Kara
Actor · Director · Original Story · Screenplay
Born Feb 11, 1940 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Active 1956–2024 · 5′4″ (163 cm) · Awards: Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Akutagawa Prize
Jūrō Kara (唐十郎, Kara Jūrō; born Ōtsuru Yoshihide (大靏 義英); 11 February 1940 – 4 May 2024) was a Japanese avant-garde playwright, theatre director, author, actor, and songwriter.
Filmography
Ekiro (2009)My Easygoing Sister (2004) — Original StoryThrough the Night (2002)Genji monogatari: Asaki yume mishi (2000) — ScreenplayDr. Akagi (1998) — UmemotoThe Wicked Reporter 3: The One That Got Away (1996)The Breath (1995) — Screenplay800 Two Lap Runners (1994) — Yasu-sanThe Last Frankenstein (1991) — OyamaJazz Daimyo (1986) — KyunosukeA Bridge of Tears (1983) — ScreenplayDemon Pond (1979) — DenkichiThe Boxer (1977) — Referee for the Final MatchAmorous Tales of Genpei (1977) — Minamoto no YoshitomoThe Sea of Genkai (1976) — Director · ScreenplayGraveyard of Masks (1973)Demons (1971) — SangoroZenigeba (1970)Memoir of Japanese Assassinations (1969) — Shimada IchiroDiary of a Shinjuku Thief (1969) — SingerViolated Angels (1967) — Handsome Boy · ScreenplaySummer Storm (1956) — Daimon, a student