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