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
Street Fighter (2026) — Director · ScreenplayButterfly (2025) — Director · Executive ProducerBEEF (2023) — Executive Producer · DirectorTwisted Metal (2023) — Executive Producer · DirectorCulture Beat (2022) — Director · CreatorBad Trip (2021) — Director · Story · ScreenplayThe Premise (2021) — DirectorDAVE (2020) — DirectorKRFT PUNK'S Political Party! (2019) — Creative ConsultantThe Passage (2018) — Director · WriterUnemployable (2015) — Director · Executive ProducerThe Eric Andre Show (2012) — Director · Executive Producer · Writer · Creative ConsultantThe Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular (2012) — Director · WriterWe Are the Hartmans (2012) — Music Video DirectorTreatment (2011) — Tennis InstructorAardvark (2010) — Darius Szopa · Director · WriterYou Wont Miss Me (2009) — Director of PhotographyCircledrawers (2009) — GripCoda (2003) — Director · Screenplay · Executive ProducerDogma (1999) — Stygian TripletThe Best Bad Thing (1997) — Zenny HataBest of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995) — Justin Banning