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Kuramoto So
- Profile
- He was born in Tokyo in 1935. He graduated from the University of Tokyo’s Department of Aesthetics in the Faculty of Letters. He joined Nippon Broadcasting System in 1959. In addition to working as a director and producer, he also worked as a scriptwriter. In 1963, he went freelance and continued to write prolifically. In 1977, he relocated to Furano, Hokkaido. The town served as the setting for the drama series Kita no Kuni kara (From the North Country), which went on to air for 21 years. From 1984 to 2010, he led Furano Juku (Furano Natural Studio), which was dedicated to training scriptwriters and young actors. In 1986, he made his directorial debut with the film Tokei—Adieu l’hiver (Clockwork—Goodbye Winter). In 2017, he wrote the senior-oriented drama Yasuragi no Sato (Peaceful Village), which captured the public’s attention with its cast of silver screen stars. He received the Golden Arrow Award, the Mainichi Art Award, and the Education Minister’s Art Encouragement Prize for Zenryaku Ofukuro-sama (Dear Mother) in 1976, the Grand Prize at the National Arts Festival, the Grand Prix of the ATP Award, and the Excellent Program of the Television Award for Nami no Bon (Lanterns on Blue Waters) in 1983, and the Kuniko Mukoda Award for From the Kitano Kuni kara 2002 Yuigon (North Country: 2002—Testament) in 2002. He was awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal in 2000 and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in 2010.
- Masterpieces
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東芝日曜劇場「おりょう」
ぜんまい仕掛けの柱時計
風船のあがる時
東芝日曜劇場「祇園花見小路」
東芝日曜劇場「ばんえい」
赤ひげーひとりー
6羽のかもめ 乾燥機
東芝日曜劇場「りんりんと」
ああ、新世界
東芝日曜劇場「うちのホンカン」
前略おふくろ様 （第１５話）
ひとり
幻の町
冬のホンカン
坂部ぎんさんを探してください
浮浪雲
北の国から
波の盆
北の国から’８７初恋