Kitao Sakurai

Known for

Directing

Born

January 1, 1983 (age 43)

Birthplace

Kinugasa, Kyoto, Japan

Biography

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.

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Best known work

Dogma

1999

BEEF

2023

Bad Trip

2021

Twisted Metal

2023

DAVE

2020

The Eric Andre Show

2012

Butterfly

2025

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back

1995

The Premise

2021

You Wont Miss Me

2009

Filmography

2026
Street Fighter
Director, Screenplay
2025
ButterflyTV
Director, Executive Producer
2023
Twisted MetalTV
Executive Producer, Director
2023
BEEFTV
Executive Producer, Director
2022
Culture BeatTV
Director, Creator
2021
The PremiseTV
Director
2021
Bad Trip
as Self, Director, Story, Screenplay
2020
DAVETV
Director
2019
KRFT PUNK'S Political Party!
Creative Consultant
2018
The Passage
Director, Writer
2015
Unemployable
Director, Executive Producer
2012
The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular
Director, Writer
2012
We Are the Hartmans
as Music Video Director
2012
The Eric Andre ShowTV
as Self (1 episode), Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Creative Consultant
2011
Treatment
as Tennis Instructor
2010
SkyDiver (Instructional Video #4: Preparation for Mission)
as Self
2010
Aardvark
as Darius Szopa, Director, Writer
2009
You Wont Miss Me
Director of Photography
2009
Circledrawers
Grip
2003
Coda
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
1999
Dogma
as Stygian Triplet
1997
The Best Bad Thing
as Zenny Hata
1995
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
as Justin Banning