So Kuramoto

Japanese actress Kaoru Yachigusa is being widely searched following news that screenwriter So Kuramoto has died. Kuramoto wrote 'Kita no Kuni kara' and 'Yasuragi no Sato', in which Yachigusa starred, and tributes have poured in from actors and former Furano Juku students remembering his influence. Japanese media are running retrospectives on his career and the performers he worked with.

So Kuramoto, the Japanese screenwriter best known for the acclaimed television drama 'Kita no Kuni kara' ('From the Northern Country'), has died at the age of 91. Kuramoto was one of Japan's most respected television writers, and his work is credited with shaping generations of Japanese family drama. Tributes and remembrances of his career are circulating following the announcement.