Born in 1983 in Kinugasa, Kyoto, Japan, Kitao Sakurai works mainly as a director, with 23 film and TV credits so far. One of his best-known projects is The Eric Andre Show (2012), which he directed and where he also appeared as himself. He is also credited as a director on DAVE (2020), The Premise (2021), BEEF (2023) and Twisted Metal (2023).
On the movie side, Sakurai directed Bad Trip (2021) and appears in it as himself. Before moving into directing, he took on acting roles, playing Justin Banning in Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995) and a Stygian Triplet in Dogma (1999). His latest directing credits are the series Butterfly (2025) and the film Street Fighter (2026).
Frequent co-stars
- Josette Barchilon · 2 films together: Unemployable, Aardvark
- Hannibal Buress · 2 films together: Unemployable, The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular
- Darren Branch · 2 films together: Coda, Aardvark
- Eric Andre · 2 films together: Bad Trip, The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular
Career at a glance
First credit: Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995) · Credits: 20
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
Street Fighter2026 · DirectorReviewed
Other work
Butterfly2025 · Director
Twisted Metal2023 · Director
BEEF2023 · Director- Culture Beat2022 · Director
The Premise2021 · Director
Bad Trip2021 · Director
DAVE2020 · Director
The Passage2018 · Director
Unemployable2015 · Director
The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular2012 · Director
We Are the Hartmans2012 · Music Video Director
The Eric Andre Show2012 · Director
Treatment2011 · Tennis Instructor
Aardvark2010 · Director- Aardvark2010 · Darius Szopa
- Coda2003 · Director
Dogma1999 · Stygian Triplet
The Best Bad Thing1997 · Zenny Hata
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back1995 · Justin Banning
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