Kitao Sakurai

Biography

Kitao Sakurai is a writer and director, known for The Eric Andre Show (2012), Aardvark (2010) and Coda (2003). Sakurai was born in Kinugasa Japan and was raised in Cleveland Ohio. He began his career as a child actor, appearing in films such as Kevin Smith's Dogma (1999) and Best of The Best 3 (1995). Sakurai then turned his focus towards cinematography, lensing Ry-Russo Young's You Wont Miss Me (2009) and Edwin Decena's Transformations (2006) along with countless "dirty south" hip-hop videos. in 2010 Sakurai wrote and directed Aardvark, the first narrative feature film to star a blind person. Sakurai then went on to develop and direct The Eric Andre Show, now in it's fourth season on Adult Swim.

Known for

Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back

SkyDiver (Instructional Video #4: Preparation for Mission)

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
2012	The Eric Andre Show	Self
2010	Aardvark	Darius Szopa
2010	SkyDiver (Instructional Video #4: Preparation for Mission)	Self
2008	Water in Milk Exists
1999	Dogma	Stygian Triplet
1997	The Best Bad Thing	Zenny Hata
1995	Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back	Justin Banning

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Butterfly	Director
—	Oh Hell No	Director
—	72 Hours	Director
2023	Twisted Metal	Executive Producer
2023	Twisted Metal	Director
2022	Culture Beat	Director
2022	Culture Beat	Creator
2021	Bad Trip	Director
2021	Bad Trip	Story
2021	The Premise	Director
2020	DAVE	Director
2019	KRFT PUNK'S Political Party!	Creative Consultant
2018	The Passage	Director
2018	The Passage	Writer
2015	Unemployable	Director
2015	Unemployable	Executive Producer
2012	The Eric Andre Show	Director
2012	The Eric Andre Show	Executive Producer
2012	The Eric Andre Show	Writer
2012	The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular	Director
2012	The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular	Writer
2010	Aardvark	Director
2010	Aardvark	Writer
2009	You Wont Miss Me	Director of Photography
2009	Circledrawers	Grip
2003	Coda	Director