Kitao Sakurai
Directing Born Jan 1, 1983 Kinugasa, Kyoto, Japan 42 credits
Biography
Kitao Sakurai works in directing. Born January 1, 1983 in Kinugasa, Kyoto, Japan. Archytele tracks 42 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
Street Fighter · DirectorStreet Fighter · Screenplay
Butterfly · DirectorButterfly · Executive Producer
BEEF · Executive ProducerBEEF · DirectorTwisted Metal · Executive ProducerTwisted Metal · Director
Culture Beat · DirectorCulture Beat · Creator
The Premise · DirectorBad TripBad Trip · DirectorBad Trip · StoryBad Trip · Screenplay
DAVE · Director
KRFT PUNK'S Political Party! · Creative Consultant
The Passage · DirectorThe Passage · Writer
Unemployable · DirectorUnemployable · Executive Producer
The Eric Andre ShowThe Eric Andre Show · DirectorThe Eric Andre Show · Executive ProducerThe Eric Andre Show · WriterThe Eric Andre Show · Creative Consultant
Treatment
AardvarkAardvark · DirectorAardvark · WriterSkyDiver (Instructional Video #4: Preparation for Mission)
You Wont Miss Me · Director of PhotographyCircledrawers · Grip
Coda · DirectorCoda · ScreenplayCoda · Executive Producer
Dogma
The Best Bad Thing
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
Full Filmography
42 titles- Street Fighter (2026) Director
- Street Fighter (2026) Screenplay
- Butterfly (2025) Director
- Butterfly (2025) Executive Producer
- BEEF (2023) Executive Producer
- BEEF (2023) Director
- Twisted Metal (2023) Executive Producer
- Twisted Metal (2023) Director
- Culture Beat (2022) Director
- Culture Beat (2022) Creator
- The Premise (2021) Director
- Bad Trip (2021) as Self
- Bad Trip (2021) Director
- Bad Trip (2021) Story
- Bad Trip (2021) Screenplay
- DAVE (2020) Director
- KRFT PUNK'S Political Party! (2019) Creative Consultant
- The Passage (2018) Director
- The Passage (2018) Writer
- Unemployable (2015) Director
- Unemployable (2015) Executive Producer
- The Eric Andre Show (2012) as Self
- The Eric Andre Show (2012) Director
- The Eric Andre Show (2012) Executive Producer
- The Eric Andre Show (2012) Writer
- The Eric Andre Show (2012) Creative Consultant
- The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular (2012) Director
- The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular (2012) Writer
- We Are the Hartmans (2012) as Music Video Director
- Treatment (2011) as Tennis Instructor
- Aardvark (2010) as Darius Szopa
- Aardvark (2010) Director
- Aardvark (2010) Writer
- SkyDiver (Instructional Video #4: Preparation for Mission) (2010) as Self
- You Wont Miss Me (2009) Director of Photography
- Circledrawers (2009) Grip
- Coda (2003) Director
- Coda (2003) Screenplay
- Coda (2003) Executive Producer
- Dogma (1999) as Stygian Triplet
- The Best Bad Thing (1997) as Zenny Hata
- Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (1995) as Justin Banning
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kitao Sakurai best known for?
Kitao Sakurai is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Street Fighter (2026), Street Fighter (2026), Butterfly (2025), Butterfly (2025).
When and where was Kitao Sakurai born?
Kitao Sakurai was born on January 1, 1983 in Kinugasa, Kyoto, Japan.
How many credits does Kitao Sakurai have?
Kitao Sakurai has accumulated over 42 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1995 to 2026.
What is Kitao Sakurai's background in cinema and television?
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.
Kitao Sakurai by the numbers
42credits
27films
15TV series
1995–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Eric Andre Show (2012) as Self — aged about 29
- Dogma (1999) as Stygian Triplet — aged about 16
- Bad Trip (2021) as Self — aged about 38
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