Directed credits
11
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Kitao Sakurai
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 4All crew credits: 15
TMDB ID: 922344
IMDb ID: nm0757318
Known for: Directing
Born: January 1, 1983
Age: 43
Place of birth: Kinugasa, Kyoto, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1995 - 2026
Years active: 32
Average TMDB rating: 6.99
Wikidata: Q63546532
Frequent jobs
Director (10)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (2)Creative Consultant (1)Grip (1)
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kitao Sakurai, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kitao Sakurai.
In 2 weeks
Street Fighter
Director
2026 Movie
Bad Trip
Director
2021 Movie
The Passage
Director
2018 Movie
Unemployable
Director
2015 Movie
The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular
Director
2012 Movie
Aardvark
Director
2010 Movie
You Wont Miss Me
Director of Photography
2009 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Kitao Sakurai.
Butterfly
Director • 2 eps
2025 Series
The Premise
Director • 1 eps
2021 Series
DAVE
Director • 5 eps
2020 Series
The Eric Andre Show
Director • 12 eps
2012 Series
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Kitao Sakurai.
In 2 weeks
Street Fighter
Director
2026 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kitao Sakurai.
Dogma
as Stygian Triplet
1999 Movie
Bad Trip
Director
2021 Movie
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
as Justin Banning
1995 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Kitao Sakurai.
The Eric Andre Show
Director • 12 eps
2012 Series
BEEF
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2023 Series
Twisted Metal
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2023 Series
DAVE
Director • 5 eps
2020 Series
Butterfly
Director • 2 eps
2025 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kitao Sakurai.
In 2 weeks
Street Fighter
Director
2026 Movie
Dogma
as Stygian Triplet
1999 Movie
Bad Trip
Director
2021 Movie
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
as Justin Banning
1995 Movie
KRFT PUNK'S Political Party!
Creative Consultant
2019 Movie
You Wont Miss Me
Director of Photography
2009 Movie
The Best Bad Thing
as Zenny Hata
1997 Movie
Aardvark
Director
2010 Movie
We Are the Hartmans
as Music Video Director
2012 Movie
The Eric Andre New Year's Eve Spooktacular
Director
2012 Movie
Unemployable
Director
2015 Movie
SkyDiver (Instructional Video #4: Preparation for Mission)
as Self
2010 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kitao Sakurai.
BEEF
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2023 Series
The Eric Andre Show
Director • 12 eps
2012 Series
DAVE
Director • 5 eps
2020 Series
Twisted Metal
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2023 Series
Butterfly
Director • 2 eps
2025 Series
The Premise
Director • 1 eps
2021 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kitao Sakurai.
KRFT PUNK'S Political Party!
Creative Consultant
2019 Movie
Circledrawers
Grip
2009 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Kitao Sakurai.
Twisted Metal
Executive Producer • 10 eps
2023 Series
BEEF
Executive Producer • 8 eps
2023 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kitao Sakurai.
Bad Trip
as Self
2021 Movie
We Are the Hartmans
as Music Video Director
2012 Movie
Treatment
as Tennis Instructor
2011 Movie
SkyDiver (Instructional Video #4: Preparation for Mission)
as Self
2010 Movie
Aardvark
as Darius Szopa
2010 Movie
Dogma
as Stygian Triplet
1999 Movie
The Best Bad Thing
as Zenny Hata
1997 Movie
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back
as Justin Banning
1995 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Kitao Sakurai.
The Eric Andre Show
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series