Kitao Sakurai
Kitao Sakurai | |||||
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| Born | 1983 (age 42–43) Kyoto, Japan | ||||
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| Years active | 1995 – present | ||||
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| Kanji | 桜井 北尾 | ||||
| Hiragana | さくらい きたお | ||||
| Katakana | サクライ キタオ | ||||
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Kitao Sakurai (Japanese: 桜井 北尾, Hepburn: Sakurai Kitao; born 1983) is a Japanese-born American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for his collaborations with comedian Eric André, as the principal director of The Eric Andre Show (2012–23) and the writer-director of the film Bad Trip (2021). He is directing the upcoming film adaptation of the fighting video game Street Fighter.