Kita no Kuni kara Screenwriter So Kuramoto Dies at 91By September 28, 2026 Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)–So Kuramoto, who wrote scripts for many popular Japanese television dramas including the “Kita no Kuni kara” series, died of multiple organ failure on Sept. 18 at his home in Furano, Hokkaido, northern Japan. He was 91.
