Mitsutake Kurando

Other Name: 光武蔵人

Age: 51

Birthday: May 24, 1973

Nationality: Japanese

Gender: Male

Originally from Tokyo, Japan. Graduated with an MFA from California Institute of the Arts. A member of the Directors Guild of Japan and Screen Actors Guild. Mitsutake made his feature film directorial debut with MONSTERS DON’T GET TO CRY in 2004. In 2008, Mitsutake produced, wrote, and directed his second feature film, SAMURAI AVENGER: THE BLIND WOLF. The film screened at more than ten film festivals around the world and won multiple awards including Best Picture at Indie Fest USA and Fantastic Planet Film Festival Sydney, as well as the Audience Award at Another Hole in the Head Film Festival in San Francisco, and Mauvais Genre Film Festival in France. SAMURAI AVENGER: THE BLIND WOLF was distributed in over 15 countries including the United States. GUN WOMAN is Mitsutake’s third feature film and it was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 24th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in Japan. GUN WOMAN was also an official selection of the 18th Fantasia International Film Festival and the 47th Sitges Catalonia International Fantastic Film Festival. It opened theatrically in Japan nationwide in July of 2014. The US distribution is slated for Spring 2015. Mitsutake has also appeared as an actor in the American TV series UGLY BETTY and HEROES. (Source: kurandomitsutake.com).