Japanese screenwriter So Kuramoto dies at 91

TOKYO - So Kuramoto, a Japanese screenwriter best known for the drama "Kita no Kuni Kara" (From the Northern Country), died earlier this month of multiple organ failure, his foundation said Monday. He was 91.

A native of Tokyo, Kuramoto, whose real name was Kaoru Yamaya, also founded the institution Furano Juku in 1984 to train aspiring screenwriters and actor. He died on Sept. 18 at his home in Hokkaido's Furano.