Film director. Studied under Yasuharu Hasebe as an assistant director and made his directorial debut in 1971 with Bad Girl Mako. One of the directors that contributed to the heyday of Nikkatsu's Roman Porno series of films. After leaving the company, he established Kurahara Productions with his elder brother, Koreyoshi Kurahara, and worked on many films as a producer.
1983AntarcticaMovieProducer1978Sexual Confessions at Twenty: Leaning BackMovieDirector1977Eros School: Feels So GoodMovieDirector1977Sexual Assault at a HotelMovieDirector1976Seishojo: hito natsu no keikenMovieDirector1974Black Panther Bitch MMovieDirector1973True Story of Sex and Violence in a Female High SchoolMovieDirector1973Sex Rider: Injured LustMovieDirector1971Sex Rider: Wet HighwayMovieDirector1971Bad Girl MakoMovieDirector1970Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl BossMovieAssistant Director1970Showdown in GanglandMovieAssistant Director1969Savage Wolf PackMovieAssistant Director1967Massacre GunMovieAssistant Director1963Notorious BastardMovieAssistant Director Trainee