Keita Kono Japanese Television and Film Director Biography

Keita Kono (河野圭太, Kōno Keita) is a Japanese television and film director born on August 16, 1957. Throughout his career, he has directed numerous television drama series, television films, and theatrical motion pictures, frequently collaborating with major Japanese broadcasting networks such as Fuji TV, TV Tokyo, and WOWOW.

Career Overview

Kono's directorial portfolio spans several decades, beginning in the early 1990s and extending into current television productions. His television drama credits include notable works such as Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru (1993), Keibuho Furuhata Ninzaburo (1994), King's Restaurant (1995), and The Great White Tower (2003–2004). In subsequent decades, he continued directing prime-time series for Japanese networks, including Freeter, Ie wo Kau (2010), Dr. White (2022), Barakamon (2023), and Fuufu Bessei Deka (2026).

Selected Filmography

Feature Films

Helen the Baby Fox (2006)
Tsubakiyama Kacho no Nanokakan (2006)
Boku to mama no kiiroi jitensha (2009)

Selected Television Drama Series

Furikaereba Yatsu ga Iru (Fuji TV, 1993)
Keibuho Furuhata Ninzaburo (Fuji TV, 1994)
King's Restaurant (Fuji TV, 1995)
Coach (Fuji TV, 1996)
The Great White Tower (Fuji TV, 2003–2004)
Freeter, Ie wo Kau (Fuji TV, 2010)
Dr. White (Fuji TV-KTV, 2022)
Barakamon (Fuji TV, 2023)
Fuufu Bessei Deka (Fuji TV, 2026)

Television Movies

Granny Gabai (Fuji TV, 2007)
Furuhata Chugakusei (Fuji TV, 2008)
Wagaya no Rekishi (Fuji TV, 2010)
Murder on the Orient Express (Fuji TV, 2015)