Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a 1958 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks.
It is based on the Pulitzer Prize- winning play of the same name by Tennessee Williams and adapted by Richard Brooks and James Poe.
One of the top- ten box office hits of 1958, the film stars Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, and Burl Ives.
Lawrence Weingarten
Lawrence Weingarten( December 30, 1897 – February 5, 1975) was an American film producer.
He was best known for working for Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer and producing some of the studio's most prestigious films such as" Adam's Rib"( 1949)," I'll Cry Tomorrow"( 1955) and" Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"( 1958).
During his career, Weingarten was nominated for an Academy Award in 1959 and was given the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1974.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
Brian Johnson( born 1939 or 1940) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects.
Pauline Hahn
Pauline Hahn( born October 10, 1941) is an American stage and screen actress, professor, and writer.
Hahn starred as Dixie in the original Broadway production of" Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" in 1955.
Her notable films included" Too Young to Love"( 1959).
Joe Lynn (property master)
Joe Lynn was a Tony Award winning American theatrical Property master who worked primarily on Broadway.
He is best known for creating the properties on the original Broadway productions such as" Death of a Salesman" and" Cat on a Hot Tin Roof".
He began his career in props in 1915.
Vaughn Taylor (actor)
Vaughn Everett Taylor( February 22, 1910 – April 26, 1983) was an American actor.
He became known for his roles in many anthology series, including" Kraft Television Theatre"( 1947 – 1957) and" Robert Montgomery Presents"( 1950 – 1954).
He also appeared in films such as" Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"( 1958) and" Psycho"( 1960).
Richard Brooks
Richard Brooks( May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer.
Nominated for eight Oscars in his career, he was best known for" Blackboard Jungle"( 1955)," Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"( 1958)," Elmer Gantry"( 1960; for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay)," In Cold Blood"( 1967) and" Looking for Mr. Goodbar"( 1977).
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Tokyo Pop
Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, the film stars Carrie Hamilton as Wendy Reed and Yutaka Tadokoro( also known as Diamond Yukai) as Hiro Yamaguchi.
In real life, Tadokoro was the frontman of the 80's rock group Red Warriors, who also star in the film as themselves.
Other notable actors include Gina Belafonte and Tetsuro Tamba.
Popular Japanese metal band X Japan also make a brief cameo appearance, though they were not credited.
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Fran Rubel Kuzui is an American film director and producer.
She received her master's degree from New York University and was a script supervisor for a decade, prior to her first film, 1988's" Tokyo Pop", which she co-wrote and directed.
The movie was shown at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and received critical acclaim for its depiction of an American woman trying to make sense of the Japanese youth culture.
However, she's best known as the director of the 1992 film" Buffy the Vampire Slayer", whose original screenplay was the basis for the television series of the same name.
She discovered the screenplay of writer Joss Whedon, expanded the Buffy character with him, and together with producer Kaz Kuzui put together the financing to produce the picture.
Kuzui served as an executive producer on the TV series and its spin- off" Angel", having packaged" Buffy" along with Kaz Kuzui, Sandollar TV's Gail Berman and Sandy Gallin.
Along with husband Kaz Kuzui, she founded Kuzui Enterprises, a leader in independent film distribution in Japan that distributes U.S. films there and imports Japanese films for the U.S. market.
In 2003, the Kuzuis were among the executive producers for the Thai- Japanese film" Last Life in the Universe".
In 1997, Kuzui began working with Trey Parker and Matt Stone and produced their film" Orgazmo".
The Kuzuis also localized and distributed the duo's TV series" South Park" in Japan.
Kuzui Enterprises was among the financiers for" Orgazmo" and" Telling Lies in America".
The Kuzuis worked with artist Keith Haring to establish Pop Shop Tokyo, an art project recognized by museums around the world.
In 2018, it was reported that the Kuzuis are involved with the development of a reboot of" Buffy".
Kuzui is a contributing writer at the Nikkei Asian Review and Tokyo bureau chief for Culinary Backstreets.

Question: Are director of film Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958 Film) and director of film Tokyo Pop from the same country?
Answer: yes