Kankuro Kudo
July 19, 1970 (56 years old) in Miyagi, Japan
Kankurō Kudō (宮藤 官九郎 Kudō Kankurō, born 19 July 1970) is a Japanese screenwriter, dramatist, director, actor and member of the theater company Otona Keikaku. He won the 'Best Screenplay' award at the 2002 Japanese Academy Awards for Go, which explores problems faced by people of Korean-heritage living in Japan. He acted in the hugely popular tear-jerker, Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World, and is also guitarist in the Japanese Comedy Rock Band Group Tamashii. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kankurō Kudō, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Look Back as Tamai
- 2026 · The Brightest Sun as
- 2025 · 大パルコ人⑤オカタイロックオペラ「雨の傍聴席、おんなは裸足…」 as
- 2023 · Mom, Is That You?! as Tomiyuki Kibe
- 2022 · Because We Forget Everything as
- 2020 · Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone as Loneliness 3
- 2020 · 劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編 as
- 2020 · Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku as Murata
- 2017 · Dear Etranger as Sawada
- 2016 · 大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」 as
- 2016 · My Uncle as Sadao Haruyama
- 2016 · Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ as
- 2015 · Bakuman as Taro Kawaguchi
- 2014 · Villiany Ganbo as Iyataro Toyotomi
- 2012 · The Castle of Crossed Destinies as
- 2010 · 大人計画「母を逃がす」 as
- 2010 · Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
- 2009 · Oh, My Buddha! as Kyoko’s father
- 2009 · Instant Swamp as Detective Sawaragi
- 2009 · 大パルコ人①メカロックオペラ「R2C2～サイボーグなのでバンド辞めます！～」 as
- 2007 · Welcome to the Quiet Room as Tetsuo Yakihata
- 2006 · Tekkonkinkreet as Sawada (voice)
- 2006 · 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」 as
- 2006 · Memories of Matsuko as Tetsuya Yamekawa
- 2005 · A Heartful of Love as Mitsuo Usui
- 2004 · Crying Out Love in the Center of the World as Ryunosuke Oki
- 2002 · 大人計画「春子ブックセンター」 as
- 2002 · California Dreamin' as Hajime Yamazaki
- 2001 · 大人計画「エロスの果て」 as
- 1998 · Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication as Ikuo Kashiwada
- 1996 · Kids Return as High School Student
- 1994 · A New Love in Tokyo as Hideo Nagai
- Future · 愛が世界を救います as
- 2025 · Seaside Serendipity as Goro
- 2024 · 大人計画ウーマンリブvol.16「主婦 米田時江の免疫力がアップするコント6本」 as
- 2023 · The Dry Spell as Fushimi
- 2023 · Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai” as
- 2023 · Ichikei's Crow The Movie as
- 2020 · 獣道一直線！！！ as
- 2020 · 大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」 as
- 2018 · 遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます as
- 2015 · Gamera as Manafu's father
- 2015 · Piece of Cake as Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
- 2013 · 大パルコ人②バカロックオペラバカ「高校中パニック！小激突！！」 as
- 2012 · 大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」 as
- 2011 · 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１２「サッドソング・フォー・アグリードーター」 as
- 2010 · The Wife of Gegege as Shigeru Mura
- 2009 · SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda as
- 2009 · 大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」 as
- 2008 · The Short Films: We Were All Once Children as
- 2008 · 少年メリケンサックを探せ!!! as
- 2007 · The Sword of Alexander as Sasuke
- 2006 · 大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」 as
- 2004 · 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」 as
- 2003 · Fukumimi as
- 2003 · Love & War of a Samurai as
- 2003 · 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」 as
- 2003 · Thirteen Steps as Toru Kihara
- 2002 · Rock'n'Roll Mishin as
- 2002 · The Labor Cop as
- 2001 · 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．６「キラークイーン６６６」 as
- 2001 · Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na as
- 2001 · エロスの果て as
- 1999 · 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」 as
- 1997 · 大人計画「生きてるし死んでるし」 as
- 1995 · 痴漢白書 ２ as