Kankuro Kudo
79 movies · 46 TV shows
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- Jul 19, 1970 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Miyagi, Japan
- Also known as
- 宮藤官九郎 · Kankurō Kudō · Kankurô Kudô · クドカン
Biography
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
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Kankuro Kudo: movies and TV shows
Acting (66)
- Upcoming
- 2026 Look Back
as Tamai
- 2026
- 2025
- 2025 Seaside Serendipity
as Goro
- 2024
- 2023 Mom, Is That You?!
as Tomiyuki Kibe
- 2023 The Dry Spell
as Fushimi
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022
- 2020 Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
as Loneliness 3
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020
- 2018
- 2017 Dear Etranger
as Sawada
- 2016
- 2016 My Uncle
as Sadao Haruyama
- 2016
- 2015 Gamera
as Manafu's father
- 2015 Bakuman
as Taro Kawaguchi
- 2015 Piece of Cake
as Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2010 The Wife of Gegege
as Shigeru Mura
- 2010 Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose
as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009 Oh, My Buddha!
as Kyoko’s father
- 2009 Instant Swamp
as Detective Sawaragi
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007 Welcome to the Quiet Room
as Tetsuo Yakihata
- 2007 The Sword of Alexander
as Sasuke
- 2006 Tekkonkinkreet
as Sawada (voice)
- 2006
- 2006 Memories of Matsuko
as Tetsuya Yamekawa
- 2006
- 2005 A Heartful of Love
as Mitsuo Usui
- 2004
- 2004 Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
as Ryunosuke Oki
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003 Thirteen Steps
as Toru Kihara
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 1999
- 1998 Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication
as Ikuo Kashiwada
- 1997
- 1996 Kids Return
as High School Student
- 1995
- 1994 A New Love in Tokyo
as Hideo Nagai
Behind the camera (67)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming 愛が世界を救います
Director, Scenario Writer
- 2026 Street Kingdom: Make your own sound.
Screenplay
- 2026 Extremely Inappropriate! New Years Special
Screenplay
- 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…」
Writer, Director
- 2025
- 2025
- 2025 Sunset Sunrise
Screenplay
- 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」
Director, Writer
- 2024 The Last Town We Saw
Screenplay
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024 唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那
Writer, Director
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023 One Second Ahead, One Second Behind
Screenplay
- 2023
- 2023 Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
Director, Writer
- 2023 Ichigeki
Screenplay
- 2021 The Mole Song: Final
Writer
- 2021
- 2020 JOKE - 2022 Panic Haishin!
Writer
- 2020 大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
Director, Writer
- 2019
- 2018 Punk Samurai Slash Down
Writer
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016 大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」
Writer, Director
- 2016 Too Young To Die!
Director, Screenplay
- 2016
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 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！！」
Writer, Director
- 2013 The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Screenplay
- 2013 The Apology King
Screenplay
- 2013 Maruyama, the Middle Schooler
Screenplay, Director
- 2013
- 2011
- 2010 Ooedo ribingu deddo
Director, Writer
- 2010
- 2010
- 2009 No More Cry
Writer
- 2009 Kamui
Screenplay
- 2009 Dumbeast
Writer
- 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！～」
Writer, Director
- 2009 Brass Knuckle Boys
Screenplay, Director
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007 Maiko Haaaan!!!
Screenplay
- 2006 Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
Screenplay
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005 Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
Director, Screenplay
- 2005 Tiger & Dragon Special
Writer
- 2004 69
Screenplay
- 2004 Drugstore Girl
Writer
- 2004 Zebraman
Writer
- 2003 Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
Screenplay
- 2003
- 2003 Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP
Director, Writer
- 2003 Iden & Tity
Screenplay
- 2002 Ping Pong
Screenplay, Adaptation
- 2002
- 2001 GO
Screenplay
- 2000
- 1999 Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess
Screenplay