Kankuro Kudo
Born
July 19, 1970 (55 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
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
The Brightest Sun
2025
Seaside Serendipity
Goro
2025
Mom, Is That You?!
Tomiyuki Kibe
2023
The Dry Spell
Fushimi
2023
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
2023
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
2023
Because We Forget Everything
(10 episodes)
2022
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
Loneliness 3
2021
獣道一直線！！！
(1 episode)
2020
劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編
(1 episode)
2020
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
2020
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
Murata · (12 episodes)
2020
遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます
(7 episodes)
2018
Dear Etranger
Sawada
2017
My Uncle
Sadao Haruyama
2016
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
(1 episode)
2016
Gamera
Manafu's father
2015
Bakuman
Taro Kawaguchi
2015
Piece of Cake
Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
2015
Villiany Ganbo
Iyataro Toyotomi · (11 episodes)
2014
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
2012
大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」
(1 episode)
2012
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」
(1 episode)
2011
大人計画「母を逃がす」
(1 episode)
2010
The Wife of Gegege
Shigeru Mura
2010
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose
Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
2010
The Tragedy of W
2010
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」
(1 episode)
2009
少年メリケンサックを探せ!!!
(15 episodes)
2008
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」
(1 episode)
2006
Tekkonkinkreet
Sawada (voice)
2006
大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」
(1 episode)
2006
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Ryunosuke Oki
2004
Fukumimi
2003
Rock'n'Roll Mishin
2002
エロスの果て
2001
愛が世界を救います
Instant Swamp
Detective Sawaragi
2009
The Short Films Everyone started out as a child
2008
Welcome to the Quiet Room
Tetsuo Yakihata
2007
The Sword of Alexander
Sasuke
2007
Memories of Matsuko
Tetsuya Yamekawa
2006
A Heartful of Love
Mitsuo Usui
2005
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」
(1 episode)
2004
Love & War of a Samurai
(7 episodes)
2003
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」
(1 episode)
2003
Thirteen Steps
Toru Kihara
2003
大人計画「春子ブックセンター」
(1 episode)
2002
The Labor Cop
2002
California Dreamin'
(0 episode)
2002
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．６「キラークイーン６６６」
(1 episode)
2001
Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
2001
大人計画「エロスの果て」
(1 episode)
2001
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」
(1 episode)
1999
Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication
Ikuo Kashiwada
1998
大人計画「生きてるし死んでるし」
(1 episode)
1997
Kids Return
High School Student
1996
A New Love in Tokyo
Hideo Nagai
1994