Kankuro Kudo

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

Movies & TV Shows

1. Tekkonkinkreet (2006) — Sawada (voice)
2. Kids Return (1996) — High School Student
3. Memories of Matsuko (2006) — Tetsuya Yamekawa
4. Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004) — Ryunosuke Oki
5. Bakuman (2015) — Taro Kawaguchi
6. A New Love in Tokyo (1994) — Hideo Nagai
7. Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007) — Tetsuo Yakihata
8. Dear Etranger (2017) — Sawada
9. Instant Swamp (2009) — Detective Sawaragi
10. Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ (2016)
11. Piece of Cake (2015) — Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
12. Gamera (2015) — Manafu's father
13. Mom, Is That You?! (2023) — Tomiyuki Kibe
14. Because We Forget Everything (2022)
15. Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose (2010) — Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
16. The Sword of Alexander (2007) — Sasuke
17. Thirteen Steps (2003) — Toru Kihara
18. Ichikei's Crow The Movie (2023)
19. My Uncle (2016) — Sadao Haruyama
20. The Dry Spell (2023) — Fushimi
21. A Heartful of Love (2005) — Mitsuo Usui
22. Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020) — Loneliness 3
23. Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku (2020) — Murata
24. Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication (1998) — Ikuo Kashiwada
25. The Castle of Crossed Destinies (2012)
26. Villiany Ganbo (2014) — Iyataro Toyotomi
27. California Dreamin' (2002) — Hajime Yamazaki
28. Rock'n'Roll Mishin (2002)
29. 少年メリケンサックを探せ!!! (2008)
30. Fukumimi (2003)
31. Seaside Serendipity (2025) — Goro
32. Love & War of a Samurai (2003)
33. エロスの果て (2001)
34. 愛が世界を救います
35. 大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」 (2020)
36. Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai” (2023)
37. SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda (2009)
38. The Short Films: We Were All Once Children (2008)
39. The Wife of Gegege (2010) — Shigeru Mura
40. The Labor Cop (2002)

Directed

1. Too Young To Die! (2016) — Director
2. Brass Knuckle Boys (2009) — Director
3. Detective Lovesick (2010) — Director
4. A Town Without Seasons (2023) — Director
5. Kisarazu Cat's Eye (2002) — Director
6. Maruyama, the Middle Schooler (2013) — Director
7. Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (2005) — Director
8. Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP (2003) — Director
9. 大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」 (2020) — Director
10. Ooedo ribingu deddo (2010) — Director
11. Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai” (2023) — Director
12. 愛が世界を救います — Director
13. 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」 (2024) — Director
14. 唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那 (2024) — Director
15. 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！～」 (2009) — Director
16. 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！！」 (2013) — Director
17. 大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」 (2016) — Director
18. 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…」 (2025) — Director