Kankuro Kudo
Born: 1970-07-19 in Miyagi, Japan
Known For: Writing
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
Filmography
2026
- Street Kingdom: Make your own sound. ... (Screenplay)
- Extremely Inappropriate! New Years Special ... (Screenplay)
- The Brightest Sun
2025
- The Laughing Salesman ... (Screenplay)
- 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…」
- Sunset Sunrise ... (Screenplay)
- Seaside Serendipity as Goro
- 大人計画 平凡パンチライン「Wife is miracle～世界で一番アツい嫁～」 ... (Writer)
2024
- Extremely Inappropriate! ... (Screenplay)
- Shinjuku Field Hospital ... (Writer)
- The Last Town We Saw ... (Screenplay)
- 唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那 ... (Writer)
- 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」
2023
- A Town Without Seasons ... (Producer)
- Let's Get Divorced ... (Writer)
- Ichikei's Crow The Movie
- Mom, Is That You?! as Tomiyuki Kibe
- Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
- Ichigeki ... (Screenplay)
- The Dry Spell as Fushimi
- We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie ... (Writer)
- One Second Ahead, One Second Behind ... (Screenplay)
2021
- Story of My Family!!! ... (Writer)
- The Mole Song: Final ... (Writer)
2020
- Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku as Murata
- 劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編
- 獣道一直線！！！
- Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone as Loneliness 3
- 大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
2019
- Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story ... (Writer)
2018
- 遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます
- Punk Samurai Slash Down ... (Writer)
2017
- Prison Princesses ... (Writer)
- Dear Etranger as Sawada
2016
- Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
- We're Millennials. Got a Problem? ... (Teleplay)
- The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio ... (Writer)
- Too Young To Die! ... (Director)
- My Uncle as Sadao Haruyama
- 大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」
2015
- Bakuman as Taro Kawaguchi
- Piece of Cake as Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
- Gamera as Manafu's father
2014
- Saving My Stupid Youth ... (Writer)
- Washimo ... (Writer)
- Villiany Ganbo as Iyataro Toyotomi
- Manju Kowai ... (Writer)
2013
- Amachan ... (Writer)
- The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji ... (Screenplay)
- The Apology King ... (Screenplay)
- 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！！」
- Maruyama, the Middle Schooler ... (Screenplay)
2011
- Odd Family 11 ... (Screenstory)
- 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」
2010
- Detective Lovesick ... (Writer)
- Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
- 大人計画「母を逃がす」
- Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City ... (Writer)
- The Wife of Gegege as Shigeru Mura
- Ooedo ribingu deddo ... (Director)
2009
- Kamui ... (Screenplay)
- Brass Knuckle Boys ... (Screenplay)
- Instant Swamp as Detective Sawaragi
- 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！～」
- 大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」
- Dumbeast ... (Writer)
- SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
- No More Cry ... (Writer)
2008
- Ties of Shooting Stars ... (Screenplay)
- Mirai koshi Meguru ... (Writer)
- 少年メリケンサックを探せ!!!
- The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
2007
- Welcome to the Quiet Room as Tetsuo Yakihata
- The Sword of Alexander as Sasuke
- Maiko Haaaan!!! ... (Screenplay)
2006
- I am a Housewife ... (Creator)
- Tekkonkinkreet as Sawada (voice)
- Memories of Matsuko as Tetsuya Yamekawa
- 大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」
- 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series ... (Screenplay)
2005
- Tiger and Dragon ... (Writer)
- Tiger & Dragon Special ... (Writer)
- Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims ... (Director)
- A Heartful of Love as Mitsuo Usui
2004
- 69 ... (Screenplay)
- Crying Out Love in the Center of the World as Ryunosuke Oki
- 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」
- Zebraman ... (Writer)
- Drugstore Girl ... (Writer)
2003
- Manhattan Love Story ... (Writer)
- Love & War of a Samurai
- 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series ... (Screenplay)
- Iden & Tity ... (Screenplay)
- Thirteen Steps as Toru Kihara
- Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP ... (Director)
- Fukumimi
2002
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye ... (Teleplay)
- California Dreamin' as Hajime Yamazaki
- Ping Pong ... (Screenplay)
- 大人計画「春子ブックセンター」
- Rock'n'Roll Mishin
- The Labor Cop
2001
2000
- Ikebukuro West Gate Park ... (Teleplay)
1999
- 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」
- Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess ... (Screenplay)
1998
- Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication as Ikuo Kashiwada
1997
1996
- Kids Return as High School Student
1994
- A New Love in Tokyo as Hideo Nagai