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
- The Brightest Sun
- Street Kingdom: Make your own sound. ... (Screenplay)
- Extremely Inappropriate! New Years Special ... (Screenplay)
2025
- The Laughing Salesman ... (Screenplay)
- Sunset Sunrise ... (Screenplay)
- Seaside Serendipity as Goro
- 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…」
- 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 ... (Writer)
- Let's Get Divorced ... (Writer)
- Ichikei's Crow The Movie
- Mom, Is That You?! as Tomiyuki Kibe
- We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie ... (Writer)
- The Dry Spell as Fushimi
- One Second Ahead, One Second Behind ... (Screenplay)
- Ichigeki ... (Screenplay)
- Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
2021
- Story of My Family!!! ... (Writer)
- The Mole Song: Final ... (Writer)
2020
- Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku as Murata
- Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone as Loneliness 3
- 劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編
- 獣道一直線！！！
- 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)
- My Uncle as Sadao Haruyama
- Too Young To Die! ... (Screenplay)
- 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)
- Maruyama, the Middle Schooler ... (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！！」
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)
- 大人計画「母を逃がす」
- The Tragedy of W
- Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
- Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City ... (Writer)
- The Wife of Gegege as Shigeru Mura
- Ooedo ribingu deddo ... (Writer)
2009
- Brass Knuckle Boys ... (Director)
- Kamui ... (Screenplay)
- Instant Swamp as Detective Sawaragi
- Dumbeast ... (Writer)
- 大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」
- SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
- No More Cry ... (Writer)
- 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！～」
2008
- Ties of Shooting Stars ... (Screenplay)
- Mirai koshi Meguru ... (Writer)
- The Short Films Everyone started out as a child
- 少年メリケンサックを探せ!!!
2007
- Welcome to the Quiet Room as Tetsuo Yakihata
- Maiko Haaaan!!! ... (Screenplay)
- The Sword of Alexander as Sasuke
2006
- Tekkonkinkreet as Sawada (voice)
- Memories of Matsuko as Tetsuya Yamekawa
- I am a Housewife ... (Creator)
- 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)
- 大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」
2005
- Tiger and Dragon ... (Writer)
- Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims ... (Director)
- A Heartful of Love as Mitsuo Usui
- Tiger & Dragon Special ... (Writer)
2004
- Crying Out Love in the Center of the World as Ryunosuke Oki
- Zebraman ... (Writer)
- 69 ... (Screenplay)
- 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」
- Drugstore Girl ... (Writer)
2003
- Manhattan Love Story ... (Writer)
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series ... (Screenplay)
- Love & War of a Samurai
- Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP ... (Director)
- Thirteen Steps as Toru Kihara
- Iden & Tity ... (Screenplay)
- 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」
- Fukumimi
2002
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye ... (Teleplay)
- Ping Pong ... (Screenplay)
- California Dreamin' as Hajime Yamazaki
- 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
- Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess ... (Screenplay)
- 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」
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