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
- Extremely Inappropriate! New Years Special ... (Screenplay)
2025
- The Brightest Sun
- The Laughing Salesman ... (Screenplay)
- Sunset Sunrise ... (Writer)
- 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)
- 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
- Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
- Mom, Is That You?! as Tomiyuki Kibe
- Ichikei's Crow The Movie
- We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie ... (Writer)
- One Second Ahead, One Second Behind ... (Screenplay)
- A Town Without Seasons ... (Producer)
- Ichigeki ... (Screenplay)
- Let's Get Divorced ... (Writer)
- The Dry Spell as Fushimi
2021
- The Mole Song: Final ... (Writer)
- Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone as Loneliness 3
- Story of My Family!!! ... (Writer)
2019
- Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story ... (Writer)
2018
- Punk Samurai Slash Down ... (Writer)
- 遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます
2017
- Dear Etranger as Sawada
- Prison Princesses ... (Writer)
2016
- Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
- The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio ... (Writer)
- Too Young To Die! ... (Director)
- My Uncle as Sadao Haruyama
- We're Millennials. Got a Problem? ... (Teleplay)
2015
- Gamera as Manafu's father
- Bakuman as Taro Kawaguchi
- Piece of Cake as Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
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)
- Maruyama, the Middle Schooler ... (Screenplay)
- The Apology King ... (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
- The Tragedy of W
- Detective Lovesick ... (Writer)
- Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City ... (Writer)
- Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
- The Wife of Gegege as Shigeru Mura
- 大人計画「母を逃がす」
- Ooedo ribingu deddo ... (Director)
2009
- Dumbeast ... (Writer)
- Brass Knuckle Boys ... (Screenplay)
- Instant Swamp as Detective Sawaragi
- No More Cry ... (Writer)
- Kamui ... (Screenplay)
- 大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」
- SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2008
- The Short Films Everyone started out as a child
- Ties of Shooting Stars ... (Screenplay)
- Mirai koshi Meguru ... (Writer)
- 少年メリケンサックを探せ!!!
2007
- Maiko Haaaan!!! ... (Writer)
- Welcome to the Quiet Room as Tetsuo Yakihata
- The Sword of Alexander as Sasuke
2006
- Memories of Matsuko as Tetsuya Yamekawa
- Tekkonkinkreet as Sawada (voice)
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series ... (Screenplay)
- 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」
- 大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」
2005
- Tiger and Dragon ... (Writer)
- A Heartful of Love as Mitsuo Usui
- Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims ... (Director)
2004
- Zebraman ... (Writer)
- Crying Out Love in the Center of the World as Ryunosuke Oki
- 69 ... (Screenplay)
- Drugstore Girl ... (Writer)
- 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」
2003
- Iden & Tity ... (Screenplay)
- Thirteen Steps as Toru Kihara
- Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP ... (Director)
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series ... (Screenplay)
- Manhattan Love Story ... (Writer)
- 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」
- Love & War of a Samurai
- Fukumimi
2002
- Ping Pong ... (Screenplay)
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye ... (Teleplay)
- Rock'n'Roll Mishin
- The Labor Cop
- 大人計画「春子ブックセンター」
- California Dreamin' as Hajime Yamazaki
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