Kankuro Kudo
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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
Credits
Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
as Sawada (voice)
A New Love in Tokyo (1994)
as Hideo Nagai
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)
Actor
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
as Tetsuya Yamekawa
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)
as Ryunosuke Oki
Look Back (2026)
as Tamai
Kids Return (1996)
as High School Student
Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007)
as Tetsuo Yakihata
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)
Actor
大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」 (2016)
Actor
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose (2010)
as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
The Brightest Sun (2026)
Actor
Bakuman (2015)
as Taro Kawaguchi
The Castle of Crossed Destinies (2012)
Actor
Dear Etranger (2017)
as Sawada
Seaside Serendipity (2025)
as Goro
My Uncle (2016)
as Sadao Haruyama
A Heartful of Love (2005)
as Mitsuo Usui
Piece of Cake (2015)
as Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
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)
Actor
Instant Swamp (2009)
as Detective Sawaragi
Thirteen Steps (2003)
as Toru Kihara
Ichikei's Crow The Movie (2023)
Actor
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020)
as Loneliness 3
Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
as Tomiyuki Kibe
The Wife of Gegege (2010)
as Shigeru Mura
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」 (2020)
Actor
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda (2009)
Actor
Fukumimi (2003)
Actor
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai” (2023)
Actor
Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na (2001)
Actor
The Dry Spell (2023)
as Fushimi
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)
Actor
エロスの果て (2001)
Actor
Rock'n'Roll Mishin (2002)
Actor
Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication (1998)
as Ikuo Kashiwada
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children (2008)
Actor
The Sword of Alexander (2007)
as Sasuke
Gamera (2015)
as Manafu's father
愛が世界を救います (—)
Actor
The Labor Cop (2002)
Actor