
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)

Memories of Matsuko (2006)
as Tetsuya Yamekawa

A New Love in Tokyo (1994)
as Hideo Nagai

Kids Return (1996)
as High School Student

Bakuman (2015)
as Taro Kawaguchi

Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose (2010)
as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (2004)
as Ryunosuke Oki

Welcome to the Quiet Room (2007)
as Tetsuo Yakihata

Instant Swamp (2009)
as Detective Sawaragi

Dear Etranger (2017)
as Sawada

Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
as Tomiyuki Kibe

A Heartful of Love (2005)
as Mitsuo Usui

The Tragedy of W (2010)
Actor

Piece of Cake (2015)
as Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)

The Castle of Crossed Destinies (2012)
Actor

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020)
as Loneliness 3

SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda (2009)
Actor

Ichikei's Crow The Movie (2023)
Actor

The Brightest Sun (2026)
Actor

The Dry Spell (2023)
as Fushimi

Thirteen Steps (2003)
as Toru Kihara

Rock'n'Roll Mishin (2002)
Actor

Seaside Serendipity (2025)
as Goro

My Uncle (2016)
as Sadao Haruyama

The Short Films: We Were All Once Children (2008)
Actor

Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication (1998)
as Ikuo Kashiwada
エロスの果て (2001)
Actor

The Sword of Alexander (2007)
as Sasuke

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

Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai” (2023)
Actor

The Wife of Gegege (2010)
as Shigeru Mura

Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na (2001)
Actor

大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」 (2020)
Actor

The Labor Cop (2002)
Actor

Fukumimi (2003)
Actor

愛が世界を救います (—)
Actor

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

Gamera (2015)
as Manafu's father

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

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

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





