Kankuro Kudo
Known for: Writing
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
Series
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
2016
Film
Tekkonkinkreet
Sawada (voice)
2006
Film
Kids Return
High School Student
1996
Film
A New Love in Tokyo
Hideo Nagai
1994
Series
Because We Forget Everything
2022
Film
Memories of Matsuko
Tetsuya Yamekawa
2006
Film
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Ryunosuke Oki
2004
Series
Villiany Ganbo
Iyataro Toyotomi
2014
Series
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
Murata
2020
Film
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose
Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
2010
Film
Bakuman
Taro Kawaguchi
2015
Film
The Brightest Sun
2026
Film
Look Back
Tamai
2026
Film
Instant Swamp
Detective Sawaragi
2009
Film
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
2023
Series
遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます
2018
Series
Love & War of a Samurai
2003
Film
Dear Etranger
Sawada
2017
Film
Mom, Is That You?!
Tomiyuki Kibe
2023
Film
Welcome to the Quiet Room
Tetsuo Yakihata
2007
Series
大人計画「母を逃がす」
2010
Film
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
Loneliness 3
2020
Series
大人計画「春子ブックセンター」
2002
Series
California Dreamin'
Hajime Yamazaki
2002
Film
The Sword of Alexander
Sasuke
2007
Series
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」
2004
Film
A Heartful of Love
Mitsuo Usui
2005
Film
Seaside Serendipity
Goro
2025
Film
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
2008
Film
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
2023
Film
Piece of Cake
Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
2015
Series
大人計画「エロスの果て」
2001
Series
劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編
2020
Film
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
Film
The Dry Spell
Fushimi
2023
Series
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」
2006
Film
My Uncle
Sadao Haruyama
2016
Film
Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication
Ikuo Kashiwada
1998
Series
獣道一直線！！！
2020
Film
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
2012
Series
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」
2003
Film
Thirteen Steps
Toru Kihara
2003
Film
The Wife of Gegege
Shigeru Mura
2010
Series
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」
2011
Series
大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」
2006
Film
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
Series
大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」
2009
Series
大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」
2012
Film
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Series
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」
1999
Series
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．６「キラークイーン６６６」
2001
Series
少年メリケンサックを探せ!!!
2008
Film
Rock'n'Roll Mishin
2002
Film
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
2020
Series
大人計画「生きてるし死んでるし」
1997
Film
愛が世界を救います
Film
Oh, My Buddha!
Kyoko’s father
2009
エロスの果て
2001
Film
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
Film
Gamera
Manafu's father
2015
Film
大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」
2016
Film
Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
2001
Film
The Labor Cop
2002
Film
Fukumimi
2003
Film
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