Kankuro Kudo

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-07-19 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Miyagi, Japan

Also Known As

  • 宮藤官九郎
  • Kankurō Kudō
  • Kankurô Kudô
  • クドカン
  • 宮藤俊一郎(本名)
  • 宫藤官九郎

Kankuro Kudo

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

Known For

Tekkonkinkreet
7.4%

Tekkonkinkreet

Oct 21, 2006

Kids Return
6.9%

Kids Return

Jul 27, 1996

Memories of Matsuko
7.7%

Memories of Matsuko

May 27, 2006

Bakuman
6.4%

Bakuman

Oct 3, 2015

A New Love in Tokyo
6.1%

A New Love in Tokyo

Dec 17, 1994

Dear Etranger
7.1%

Dear Etranger

Aug 26, 2017

Gamera
9.7%

Gamera

Oct 8, 2015

Piece of Cake
5.1%

Piece of Cake

Sep 5, 2015

Mom, Is That You?!
5.9%

Mom, Is That You?!

Sep 1, 2023

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Acting

愛が世界を救います
2025
The Brightest Sun
2025
Seaside Serendipity as Goro
2023
Mom, Is That You?!
2023
The Dry Spell as Fushimi
2023
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
2023
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
2022
Because We Forget Everything
2021
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone as Loneliness 3
2020
獣道一直線!!!
2020
劇場の灯を消すな!本多劇場編
2020
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
2020
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku as Murata
2018
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
2016
My Uncle as Sadao Haruyama
2016
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
2015
Gamera as Manafu's father
2015
Bakuman as Taro Kawaguchi
2015
Piece of Cake as Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
2014
Villiany Ganbo as Iyataro Toyotomi
2012
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
2012
大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」
2011
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
大人計画「母を逃がす」
2010
The Wife of Gegege as Shigeru Mura
2010
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
2010
The Tragedy of W
2009
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」
2009
Instant Swamp as Detective Sawaragi
2008
The Short Films Everyone started out as a child
2008
少年メリケンサックを探せ!!!
2007
Welcome to the Quiet Room as Tetsuo Yakihata
2007
The Sword of Alexander as Sasuke
2006
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.10「ウーマンリブ先生」
2006
Tekkonkinkreet as Sawada (voice)
2006
Memories of Matsuko as Tetsuya Yamekawa
2006
大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」
2005
A Heartful of Love as Mitsuo Usui
2004
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.8「轟天VS港カヲル」
2004
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World as Ryunosuke Oki
2003
Fukumimi
2003
Love & War of a Samurai
2003
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.7「熊沢パンキース03」
2003
Thirteen Steps as Toru Kihara
2002
Rock'n'Roll Mishin
2002
大人計画「春子ブックセンター」
2002
The Labor Cop
2002
California Dreamin'
2001
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.6「キラークイーン666」
2001
Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
2001
エロスの果て
2001
大人計画「エロスの果て」
1999
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
大人計画「生きてるし死んでるし」
1996
Kids Return as High School Student
1994
A New Love in Tokyo as Hideo Nagai

Creator

2024
Shinjuku Field Hospital as Creator
2024
Extremely Inappropriate! as Creator
2021
Story of My Family!!! as Creator
2013
Amachan as Creator
2011
Odd Family 11 as Creator
2006
吾輩は主婦である as Creator
2003
Manhattan Love Story as Creator

Production

2023
A Town Without Seasons as Producer

Writing

愛が世界を救います as Scenario Writer
2025
Sunset Sunrise as Writer
2024
The Last Town We Saw as Screenplay
2024
Shinjuku Field Hospital as Writer
2024
Extremely Inappropriate! as Screenplay
2023
We're Millennials. Got a Problem? International as Writer
2023
A Town Without Seasons as Writer
2023
One Second Ahead, One Second Behind as Screenplay
2023
Let's Get Divorced as Writer
2023
Let's Get Divorced as Screenplay
2023
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai” as Writer
2023
Ichigeki as Screenplay
2021
The Mole Song: Final as Writer
2021
Story of My Family!!! as Writer
2020
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」 as Writer
2019
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story as Writer
2018
Punk Samurai Slash Down as Writer
2017
Prison Princess as Writer
2016
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio as Writer
2016
Too Young To Die! as Screenplay
2016
We're Millennials. Got a Problem? as Teleplay
2014
Saving My Stupid Youth as Writer
2014
Manju Kowai as Writer
2014
Washimo as Writer
2013
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji as Screenplay
2013
The Apology King as Screenplay
2013
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler as Screenplay
2013
Amachan as Writer
2013
Amachan as Writer
2011
Odd Family 11 as Screenstory
2010
Ooedo ribingu deddo as Writer
2010
Detective Lovesick as Writer
2010
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City as Writer
2009
No More Cry as Writer
2009
Kamui as Screenplay
2009
Dumbeast as Writer
2009
Brass Knuckle Boys as Screenplay
2008
Ties of Shooting Stars as Screenplay
2008
Mirai koshi Meguru as Writer
2007
Maiko Haaaan!!! as Writer
2006
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series as Screenplay
2005
Tiger and Dragon as Writer
2005
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims as Screenplay
2004
69 as Screenplay
2004
Drugstore Girl as Writer
2004
Zebraman as Writer
2003
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series as Screenplay
2003
Manhattan Love Story as Writer
2003
Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP as Writer
2003
Iden & Tity as Screenplay
2002
Ping Pong as Screenplay
2002
Kisarazu Cat's Eye as Teleplay
2001
GO as Screenplay
2000
Ikebukuro West Gate Park as Teleplay
1999
Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess as Screenplay
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