Kankuro Kudo

Personal Info

Known For Writer

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

Writer

愛が世界を救います

as Scenario Writer

2025
Sunset Sunrise

as Writer

2024
2024
2023
Ichigeki

as Screenplay

2023
2023
Let's Get Divorced

as Screenplay

2021
2021
2017
Prison Princess

as Writer

2016
Too Young To Die!

as Screenplay

2014
Manju Kowai

as Writer

2014
Washimo

as Writer

2013
Amachan

as Writer

2013
The Apology King

as Screenplay

2013
Amachan

as Writer

2011
Odd Family 11

as Screenstory

2010
2010
2009
Kamui

as Screenplay

2009
Brass Knuckle Boys

as Screenplay

2009
No More Cry

as Writer

2008
2008
2007
Maiko Haaaan!!!

as Writer

2005
2004
Drugstore Girl

as Writer

2004
Zebraman

as Writer

2004
69

as Screenplay

2003
Iden & Tity

as Screenplay

2003
2002
Ping Pong

as Screenplay

2002
Kisarazu Cat's Eye

as Teleplay

2001
GO

as Screenplay

2000

Actor

2023
The Dry Spell

as Fushimi

2021
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone

as Loneliness 3

2017
Dear Etranger

as Sawada

2016
My Uncle

as Sadao Haruyama

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

2010
The Wife of Gegege

as Shigeru Mura

2010
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose

as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)

2009
Instant Swamp

as Detective Sawaragi

2007
Welcome to the Quiet Room

as Tetsuo Yakihata

2006
Tekkonkinkreet

as Sawada (voice)

2006
Memories of Matsuko

as Tetsuya Yamekawa

2005
A Heartful of Love

as Mitsuo Usui

2003
Thirteen Steps

as Toru Kihara

1996
Kids Return

as High School Student

1994
A New Love in Tokyo

as Hideo Nagai

Creator

2023
2021
2013
Amachan

as Creator

2011
Odd Family 11

as Creator

2003

Producer

2023