Kankuro Kudo
Writing
65
Acting Credits
17
Directed
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 th...
Known For
Filmography
The Brightest Sun
2026
Look Back
2026
as Tamai
Seaside Serendipity
2025
as Goro
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
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
Mom, Is That You?!
2023
as Tomiyuki Kibe
The Dry Spell
2023
as Fushimi
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
2023
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
2023
Because We Forget Everything
2022
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
2020
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2020
as Loneliness 3
獣道一直線！！！
2020
劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編
2020
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
2020
as Murata
遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます
2018
Dear Etranger
2017
as Sawada
My Uncle
2016
as Sadao Haruyama
大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」
2016
Cold Case: Door of Truth
2016
as Fujiwara Kanji
Bakuman
2015
as Taro Kawaguchi
Piece of Cake
2015
as Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
Gamera
2015
as Manafu's father
Villiany Ganbo
2014
as Iyataro Toyotomi
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
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
2012
大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」
2012
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
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose
2010
as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
The Wife of Gegege
2010
as Shigeru Mura
大人計画「母を逃がす」
2010
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Instant Swamp
2009
as Detective Sawaragi
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
Oh, My Buddha!
2009
as Kyoko’s father
大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」
2009
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
2008
少年メリケンサックを探せ!!!
2008
Welcome to the Quiet Room
2007
as Tetsuo Yakihata
The Sword of Alexander
2007
as Sasuke
Tekkonkinkreet
2006
as Sawada (voice)
Memories of Matsuko
2006
as Tetsuya Yamekawa
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」
2006
大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」
2006
A Heartful of Love
2005
as Mitsuo Usui
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
2004
as Ryunosuke Oki
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」
2004
Fukumimi
2003
Thirteen Steps
2003
as Toru Kihara
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」
2003
Love & War of a Samurai
2003
Rock'n'Roll Mishin
2002
The Labor Cop
2002
大人計画「春子ブックセンター」
2002
California Dreamin'
2002
as Hajime Yamazaki
エロスの果て
2001
Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
2001
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．６「キラークイーン６６６」
2001
大人計画「エロスの果て」
2001
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」
1999
Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication
1998
as Ikuo Kashiwada
大人計画「生きてるし死んでるし」
1997
Kids Return
1996
as High School Student
痴漢白書 ２
1995
A New Love in Tokyo
1994
as Hideo Nagai