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Kankuro Kudo

Kankuro Kudo

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. Descriptio

Born

Jul 19, 1970

Miyagi, Japan

Known For

Writing

Movies

41 acting

59 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

Memories of Matsuko
Memories of Matsuko
2006 as Tetsuya Yamekawa
★ 7.8
Tekkonkinkreet
Tekkonkinkreet
2006 as Sawada (voice)
★ 7.4
A New Love in Tokyo
A New Love in Tokyo
1994 as Hideo Nagai
★ 5.6
Kids Return
Kids Return
1996 as High School Student
★ 6.9
Bakuman
Bakuman
2015 as Taro Kawaguchi
★ 6.4
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
★ 7.3
Instant Swamp
Instant Swamp
2009 as Detective Sawaragi
★ 6.8
Welcome to the Quiet Room
Welcome to the Quiet Room
2007 as Tetsuo Yakihata
★ 6.7
Piece of Cake
Piece of Cake
2015 as Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
★ 4.9
Dear Etranger
Dear Etranger
2017 as Sawada
★ 7.1
Mom, Is That You?!
Mom, Is That You?!
2023 as Tomiyuki Kibe
★ 6.1
A Heartful of Love
A Heartful of Love
2005 as Mitsuo Usui
★ 7.3
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2021 as Loneliness 3
★ 7.0
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose
2010 as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
★ 5.2
Thirteen Steps
Thirteen Steps
2003 as Toru Kihara
★ 6.1
The Wife of Gegege
The Wife of Gegege
2010 as Shigeru Mura
The Dry Spell
The Dry Spell
2023 as Fushimi
★ 6.8
Seaside Serendipity
Seaside Serendipity
2025 as Goro
My Uncle
My Uncle
2016 as Sadao Haruyama
★ 6.4
The Sword of Alexander
The Sword of Alexander
2007 as Sasuke
★ 5.6
Gamera
Gamera
2015 as Manafu's father
★ 9.8