Kankuro Kudo

Writer

Born: July 19, 1970 (age 55)
From: Miyagi, Japan

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…

Filmography (48)

Look Back (2026)
Tamai
The Brightest Sun (2026)
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)
Director
Seaside Serendipity (2025)
Goro
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)
Director
唐茄子屋不思議国之若旦那 (2024)
Director
Mom, Is That You?! (2023)
Tomiyuki Kibe
The Dry Spell (2023)
Fushimi
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai” (2023)
Director
Ichikei's Crow The Movie (2023)
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020)
Loneliness 3
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」 (2020)
Director
Dear Etranger (2017)
Sawada
大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」 (2016)
Director
My Uncle (2016)
Sadao Haruyama
Too Young To Die! (2016)
Director
Gamera (2015)
Manafu's father
Bakuman (2015)
Taro Kawaguchi
Piece of Cake (2015)
Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
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)
Director
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler (2013)
Director
The Castle of Crossed Destinies (2012)
The Wife of Gegege (2010)
Shigeru Mura
Ooedo ribingu deddo
Ooedo ribingu deddo (2010)
Director
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose (2010)
Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda (2009)
Instant Swamp (2009)
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)
Director
Brass Knuckle Boys (2009)
Director
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children (2008)