Kankuro Kudo
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Kankuro Kudo

Jul 19, 1970 - 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 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

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Movie2002Rock'n'Roll Mishin
Movie2003Fukumimi
Movie2001エロスの果て
MovieN/A愛が世界を救います
Movie1994A New Love in TokyoHideo Nagai
Movie2023Mom, Is That You?!Tomiyuki Kibe
Movie2020大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
Movie1998Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime EradicationIkuo Kashiwada
Movie2023The Dry SpellFushimi
Movie2010Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys LooseIkuo Kashiwada (credit only)
Movie2023Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
Movie2023Ichikei's Crow The Movie
Movie2009SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
Movie2008The Short Films Everyone started out as a child
Movie2007Welcome to the Quiet RoomTetsuo Yakihata
Movie2015BakumanTaro Kawaguchi
Movie2015Piece of CakeManager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
Movie2005A Heartful of LoveMitsuo Usui
Movie2016My UncleSadao Haruyama
Movie2007The Sword of AlexanderSasuke
Movie2006TekkonkinkreetSawada (voice)
Movie2009Instant SwampDetective Sawaragi
Movie2004Crying Out Love in the Center of the WorldRyunosuke Oki
Movie2003Thirteen StepsToru Kihara
Movie2017Dear EtrangerSawada
Movie2010The Wife of GegegeShigeru Mura
Movie2010The Tragedy of W
Movie2015GameraManafu's father
Movie2006Memories of MatsukoTetsuya Yamekawa
Movie2002The Labor Cop
Movie1996Kids ReturnHigh School Student
Movie2021Ora, Ora Be Goin' AloneLoneliness 3
Movie2001Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
Movie2012The Castle of Crossed Destinies
Movie2026The Brightest Sun
Movie2025Seaside SerendipityGoro
Movie2024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」
Movie2009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！～」
Movie2013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！！」
Movie2016大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」
Movie2025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…」
TV Show2003大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」1
TV Show2006大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」1
TV Show2011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」1
TV Show2004大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」1
TV Show1999大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」1
TV Show2001大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．６「キラークイーン６６６」1
TV Show1997大人計画「生きてるし死んでるし」1
TV Show2002大人計画「春子ブックセンター」1
TV Show2001大人計画「エロスの果て」1
TV Show2014Villiany GanboIyataro Toyotomi11
TV Show2009大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」1
TV Show2020獣道一直線！！！1
TV Show2006大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」1
TV Show2020劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編1
TV Show2010大人計画「母を逃がす」1
TV Show2012大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」1
TV Show2002California Dreamin'Hajime Yamazaki0
TV Show2022Because We Forget Everything10
TV Show2018遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます7
TV Show2008少年メリケンサックを探せ!!!15
TV Show2016Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~1
TV Show2020Kotaki Brothers and ShikuhakkuMurata12
TV Show2003Love & War of a Samurai7

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Movie2020大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」DirectorDirecting
Movie2020大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」WriterWriting
Movie2003Ikebukuro West Gate Park SPDirectorDirecting
Movie2003Ikebukuro West Gate Park SPWriterWriting
Movie2021The Mole Song: FinalWriterWriting
Movie2010Ooedo ribingu deddoDirectorDirecting
Movie2010Ooedo ribingu deddoWriterWriting
Movie2023Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”DirectorDirecting
Movie2023Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”WriterWriting
Movie2004Drugstore GirlWriterWriting
Movie2023IchigekiScreenplayWriting
Movie2009Brass Knuckle BoysScreenplayWriting
Movie2016Too Young To Die!DirectorDirecting
Movie2016The Mole Song: Hong Kong CapriccioWriterWriting
Movie2010Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra CityWriterWriting
Movie2009KamuiScreenplayWriting
Movie2005Yaji & Kita: The Midnight PilgrimsDirectorDirecting
Movie200469ScreenplayWriting
Movie2013Maruyama, the Middle SchoolerScreenplayWriting
Movie2013The Apology KingScreenplayWriting
Movie2016Too Young To Die!ScreenplayWriting
Movie2005Yaji & Kita: The Midnight PilgrimsScreenplayWriting
Movie2002Ping PongScreenplayWriting
Movie2004ZebramanWriterWriting
Movie2009Brass Knuckle BoysDirectorDirecting
Movie2013Maruyama, the Middle SchoolerDirectorDirecting
Movie1999Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb PrincessScreenplayWriting
Movie2003Iden & TityScreenplayWriting
Movie2013The Mole Song: Undercover Agent ReijiScreenplayWriting
Movie2023We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The MovieWriterWriting
MovieN/A愛が世界を救いますDirectorDirecting
MovieN/A愛が世界を救いますScenario WriterWriting
Movie2003Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon SeriesScreenplayWriting
Movie2006Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World SeriesScreenplayWriting
Movie2009No More CryWriterWriting
Movie2018Punk Samurai Slash DownWriterWriting
Movie2009DumbeastWriterWriting
Movie2024The Last Town We SawScreenplayWriting
Movie2023One Second Ahead, One Second BehindScreenplayWriting
Movie2024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」DirectorDirecting
Movie2024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」WriterWriting
Movie2025大人計画 平凡パンチライン「Wife is miracle～世界で一番アツい嫁～」WriterWriting
Movie2026Extremely Inappropriate! New Years SpecialScreenplayWriting
Movie2024唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那WriterWriting
Movie2024唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那DirectorDirecting
Movie2026Street Kingdom: Make your own sound.ScreenplayWriting
Movie2025Sunset SunriseScreenplayWriting
Movie2002Ping PongAdaptationWriting
Movie2009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！～」WriterWriting
Movie2009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！～」DirectorDirecting
Movie2013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！！」WriterWriting
Movie2013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！！」DirectorDirecting
Movie2016大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」WriterWriting
Movie2016大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」DirectorDirecting
Movie2025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…」WriterWriting
Movie2025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…」DirectorDirecting
Movie2005Tiger & Dragon SpecialWriterWriting
Movie2007Maiko Haaaan!!!ScreenplayWriting
Movie2001GOScreenplayWriting
TV Show2013AmachanWriterWriting
TV Show2011Odd Family 11ScreenstoryWriting
TV Show2016We're Millennials. Got a Problem?TeleplayWriting
TV Show2008Ties of Shooting StarsScreenplayWriting
TV Show2014Saving My Stupid YouthWriterWriting
TV Show2003Manhattan Love StoryWriterWriting
TV Show2005Tiger and DragonWriterWriting
TV Show2010Detective LovesickWriterWriting
TV Show2019Idaten: Tokyo Olympics StoryWriterWriting
TV Show2021Story of My Family!!!WriterWriting
TV Show2014Manju KowaiWriterWriting
TV Show2000Ikebukuro West Gate ParkTeleplayWriting
TV Show2002Kisarazu Cat's EyeTeleplayWriting
TV Show2014WashimoWriterWriting
TV Show2023Let's Get DivorcedWriterWriting
TV Show2023A Town Without SeasonsWriterWriting
TV Show2023A Town Without SeasonsProducerProduction
TV Show2023A Town Without SeasonsDirectorDirecting
TV Show2008Mirai koshi MeguruWriterWriting
TV Show2002Kisarazu Cat's EyeDirectorDirecting
TV Show2010Detective LovesickDirectorDirecting
TV Show2024Extremely Inappropriate!ScreenplayWriting
TV Show2024Shinjuku Field HospitalWriterWriting
TV Show2023Let's Get DivorcedScreenplayWriting
TV Show2025The Laughing SalesmanScreenplayWriting
TV Show2017Prison PrincessesWriterWriting
TV ShowN/ADid Someone Happen to Mention Me?WriterWriting
TV ShowN/ADid Someone Happen to Mention Me?ScreenplayWriting
TV Show2011Odd Family 11CreatorCreator
TV Show2021Story of My Family!!!CreatorCreator
TV Show2006I am a HousewifeCreatorCreator
TV Show2003Manhattan Love StoryCreatorCreator
TV Show2024Extremely Inappropriate!CreatorCreator
TV Show2013AmachanCreatorCreator
TV Show2025The Laughing SalesmanCreatorCreator