Kankuro Kudo
Writing
Born: July 19, 1970 (age 56) · Miyagi, Japan
Highest Rated
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
Tekkonkinkreet
2006
Kids Return
1996
Memories of Matsuko
2006
Zebraman
2004
GO
2001
Ping Pong
2002
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
2004
Bakuman
2015
Kamui
2009
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
2013
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
2010
Too Young To Die!
2016
Photos (3)
Movies (40)
Tekkonkinkreet
Sawada (voice)
A New Love in Tokyo
Hideo Nagai
Memories of Matsuko
Tetsuya Yamekawa
The Brightest Sun
2026
Kids Return
High School Student
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Ryunosuke Oki
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose
Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)
Mom, Is That You?!
Tomiyuki Kibe
Bakuman
Taro Kawaguchi
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
2023
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
2023
Welcome to the Quiet Room
Tetsuo Yakihata
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
Loneliness 3
Seaside Serendipity
Goro
Piece of Cake
Manager of Asagaya Loft (cameo)
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
Instant Swamp
Detective Sawaragi
Dear Etranger
Sawada
The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
2008
Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication
Ikuo Kashiwada
The Sword of Alexander
Sasuke
痴漢白書 ２
1995
My Uncle
Sadao Haruyama
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
2012
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
2020
A Heartful of Love
Mitsuo Usui
The Wife of Gegege
Shigeru Mura
The Dry Spell
Fushimi
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009
Thirteen Steps
Toru Kihara
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
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
Rock'n'Roll Mishin
2002
Oh, My Buddha!
Kyoko’s father
Gamera
Manafu's father
大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」
2016
Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
2001
The Labor Cop
2002
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
Fukumimi
2003
TV Shows (23)
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
1 eps
Because We Forget Everything
10 eps
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
Murata · 12 eps
Villiany Ganbo
Iyataro Toyotomi · 11 eps
California Dreamin'
Hajime Yamazaki
遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます
7 eps
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」
1 eps
大人計画「春子ブックセンター」
1 eps
Love & War of a Samurai
7 eps
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」
1 eps
獣道一直線！！！
1 eps
大人計画「母を逃がす」
1 eps
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 eps
大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」
1 eps
少年メリケンサックを探せ!!!
15 eps
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．６「キラークイーン６６６」
1 eps
劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編
1 eps
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」
1 eps
大人計画「エロスの果て」
1 eps
大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」
1 eps
大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」
1 eps
大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」
1 eps
大人計画「生きてるし死んでるし」
1 eps
Upcoming (4)
Directing (16)
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
Director
A Town Without Seasons
Director
Detective Lovesick
Director
Too Young To Die!
Director
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
Director
Brass Knuckle Boys
Director
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…」
Director
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler
Director
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
Director
唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那
Director
Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP
Director
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
Director
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！！」
Director
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！～」
Director
大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」
Director
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」
Director
Writing (64)
Amachan
Writer
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
Writer
Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Teleplay
Washimo
Writer
Shinjuku Field Hospital
Writer
Saving My Stupid Youth
Writer
Extremely Inappropriate!
Screenplay
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
Teleplay
Let's Get Divorced
Writer
Let's Get Divorced
Screenplay
A Town Without Seasons
Writer
Tiger and Dragon
Writer
The Laughing Salesman
Screenplay
Prison Princesses
Writer
Ties of Shooting Stars
Screenplay
Detective Lovesick
Writer
We're Millennials. Got a Problem?
Teleplay
Story of My Family!!!
Writer
Manhattan Love Story
Writer
Odd Family 11
Screenstory
69
Screenplay
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
Writer
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Screenplay
Too Young To Die!
Screenplay
Street Kingdom: Make your own sound.
Screenplay
Ping Pong
Screenplay
Ping Pong
Adaptation
GO
Screenplay
Mirai koshi Meguru
Writer
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
Writer
Kamui
Screenplay
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
Writer
Brass Knuckle Boys
Screenplay
One Second Ahead, One Second Behind
Screenplay
The Mole Song: Final
Writer
Maiko Haaaan!!!
Screenplay
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…」
Writer
Sunset Sunrise
Screenplay
Punk Samurai Slash Down
Writer
Drugstore Girl
Writer
Tiger & Dragon Special
Writer
Extremely Inappropriate! New Years Special
Screenplay
Dumbeast
Writer
Zebraman
Writer
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
Screenplay
Iden & Tity
Screenplay
The Apology King
Screenplay
Scary Fairy Tales: Thumb Princess
Screenplay
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler
Screenplay
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
Writer
We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie
Writer
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
Screenplay
唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那
Writer
The Last Town We Saw
Screenplay
Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP
Writer
Manju Kowai
Writer
No More Cry
Writer
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
Screenplay
Ichigeki
Screenplay
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！！」
Writer
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！～」
Writer
大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」
Writer
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」
Writer
大人計画 平凡パンチライン「Wife is miracle～世界で一番アツい嫁～」
Writer
