Kankuro Kudo
Writing
Born 1970-07-19 · 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
Known for
Tekkonkinkreet
2006 · Movie
Memories of Matsuko
2006 · Movie
Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication
1998 · Movie
Fukumimi
2003 · Movie
Kids Return
1996 · Movie
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
2004 · Movie
Gamera
2015 · Movie
A New Love in Tokyo
1994 · Movie
Dear Etranger
2017 · Movie
A Heartful of Love
2005 · Movie
Rock'n'Roll Mishin
2002 · Movie
Welcome to the Quiet Room
2007 · Movie
Instant Swamp
2009 · Movie
The Tragedy of W
2010 · Movie
Bakuman
2015 · Movie
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
2021 · Movie
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
2023 · Movie
The Castle of Crossed Destinies
2012 · Movie
Mom, Is That You?!
2023 · Movie
The Dry Spell
2023 · Movie
Thirteen Steps
2003 · Movie
My Uncle
2016 · Movie
Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose
2010 · Movie
Piece of Cake
2015 · Movie
The Sword of Alexander
2007 · Movie
The Brightest Sun
Releases Aug 28, 2026
The Wife of Gegege
2010 · Movie
SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda
2009 · Movie
Seaside Serendipity
2025 · Movie
Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na
2001 · Movie
The Short Films Everyone started out as a child
2008 · Movie
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
2023 · Movie
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 · Movie
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
2020 · Movie
愛が世界を救います
— · Movie
The Labor Cop
2002 · Movie
大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」
2016 · Movie
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 · Movie
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 · Movie
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 · Movie