Actor profile

Kankuro Kudo

19th July 1970 Miyagi, Japan Writing

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

37 Movies 23 TV Shows 2 In Production 64 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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…」 poster

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…」 6th November 2025

Seaside Serendipity poster

Seaside Serendipity 29th August 2025 as 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」 poster

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」 7th November 2024

Mom, Is That You?! poster

Mom, Is That You?! 1st September 2023 as Tomiyuki Kibe

The Dry Spell poster

The Dry Spell 2nd June 2023 as Fushimi

Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai” poster

Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai” 14th April 2023

Ichikei's Crow The Movie poster

Ichikei's Crow The Movie 13th January 2023

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone poster

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone 6th November 2020 as Loneliness 3

大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」 poster

大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」 2nd April 2020

Dear Etranger poster

Dear Etranger 26th August 2017 as Sawada

大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」 poster

大パルコ人③ステキロックオペラ「サンバイザー兄弟」 13th November 2016

My Uncle poster

My Uncle 3rd November 2016 as Sadao Haruyama

Gamera poster

Gamera 8th October 2015 as Manafu's father

Bakuman poster

Bakuman 3rd October 2015 as Taro Kawaguchi

Piece of Cake poster

Piece of Cake 5th September 2015 as 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！！」 poster

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！！」 24th November 2013

The Castle of Crossed Destinies poster

The Castle of Crossed Destinies 22nd December 2012

The Wife of Gegege poster

The Wife of Gegege 20th November 2010 as Shigeru Mura

Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose poster

Bayside Shakedown 3: Set the Guys Loose 3rd July 2010 as Ikuo Kashiwada (credit only)

SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda poster

SOUL RED Yusaku Matsuda 6th November 2009

Instant Swamp poster

Instant Swamp 23rd May 2009 as 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！～」 poster

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！～」 27th April 2009

The Short Films: We Were All Once Children poster

The Short Films: We Were All Once Children 23rd December 2008

Welcome to the Quiet Room poster

Welcome to the Quiet Room 20th October 2007 as Tetsuo Yakihata

The Sword of Alexander poster

The Sword of Alexander 7th April 2007 as Sasuke

Tekkonkinkreet poster

Tekkonkinkreet 23rd December 2006 as Sawada (voice)

Memories of Matsuko poster

Memories of Matsuko 27th May 2006 as Tetsuya Yamekawa

A Heartful of Love poster

A Heartful of Love 8th October 2005 as Mitsuo Usui

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World poster

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World 8th May 2004 as Ryunosuke Oki

Fukumimi poster

Fukumimi 13th September 2003

Thirteen Steps poster

Thirteen Steps 8th February 2003 as Toru Kihara

Rock'n'Roll Mishin poster

Rock'n'Roll Mishin 28th September 2002

The Labor Cop poster

The Labor Cop 27th April 2002

Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na poster

Kirei kamisama to machiawase shita on'na 18th April 2001

Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication poster

Bayside Shakedown: Autumn Campaign for Crime Eradication 6th October 1998 as Ikuo Kashiwada

Kids Return poster

Kids Return 27th July 1996 as High School Student

A New Love in Tokyo poster

A New Love in Tokyo 17th December 1994 as Hideo Nagai

Because We Forget Everything poster

Because We Forget Everything 14th September 2022

獣道一直線！！！ poster

獣道一直線！！！ 15th October 2020

劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編 poster

劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編 26th September 2020

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku poster

Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku 11th January 2020 as Murata

遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます poster

遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます 12th November 2018

Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ poster

Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ 22nd October 2016

Villiany Ganbo poster

Villiany Ganbo 14th April 2014 as Iyataro Toyotomi

大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」 poster

大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」 28th March 2012

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」 poster

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」 10th June 2011

大人計画「母を逃がす」 poster

大人計画「母を逃がす」 1st December 2010

大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」 poster

大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」 3rd October 2009

少年メリケンサックを探せ!!! poster

少年メリケンサックを探せ!!! 7th December 2008

大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」 poster

大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」 11th November 2006

大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」 poster

大人計画「まとまったお金の唄」 14th May 2006

大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」 poster

大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」 8th September 2004

Love & War of a Samurai poster

Love & War of a Samurai 22nd August 2003

大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」 poster

大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．７「熊沢パンキース０３」 30th July 2003

大人計画「春子ブックセンター」 poster

大人計画「春子ブックセンター」 15th May 2002

California Dreamin' poster

California Dreamin' 12th April 2002 as Hajime Yamazaki

大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．６「キラークイーン６６６」 poster

大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．６「キラークイーン６６６」 19th October 2001

大人計画「エロスの果て」 poster

大人計画「エロスの果て」 14th March 2001

大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」 poster

大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．４「ウーマンリブ発射！」 27th October 1999

大人計画「生きてるし死んでるし」 poster

大人計画「生きてるし死んでるし」 17th December 1997

Look Back poster

Coming soon

Look Back 11th September 2026 as Tamai

The Brightest Sun poster

Coming soon

The Brightest Sun 28th August 2026