Kankurô Kudô
b. 1970 (age 56)
Miyagi, Japan
Actor
Director
Writer
Kankurō Kudō (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
Filmography
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★ 7.2
Extremely Inappropriate! Special
2026 Writer
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Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
2026 Writer
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★ 6.7
Sunset Sunrise
2025 Writer
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★ 6.6
Seaside Serendipity
2025 Actor
Gorou
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★ 8.6
The Brightest Sun
2025 Actor
Akeno
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★ 7.6
Extremely Inappropriate!
2024 Writer
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★ 6.9
Shinjuku Yasen Byoin
2024 Writer
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★ 6.8
Owari ni Mita Machi
2024 Writer
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★ 6.6
Let's Get Divorced
2023 Writer
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★ 6.5
One Second Ahead, One Second Behind
2023 Writer
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★ 6.7
Mom, Is That You?!
2023 Actor
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★ 5.7
Ichikei's Crow
2023 Actor
Teruo Kobayakawa
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★ 7.6
A Town Without Seasons
2023 Writer
Director
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★ 5.9
Yutori Desu ga Nani ka International
2023 Writer
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★ 6.0
The Dry Spell
2023 Actor
Fushimi
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Ichigeki
2023 Writer
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★ 7.0
Because We Forget Everything
2022 Actor
Takayuki Fukuo
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★ 6.1
Mole Song Final
2021 Writer
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★ 6.5
I Shall Live by Myself
2020 Actor
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★ 7.0
Kotaki Kyodai to Shikuhakku
2020 Actor
Murata
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★ 7.6
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
2019 Writer
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★ 6.0
Punk Samurai Slash Down
2018 Writer
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★ 6.4
Kenichi Endo to Kankuro Kudo no Benkyo Sasete Itadakimasu
2018 Self
Writer
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★ 7.0
Dear Etranger
2017 Actor
Sawada
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★ 7.1
Princess in Prison
2017 Writer
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★ 7.3
Yutori Desu ga Nani ka Junmai Ginjo Junjo hen
2017 Writer
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I'm Yamagishi. Got a problem?
2017 Writer
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★ 6.7
Too Young to Die! Wakakushite shinu
2016 Director
Writer
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★ 6.3
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
2016 Writer
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★ 7.5
Yutori desuga nanika
2016 Writer
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★ 6.3
My Uncle
2016 Actor
Sadao Haruyama
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★ 5.9
I Am a Pervert
2016 Actor
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★ 6.9
Bakuman
2015 Actor
Taro Kawaguchi
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★ 7.0
Gamera: 50th Anniversary
2015 Actor
Manafu's father
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★ 7.3
Saving My Stupid Youth
2014 Writer
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Wasimo
2014 Writer
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★ 6.5
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
2013 Writer
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★ 8.2
Amachan
2013 Writer
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★ 6.3
The Apology King
2013 Writer
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★ 6.2
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler
2013 Director
Writer
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Aki no yanaga no Amachan raibu: Ôtomo Yoshihide to nakama tachi dai ongaku kai
2013 Self
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Oyasumi Nippon Nemuiine!
2012 Self
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★ 6.6
Odd Family 11!
2011 Writer
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Music Portrait
2011 Self
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★ 6.0
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
2010 Writer
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★ 7.4
Detective Lovesick
2010 Writer
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★ 7.0
Gegege's Wife
2010 Actor
Shigeru
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★ 5.6
Kamui Gaiden
2009 Writer
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★ 6.8
Instant Swamp
2009 Actor
Detective Sawaragi
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★ 6.3
No More Cry
2009 Writer
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★ 6.4
Dumbeast
2009 Writer
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★ 6.1
Soul Red: Yusaku Matsuda
2009 Self
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★ 6.7
Brass Knuckle Boys
2008 Director
Writer
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The Short Films: We Were All Once Children
2008 Actor
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★ 7.1
Welcome to the Quiet Room
2007 Actor
Tetsuo Yakihata
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★ 6.2
Maiko haaaan!!!
2007 Writer
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★ 5.6
The Sword of Alexander
2007 Actor
Sasuke
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★ 5.3
The Shadow Spirit
2007 Actor
Shunko Kubo
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★ 8.7
Bokura no jidai
2007 Self
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★ 7.5
Tekkonkinkreet
2006 Actor
Sawada
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★ 6.9
Kisarazu Cats' Eye: Sayonara Game
2006 Writer
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★ 8.0
Wagahai wa shufu de aru
2006 Writer
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★ 7.8
Tiger & Dragon
2005 Writer
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★ 6.5
Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
2005 Director
Writer
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★ 6.5
A Heartful of Love
2005 Actor
Mitsuo Usui
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★ 9.4
Tiger & Dragon Special
2005 Writer
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★ 7.2
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
2004 Actor
Ryunosuke Ooki
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★ 6.5
Zebraman
2004 Writer
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★ 6.7
69
2004 Writer
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★ 6.6
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Nihon Series
2003 Writer
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★ 6.6
Thirteen Steps
2003 Actor
Toru Kihara
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★ 6.0
Drugstore Girl
2003 Writer
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★ 6.8
Aiden & Titi
2003 Writer
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★ 8.1
Manhattan Love Story
2003 Writer
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★ 7.1
Boku no mahô tsukai
2003 Director
Writer
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★ 6.4
Fukumimi
2003 Actor
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★ 8.6
Love & War of a Samurai
2003 Actor
Yonosuke (adult)
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★ 7.0
Ping Pong
2002 Writer
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★ 8.0
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
2002 Director
Writer
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★ 7.5
California Dreamin'
2002 Actor
Yamazaki Hajime
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Hiyatoi deka
2002 Actor
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★ 7.4
Go
2001 Writer
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★ 7.2
Yonimo kimyô na monogatari: Aki no tokubetsu hen
2001 Actor
Teru (segment: Mama shin hatsubai!)
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Cross
2001 Actor
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Rocket Boy
2001 Writer
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★ 7.9
Ikebukuro West Gate Park
2000 Writer
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★ 7.3
Oyayubihime
1999 Writer
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ABC... XYZ
1999 Actor
Matsuoka
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Gamera
Actor