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Kankurō Kudō (宮藤 官九郎, Kudō Kankurō, born July 19, 1970 in Miyagi Prefecture) is a Japanese screenwriter, dramatist, director, actor and member of the theater company Otona Keikaku.[1][2] 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.[3]
Kankurō Kudō | |
|---|---|
宮藤 官九郎 | |
| Born | Shunichirō Kudō (宮藤 俊一郎) 19 July 1970 Kurihara, Miyagi, Japan |
| Other names | Kudokan (クドカン) Kunku (くんく) Kun (クン) Kanku (カンクちゃん, Kanku-chan) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, dramatist, film director, actor |
| Known for | Ikebukuro West Gate Park Kisarazu Cat's Eye Ryūsei no Kizuna Amachan Gomen ne Seishun! Idaten Go Ping Pong Maiko Haaaan!!! |
He acted in Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World, and is also guitarist in the Japanese Comedy Rock Band Group Tamashii.
Director
- Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san (2005)
- Shonen Merikensack (2008)
Writer (Movie Screenplays)
- Go (2001)
- Ping Pong (2002)
- Drugstore Girl (2003)
- Iden & Tity (2003)
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Japan Series (2003)
- 69 (2004)
- Zebraman (2004)
- Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san (2005)
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series (2006)
- Maiko Haaaan!!! (2007)
- Shonen Merikensack (2008)
- Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)
- Too Young To Die! (2016)[4]
Writer (Television)
- Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2000)
- Rocket Boy (2001)
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye (2002)
- Manhattan Love Story (2003)
- Boku no Mahōtsukai (2003)
- Tiger and Dragon (2005)
- Wagahai wa Shufu de aru (2006)
- Ryūsei no Kizuna (2008)
- Amachan (2013)
- Gomen ne Seishun! (2014)
- Kangoku no Ohimesama (2017)
- Idaten (2019)[5]
- Extremely Inappropriate! (2024)[6]
Actor
- 13 Kaidan (2003)
- Fukumimi (2003)
- Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (Directed by Yukisada Isao) (2004)
- Kono Mune Ippai no Ai o (Directed by Akihiko Shiota) (2005)
- Memories of Matsuko (Directed by Tetsuya Nakashima) (2006)
- Tekkon Kinkreet [voice] (Directed by Michael Arias) (2006)
- Taitei no Ken (Directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi) (2007)
- Welcome to the Quiet Room (Directed by Suzuki Matsuo) (2007)
- Mōryō no Hako (Directed by Masato Harada) (2007)
- GeGeGe no Nyōbō (2010)[7]
- Piece of Cake (2015)
- Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020)
- Because We Forget Everything (2022)[8]
- Ichikei's Crow: The Movie (2023)[9]
- The Dry Spell (2023)[10]
- Mom, Is That You?! (2023)[11]
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