Kankurō Kudō

{{Short description|Japanese actor and screenwriter}} {{Infobox person | name = Kankurō Kudō | native_name = 宮藤官九郎 | native_name_lang = ja | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = {{nihongo|Shunichirō Kudō|宮藤俊一郎}} | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|7|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Kurihara, Miyagi, Japan | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = {{nihongo|Kudokan|クドカン}} {{nihongo|Kunku|くんく}} {{nihongo|Kun|クン}} {{nihongo|Kanku|カンクちゃん|Kanku-chan}} | known_for = Ikebukuro West Gate Park Kisarazu Cat's Eye Ryūsei no Kizuna Amachan Gomen ne Seishun! Idaten Go Ping Pong Maiko Haaaan!!! Zebraman Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City | occupation = Screenwriter, dramatist, film director, actor }} {{nihongo|'''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''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://talent.yahoo.co.jp/pf/detail/pp6858|script-title=ja:宮藤官九郎|accessdate=2016-06-25|publisher=Yahoo Japan Corporation|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/201926/profile/|script-title=ja:宮藤官九郎のプロフィール |accessdate=2016-06-25|publisher=oricon ME inc.|language=Japanese}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eiga.com/person/27488/award/|script-title=ja:宮藤官九郎受賞歴|accessdate=2016-06-25|publisher=eiga.com inc.|language=Japanese}}</ref>

He acted in ''Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World'', and is also guitarist in the Japanese comedy rock band Group Tamashii.

==Selected filmography==

===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)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/pp/tooyoungtodie01|script-title=ja:「TOO YOUNG TO DIE! 若くして死ぬ」特集宮藤官九郎×長瀬智也×神木隆之介インタビュー|accessdate=2016-06-25|publisher=Natasha, Inc|language=Japanese}}</ref>

===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)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-61721|title= いだてん東京オリムピック噺|access-date= December 27, 2022|work= TV drama database}}</ref> * ''Extremely Inappropriate!'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://thetv.jp/program/0001039130/|title= 不適切にもほどがある!|access-date= June 24, 2024|work= The Television}}</ref>

===Actor=== * ''The Thirteen Steps'' (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)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=337190 |script-title=ja:ゲゲゲの女房 (2010) |accessdate= 2010-12-18|language= Japanese|publisher= Allcinema.net}}</ref> * ''Piece of Cake'' (2015) * ''Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone'' (2020) * ''Because We Forget Everything'' (2022)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/493524|title= 「すべて忘れてしまうから」阿部寛の恋人役は尾野真千子「どんな姿で現れるかな～???」|access-date= September 15, 2022|website= Oricon|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Ichikei's Crow: The Movie'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/97492/|title= 映画イチケイのカラス|access-date= November 8, 2022|work= eiga.com}}</ref> * ''The Dry Spell'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/514385|title= 生田斗真の主演作「渇水」に門脇麦、磯村勇斗、尾野真千子、宮藤官九郎、池田成志|access-date= February 27, 2023|website= Natalie|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Mom, Is That You?!'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/98064/|title= こんにちは、母さん|access-date= March 21, 2023|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Seaside Serendipity'' (2025)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/102504/|title= 海辺へ行く道|access-date= 22 January 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> * ''The Brightest Sun'' (2026)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/103169/|title= 時には懺悔を|access-date= 1 January 2025|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref>

==Awards and honours== * Medal with Purple Ribbon (2025)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20251101-OYT1T50193/|title= 宮藤官九郎さんに紫綬褒章、騎手の横山典弘さんに黄綬褒章…秋の褒章受章者738人・24団体|access-date= 2 November 2025|date= 2 November 2025|website= Yomiuri Shimbun|language=ja}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=1077107|name=Kankuro Kudo}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kudo, Kankuro}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Actors from Miyagi Prefecture Category:People from Kurihara, Miyagi Category:Japanese male actors Category:Japanese screenwriters Category:Juzo Itami Award winners Category:Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon