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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]

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Kankurō Kudō
宮藤 官九郎
Born	Shunichirō Kudō (宮藤 俊一郎) (1970-07-19) 19 July 1970 (age 52) 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	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.

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! Wakakushite Shinu (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)

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)[5]
• Piece of Cake (2015)
• Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2020)
• Because We Forget Everything (2022)[6]

References

External links

• Kankuro Kudo at IMDb

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