Directed credits
9
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Kankuro Kudo
Writing
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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 59
TMDB ID: 87661
IMDb ID: nm1077107
Known for: Writing
Born: July 19, 1970
Age: 55
Place of birth: Miyagi, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1994 - 2026
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.77
Wikidata: Q860820
Also known as
宮藤官九郎 • Kankurō Kudō • Kankurô Kudô • クドカン • 宮藤俊一郎（本名） • 宫藤官九郎
Frequent jobs
Director (9)Writer (25)Screenplay (18)Teleplay (3)Adaptation (1)Creator (1)Producer (1)Screenstory (1)
Biography
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
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Kankuro Kudo.
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」
Director
2024 Movie
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
Director
2023 Movie
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
Director
2020 Movie
6.5
Too Young To Die!
Director
2016 Movie
5.3
Maruyama, the Middle Schooler
Director
2013 Movie
6.4
Brass Knuckle Boys
Director
2009 Movie
4.7
Yaji & Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims
Director
2005 Movie
4.0
Ikebukuro West Gate Park SP
Director
2003 Movie
愛が世界を救います
Director
Movie
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Kankuro Kudo.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kankuro Kudo.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kankuro Kudo.
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
Director
2020 Movie
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
Director
2023 Movie
7.3
Tekkonkinkreet
as Sawada (voice)
2006 Movie
6.9
Kids Return
as High School Student
1996 Movie
6.3
No More Cry
Writer
2009 Movie
7.4
GO
Adaptation
2001 Movie
7.8
Memories of Matsuko
as Tetsuya Yamekawa
2006 Movie
7.1
Dear Etranger
as Sawada
2017 Movie
7.3
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
as Ryunosuke Oki
2004 Movie
7.0
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
Writer
2016 Movie
6.4
Brass Knuckle Boys
Director
2009 Movie
5.6
A New Love in Tokyo
as Hideo Nagai
1994 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kankuro Kudo.
8.6
Amachan
Writer • 157 eps
2013 Series
7.8
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
Writer • 47 eps
2019 Series
7.9
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
1 eps
2016 Series
7.4
Ikebukuro West Gate Park
Teleplay • 11 eps
2000 Series
7.0
Detective Lovesick
Writer • 11 eps
2010 Series
7.5
Ties of Shooting Stars
Screenplay • 10 eps
2008 Series
7.8
Extremely Inappropriate!
Screenplay • 10 eps
2024 Series
7.7
Saving My Stupid Youth
Writer • 10 eps
2014 Series
6.5
Kisarazu Cat's Eye
Teleplay • 9 eps
2002 Series
6.6
Tiger and Dragon
Writer • 11 eps
2005 Series
8.2
We're Millennials. Got a Problem?
Teleplay • 10 eps
2016 Series
6.9
Odd Family 11
Screenstory • 9 eps
2011 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kankuro Kudo.
Mar 27
Street Kingdom: Make your own sound.
Screenplay
2026 Movie
7.0
Extremely Inappropriate! New Years Special
Screenplay
2026 Movie
大人計画 平凡パンチライン「Wife is miracle～世界で一番アツい嫁～」
Writer
2025 Movie
7.8
Sunset Sunrise
Screenplay
2025 Movie
5.7
The Last Town We Saw
Screenplay
2024 Movie
唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那
Writer
2024 Movie
7.0
We're Millennials. Got a problem?: The Movie
Writer
2023 Movie
6.4
One Second Ahead, One Second Behind
Screenplay
2023 Movie
6.0
Ichigeki
Screenplay
2023 Movie
7.0
The Mole Song: Final
Writer
2021 Movie
5.6
Punk Samurai Slash Down
Writer
2018 Movie
7.0
The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio
Writer
2016 Movie
6.2
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Screenplay
2013 Movie
6.7
The Apology King
Screenplay
2013 Movie
6.0
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
Writer
2010 Movie
6.3
No More Cry
Writer
2009 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Kankuro Kudo.
8.0
The Laughing Salesman
Screenplay • 4 eps
2025 Series
8.0
Shinjuku Field Hospital
Writer • 11 eps
2024 Series
7.8
Extremely Inappropriate!
Screenplay • 10 eps
2024 Series
8.3
A Town Without Seasons
Producer • 10 eps
2023 Series
7.7
Let's Get Divorced
Writer • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.9
Story of My Family!!!
Writer • 10 eps
2021 Series
7.8
Idaten: Tokyo Olympics Story
Writer • 47 eps
2019 Series
6.4
Prison Princesses
Writer • 10 eps
2017 Series
8.2
We're Millennials. Got a Problem?
Teleplay • 10 eps
2016 Series
7.7
Saving My Stupid Youth
Writer • 10 eps
2014 Series
Manju Kowai
Writer • 1 eps
2014 Series
Washimo
Writer • 78 eps
2014 Series
8.6
Amachan
Writer • 157 eps
2013 Series
6.9
Odd Family 11
Screenstory • 9 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Detective Lovesick
Writer • 11 eps
2010 Series
7.5
Ties of Shooting Stars
Screenplay • 10 eps
2008 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kankuro Kudo.
Seaside Serendipity
as Goro
2025 Movie
The Brightest Sun
2025 Movie
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」
2024 Movie
6.1
Mom, Is That You?!
as Tomiyuki Kibe
2023 Movie
6.8
The Dry Spell
as Fushimi
2023 Movie
Woman’s Lib Vol. 15 ”Mo Gaman Dekinai”
2023 Movie
6.8
Ichikei's Crow The Movie
2023 Movie
7.0
Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
as Loneliness 3
2021 Movie
大人計画ウーマンリブvol.14「もうがまんできない」
2020 Movie
7.1
Dear Etranger
as Sawada
2017 Movie
6.3
My Uncle
as Sadao Haruyama
2016 Movie
9.8
Gamera
as Manafu's father
2015 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Kankuro Kudo.
7.8
Because We Forget Everything
10 eps
2022 Series
獣道一直線！！！
1 eps
2020 Series
劇場の灯を消すな！本多劇場編
1 eps
2020 Series
8.8
Kotaki Brothers and Shikuhakku
as Murata • 12 eps
2020 Series
遠藤憲一と宮藤官九郎の勉強させていただきます
7 eps
2018 Series
7.9
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
1 eps
2016 Series
7.3
Villiany Ganbo
as Iyataro Toyotomi • 11 eps
2014 Series
大人計画「ウェルカム・ニッポン」
1 eps
2012 Series
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」
1 eps
2011 Series
大人計画「母を逃がす」
1 eps
2010 Series
大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」
1 eps
2009 Series
7.5
少年メリケンサックを探せ!!!
15 eps
2008 Series