Kankurō Kudō
Kankurō Kudō 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 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
- ''Shonen Merikensack''
Writer (Movie screenplays)
- Go
- Ping Pong
- Drugstore Girl
- Iden & Tity
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Japan Series
- 69
- Zebraman
- Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye: [World Series]
- Maiko Haaaan!!!
- Shonen Merikensack
- Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City
- ''Too Young To Die!''
Writer (Television)
- Ikebukuro [West Gate Park]
- Rocket Boy
- Kisarazu Cat's Eye
- Manhattan Love Story
- Boku no Mahōtsukai
- Tiger and Dragon
- Wagahai wa Shufu de aru
- Ryūsei no Kizuna
- Amachan
- Gomen ne Seishun!
- Kangoku no Ohimesama
- Idaten
- ''Extremely Inappropriate!''
Actor
- The Thirteen Steps
- Fukumimi
- Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World
- Kono Mune Ippai no Ai o
- Memories of Matsuko
- Tekkon Kinkreet
- Taitei no Ken
- Welcome to [the Quiet Room]
- Mōryō no Hako
- GeGeGe no Nyōbō
- Piece of Cake
- Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone
- Because We Forget Everything
- Ichikei's Crow: The Movie
- The Dry Spell
- Mom, Is That You?!
- Seaside Serendipity
- ''The Brightest Sun''
Awards and honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon