Kankurō Kudō

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Kankurō Kudō (宮藤官九郎; 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 Tamashi.

[edit] Selected filmography

[edit] Director

2005 Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san

[edit] Writer (Movie Screenplays)

2007 Maiko Haaaan!!!

2006 Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series

2005 Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san

2004 69

2004 Zebraman

2003 Drugstore girl

2003 Iden & Tity

2003 Kisarazu Cat's Eye: Japan Series

2002 Ping Pong

2001 Go

[edit] Writer (Television)

2006 Wagahai wa Shufu de aru

2005 Tiger and Dragon

2003 Manhattan Love Story

2003 Boku no Mahōtsukai

2002 Kisarazu Cat's Eye

2001 Rocket Boy

2000 Ikebukuro West Gate Park

[edit] Actor

2004 Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (Directed by Yukisada Isao)

[edit] External links

• Kankuro Kudo at the Internet Movie Database