Kankuro Kudo

Born: 1970-07-19

Birthplace: Miyagi, Japan

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

Known For

Tekkonkinkreet
A New Love in Tokyo
Memories of Matsuko
Kisarazu Cat's Eye: World Series
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
Kids Return
GO
Ping Pong
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Bakuman

Top Movie Credits

Tekkonkinkreet Sawada (voice)
Memories of Matsuko Tetsuya Yamekawa
Kids Return High School Student
GO Screenplay
Ping Pong Adaptation
Bakuman Taro Kawaguchi