Kankuro Kudo

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

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Tekkonkinkreet (2006)

Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Arias
CAST:  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Yu Aoi  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Kankuro Kudo

Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Arias
CAST:  Kazunari Ninomiya  •  Yu Aoi  •  Yûsuke Iseya  •  Kankuro Kudo

The Wife of Gegege (2010)

A woman from rural Japan marries a struggling cartoonist in Tokyo. Their life is difficult before he finds success, but at least they're together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuji Suzuki
CAST:  Kazue Fukiishi  •  Kankuro Kudo  •  Maki Sakai  •  Jun Murakami

A woman from rural Japan marries a struggling cartoonist in Tokyo. Their life is difficult before he finds success, but at least they're together.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuji Suzuki
CAST:  Kazue Fukiishi  •  Kankuro Kudo  •  Maki Sakai  •  Jun Murakami

Gamera (2015)

GAMERA is a kaiju short film first released as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Gamera's debut film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhito Ishii
CAST:  Rui Takahashi  •  Kankuro Kudo

GAMERA is a kaiju short film first released as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Gamera's debut film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Katsuhito Ishii
CAST:  Rui Takahashi  •  Kankuro Kudo

The Labor Cop (2002)

Due to the effect of the prolonged great depression, finally even the police have to introduce a part-time job system for its employees. Although his main job is a steeplejack, one man is also employed as a day-laborer detective. He spends his days waiting for an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shutaro Oku
CAST:  Takayuki Imanara  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Kankuro Kudo  •  Masahiko Kawahara

Due to the effect of the prolonged great depression, finally even the police have to introduce a part-time job system for its employees. Although his main job is a steeplejack, one man is also employed as a day-laborer detective. He spends his days waiting for an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shutaro Oku
CAST:  Takayuki Imanara  •  Sadawo Abe  •  Kankuro Kudo  •  Masahiko Kawahara

Ora, Ora Be Goin' Alone (2021)

In 1964, Momoko came by herself to Tokyo from her hometown. She met Shūzō and married him. They raised two children together, but Shūzō suddenly passes away. Momoko is dumbfounded by being alone again. She begins to go to the library and borrows books. This changes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Yûko Tanaka  •  Yu Aoi  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Gaku Hamada

In 1964, Momoko came by herself to Tokyo from her hometown. She met Shūzō and married him. They raised two children together, but Shūzō suddenly passes away. Momoko is dumbfounded by being alone again. She begins to go to the library and borrows books. This changes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shuichi Okita
CAST:  Yûko Tanaka  •  Yu Aoi  •  Masahiro Higashide  •  Gaku Hamada

Ooedo ribingu deddo (2010)

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エロスの果て (2001)

A boy genius named "Kadokawa" invents the ultimate anesthetic for SM play. Kadokawa's madness is turned into reality by his childhood friends Oyamada and Saigo. "A near-future science fiction work that will burn out the "endless everyday life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suzuki Matsuo
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Kankuro Kudo  •  Shoko Ikezu  •  Shima Ise

A boy genius named "Kadokawa" invents the ultimate anesthetic for SM play. Kadokawa's madness is turned into reality by his childhood friends Oyamada and Saigo. "A near-future science fiction work that will burn out the "endless everyday life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Suzuki Matsuo
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Kankuro Kudo  •  Shoko Ikezu  •  Shima Ise

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DIRECTION:  Kankuro Kudo
CAST:  Sadawo Abe  •  Tasuku Emoto  •  Tomu Miyazaki  •  Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

The Dry Spell (2023)

The story takes place during a summer of continuous sunshine when water supply restrictions are issued in the city. Shunsaku Iwakiri works for the city's water department and his job is to visit homes and stores that are behind on their bills and either collect the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Takahashi
CAST:  Toma Ikuta  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Kankuro Kudo  •  Machiko Ono

The story takes place during a summer of continuous sunshine when water supply restrictions are issued in the city. Shunsaku Iwakiri works for the city's water department and his job is to visit homes and stores that are behind on their bills and either collect the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Masaya Takahashi
CAST:  Toma Ikuta  •  Mugi Kadowaki  •  Kankuro Kudo  •  Machiko Ono

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DIRECTION:  Akira Tanaka
CAST:  Yutaka Takenouchi  •  Haru Kuroki  •  Osamu Mukai  •  Takumi Saitoh

Mom, Is That You?! (2023)

Akio Kanzaki’s job as head of human resources is wearing his nerves thinner and thinner. To make matters worse, he’s on the brink of divorce with his wife, and his relationship with his college-student daughter isn’t exactly smooth sailing. One day, he decides to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Mei Nagano  •  YOU

Akio Kanzaki’s job as head of human resources is wearing his nerves thinner and thinner. To make matters worse, he’s on the brink of divorce with his wife, and his relationship with his college-student daughter isn’t exactly smooth sailing. One day, he decides to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yoji Yamada
CAST:  Yo Oizumi  •  Sayuri Yoshinaga  •  Mei Nagano  •  YOU
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