Kankuro Kudo
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Kankuro Kudo is one more of the people the industry actually runs on, a Japanese screenwriter better known from credit lists than from press coverage. There is 'GO' as well. Projects, not roles, are the unit this career is measured in. 'Zebraman' is where the largest audience encountered this work.
Kankuro Kudo
36 Movies
19 Series
Kankuro Kudo is one more of the people the industry actually runs on, a Japanese screenwriter better known from credit lists than from press coverage. There is 'GO' as well. Projects, not roles, are the unit this career is measured in. 'Zebraman' is where the largest audience encountered this work.
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Street Kingdom: Make your own sound.
Screenplay
2026
Film
大パルコ人⑤オカタイロックオペラ「雨の傍聴席、おんなは裸足…」
Director
2025
Film
The Laughing Salesman
Creator
2025–
TV
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
Film
Sunset Sunrise
Screenplay
2025
Film
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
Film
Shinjuku Field Hospital
Writer · 11 episodes
2024–
TV
Extremely Inappropriate!
Creator
2024–
TV
唐茄子屋 不思議国之若旦那
Director
2024
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Kankuro Kudo and where are they from?
Kankuro Kudo is 56 years old, born on July 19, 1970 in Miyagi, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Kankuro Kudo?
Kankuro Kudo is best known for directing Zebraman, GO, Ping Pong.
How many movies has Kankuro Kudo directed?
Over a 27-year career (since 1999), Kankuro Kudo has directed or written 36 films and worked on 19 TV shows.
What was Kankuro Kudo's first movie?
The career of Kankuro Kudo began with 愛が世界を救います ().
What is Kankuro Kudo's most recent movie or series?
Kankuro Kudo's most recent release is Street Kingdom: Make your own sound., which premiered on March 27, 2026.
What TV shows has Kankuro Kudo created or directed?
On television, Kankuro Kudo has appeared in Saving My Stupid Youth, Story of My Family!!!, Let's Get Divorced, Extremely Inappropriate!.
Kankuro Kudo
1970-07-19 · Miyagi, Japan
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.Kankurō Kudō, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia