Director: Kankuro Kudo

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Birthday: 1970-07-19
Born in: 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

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The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji

After receiving the lowest score ever at the police academy, a man graduates. He gets recruited by the chief and is publicly fired so he can become a mole in a gang.
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The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji

2013

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Zebraman

A failure as a teacher and a familyman, Shinichi tries to escape everyday live by dressing up as the superhero "Zebraman". Although the TV series was canceled after only 6 episodes, this cannot stop him from acting out his escapist fantasy in a self made zebra-suit. He gets more then he could ever wish for when his black-and-white dressed alter-ego seems to be the only thing to stand between absolute (green) evil and a happy ending.
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Ping Pong

As children, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco comes by and chases all of them them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wings and teaches him how to play the game of ping pong. From there a life long best friend relationship comes into existence between these two polar opposite kids.
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Brass Knuckle Boys

A record company office worker named Kanna discovers a punk rock band called Shonen Meriken Sakku 'Brass Knuckle Boys' through the internet and subsequently decides to represent them on behalf of her company. What Kanna did not know was that the Brass Knuckle Boys consists of all middle aged men.
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Brass Knuckle Boys

2009

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The Mole Song: Final

Reiji's final mission is to prevent the smuggling of 600 billion yen of drugs. For his mission, he gets on luxury passenger ship and he faces his strongest enemy to date.
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The Mole Song: Final

2021

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The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio

A young undercover cop tries to get back with his former love, while unraveling the mystery behind the head of the police force. Meanwhile he has to protect the boss' daughter.
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The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio

2016

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Kamui

A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.
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Too Young To Die!

After dying in a bus crash and falling to hell, high schooler Daisuke joins a demonic rock band so he can be reincarnated back into the mortal world.
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Too Young To Die!

2016

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We're Millennials. Got a Problem? International

Three men, born in 1987, are from the yutori generation (relaxed generation) and they continue their attempts at finding love, friendship, and success. Masakazu Sakama stopped working for a large company and took over his family business. But, his family business is not doing well. Kazutoyo Yamaji is a sweet and sincere man. He works as an elementary school teacher, but he doesn't have experience in romantic relationships. For 11 years, Maribu Michigami took the college entrance exam for the university he wanted to attend. He finally made it and attended the school. After graduation, Maribu Michigami launched his own business in China, but that failed. He now supports himself working part-time jobs.
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We're Millennials. Got a Problem? International

2023

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Hoping to catch a girl's attention, high school students Ken and Adama cook up an ambitious plan. They plan a festival that combines film, theater, and rock music, and develop their project into a school road block. This plan however catches the attention of television stations and newspapers, and soon even the cops became involved in this teenage adventure.
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