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Kengo Kora
Japanese actor
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Career
Kora has gained recognition for his roles in films such as Shinji Aoyama's Sad Vacation,[1] Yukio Ninagawa's Snakes and Earrings,[2] Tran Anh Hung's Norwegian Wood,[3] Ryuichi Hiroki's The Egoists,[4] Yoshihiro Fukagawa's Into the White Night,[5] and Koji Wakamatsu's The Millennial Rapture.[6]
Personal life
On October 4, 2024, Kora announced his marriage to actress Kanako Tahara.[7][8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Inugamis | Young Sahei Inugami | Uncredited | |
| Metro ni Notte | ||||
| The Summer of Stickleback | Sho Sugimoto | |||
| 2007 | M | Minoru | ||
| Sad Vacation | Yusuke Mamiya | |||
| Fuckin' Runaway | Takeshi | |||
| 2008 | Snakes and Earrings | Ama | ||
| 108 | Junpei Sasaki | |||
| 2009 | Antarctic Chef | |||
| The Crab Cannery Ship | ||||
| The Vulture | ||||
| Fish Story | Goro | |||
| Zen | Shunryo | |||
| 2010 | Norwegian Wood | Kizuki | ||
| The Lightning Tree | Tomozo | |||
| Fireworks from the Heart | Taro Suto | Lead role | ||
| Box! | Yūki | |||
| A Crowd of Three | Lead role | |||
| Solanin | Naruo Taneda | Lead role | ||
| Bandage | Yukiya | |||
| 2011 | The Egoists | Kazuhiko Ninomiya | Lead role | |
| Tada's Do-It-All House | Hoshi | |||
| Into the White Night | Ryoji Kirihara | Lead role | ||
| The Woodsman and the Rain | Kōichi | |||
| 2012 | Signal | Reiji Urushida | ||
| Kueki Ressha | Shoji Kusakabe | |||
| Kitsutsuki to Ame | Koichi Kishi | |||
| The Millennial Rapture | Hanzō | Lead role | ||
| 2013 | The Story of Yonosuke | Yonosuke Yokomichi | Lead role | |
| A Tale of Samurai Cooking | Yasunobu Funaki | |||
| Roommate | Kensuke Kudo | |||
| Beyond the Memories | Kazue Haruta | |||
| The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Sutemaru (voice) | |||
| 2014 | My Man | Ozaki | ||
| 2015 | The Mourner | Shizuto Sakatsuki | Lead role | |
| Miss Hokusai | Kuninao Utagawa (voice) | |||
| Being Good | Tadashi Okano | Lead role | ||
| 2016 | Utsukushii Hito | Tamaya | ||
| Kako: My Sullen Past | Yasunori | |||
| Bitter Honey | Ryūnosuke Akutagawa | |||
| Shin Godzilla | Yusuke Shimura | [9] | ||
| 2017 | Moon and Lightning | Satoshi | Lead role | |
| Side Job | Miura | |||
| 2018 | Shoplifters | Takumi Maezono | ||
| Natsume's Book of Friends Movie | Mukuo Tsumura (voice) | |||
| Dare to Stop Us | Ken Yoshizawa | |||
| 2019 | Love's Twisting Path | Tajūrō | Lead role | |
| Talking the Pictures | Takayuki Mogi | |||
| No Longer Human | Yukio Mishima | |||
| The Master of Funerals | Daisuke Toyokawa | |||
| Under Your Bed | Mitsui | Lead role | ||
| Noroshi ga Yobu | Short film | |||
| 2020 | Town Without Sea | Kobayashi | [10] | |
| Under the Stars | [11] | |||
| 2021 | Aristocrats | Kōichirō Aoki | [12] | |
| Photograph of Memories | Ichirō Hoshino | [13] | ||
| Remain in Twilight | Kin'ichi | [14] | ||
| 2022 | The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn | Kazuma | [15] | |
| 2 Women | [16] | |||
| 2023 | In Her Room | [17] | ||
| The Water Flows to the Sea | Shigemichi "Nigemichi" Utagawa | [18] | ||
| G-Men | Kaoru Date | [19] | ||
| Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 1 | Shin'ichirō | [20] | ||
| Masked Hearts | [21] | |||
| 2024 | Sin and Evil | Haru | Lead role | [22] |
| Rainy Blue | [23] | |||
| The Voices at War | Morio Tateno | [24] | ||
| Route 29 | [25] | |||
| 2025 | Seaside Serendipity | [26] | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Sunshine | Kazunari Maruyama | Asadora | |
| 2012 | Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance | Miroku Tachi | Lead role | |
| 2015 | Burning Flower | Takasugi Shinsaku | Taiga drama | |
| 2016 | Love That Makes You Cry | Ren Soda | Lead role | [27] |
| Beppin san | Kiyoshi Nogami | Asadora | ||
| 2017 | Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit | Raul | ||
| 2018 | Bye Bye, Black Bird | Lead role | ||
| 2019 | Two Homelands | Tadashi Amō | TV movie | [28] |
| Yume-Shokudō no Ryōrinin | Lead role, TV movie | [29] | ||
| Motokare Mania | Makoto "Makochi" Saitō | Lead role | [30] | |
| 2021 | Reach Beyond the Blue Sky | Shibusawa Kisaku | Taiga drama | [31] |
| Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau | TV movie | [32] | ||
| Isoroku Yamamoto in London | Sadatoshi Tomioka | TV movie | [33] | |
| 2022 | Modern Love Tokyo | Episode 2 | [34] | |
| 2024 | 1122: For a Happy Marriage | Shiro Kashiwagi | [35] | |
| House of Ninjas | Gaku Tawara | [36] | ||
Music videos
| Year | Song | Artist | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Tsumetaiame | Every Little Thing | [37] |
| Shinseiki no Love Song | Asian Kung-Fu Generation | [38] | |
| 2010 | Ima, Kimi ni Itteokou | Fumiya Fujii | |
| 2013 | Ima o Ikite | Asian Kung-Fu Generation | [39] |
| 2021 | Twilight (ONE PIECE Vol.100/Ep.1000 Commemorative Video "WE ARE ONE") | RADWIMPS | [40] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award | Fireworks from the Heart and Solanin | Won | [41] |
| 2011 | 20th Japan Film Professional Awards | Best New Encouragement | A Crowd of Three | Won | |
| 2012 | 35th Japan Academy Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | The Egoists | Won | [42] |
| 36th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won | [43] | |
| 2013 | 36th Japan Academy Film Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Kueki Ressha | Nominated | [44] |
| 2014 | 23rd Japan Film Professional Awards | Best Actor | A Story of Yonosuke | Won | |
| 56th Blue Ribbon Awards | Best Actor | Won | |||
| 2015 | 28th Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Best Actor | The Mourner and Being Good | Won | [41] |