Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora (高良 健吾, Kōra Kengo, born November 12, 1987) is a Japanese actor.

Kengo Kora
Kora in 2016
Born (1987-11-12) November 12, 1987 (age 36)
OccupationActor
Years active2005 - present

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2006The InugamisYoung Sahei InugamiUncredited
Metro ni Notte
The Summer of SticklebackSho Sugimoto
2007MMinoru
Sad VacationYusuke Mamiya
Fuckin' RunawayTakeshi
2008Snakes and EarringsAma
108Junpei Sasaki
2009Antarctic Chef
The Crab Cannery Ship
The Vulture
Fish StoryGoro
Zen
2010Norwegian WoodKizuki
The Lightning TreeTomozo
Fireworks from the HeartTaro SutoLead role
Box!Yūki
A Crowd of ThreeLead role
SolaninNaruo TanedaLead role
BandageYukiya
2011The EgoistsKazuhiko NinomiyaLead role
Tada's Do-It-All HouseHoshi
Into the White NightRyoji KiriharaLead role
The Woodsman and the RainKōichi
2012SignalReiji Urushida
Kueki ResshaShoji Kusakabe
Kitsutsuki to AmeKoichi Kishi
The Millennial RaptureHanzōLead role
2013The Story of YonosukeYonosuke YokomichiLead role
A Tale of Samurai CookingYasunobu Funaki
RoommateKensuke Kudo
Beyond the MemoriesKazue Haruta
The Tale of the Princess KaguyaSutemaru (voice)
2014My ManOzaki
2015The MournerShizuto SakatsukiLead role
Miss HokusaiKuninao Utagawa (voice)
Being GoodTadashi OkanoLead role
2016Utsukushii HitoTamaya
Kako: My Sullen PastYasunori
Bitter HoneyRyūnosuke Akutagawa
Shin GodzillaYusuke Shimura
2017Moon and LightningSatoshiLead role
Side JobMiura
2018ShopliftersTakumi Maezono
Natsume's Book of Friends MovieMukuo Tsumura (voice)
Dare to Stop UsKen Yoshizawa
2019Love's Twisting PathTajūrōLead role
Talking the PicturesTakayuki Mogi
No Longer HumanYukio Mishima
The Master of FuneralsDaisuke Toyokawa
Under Your BedMitsuiLead role
Noroshi ga YobuShort film
2020Town Without SeaKobayashi[7]
Under the Stars[8]
2021AristocratsKōichirō Aoki[9]
Photograph of MemoriesIchirō Hoshino[10]
Remain in TwilightKin'ichi[11]
2022The Three Sisters of Tenmasou InnKazuma[12]
2 Women[13]
2023In Her Room[14]
The Water Flows to the SeaShigemichi "Nigemichi" Utagawa[15]
G-MenKaoru Date[16]
Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 1Shin'ichirō[17]
Masked Hearts[18]
2024Sin and EvilHaruLead role[19]
Rainy Blue[20]

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotesRef.
2011OhisamaKazunari MaruyamaNHKAsadora
2012Crime and Punishment: A Falsified RomanceMiroku TachiWowowLead role
2015Hana MoyuTakasugi ShinsakuNHKTaiga drama
2016Love That Makes You CryRen SodaFuji TVLead role[21]
Beppin sanKiyoshi NogamiNHKAsadora
2017Moribito: Guardian of the SpiritRaulNHK
2018Bye Bye, Black BirdWowowLead role
2019Two HomelandsTadashi AmōTV TokyoTV movie[22]
Yume-Shokudō no RyōrininNHKLead role, TV movie[23]
Motokare ManiaMakoto "Makochi" SaitōFuji TVLead role[24]
2021Reach Beyond the Blue SkyShibusawa KisakuNHKTaiga drama[25]
Anata no Soba de Ashita ga WarauNHKTV movie[26]
Isoroku Yamamoto in LondonSadatoshi TomiokaNHKTV movie[27]
2022Modern Love TokyoAmazon Prime VideoEpisode 2[28]
20241122: For a Happy MarriageShiro KashiwagiAmazon Prime Video[29]
House of NinjasGaku TawaraNetflix[30]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWork(s)ResultRef.
201023rd Nikkan Sports Film AwardYūjirō Ishihara Newcomer AwardFireworks from the Heart and SolaninWon
201120th Japan Film Professional AwardsBest New EncouragementA Crowd of ThreeWon
201235th Japan Academy Film PrizeNewcomer of the YearThe EgoistsWon
36th Elan d'or AwardsNewcomer of the YearHimselfWon[31]
201336th Japan Academy Film PrizeBest Supporting ActorKueki ResshaNominated
201423rd Japan Film Professional AwardsBest ActorA Story of YonosukeWon
56th Blue Ribbon AwardsBest ActorWon
201528th Nikkan Sports Film AwardBest ActorThe Mourner and Being GoodWon

References