Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora
Kora in 2016
Born (1987-11-12) November 12, 1987
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005–present
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)

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

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

Year Title Role Notes
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)
2019Tajūrō Jun'aikiTajūrōLead role
Katsuben!

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2011OhisamaKazunari MaruyamaNHKAsadora
2012Crime and Punishment: A Falsified RomanceMiroku TachiWowowLead role
2015Hana MoyuTakasugi ShinsakuNHKTaiga drama
2016Love That Makes You CryRen SodaFuji TVLead role[7]
Beppin sanKiyoshi NogamiNHKAsadora
2017Moribito: Guardian of the SpiritRaulNHK
2018Bye Bye, Black BirdWowowLead role

Awards

Year Award Category Work(s) Result
2010 23rd Nikkan Sports Film Award Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award Fireworks from the Heart and Solanin Won
2011 20th Japan Film Professional Awards Best New Encouragement A Crowd of Three Won
2012 35th Japan Academy Prize Newcomer of the Year The Egoists Won
56th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Won
2013 36th Japan Academy Prize Best Supporting Actor Kueki Ressha Nominated
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 Award Best Actor The Mourner and Being Good Won

References

  1. ↑ Schilling, Mark (7 September 2007). "'Sad Vacation' - The Japan Times". The Japan Times.
  2. ↑ Brown, Todd (24 June 2009). "NYAFF 09 Review: SNAKES AND EARRINGS". Twitch Film.
  3. ↑ Croce, Fernando F. (2 January 2012). "Norwegian Wood - Film Review - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine.
  4. ↑ Lee, Maggie (25 April 2012). "The Egoists - Variety". Variety.
  5. ↑ Romney, Jonathan (13 February 2011). "Into The White Night - Review - Screen". Screen International.
  6. ↑ Young, Neil (3 September 2012). "The Millennial Rapture (Sennen no Yuraku): Venice Review - The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ↑ 有村架純×高良健吾「いつ恋」最終回、長い恋模様の結末は？視聴者の“余韻”収まらず (in Japanese). modelpress. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
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