Kengo Kora
Kengo Kora (高良 健吾, Kōra Kengo, born November 12, 1987) is a Japanese actor.
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.jpg) Kora in 2016 | |
| Born | November 12, 1987 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | Natsu, Itaru Koro | ||
| Child of the Stars | [7] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ohisama | Kazunari Maruyama | NHK | Asadora | |
| 2012 | Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance | Miroku Tachi | Wowow | Lead role | |
| 2015 | Hana Moyu | Takasugi Shinsaku | NHK | Taiga drama | |
| 2016 | Love That Makes You Cry | Ren Soda | Fuji TV | Lead role | [8] |
| Beppin san | Kiyoshi Nogami | NHK | Asadora | ||
| 2017 | Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit | Raul | NHK | ||
| 2018 | Bye Bye, Black Bird | Wowow | Lead role | ||
| 2019 | Two Homelands | Tadashi Amō | TV Tokyo | TV movie | |
| Yume-Shokudō no Ryōrinin | NHK | Lead role, TV movie | [9] | ||
| Motokare Mania | Makoto "Makochi" Saitō | CX | Lead role | [10] | |
| 2021 | Seiten wo Tsuke | Shibusawa Kisaku | NHK | Taiga drama | [11] |
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 Film Prize | Newcomer of the Year | The Egoists | Won |
| 56th Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won | |
| 2013 | 36th Japan Academy Film 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
- Schilling, Mark (7 September 2007). "'Sad Vacation' - The Japan Times". The Japan Times.
- Brown, Todd (24 June 2009). "NYAFF 09 Review: SNAKES AND EARRINGS". Twitch Film.
- Croce, Fernando F. (2 January 2012). "Norwegian Wood - Film Review - Slant Magazine". Slant Magazine.
- Lee, Maggie (25 April 2012). "The Egoists - Variety". Variety.
- Romney, Jonathan (13 February 2011). "Into The White Night - Review - Screen". Screen International.
- Young, Neil (3 September 2012). "The Millennial Rapture (Sennen no Yuraku): Venice Review - The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "芦田愛菜主演「星の子」に岡田将生、大友康平、高良健吾、黒木華らが出演！ 本予告も完成". eiga.com. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- 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.
- "高良健吾さん主演！『夢食堂の料理人～1964東京オリンピック選手村物語～』7月23日放送！". NHK. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- "新木優子：地上波ドラマ初主演で"恋愛下手女子"に 高良健吾と初共演でラブコメ". Mantan-web. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- "2021年大河ドラマ「青天を衝け」出演者発表！＜第１弾＞". NHK. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
External links
- Official profile (in Japanese)
- Kengo Kora on IMDb
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