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
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
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
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
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]
Omoide ShashinIchirō 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]

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref(s)
2011OhisamaKazunari MaruyamaNHKAsadora
2012Crime and Punishment: A Falsified RomanceMiroku TachiWowowLead role
2015Hana MoyuTakasugi ShinsakuNHKTaiga drama
2016Love That Makes You CryRen SodaFuji TVLead role[20]
Beppin sanKiyoshi NogamiNHKAsadora
2017Moribito: Guardian of the SpiritRaulNHK
2018Bye Bye, Black BirdWowowLead role
2019Two HomelandsTadashi AmōTV TokyoTV movie[21]
Yume-Shokudō no RyōrininNHKLead role, TV movie[22]
Motokare ManiaMakoto "Makochi" SaitōFuji TVLead role[23]
2021Reach Beyond the Blue SkyShibusawa KisakuNHKTaiga drama[24]
Anata no Soba de Ashita ga WarauNHKTV movie[25]
Isoroku Yamamoto in LondonSadatoshi TomiokaNHKTV movie[26]
2022Modern Love TokyoAmazon Prime VideoEpisode 2[27]
2024House of NinjasGaku TawaraNetflix[28]

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
  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. "夏、至るころ". eiga.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  8. "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.
  9. "門脇麦×水原希子「あのこは貴族」に、高良健吾＆石橋静河＆山下リオ参戦！ 特報＆ティザービジュアル披露". eiga.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  10. "おもいで写眞". eiga.com. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  11. "成田凌と松居大悟のタッグ作「くれなずめ」公開、共演に高良健吾や若葉竜也". Natalie. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  12. "天間荘の三姉妹". eiga.com. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  13. "あちらにいる鬼". eiga.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  14. "ひとりぼっちじゃない". eiga.com. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  15. "水は海に向かって流れる". eiga.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  16. "Gメン". eiga.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  17. "高良健吾、映画「東京リベンジャーズ2」でマイキーの兄・真一郎役！". eiga.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  18. "愛にイナズマ". eiga.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  19. "罪と悪". eiga.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  20. 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.
  21. "高良健吾×新田真剣佑、『二つの祖国』初共演対談 「考えるきっかけになれば」". Oricon. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  22. "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.
  23. "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.
  24. "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.
  25. "綾瀬はるかと池松壮亮が共演、東日本大震災特集ドラマがNHKで制作開始". Natalie. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  26. "香取慎吾主演『倫敦ノ山本五十六』追加キャストに高良健吾&片岡愛之助ら メインビジュアルも公開". Oricon. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  27. "『モダンラブ・東京』新キャストに高良健吾、三浦透子ら 本予告＆キービジュアルも公開". Real Sound. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  28. "賀来賢人主演・原案『忍びの家 House of Ninjas』、Netflixで2024年配信". Crank-in!. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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