Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora
Kora in 2016
Born
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
OccupationActor
Years active2005 - present
AgentTen Carat
Spouse
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(m. 2024)​

Kengo Kora (高良 健吾, Kōra Kengo) 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]

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]

Awards

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2010 23rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award Fireworks from the Heart and Solanin Won [37]
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 [38]
36th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself Won [39]
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 Awards Best Actor The Mourner and Being Good Won [37]

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  22. ^ "罪と悪". eiga.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  23. ^ "レイニーブルー". eiga.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  24. ^ "劇場版 アナウンサーたちの戦争". eiga.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  25. ^ "ルート29". eiga.com. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  26. ^ "海辺へ行く道". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 February 2025.
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  33. ^ "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.
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