Asuka Kudo (工藤 阿須加, Kudō Asuka, born 1 August 1991 in Saitama Prefecture)[1] is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Tokyo Gakkan High School and Tokyo University of Agriculture. He is represented by Papado.[2]
Asuka Kudo | |
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工藤 阿須加 | |
| Born | 1 August 1991 Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Education |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Agent | Papado |
| Father | Kimiyasu Kudo |
Biography
editKudo's father is professional baseball player and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks coach Kimiyasu Kudo, and his sister is professional golfer Haruka Kudo. He is the first and eldest child of five siblings. Kudo had played tennis himself, but had no experience on professional baseball.[3]
His acting debut was the Nippon TV drama Perfect Son in 2012. In 2013, he appeared in the NHK Taiga drama Yae's Sakura as Yamamoto Yaeko's younger brother Yamamoto Saburō,[4] and later from July to September he appeared in the Fuji Television drama Shomuni 2013.[5]
He later played pitcher Kazuya Okihara in the Tokyo Broadcasting System Nichiyō Gekijō series Roosevelt Game in 2014. Kudo was chosen from the audition from about a hundred applicants, and played as the same position as his father.[6] Later in the 24 May between the Saitama Seibu Lions and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Seibu Prince Dome he wore the Seibu Lions uniform number 47, the same as his father's, and went to the ceremonial first pitch.[7] Kudoh played a gay lover in the Nippon TV drama Fake Marriage.[8][9]
Awards
edit- 24th Japanese Movie Critics Awards Newcomer Award for Best Actor (Toshiko Minami Award) (1/11: Jūichibun no Ichi, Momose, Kocchi o Muite.)
Filmography
editTV drama
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Perfect Son | NTV | |||
| My Little Nightmare | NTV | ||||
| 2013 | Yae's Sakura | Yamamoto Saburō | NHK | Taiga drama | [10] |
| Lady Joker | Takayuki Hatano | Wowow | |||
| Shomuni 2013 | Hayami | Fuji TV | [11] | ||
| 2014 | Roosevelt Game | Kazuya Okihara | TBS | [12] | |
| Natsu no Owari ni, Koi o Shita. | Shunpei Kozuka | Fuji TV | [13][14] | ||
| 2015 | Risking It All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange | Takashi Yamakura | TBS | [15][16] | |
| The Eternal Zero | Takanori Takeda | TV Tokyo | [17][18] | ||
| Kabukimono Keiji | Katsunoshin Yasuda | NHK | |||
| Flowers for Algernon | Kosuke Hiyama | TBS | |||
| Mittsu no Machi no Monogatari | TBS | ||||
| Heat | Toru Shiraishi | KTV | |||
| Red Cross: Onnatachi no Akagami | Hiroto Nakagawa | TBS | |||
| Fake Marriage | Tamotsu Deshimaru | NTV | [19][9] | ||
| 2016 | Here Comes Asa! | Keisuke Higashiyanagi | NHK | Asadora | [20] |
| Your Home Is My Business! | Seiji Niwano | NTV | [21] | ||
| 2017 | Kagerō no Tsuji: Inemuri Iwane Edo Zōshi – The Final | Matsudaira Sadanobu | NHK | ||
| 2018 | Princess Jellyfish | Syu Koibuchi | Fuji TV | ||
| 2019 | Natsuzora: Natsu's Sky | Nobuya Sasaoka | NHK | Asadora | |
| Schöner, Ruhiger Garten | Ren Takana | NHK | |||
| 2021 | The Grand Family | Yoshihiko Ichinose | Wowow | [22] | |
| Emergency Interrogation Room | Yoshiharu Yamagami | TV Asahi | Season 4 | [23] | |
| 2022 | Uzukawamura Jiken | Tatsuki | Wowow | Miniseries | [24] |
| 2023 | Burn the House Down | Kiichi Mitarai | Netflix | [25] | |
| 2024 | Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Tattooed Prisoners Scramble Arc | Hajime Tsukishima | Wowow | [26] |
Films
edit| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lesson of the Evil | Hiroshi Matsumoto | |
| 2014 | 1/11: Jūichibun no Ichi | Kajiya Koshikawa | |
| My Little Nightmare: The Movie | |||
| Momose, Kocchi o Muite. | Shun Miyazaki | ||
| Close Range Love | |||
| 2015 | Again | Haruhiko Sakamichi (28 years ago) | [27][28] |
| 2016 | The Firefly Summers | Shingo | [29] |
| 2017 | To Each His Own | Takashi Aoyama | [30] |
| A Loving Husband | Yohei (college years) | ||
| 2021 | First Gentleman | Kozan Shimazaki | [31] |
| Shinonome-iro no Shūmatsu | Ryūnosuke Kamikawa | [32] | |
| Sing a Bit of Harmony | Tōma (voice) | [33] | |
| 2022 | Anime Supremacy! | Shūhei Munemori | [34] |
| 2024 | Golden Kamuy | Hajime Tsukishima | [26] |
| TBA | Emergency Interrogation Room: The Final | Yoshiharu Yamagami | [23] |
Advertisements
edit| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Toshiba Tōshiba Nodamabu | As Kazuya Okihara[a] | [35][36] |
| Mitsubishi Estate | |||
| Kirin Beverage Fire Double Mountain | [37] | ||
| 2015 | Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma | [38] |
Notes
edit- ^ Collaboration advertisement with the drama Roosevelt Game.
References
edit- ^ "工藤阿須加 INTERVIEW". Plus Act (in Japanese). Wani Books. 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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- ^ "長谷川京子：4年半ぶりドラマ主演 全編NYロケで工藤阿須加とラブコメディー". Mainichi Digital (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ """旬"の若手、工藤阿須加がハセキョーの相手役に抜". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "阪神大震災から20年…上川隆也 特別ドラマで"あの時の消防士"に". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Risking it All: The Spirit of the Men in Orange". Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "工藤阿須加：丸刈り頭で「永遠の0」出演 向井理の生徒に". Mainichi Digital (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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- ^ "天海祐希、沢村一樹と"偽装夫婦" 遊川氏脚本の大人のラブストーリー！" (in Japanese). Oricon. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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- ^ "中井貴一主演「アゲイン 28年目の甲子園」で工藤阿須加&太賀が高校球児に！" (in Japanese). Eiga.com. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
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- ^ "吉岡里帆主演『ハケンアニメ！』高野麻里佳が声優役で実写初出演＆個性豊かな追加キャスト解禁". Movie Walker. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "TBS日曜劇場『ルーズヴェルト・ゲーム』人気急上昇中の沖原和也役・工藤阿須加が始球式での投手デビューに続き、コラボCMでテレビCMデビュー!!" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "工藤阿須加 初CM「ルーズヴェルト・ゲーム」と東芝がコラボ". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "工藤阿須加、米トップモデルのジェラ・マリアーノとCM共演". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "新テレビＣＭ放映のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
External links
edit- Asuka Kudo at IMDb