Kengo Kōra

is a Japanese actor.

Career Kora has gained recognition for his roles in films such as Shinji Aoyama's Sad Vacation, Yukio Ninagawa's Snakes and Earrings, Tran Anh Hung's Norwegian Wood, Ryuichi Hiroki's The Egoists, Yoshihiro Fukagawa's Into the White Night, and Koji Wakamatsu's The Millennial Rapture.

Personal life On October 4, 2024, Kora announced his marriage to actress Kanako Tahara.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 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 roleBox! Yūki A Crowd of Three Lead roleSolanin Naruo Taneda Lead roleBandage Yukiya 2011 The Egoists Kazuhiko Ninomiya Lead roleTada's Do-It-All House Hoshi Into the White Night Ryoji Kirihara Lead roleThe 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 roleA 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 roleMiss 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 roleSide 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 Under the Stars 2021 Aristocrats Kōichirō Aoki Photograph of Memories Ichirō Hoshino Remain in Twilight Kin'ichi 2022 The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn Kazuma 2 Women 2023 In Her Room The Water Flows to the Sea Shigemichi "Nigemichi" Utagawa G-Men Kaoru Date Tokyo Revengers 2: Bloody Halloween Part 1 Shin'ichirō Masked Hearts 2024 Sin and Evil Haru Lead role Rainy Blue The Voices at War Morio Tateno Route 29 2025 Seaside Serendipity

Television Year Title Role Notes 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 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 Yume-Shokudō no Ryōrinin Lead role, TV movie Motokare Mania Makoto "Makochi" Saitō Lead role 2021 Reach Beyond the Blue Sky Shibusawa Kisaku Taiga drama Anata no Soba de Ashita ga Warau TV movie Isoroku Yamamoto in LondonSadatoshi Tomioka TV movie 2022 Modern Love Tokyo Episode 2 2024 1122: For a Happy Marriage Shiro Kashiwagi House of Ninjas Gaku Tawara 2026 Blossom Kakunosuke Akiyama Asadora

Music videos

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work(s) Result 2010 23rd Nikkan Sports Film Awards Yūjirō Ishihara Newcomer Award Fireworks from the Heart and Solanin 2011 20th Japan Film Professional Awards Best New Encouragement A Crowd of Three 2012 35th Japan Academy Film Prize Newcomer of the Year The Egoists 36th Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself 2013 36th Japan Academy Film Prize Best Supporting Actor Kueki Ressha 2014 23rd Japan Film Professional Awards Best Actor A Story of Yonosuke 56th Blue Ribbon Awards Best Actor 2015 28th Nikkan Sports Film Awards Best Actor The Mourner and Being Good