Qyoko Kudo

Qyoko Kudo is a Japanese actress in film and on stage. While having her initial acting classes at UPS Academy founded by Yoko Narahashi, she got her role in the Alejandro González Iñárritu film 'Babel' in 2006. Accumulating experience in acting, she started engaging in the films created by artists from abroad as well as those by domestic directors. The Edmund Yeo film 'kingyo' brought her to Venice Film Festival in 2009. She joined Busan International Film Festival in 2016 by the Norihiro Niwatsukino film 'Suffering of Ninko'. She got a role in Apple tv drama series 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' in 2023 as Emiko Randa, Disney+ drama series 'House of the Owl' in 2024 as Kumiko Takeuchi, the James Mangold film 'Wolverine' in 2013 as Aya, a wife of Shingen Yashida played by Hiroyuki Sanada, the Jack Clough film 'People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan' in 2021 as Mio Azuma. She was nominated for Best Lead Actress award at St. Tropez International Film Festival in 2013 by the Sutipornprachum Vichian film 'Clothes Pegs'. She received Best Actress award at Moonwhite Films International Film Festival in 2021 by the Hamish Downie film 'Matcha and Vanilla'. Kudo often uses her cross bike and motorcycle to travel in/outside Tokyo. First-dan Aikido player. Japanese and English speaker. She has been participating in a grief program to support children.