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Kundō Koyama, born on June 23, 1964 in Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, is a screenwriter, broadcast writer and songwriter. Kundō Koyama is 62 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Nihon University. Awards on record include Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year (2009). The listed height is 180 cm.
My Take
The fact I cannot stop turning over about Kundō Koyama is that the same writer produced Iron Chef and Departures. One is loud, theatrical, gleefully absurd television; the other is a quiet film about a man who prepares the dead for burial, and it won the 2009 Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay along with the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Most writers pick a register and stay there. Koyama apparently treats register as a tool rather than an identity. Born in Amakusa, Kumamoto in 1964 and educated at Nihon University, he came up as a broadcast writer, and I think that origin explains more than the film credit does. Broadcast writing teaches you to build a frame that other people can perform inside — you are designing an occasion, not just lines. Departures is exactly that: a ceremony given a shape. He has also written under the pen name Udon Kumayakko, an anagram of his own name reversed, which is a small joke that tells you he never stopped playing with material.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kundō Koyama
- Name (Japanese)
- 小山薫堂
- Reading
- こやま くんどう
- Born
- June 23, 1964 (age 62)
- Origin
- Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 180 cm
- Occupation
- writer / screenwriter / broadcast writer / songwriter
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
2. Background
- University
- Nihon University
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kund%C5%8D%20Koyama
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E5%B1%B1%E8%96%AB%E5%A0%82
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10958806
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kundō Koyama born?
Kundō Koyama was born on June 23, 1964 and is 62 years old.
Where is Kundō Koyama from?
Kundō Koyama is from Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kundō Koyama do?
Kundō Koyama works as writer, screenwriter, broadcast writer, songwriter.
How tall is Kundō Koyama?
Kundō Koyama is 180 cm tall.
Where did Kundō Koyama study?
Kundō Koyama attended Nihon University.
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