Director

Ko Kanai

Directing

Career Snapshot

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Directed credits

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Strong directing catalog.

TMDB popularity

0.4

Low visibility

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 17All crew credits: 18

TMDB ID: 2157982

IMDb ID: nm7333600

Known for: Directing

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2012 - 2027

Years active: 16

Average TMDB rating: 7.4

Wikidata: Q104538886

Also known as

Kanai Kou • Kanai Ko • Kanai Hiro

Frequent jobs

Director (17)Production Director (1)

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Biography

Kanai Ko is a Japanese director. Winner of 82nd Television Drama Academy Awards - Best Director for "Hero 2" (2014)

Movies

Directed Movies

Movies directed by Ko Kanai.

Movie poster for The Gate of Murder (2027)

Feb 19, 2027

Director

The Gate of Murder

2027 • Movie

Series

Directed Series

Series directed by Ko Kanai.

Director • 6 eps

Scandal Eve

2025 • Series

Director • 11 eps

Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire

2024 • Series

Director • 9 eps

Yuria's Red Thread of Fate

2023 • Series

Director • 9 eps

Unknown

2023 • Series

Director • 10 eps

Hold My Hand at Twilight

2023 • Series

Director • 4 eps

The Travel Nurse

2022 • Series

Director • 7 eps

Master's Daughter

2022 • Series

Director • 8 eps

By the age of 30

2022 • Series

Director • 10 eps

Life's Punchline

2021 • Series

Production Director • 5 eps

17.3 about a sex

2020 • Series

Director • 10 eps

Good Doctor

2018 • Series

Director • 10 eps

The Confidence Man JP

2018 • Series

Director • 1 eps

Naomi and Kanako

2016 • Series

Director • 9 eps

Koinaka

2015 • Series

Director • 11 eps

Bitter Blood

2014 • Series

Director • 11 eps

Summer Nude

2013 • Series

Director • 10 eps

Priceless

2012 • Series

Movies