Acting
Kotaro Tanaka
Born 1982-12-13
Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Department: Acting
Biography
Tanaka Kotaro is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He belongs to Stardust Promotion. In 2000, he made his acting debut in the drama "Heisei Meoto Jawan: Dokechi no Hanamichi." His first movie appearance was in 2001 in the movie "Waterboys." Tanaka won the 42nd New Actor Award of the Television Drama Academy Awards for the TBS drama "Sekai no Chushin de, Ai o Sakebu" in 2004. (Source: chunyu at MyDramaList)
Known For
Prominent works featuring Kotaro Tanaka
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Shape of My Heart
2024
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AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
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The Woman of S.R.I.
1999
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Absolute Zero
2010
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Burn the House Down
2023
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Gokusen
2002
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Toto Nee-chan
2016
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Majisuka Academy
2010
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Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
2003
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Emergency Room 24 Hours
1999
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (81 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Girl from Nowhere | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2026 |
 | BORDERLESS -72 Hours | Shiratori Koji | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Life in Smokey Blue | Kuji Minoru | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest | Tanuma | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Tokyo Water Police | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Ignite | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2025 |
 | After School Doctor | Saejima Yuji [Kei & Naoaki's father] | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Shape of My Heart | [Gay bar owner] | Movie | 2024 |
 | Perfect Propose | Koji | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay" | Kumakawa Kazuya | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Our Lawyer is a Handful | Kiyokawa | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare | Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Burn the House Down | Tomisato | TV Series | 2023 |
 | 18/40: Unbreakable Bond of Dreams | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Matchmaking Restaurant | Fujiwara Kaito | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Ooku: The Inner Chambers | 角南重郷（すなみ しげさと） | TV Series | 2023 |
 | 京都人の密かな愉しみBlue修業中 門出の桜 | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2022 |
 | Hiru | Jun'ya Sato | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~ | Isami Kondo | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira | Midorikawa Ryusei | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist | Kōhei Masuda | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Rent a Person Who Does Nothing | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2020 |
 | The Kings of Laughter | Nezu Kosuke | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Welcome to the Surfing Office | Tatsuya Sawada | Movie | 2019 |
 | Nurse in Action! | Satonaka Eiichi | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Harassment Game | Matsumoto Kota | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Edomae no Shun | Yanagiba Kiichiro | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Imagination Game | Tsutomu Ikeuchi | Movie | 2018 |
| Ashita e no Chikai | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2018 | |
 | Final Cut | Shiro Kawai（河合 史郎） | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Cold Case: Door of Truth | Kashiba Kentaro (Young) | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Cain and Abel | Sano [Representative of "The Society for Protecting the Environment of Lake Shirakawa"] | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Medical Team Lady da Vinci’s Diagnosis | Kanda Koichiro | TV Series | 2016 |
 | 立花登青春手控え | Shinshichi | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Toto Nee-chan | Yamada | TV Series | 2016 |
| 農業女子“はらぺ娘” | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 | |
 | Seven Detectives | Asakura Yuji | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Dear Sister | Hirose [Kazuko's matchmaking partner] | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out | Takashi Nagase | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Tokyo Bandwagon | Aso [Yutaro's grandson] | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoya | Karasawa Kazuhiko | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Trembling Cow | Kato Keita | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Keigo Higashino Mysteries | Yoichi Tamura | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Taira no Kiyomori | Minamoto no Mitsuyasu | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge | Kensuke Motoki | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Marumo's Story | Tatsuya | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger | Mikoto Nakadai | TV Series | 2011 |
| Mesen | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 | |
 | GM: General Medicine | Meguro Shuhei [Izumi's ex-lover] | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Absolute Zero | Masaya Iino | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Legal Eagle, First Class | Kanori Takuya | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Majisuka Academy | Iizuka Kazuhiro | TV Series | 2010 |
| Tough Nights of Club INDIGO | Yoshida | TV Series | 2010 | |
 | KochiKame: The TV Drama | Yosuke | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women | Keigo | Movie | 2009 |
 | 7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe | Junnosuke Shiratori | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Shrill Cries: Reshuffle | Irie Kyosuke | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Auditor | Sato Kento | TV Series | 2008 |
 | God's Puzzle | Sakura | Movie | 2008 |
 | Nagai Nagai Satsujin | Ryo Aonuma | Movie | 2008 |
 | Shrill Cries of Summer | Kyosuke Irie | Movie | 2008 |
 | Daisuki!! | Toshiya Sasaoka | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Sailor Suit and Machine Gun | Tezuka Yuji | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Into the White Night | Koga Hisashi | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Aikurushii | Masaki Seto | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS Abaranger | Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer | Movie | 2005 |
 | H2: The Days with You | Hideo Tachibana | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World | Oki Ryunosuke | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger | Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer | Movie | 2004 |
 | Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold! | Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer | Movie | 2003 |
 | Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger | Mikoto Nakadai | TV Series | 2003 |
 | AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo | Yoshida Mitsuo | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Last Snow | Ryo Sugita | Movie | 2002 |
 | Gokusen | Watanabe [Student of Ara High School] | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Be Nice to People | Akira's fan | TV Series | 2002 |
 | Waterboys | Koutarou | Movie | 2001 |
 | Merry Christmas in Summer | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Junk | Toraji | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Woman of S.R.I. | Naruo Yuya | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Emergency Room 24 Hours | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1999 |