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