Acting

Kotaro Tanaka

Born 1982-12-13 · Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

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)

Credits

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