Kotaro Tanaka
Born: 1982-12-13 in Tokyo, Japan
Known For: 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)
Filmography
2026
- Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest as Tanuma
- Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest as Tanuma
- BORDERLESS -72 Hours as Shiratori Koji
- Life in Smokey Blue as Kuji Minoru
- Girl from Nowhere
2025
2024
- Shape of My Heart as [Gay bar owner]
- Perfect Propose as Koji
- After School Doctor as Saejima Yuji [Kei & Naoaki's father]
2023
- Burn the House Down as Tomisato
- 18/40: Unbreakable Bond of Dreams
- Our Lawyer is a Handful as Kiyokawa
- Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay" as Kumakawa Kazuya
- Matchmaking Restaurant as Fujiwara Kaito
- Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
2022
- Hiru as Jun'ya Sato
- Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~ as Isami Kondo
2021
- Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira as Midorikawa Ryusei
2020
2019
- The Kings of Laughter as Nezu Kosuke
- Nurse in Action! as Satonaka Eiichi
- Welcome to the Surfing Office as Tatsuya Sawada
2018
- Final Cut as Shiro Kawai（河合 史郎）
- Harassment Game as Matsumoto Kota
- Edomae no Shun as Yanagiba Kiichiro
- Ashita e no Chikai
- Imagination Game as Tsutomu Ikeuchi
2016
- Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ as Kashiba Kentaro [Young]
- Toto Nee-chan as Yamada
- Cain and Abel as Sano [Representative of "The Society for Protecting the Environment of Lake Shirakawa"]
- 立花登青春手控え as Shinshichi
- Medical Team Lady da Vinci’s Diagnosis as Kanda Koichiro
2015
- Seven Detectives as Asakura Yuji
- 農業女子“はらぺ娘”
2014
- Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out as Takashi Nagase
- Dear Sister as Hirose [Kazuko's matchmaking partner]
2013
- Trembling Cow as Kato Keita
- The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoya as Karasawa Kazuhiko
- Tokyo Bandwagon as Aso [Yutaro's grandson]
2012
- Taira no Kiyomori as Minamoto no Mitsuyasu
- Keigo Higashino Mysteries as Yoichi Tamura
2011
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger as Mikoto Nakadai
- Marumo's Story as Tatsuya
- Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge as Motoki Kensuke [Store manager]
2010
- Absolute Zero as Masaya Iino
- Majisuka Academy as Iizuka Kazuhiro
- Legal Eagle, First Class as Kanori Takuya
- Tough Nights of Club INDIGO as Yoshida
- GM: General Medicine as Meguro Shuhei [Izumi's ex-lover]
- Mesen
2009
- 7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe as Shiratori Junnosuke
- KochiKame: The TV Drama as Yosuke
- An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women as Keigo
- Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami
- Shrill Cries: Reshuffle as Irie Kyosuke
2008
- Daisuki!! as Toshiya Sasaoka
- The Auditor as Sato Kento
- Nagai Nagai Satsujin as Ryo Aonuma
- Shrill Cries of Summer as Kyosuke Irie
- God's Puzzle as Sakura
2006
- Into the White Night as Koga Hisashi
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun as Tezuka Yuji
2005
- H2: The Days with You as Hideo Tachibana
- Aikurushii
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS Abaranger as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
2004
- Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World as Oki Ryunosuke
- Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
2003
- Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger as Mikoto Nakadai / AbareKiller
- Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold! as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
2002
- AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo as Yoshida Mitsuo
- Gokusen as Watanabe [Student of Ara High School]
- Basically Nice as Akira's fan
- The Last Snow as Ryo Sugita
2001
- Waterboys as Koutarou
2000
- Merry Christmas in Summer
- Junk as Toraji
1999
- Emergency Room 24 Hours
- The Woman of S.R.I. as Naruo Yuya