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
2025
2024
- Shape of My Heart as [Gay bar owner]
- After School Doctor as Saejima Yuji [Kei & Naoaki's father]
- Perfect Propose as Koji
2023
- Burn the House Down as Tomisato
- Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
- 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
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
- Welcome to the Surfing Office as Tatsuya Sawada
- Nurse in Action! as Satonaka Eiichi
- The Kings of Laughter as Nezu Kosuke
2018
- Imagination Game as Tsutomu Ikeuchi
- Harassment Game as Matsumoto Kota
- Edomae no Shun as Yanagiba Kiichiro
- Final Cut as Shiro Kawai（河合 史郎）
- Ashita e no Chikai
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（永瀬 崇）
- Dear Sister as Hirose [Kazuko's matchmaking partner]
2013
- Tokyo Bandwagon as Aso [Yutaro's grandson]
- The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoya as Karasawa Kazuhiko
- Trembling Cow as Kato Keita
2012
- Taira no Kiyomori as Minamoto no Mitsuyasu
- Keigo Higashino Mysteries as Yoichi Tamura
2011
- Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger as Mikoto Nakadai
- Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge as Motoki Kensuke [Store manager]
- Marumo's Story as Tatsuya
2010
- Absolute Zero as Masaya Iino
- Majisuka Academy as Iizuka Kazuhiro
- Mesen
- Tough Nights of Club INDIGO as Yoshida
- GM: General Medicine as Meguro Shuhei [Izumi's ex-lover]
- Legal Eagle, First Class as Kanori Takuya
2009
- Shrill Cries: Reshuffle as Irie Kyosuke
- An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women as Keigo
- Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami
- KochiKame: The TV Drama as Yosuke
- 7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe as Shiratori Junnosuke
2008
- Shrill Cries of Summer as Kyosuke Irie
- God's Puzzle as Sakura
- Nagai Nagai Satsujin as Ryo Aonuma
- Daisuki!! as Toshiya Sasaoka
- The Auditor as Sato Kento
2006
- Into the White Night as Koga Hisashi
- Sailor Suit and Machine Gun as Tezuka Yuji
2005
- Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS Abaranger as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
- Aikurushii
- H2: The Days with You as Hideo Tachibana
2004
- Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
- Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World as Oki Ryunosuke
2003
- Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger as Mikoto Nakadai
- 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]
- The Last Snow
- Basically Nice as Akira's fan
2001
- Waterboys as Koutarou
2000
- Junk as Toraji
- Merry Christmas in Summer
1999
- The Woman of S.R.I. as Naruo Yuya
- Emergency Room 24 Hours
1975
- Super Sentai Series as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer