Yoji Tanaka
Born: 1963-08-08 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Yōji Tanaka (born August 8, 1963, in Kiso, Nagano, Japan), also credited as BoBA, is a Japanese actor and television personality. After working for Japan National Railways, he moved to Tokyo in 1990 and began working as a film extra and lighting assistant before focusing on acting from 1994. He became widely known through television dramas such as Hero (2001) and has since appeared in numerous films and television productions, including Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo, The Silent Service, and Bullet Train Explosion.
Filmography
2026
- 25 Years of You as Satoru Hatano
- Hollow Cross
- Geisha War as Mr. Clean
2025
- Bullet Train Explosion as Hajime Shinjo
- Kaiju Guy!
- Demon Virus
2024
- Yips
- Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2 as Shinichi Inoue
- Plamo no Hanashi
2023
- Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama
- Get Ready!
- Draft King
- Jigen Daisuke as Taxi Driver
- The Pearl Legacy
- Detective of Joshidaikoji as Azechi Genichiro
- Samurai Ninja Onimanji
- ヌーのコインロッカーは使用禁止
2022
- Ryosangata Riko as Yajima Ichi
- ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me? as Umebayashi
- Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break as Cafe clerk
- What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? as Hayato Nakajima
- Kanban Neko
- Ring Wandering as Shioya
- The Broken Commandment
- にっぽん！庭泊ひとり旅 as 旅人
- Sun and Bolero
- Gon-Mama
- D-river
2021
- Avalanche as Tetsuji Uchimoto
- The Scales of Justice
- The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
- The Country of Beauty ... (Director)
- Your Turn to Kill: The Movie as Keisuke Ukita
- Ura Aka: L'Aventure
- Go! Go! Stupid Woman!
- Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse as Yamamoto
- Nebagiba New World
2020
- Blood-Club Dolls 2 as Kuzu
- The Smiling Man as Koichi Takizawa
- オレの寿司物語 as 磯川泰造
- Mrs. Noisy
- Last Line Detective Tsuyoshi Iwakura
- Yan
- 戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～
- Minori yuku
2019
- Your Turn to Kill as Keisuke Ukita
- The Good Wife as Yoshiro Futami
- His - I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love as Kumakiri Yusaku
- It's Your Turn
- The Funny Chef of South Polar as 金村
- Dance with Me as Bus Driver
- The Promised Land
- Hydra as Junichiro Kishida
- The Nikaidos' Fall as Genjiro Tada
- Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie
- Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral Arc as Asai Ginji
2018
- Suits as Takuro Hoshikawa
- Eerie: Invisible Face as Shogo Hashimoto
- Ten：The Nice Guy on the Path of Tenho as Ginji Asai（浅井 銀次）
- Blood-Club Dolls 1 as Kuzuu
- Akagi: Washizu Mahjong Kanketsu-hen as Takeshi Ogi（仰木 武司）
- Until I, Who Was Unable to Go to School, Wrote "anohana" and "The Anthem of the Heart" as Tsukishima
- Come On Irene as Tatsuno
- Stalking Vampire
2017
- Unrequited Love as Mochizuki
- Meatball Machine Kodoku as Yuji Noda
- Survival Family as Vagrant Who Captures Carp
- Hitoya no Toge
- Asura Girl: A Blood-C Tale as Takiji
- My Long Awaited Love Story as Haibara Genjiro
- Locodol Dorama Documentary ... (Director)
- My Cactus as Mr. Morisaka
- Ringside Story
- Lemmings no Natsu
- Tantei wa, konya mo yūutsu na yume o miru. as Yoji Tanaka
- Yellow Guitar (I think It’s time for me to quit music)
2016
- 99.9 Criminal Lawyer
- Cold Case: Door of Truth as Kamada Tatsuji
- Beppin-san as Katsuji Ozawa
- シリーズ・横溝正史短編集 as Shigeto Kawada
- Unrequited Love
- Shippu Rondo as foreman
- L
2015
- あてなよる
- I'm Home as Man after Kyoto’s love
- Ouroboros as Jesus Mikoshiba
- Fake Marriage as Richi Sudo
- Unhandy Handyman as Taro Momono
- Akagi as Takeshi Ogi（仰木 武司）
- Hero as Bartender
- Saikyou no Futari as Iwao Takada
- Glory of the Expedition as cameraman
- Specialist 3 as Enzo Zeniya
- Fade
- Obon Brothers
- Specialist 4 as Enzo Zeniya
- Lingering Memories
2014
- Wood Job! as Instuctor
- Saintly Woman as Koike Kenji
- Judge! as Izawa
- The Tale of Nishino as Minami's father
- HERO2014
- Homeland
2013
- Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo as Shigeo Aihara
- Olympic Ransom
- The After-Dinner Mysteries
- Love Bombs
- SPINNING KITE as Officer
- The Rakugo Movie as Manager
- Specialist as Enzo Zeniya
2012
- Solitary Gourmet as Yoshino
- Soumatou Kabushikigaisha as Mineta Kohei
- Dokurogeki: atoaji no warui sasupensu
- Robo-G as Police Officer
- Sado Tempest as Sekihara
- The Way: Man of the White Porcelain as Machida
2011
- Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Crazy 88 #3
- Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge as Masato Mine
- School!! as Masato Ueno
- The Warped Forest
- Japanese Salaryman NEO
- Lessons
2010
- Space Battleship Yamato
- Mr. Straightforward as Policeman
- Gakeppuchi no Eri - Kono yo de ichiban daiji na 'Kane' no hanashi as Ryuji Himuro
- Tofu Sisters as Ishida Kazuo
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi ~ 2010 Summer Special: AKB48 Marugoto Jourei Special
- Sakurada Gate Incident as Juzo Inada
- Kazura
- 月と嘘と殺人
- What a Wonderful Life!!
2009
- Summer Wars as Yorihiko Jinnouchi (voice)
- Rescue: Pride of Orange as Igarashi Hachiro
- Untouchable as Makoto Nakahara
- 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope as Detective Higashino
- Konkatsu! as Masuoka Fumihiko
- The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
- Pandemic as Eisuke Mita
- Baby, Baby, Baby!
- Yamagata Scream as Bubaigawa
- Randies as Robin
- Killer Bride's Perfect Crime as Repair man
- Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
- The Night of Whirlwind Restaurant
- Crime or Punishment?!? as Boss of agency
- Monoroi
2008
- Death Note: L Change the WorLd as Sasaki
- One-Pound Gospel as Kappei Onimaru
- Prisoner as Doi Yutaro
- Edison's Mother as Iwai Yuuzou
- All Around Us
- Nagai Nagai Satsujin as Security guard
- Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters
- Sing Salmon Sing as Cameraman
- My Darling of the Mountains
- The Silver Season as Kazuhiko Igawa
- The Soup of Heaven
2007
- Detective School Q as Shizuka Nishimura's father
- Sukiyaki Western Django
- Hero as Bartender
- Exte: Hair Extensions as Takashima
- Tokyo Rhapsody
- Pacchigi! Love & Peace
2006
- Time Limit Investigator as Yasuo Kohara
- Death Note as Sasaki
- Memories of Matsuko as TV Actor
- Udon as Biker police
- Gachi Baka! as Tatsumura
- Lovely Complex
- The Letters as Kurata
- Route 225
- Backdancers!
- Switch of Happiness
- Mobile Detectives: The Movie
- SOUL TRAIN
- HERO SP as Bartender
2005
- One Missed Call
- The Great Yokai War as Yoichi's father
- In the Pool
- Animus Anima as Salon manager
- All About My Dog as Kentaro Maruyama
- The Samurai I Loved
- Visas for Life
- Nagurimono: Love & Kill
- Monsieur Greenpeas as Pinky
- Sleeping Flower as Masakazu Asada
2004
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Crazy 88
- Swing Girls as Pinball Parlour Manager
- Godzilla: Final Wars as (uncredited)
- The Taste of Tea as Man of Prosecution Section
- Cutie Honey
- Zebraman as Man In Supermarket
- The Hotel Venus
- A Perfect Day for Love Letters as (segment "Yuki ni saku hana")
- Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
- Install
- Jenifa
- Believer
- Making-of１７才
2003
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Crazy 88 #3
- Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game as Guest
- Zatoichi as Funahachi Family Henchmen
- Sky High
- 川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語
- Age 17 as Man 2
- Samurai Resurrection
- Last Life in the Universe as Yakuza
- SHORT FILMS
- Alive as Hair Cut Guard
- Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri
- Life Is Journey
- Dead End Run
- The Negotiator
- Cop Festival: New Beginning ... (Director)
- Iden & Tity
- The Battling Angel as Akita
- Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya as Narumoto
- Border Line
- Be in Happiness
- Ghost Story Shin-Mimibukuro: Approaching Edition as Narumoto
- Summer Breeze
2002
- Ju-on: The Grudge as Yuji Toyama
- The Private Detective Mike
- Out as Kaneda
- Aiki
- Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete as Photographer
- Ryûji Forever as Kawajiri
- The Choice of Hercules
- KT
- Part-Time Detective as Ōshita
- Sensen fukoku
- Sabu as Toku
- Parco Fiction as Parco Officer
- Swan's Song as Detective Yamashita
- Frog River
- Barber's Sorrow
- Pakodate-jin
- Igyō no koi
- Kamaitachi no Yoru
- Bastoni: The Stick Handlers as AV actor
- Better Left Unsaid / Mr. Yamaoka as Tanaka
- Ryusei-Kacho as Passenger Next to Ryusei
- Dog Star
2001
- Hero as Bartender / 酒保
- All About Lily Chou-Chou as Teru Onda
- Handoku!!!
- Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle as Kinta
- Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius as Junya Aoki
- Waterboys as Security Guard
- GO as Henchman of Kato's Father
- Quartet as Singer
- Red Shadow
- Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies as Rokuyama
- Kakashi as Junsa (uncredited)
- Quartet for Two as Customer
- Go Heat Man!
- Platonic Sex
- Pistol Opera as Koroshi-ya No. 7
- Stake Out
- Hotoke
- Stereo Future
- Toki No Kaori: Remember Me as Tamaki Sensei
- Body Drop Asphalt as Fuyuki Tohjoh
2000
- Ring 0 as Dansei Kyôyu (uncredited)
- Party 7 as Relative
- The City of Lost Souls as Okijima Gang Member
- Monday as Yakuza
- House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~
- First Love as Prep School Teacher
- The Whispered City as Okamura
- By Player
- Senrigan as Cab driver
- Enclosed Pain
- Seikimatsu no noroi Zoshoku
- Street of Gravestones
1999
- Kikujiro as Yakuza Henchman #3
- Taboo as Samurai executed by Kanô
- Railroad Man
- Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl as Asahina
- Anarchy in Japansuke as Detective
- Adrenaline Drive as Bus Driver
- Charisma as Sugishita
- Tokyo Elegy as Yakuza boss
- Messengers as Driver
- Round About Midnight as Police Officer
- The Night the Angel Turned Away
- Lustful Wife as Mitsuo (Haruko's husband)
- One Piece! 水玉 COLLECTION
1998
- The Outer Way
- Shomuni as Gay makeup artist
- Unlucky Monkey as Citizen Convention Member
- Female Teacher 6
- The Goofball
- New Female Teacher: Distorted Ethics
- The Fetist as The Patron
- The Cold-Blooded Trap
- Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: The Black Sunflower Woman
- Just Like Starting Over
- Sunday Drive as Police Officer
1997
- My Secret Cache as Iwata
- Postman Blues as Killer
- Romantic Mania as Home Delivery Worker
- Hakui honban: Hageshii aegi ... (Associate Producer)
- Akai yokujô: Hame jôzu
1996
1995
- Shinjuku Triad Society
- Forever with You
- Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration! as Shigeo Nogawa
- Suddenly Arriving
- Hunters' Sense of Touch as Yoshino
1994
- 119
- I Like You, I Like You Very Much as Takano's boyfriend
- Tokarev as Yakuza
1991
- Nowhere Man as Bar patron