Yoji Tanaka
Born: 1963-08-08 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Known For: Acting
Biography
Yoji Tanaka (田中 要次, Tanaka Yoji, August 8, 1963) is a Japanese actor and talent. Also known as BoBA.
Filmography
2025
- Bullet Train Explosion as Hajime Shinjo
- Kaiju Guy!
- Demon Virus
2024
- Yips
- Plamo no Hanashi
- Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2 as Shinichi Inoue
2023
- Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama
- Get Ready!
- Jigen Daisuke as Taxi Driver
- The Pearl Legacy
- Samurai Ninja Onimanji
- Detective of Joshidaikoji as Azechi Genichiro
- ヌーのコインロッカーは使用禁止
2022
- ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me? as Umebayashi
- Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break as Cafe clerk
- Ryosangata Riko as Yajima Ichi
- What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? as Hayato Nakajima
- Sun and Bolero
- Kanban Neko
- The Broken Commandment
- Ring Wandering as Shioya
- にっぽん！庭泊ひとり旅 as 旅人
- Gon-Mama
- D-river
2021
- Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors
- Avalanche as Tetsuji Uchimoto
- The Scales of Justice
- The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
- The Country of Beauty ... (Director)
- Ura Aka: L'Aventure
- Your Turn to Kill: The Movie as Keisuke Ukita
- Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse as Yamamoto
- Nebagiba New World
- Go! Go! Stupid Woman!
2020
- オレの寿司物語 as 磯川泰造
- Last Line Detective Tsuyoshi Iwakura
- Mrs. Noisy
- The Smiling Man as Koichi Takizawa
- Minori yuku
- Blood-Club Dolls 2 as Kuzu
- Yan
2019
- Your Turn to Kill as Keisuke Ukita
- The Good Wife as Yoshiro Futami
- It's Your Turn
- The Funny Chef of South Polar as 金村
- His - I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love as Kumakiri Yusaku
- Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie
- Dance with Me as Bus Driver
- The Promised Land
- Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral Arc as Asai Ginji
- Hydra as Junichiro Kishida
- The Nikaidos' Fall as Genjiro Tada
2018
- Suits as Takuro Hoshikawa
- Ten：The Nice Guy on the Path of Tenho as Ginji Asai（浅井 銀次）
- Eerie: Invisible Face as Shogo Hashimoto
- Akagi: Washizu Mahjong Kanketsu-hen as Takeshi Ogi（仰木 武司）
- Come On Irene as Tatsuno
- Blood-Club Dolls 1 as Kuzuu
- Stalking Vampire
- Until I, Who Was Unable to Go to School, Wrote "anohana" and "The Anthem of the Heart" as Tsukishima
2017
- Unrequited Love as Mochizuki
- Hitoya no Toge
- Survival Family as Vagrant Who Captures Carp
- Meatball Machine Kodoku as Yuji Noda
- My Long Awaited Love Story as Haibara Genjiro
- Asura Girl: A Blood-C Tale as Takiji
- Ringside Story
- Lemmings no Natsu
- Tantei wa, konya mo yūutsu na yume o miru. as Yoji Tanaka
- Locodol Dorama Documentary ... (Director)
- My Cactus as Mr. Morisaka
- Yellow Guitar (I think It’s time for me to quit music)
2016
- 99.9 Criminal Lawyer
- Beppin-san as Katsuji Ozawa
- シリーズ・横溝正史短編集 as Shigeto Kawada
- Shippu Rondo as foreman
- L
- Unrequited Love
2015
- 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）
- あてなよる
- Saikyou no Futari as Iwao Takada
- Hero as Bartender
- Specialist 3 as Enzo Zeniya
- Specialist 4 as Enzo Zeniya
- Glory of the Expedition as cameraman
- Fade
- Lingering Memories
- Obon Brothers
2014
- Saintly Woman as Koike Kenji
- Wood Job! as Instuctor
- Judge! as Izawa
- Homeland
- The Tale of Nishino as Minami's father
2013
- Olympic Ransom
- Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo as Shigeo Aihara
- The After-Dinner Mysteries
- The Rakugo Movie as Manager
- Specialist as Enzo Zeniya
- Love Bombs
- SPINNING KITE as Officer
2012
- Solitary Gourmet as Yoshino
- Soumatou Kabushikigaisha as Mineta Kohei
- Robo-G as Police Officer
- The Way: Man of the White Porcelain
- Dokurogeki: atoaji no warui sasupensu
- Sado Tempest as Sekihara
2011
2010
- Mr. Straightforward as Policeman
- Tofu Sisters as Ishida Kazuo
- Space Battleship Yamato
- Gakeppuchi no Eri - Kono yo de ichiban daiji na 'Kane' no hanashi as Ryuji Himuro
- Sakurada Gate Incident as Juzo Inada
- What a Wonderful Life!!
- Kazura
- Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi ~ 2010 Summer Special: AKB48 Marugoto Jourei Special
- 月と嘘と殺人
2009
- Summer Wars as Yorihiko Jinnouchi (voice)
- Rescue: Pride of Orange as Igarashi Hachiro
- Untouchable as Makoto Nakahara
- Konkatsu! as Masuoka Fumihiko
- Pandemic as Eisuke Mita
- The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
- 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope as Detective Higashino
- Crime or Punishment?!? as Boss of agency
- Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
- Killer Bride's Perfect Crime as Repair man
- Yamagata Scream as Bubaigawa
- The Night of Whirlwind Restaurant
- Baby, Baby, Baby!
- Randies as Robin
- Monoroi
2008
- One-Pound Gospel as Kappei Onimaru
- Prisoner as Doi Yutaro
- Death Note: L Change the WorLd as Sasaki
- My Darling of the Mountains
- Nagai Nagai Satsujin as Security guard
- All Around Us
- Sing Salmon Sing as Cameraman
- The Silver Season as Kazuhiko Igawa
- Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters
- The Soup of Heaven
- Edison's Mother as Iwai Yuuzou
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
- Gachi Baka! as Tatsumura
- Lovely Complex
- Backdancers!
- Udon as Biker police
- The Letters as Kurata
- HERO SP as Bartender
- Route 225
- SOUL TRAIN
- Switch of Happiness
- Mobile Detectives: The Movie
2005
- One Missed Call
- The Great Yokai War as Yoichi's father
- In the Pool
- All About My Dog as Kentaro Maruyama
- The Samurai I Loved
- Visas for Life
- Nagurimono: Love & Kill
- Animus Anima as Salon manager
- Sleeping Flower as Masakazu Asada
- Monsieur Greenpeas as Pinky
2004
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Crazy 88
- The Taste of Tea as Man of Prosecution Section
- Godzilla: Final Wars as (uncredited)
- Swing Girls as Pinball Parlour Manager
- Cutie Honey
- The Hotel Venus
- Zebraman as Man In Supermarket
- Install
- Believer
- Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
- Jenifa
- A Perfect Day for Love Letters as (segment "Yuki ni saku hana")
- Making-of１７才
2003
- Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game as Guest
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Crazy 88 #3
- Zatoichi as Funahachi Family Henchmen
- Sky High
- 川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語
- Last Life in the Universe as Yakuza
- Alive as Hair Cut Guard
- Samurai Resurrection
- Age 17 as Man 2
- Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri
- Iden & Tity
- Cop Festival: New Beginning ... (Director)
- The Negotiator
- The Battling Angel as Akita
- SHORT FILMS
- Life Is Journey
- Dead End Run
- BORDER LINE
- Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya as Narumoto
- Summer Breeze
- Be in Happiness
- Ghost Story Shin-Mimibukuro: Approaching Edition as Narumoto
2002
- The Private Detective Mike
- Ju-on: The Grudge as Yuji Toyama
- Dog Star
- The Choice of Hercules
- Aiki
- KT
- Kamaitachi no Yoru
- Igyō no koi
- Out as Kaneda
- Swan's Song as Detective Yamashita
- Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete
- Pakodate-jin
- Sensen fukoku
- Better Left Unsaid / Mr. Yamaoka as Tanaka
- Frog River
- Ryusei-Kacho as Passenger Next to Ryusei
- Bastoni: The Stick Handlers as AV actor
- Sabu as Toku
- Parco Fiction as Parco Officer
- Part-Time Detective as Ōshita
2001
- Hero as Bartender / 酒保
- All About Lily Chou-Chou as Teru Onda
- Handoku!!!
- Waterboys as Security Guard
- GO as Henchman of Kato's Father
- Stake Out
- Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies as Rokuyama
- Platonic Sex
- Pistol Opera as Koroshi-ya No. 7
- Red Shadow
- Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle as Kinta
- Kakashi as Junsa (uncredited)
- Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius as Junya Aoki
- Go Heat Man!
- Stereo Future
- Hotoke
- Quartet for Two as Customer
- Toki No Kaori: Remember Me as Tamaki Sensei
- Quartet as Singer
- Body Drop Asphalt as Fuyuki Tohjoh
2000
- Ring 0 as Dansei Kyôyu (uncredited)
- Party 7 as Relative
- First Love as Prep School Teacher
- The City of Lost Souls as Okijima Gang Member
- The Whispered City as Okamura
- Monday as Yakuza
- By Player
- Senrigan as Cab driver
- Enclosed Pain
- Street of Gravestones
- House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~
- Seikimatsu no noroi Zoshoku
1999
- Kikujiro as Yakuza Henchman #3
- Taboo as Samurai executed by Kanô
- Railroad Man
- Round About Midnight as Police Officer
- Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl as Asahina
- Adrenaline Drive as Bus Driver
- Charisma as Sugishita
- Messengers as Driver
- Anarchy in Japansuke as Detective
- The Night the Angel Turned Away
- Tokyo Elegy as Yakuza boss
- One Piece! 水玉 COLLECTION
- Lustful Wife as Mitsuo (Haruko's husband)
1998
- The Fetist as The Patron
- Shomuni as Gay makeup artist
- Female Teacher 6
- The Cold-Blooded Trap
- Unlucky Monkey as Citizen Convention Member
- The Goofball
- The Outer Way
- 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
- Hunters' Sense of Touch as Yoshino
- Forever with You
- Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration! as Shigeo Nogawa
- Suddenly Arriving
1994
- 119
- Tokarev as Yakuza
- I Like You, I Like You Very Much as Takano's boyfriend
1991
- Nowhere Man as Bar patron