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
- Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2 as Shinichi Inoue
- Yips
- Plamo no Hanashi
2023
- The Pearl Legacy
- Onimanji
- Jigen Daisuke as Taxi Driver
- Detective of Joshidaikoji as Azechi Genichiro
- ヌーのコインロッカーは使用禁止
- Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama
- Get Ready!
2022
- D-river
- Ring Wandering as Shioya
- What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? as Hayato Nakajima
- Whisper in a Whisper as Important
- Sun and Bolero
- Ryosangata Riko as Yajima Ichi
- ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me? as Umebayashi
- Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break as Cafe clerk
- The Broken Commandment
- にっぽん！庭泊ひとり旅 as 旅人
- Kanban Neko
2021
- Ura Aka: L'Aventure
- Nebagiba New World
- Your Turn to Kill: The Movie as Keisuke Ukita
- Go! Go! Stupid Woman!
- Byplayers: 100 Days in the Forest of Supporting Actors
- The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
- Avalanche as Tetsuji Uchimoto
- Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse as Yamamoto
- The Scales of Justice
- The Country of Beauty ... (Director)
2020
- Yan
- Blood-Club Dolls 2 as Kuzu
- Mrs. Noisy
- The Smiling Man as Koichi Takizawa
- Last Line Detective Tsuyoshi Iwakura
- Minori yuku
- オレの寿司物語 as 磯川泰造
2019
- Hydra as Junichiro Kishida
- Your Turn To Kill as Keisuke Ukita
- Dance with Me as Bus Driver
- Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie
- The Nikaidos' Fall as Genjiro Tada
- The Promised Land
- Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral Arc as Asai Ginji
- 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
2018
- Suits as Takuro Hoshikawa
- Blood-Club Dolls 1 as Kuzuu
- Come On Irene as Tatsuno
- Until I, Who Was Unable to Go to School, Wrote "anohana" and "The Anthem of the Heart" as Tsukishima
- Stalking Vampire
- Ten: Tenhodori no Kaidanji 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）
2017
- Asura Girl: A Blood-C Tale as Takiji
- My Long Awaited Love Story as Haibara Genjiro
- Meatball Machine Kodoku as Yuji Noda
- Survival Family as Vagrant Who Captures Carp
- Ringside Story
- Lemmings no Natsu
- My Cactus as Mr. Morisaka
- Unrequited Love as Mochizuki
- Hitoya no Toge
- Tantei wa, konya mo yūutsu na yume o miru. as Yoji Tanaka
- Locodol Dorama Documentary ... (Director)
- Yellow Guitar (I think It’s time for me to quit music)
2016
- L
- 99.9 Criminal Lawyer
- Unrequited Love
- Beppin-san as Katsuji Ozawa
- Shippu Rondo as foreman
- シリーズ・横溝正史短編集 as Shigeto Kawada
2015
- Hero as Bartender / 酒保
- Obon Brothers
- Specialist 4 as Enzo Zeniya
- Fake Marriage as Richi Sudo
- Glory of the Expedition as cameraman
- Lingering Memories
- Specialist 3 as Enzo Zeniya
- Ouroboros as Jesus Mikoshiba
- I'm Home as Man after Kyoto’s love
- Fade
- Unhandy Handyman as Taro Momono
- Akagi as Takeshi Ogi（仰木 武司）
- Saikyou no Futari as Iwao Takada
2014
- The Tale of Nishino as Minami's father
- Judge! as Izawa
- Homeland
- Wood Job! as Instuctor
- Saintly Woman as Koike Kenji
2013
- Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo as Shigeo Aihara
- The Rakugo Movie as Manager
- The After-Dinner Mysteries
- Specialist as Enzo Zeniya
- Love Bombs
- Olympic Ransom
- SPINNING KITE as Officer
- Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo as Shigeo Aihara
2012
- Solitary Gourmet as Yoshino
- Sado Tempest as Sekihara
- Dokurogeki: atoaji no warui sasupensu
- The Way: Man of the White Porcelain
- Robo-G as Police Officer
- Soumatou Kabushikigaisha as Mineta Kohei
2011
2010
- Space Battleship Yamato
- Sakurada Gate Incident as Juzo Inada
- What a Wonderful Life!!
- Kazura
- 月と嘘と殺人
- 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
2009
- Summer Wars as Yorihiko Jinnouchi (voice)
- The Night of Whirlwind Restaurant
- 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope as Detective Higashino
- Pandemic as Eisuke Mita
- Baby, Baby, Baby!
- The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
- Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
- Killer Bride's Perfect Crime as Repair man
- Crime or Punishment?!? as Boss of agency
- Monoroi
- Randies as Robin
- Yamagata Scream as Bubaigawa
- Rescue: Pride of Orange as Igarashi Hachiro
- Konkatsu! as Masuoka Fumihiko
- Untouchable as Makoto Nakahara
2008
- Death Note: L Change the WorLd as Sasaki
- Sing Salmon Sing as Cameraman
- Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters
- Nagai Nagai Satsujin as Security guard
- The Soup of Heaven
- The Silver Season as Kazuhiko Igawa
- All Around Us
- My Darling of the Mountains
- One-Pound Gospel as Kappei Onimaru
- Edison's Mother as Iwai Yuuzou
- Prisoner as Doi Yutaro
2007
- Pacchigi! Love & Peace
- Exte: Hair Extensions as Takashima
- Hero as Bartender / 酒保
- Tokyo Rhapsody
- Sukiyaki Western Django
- Detective School Q as Shizuka Nishimura's father
2006
- Mobile Detectives: The Movie
- Death Note as Sasaki
- Time Limit Investigator as Yasuo Kohara
- Lovely Complex
- Memories of Matsuko as TV Actor
- Switch of Happiness
- The Letters as Kurata
- HERO SP as Bartender / 酒保
- Backdancers!
- Route 225
- Udon as Biker police
- SOUL TRAIN
- Gachi Baka! as Tatsumura
2005
- Nagurimono: Love & Kill
- Animus Anima as Salon manager
- Sleeping Flower as Masakazu Asada
- The Great Yokai War as Yoichi's father
- All About My Dog as Kentaro Maruyama
- In the Pool
- Visas for Life
- The Samurai I Loved
- One Missed Call
2004
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Crazy 88
- Godzilla: Final Wars as (uncredited)
- The Taste of Tea as Man of Prosecution Section
- A Perfect Day for Love Letters as (segment "Yuki ni saku hana")
- Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
- Install
- Zebraman as Man In Supermarket
- Cutie Honey
- Believer
- The Hotel Venus
- Jenifa
- Making-of１７才
- Swing Girls as Pinball Parlour Manager
2003
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Crazy 88 #3
- Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game as Guest
- BORDER LINE
- Alive as Hair Cut Guard
- Zatoichi as Funahachi Family Henchmen
- Summer Breeze
- Last Life in the Universe as Yakuza
- Samurai Resurrection
- Iden & Tity
- The Negotiator
- SHORT FILMS
- The Battling Angel as Akita
- Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri
- Age 17 as Man 2
- Dead End Run
- Life Is Journey
- Cop Festival: New Beginning ... (Director)
- Sky High
- Be in Happiness
- 川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語
2002
- Frog River
- Ju-on: The Grudge as Yuji Toyama (uncredited)
- KT
- Bastoni: The Stick Handlers
- Dog Star
- Out as Kaneda
- Parco Fiction as Parco Officer
- Sensen fukoku
- Pakodate-jin
- Igyō no koi
- Kamaitachi no Yoru
- Better Left Unsaid / Mr. Yamaoka as Tanaka
- The Choice of Hercules
- Sabu as Toku
- Ryusei-Kacho as Passenger Next to Ryusei
- The Private Detective Mike
- Aiki
- Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete
- Swan's Song as Detective Yamashita
2001
- Hero as Bartender / 酒保
- Red Shadow
- GO as Henchman of Kato's Father
- Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies as Rokuyama
- All About Lily Chou-Chou as Teru Onda
- Go Heat Man!
- Waterboys as Security Guard
- Kakashi as Junsa (uncredited)
- Stereo Future
- Pistol Opera as Koroshi-ya No. 7
- Stake Out
- Toki no kaori: Remember me as Tamaki Sensei
- Platonic Sex
- Hotoke
- Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius as Junya Aoki
- Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle as Kinta
- Quartet for Two as Customer
- Body Drop Asphalt as Fuyuki Tohjoh
- Handoku!!!
- Quartet as Singer
2000
- House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~
- Party 7 as Relative
- Ring 0 as Dansei Kyôyu (uncredited)
- By Player
- Street of Gravestones
- Monday as Yakuza
- First Love as Prep School Teacher
- The Whispered City
- Senrigan as Cab driver
- Enclosed Pain
- The City of Lost Souls as Okijima Gang Member
- Seikimatsu no noroi Zoshoku
1999
- Kikujiro as Yakuza Henchman #3
- Railroad Man
- Taboo as Samurai executed by Kanô
- Anarchy in Japansuke
- Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl as Asahina
- Messengers as Driver
- Charisma as Sugishita
- Round About Midnight as Police Officer
- The Night the Angel Turned Away
- Adrenaline Drive as Bus Driver
- Tokyo Elegy as Yakuza boss
- Lustful Wife
- One Piece! 水玉 COLLECTION
1998
- The Outer Way
- The Cold-Blooded Trap
- Female Teacher 6
- The Fetist as The Patron
- Sunday Drive as Police Officer
- The Goofball
- Unlucky Monkey as Citizen Convention Member
- Just Like Starting Over
- Shomuni as Gay makeup artist
- Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: The Black Sunflower Woman
1997
- Postman Blues as Killer
- My Secret Cache as Iwata
- Hakui honban: Hageshii aegi ... (Associate Producer)
- Romantic Mania as Home Delivery Worker
- Akai yokujô: Hame jôzu
1996
1995
1994
- Tokarev as Yakuza
- 119
- I Like You, I Like You Very Much as Takano's boyfriend
1991
- Nowhere Man as Bar patron