Kotaro Tanaka

Acting

Kotaro Tanaka

Born December 13, 1982Tokyo, Japan78 credits

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)

Known For

ボーダレス～広域移動捜査隊～

ボーダレス～広域移動捜査隊～

TV

2026

Life in Smokey Blue

Life in Smokey Blue

TV

2026

救い、巣喰われ

救い、巣喰われ

TV

2026

Tokyo Water Police
6.0

Tokyo Water Police

TV

2025

Ignite
7.7

Ignite

TV

2025

After School Doctor
6.8

After School Doctor

TV

2024

Filmography

ボーダレス～広域移動捜査隊～
2026ボーダレス～広域移動捜査隊～as Shiratori KojiTV
Life in Smokey Blue
2026Life in Smokey Blueas Kuji MinoruTV
救い、巣喰われ
2026救い、巣喰われas TanumaTV
Tokyo Water Police
2025Tokyo Water PoliceTV
Ignite
2025IgniteTV
After School Doctor
2024After School Doctoras Saejima Yuji [Kei & Naoaki's father]TV
Shape of My Heart
2024Shape of My Heartas [Gay bar owner]Movie
Perfect Propose
2024Perfect Proposeas KojiTV
Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay"
2023Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay"as Kumakawa KazuyaTV
Our Lawyer is a Handful
2023Our Lawyer is a Handfulas KiyokawaTV
Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare
2023Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abareas Mikoto Nakadai / Abare KillerMovie
Burn the House Down
2023Burn the House Downas TomisatoTV
18/40: Unbreakable Bond of Dreams
202318/40: Unbreakable Bond of DreamsTV
Matchmaking Restaurant
2023Matchmaking Restaurantas Fujiwara KaitoTV
Hiru
2022Hiruas Jun'ya SatoTV
Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~
2022Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~as Isami KondoTV
Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira
2021Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akiraas Midorikawa RyuseiTV
Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist
2020Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacistas Kōhei MasudaTV
Rent a Person Who Does Nothing
2020Rent a Person Who Does NothingTV
The Kings of Laughter
2019The Kings of Laughteras Nezu KosukeTV
Welcome to the Surfing Office
2019Welcome to the Surfing Officeas Tatsuya SawadaMovie
Nurse in Action!
2019Nurse in Action!as Satonaka EiichiTV
Harassment Game
2018Harassment Gameas Matsumoto KotaTV
Edomae no Shun
2018Edomae no Shunas Yanagiba KiichiroTV
Imagination Game
2018Imagination Gameas Tsutomu IkeuchiMovie
A
2018Ashita e no ChikaiTV
Final Cut
2018Final Cutas Shiro Kawai（河合 史郎）TV
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
2016Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~as Kashiba Kentaro [Young]TV
Cain and Abel
2016Cain and Abelas Sano [Representative of "The Society for Protecting the Environment of Lake Shirakawa"]TV
Medical Team Lady da Vinci’s Diagnosis
2016Medical Team Lady da Vinci’s Diagnosisas Kanda KoichiroTV
立花登青春手控え
2016立花登青春手控えas ShinshichiTV
Toto Nee-chan
2016Toto Nee-chanas YamadaTV
農
2015農業女子“はらぺ娘”Movie
Seven Detectives
2015Seven Detectivesas Asakura YujiTV
Dear Sister
2014Dear Sisteras Hirose [Kazuko's matchmaking partner]TV
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
2014Hanasaki Mai Speaks Outas Takashi NagaseTV
Tokyo Bandwagon
2013Tokyo Bandwagonas Aso [Yutaro's grandson]TV
The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoya
2013The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoyaas Karasawa KazuhikoTV
Trembling Cow
2013Trembling Cowas Kato KeitaTV
Keigo Higashino Mysteries
2012Keigo Higashino Mysteriesas Yoichi TamuraTV
Taira no Kiyomori
2012Taira no Kiyomorias Minamoto no MitsuyasuTV
Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge
2011Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challengeas Motoki Kensuke [Store manager]TV
Marumo's Story
2011Marumo's Storyas TatsuyaTV
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
2011Kaizoku Sentai Gokaigeras Mikoto NakadaiTV
M
2010MesenMovie
GM: General Medicine
2010GM: General Medicineas Meguro Shuhei [Izumi's ex-lover]TV
Absolute Zero
2010Absolute Zeroas Masaya IinoTV
Legal Eagle, First Class
2010Legal Eagle, First Classas Kanori TakuyaTV
Majisuka Academy
2010Majisuka Academyas Iizuka KazuhiroTV
T
2010Tough Nights of Club INDIGOas YoshidaTV
KochiKame: The TV Drama
2009KochiKame: The TV Dramaas YosukeTV
Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami
2009Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of ShinigamiMovie
An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women
2009An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Womenas KeigoMovie
7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe
20097 Mannin Tantei Nitobeas Shiratori JunnosukeTV
Shrill Cries: Reshuffle
2009Shrill Cries: Reshuffleas Irie KyosukeMovie
The Auditor
2008The Auditoras Sato KentoTV
God's Puzzle
2008God's Puzzleas SakuraMovie
Nagai Nagai Satsujin
2008Nagai Nagai Satsujinas Ryo AonumaMovie
Shrill Cries of Summer
2008Shrill Cries of Summeras Kyosuke IrieMovie
Daisuki!!
2008Daisuki!!as Toshiya SasaokaTV
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
2006Sailor Suit and Machine Gunas Tezuka YujiTV
Into the White Night
2006Into the White Nightas Koga HisashiTV
Aikurushii
2005AikurushiiTV
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS Abaranger
2005Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS Abarangeras Mikoto Nakadai / Abare KillerMovie
H2: The Days with You
2005H2: The Days with Youas Hideo TachibanaTV
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
2004Crying Out Love, in the Center of the Worldas Oki RyunosukeTV
Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger
2004Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricanegeras Mikoto Nakadai / Abare KillerMovie
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold!
2003Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold!as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare KillerMovie
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
2003Bakuryu Sentai Abarangeras Mikoto Nakadai / AbareKillerTV
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duoas Yoshida MitsuoTV
The Last Snow
2002The Last Snowas Ryo SugitaMovie
Gokusen
2002Gokusenas Watanabe [Student of Ara High School]TV
Basically Nice
2002Basically Niceas Akira's fanTV
Waterboys
2001Waterboysas KoutarouMovie
Merry Christmas in Summer
2000Merry Christmas in SummerTV
Junk
2000Junkas TorajiMovie
The Woman of S.R.I.
1999The Woman of S.R.I.as Naruo YuyaTV
Emergency Room 24 Hours
1999Emergency Room 24 HoursTV