
Kotaro Tanaka
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 13, 1982 (age 43)
- Birthplace
- Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
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)
Known For
Filmography

Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest
TV · as Tanuma · 9 eps

BORDERLESS -72 Hours
TV · as Shiratori Koji · 9 eps

Life in Smokey Blue
TV · as Kuji Minoru · 10 eps

Girl from Nowhere
TV · 1 ep

Ignite
TV · 1 ep

Tokyo Water Police
TV · 2 eps

Shape of My Heart
Movie · as Kuma [Gay bar owner]

Perfect Propose
TV · as Koji · 6 eps

After School Doctor
TV · as Saejima Yuji [Kei & Naoaki's father] · 2 eps

Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare
Movie · as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer

18/40: Unbreakable Bond of Dreams
TV · 1 ep

Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay"
TV · as Kumakawa Kazuya · 1 ep

Our Lawyer is a Handful
TV · as Kiyokawa · 1 ep

Burn the House Down
TV · as Tomisato · 2 eps

Matchmaking Restaurant
TV · as Fujiwara Kaito · 1 ep

Ooku: The Inner Chambers
TV · as 角南重郷(すなみ しげさと) · 10 eps

京都人の密かな愉しみBlue修業中 門出の桜
Movie

Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~
TV · as Isami Kondo · 10 eps

Hiru
TV · as Jun'ya Sato · 12 eps

Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira
TV · as Midorikawa Ryusei · 1 ep

Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist
TV · as Kōhei Masuda · 1 ep

Rent a Person Who Does Nothing
TV · 1 ep

Welcome to the Surfing Office
Movie · as Tatsuya Sawada

The Kings of Laughter
TV · as Nezu Kosuke · 2 eps

Nurse in Action!
TV · as Satonaka Eiichi · 10 eps

Imagination Game
Movie · as Tsutomu Ikeuchi
Ashita e no Chikai
TV · 1 ep

Final Cut
TV · as Shiro Kawai(河合 史郎) · 1 ep

Edomae no Shun
TV · as Yanagiba Kiichiro · 24 eps

Harassment Game
TV · as Matsumoto Kota · 1 ep

立花登青春手控え
TV · as Shinshichi · 1 ep

Cold Case: Door of Truth
TV · as Kashiba Kentaro (Young) · 1 ep

Cain and Abel
TV · as Sano [Representative of "The Society for Protecting the Environment of Lake Shirakawa"] · 1 ep

Medical Team Lady da Vinci’s Diagnosis
TV · as Kanda Koichiro · 1 ep

Daddy Sister
TV · as Yamada · 156 eps
農業女子“はらぺ娘”
Movie

Seven Detectives
TV · as Asakura Yuji · 1 ep

Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
TV · as Takashi Nagase · 1 ep

Dear Sister
TV · as Hirose [Kazuko's matchmaking partner] · 3 eps

Trembling Cow
TV · as Kato Keita · 5 eps

Tokyo Bandwagon
TV · as Aso [Yutaro's grandson] · 1 ep

The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoya
TV · as Karasawa Kazuhiko · 1 ep

Keigo Higashino Mysteries
TV · as Yoichi Tamura · 1 ep

Taira no Kiyomori
TV · as Minamoto no Mitsuyasu · 50 eps

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
TV · as Mikoto Nakadai · 1 ep

Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge
TV · as Kensuke Motoki · 1 ep

Marumo's Story
TV · as Tatsuya · 1 ep
Mesen
Movie

Absolute Zero
TV · as Masaya Iino · 2 eps
Tough Nights of Club INDIGO
TV · as Yoshida · 1 ep

Majisuka Academy
TV · as Iizuka Kazuhiro · 12 eps

GM: General Medicine
TV · as Meguro Shuhei [Izumi's ex-lover] · 1 ep

Legal Eagle, First Class
TV · as Kanori Takuya · 1 ep

An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women
Movie · as Keigo

Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami
Movie

Shrill Cries: Reshuffle
Movie · as Irie Kyosuke

7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe
TV · as Junnosuke Shiratori · 10 eps

KochiKame: The TV Drama
TV · as Yosuke · 1 ep

Shrill Cries of Summer
Movie · as Kyosuke Irie

Nagai Nagai Satsujin
Movie · as Ryo Aonuma

God's Puzzle
Movie · as Sakura

Daisuki!!
TV · as Toshiya Sasaoka · 10 eps

ラブレター
TV · 1 ep

The Auditor
TV · as Sato Kento · 6 eps

Into the White Night
TV · as Koga Hisashi · 11 eps

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
TV · as Tezuka Yuji · 1 ep

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS Abaranger
Movie · as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer

H2: The Days with You
TV · as Hideo Tachibana · 11 eps

Aikurushii
TV · as Masaki Seto · 11 eps

Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger
Movie · as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer

Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
TV · as Oki Ryunosuke · 11 eps

Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold!
Movie · as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer

Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
TV · as Mikoto Nakadai · 50 eps

The Last Snow
Movie · as Ryo Sugita

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
TV · as Yoshida Mitsuo · 1 ep

Gokusen
TV · as Watanabe [Student of Ara High School] · 1 ep

Be Nice to People
TV · as Akira's fan · 1 ep

Waterboys
Movie · as Koutarou

Junk
Movie · as Toraji

Merry Christmas in Summer
TV · 10 eps

Emergency Room 24 Hours
TV · 1 ep

The Woman of S.R.I.
TV · as Naruo Yuya · 2 eps