
Yoji Tanaka
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 8, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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.
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Filmography

秀吉、スタートアップ企業で働く
Movie

Sleeping in the Red Earth
Movie · as Kanbayashi

Geisha War
Movie · as Mr. Clean

25 Years of You
TV · as Satoru Hatano · 10 eps

Hollow Cross
TV · as Yamabe · 4 eps

Kaiju Guy!
Movie

Demon Virus
Movie

Bullet Train Explosion
Movie · as Hajime Shinjo

Waitress: The Musical
Movie · as Cal

Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2
Movie · as Shinichi Inoue
Plamo no Hanashi
TV · 1 ep

Yips
TV · 1 ep

ヌーのコインロッカーは使用禁止
Movie

The Pearl Legacy
Movie

Jigen Daisuke
Movie · as Taxi Driver

Detective of Joshidaikoji
Movie · as Azechi Genichiro

Samurai Ninja Onimanji
Movie

Get Ready!
TV · 1 ep

Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama
TV · 1 ep

Draft King
TV · 7 eps

D-river
Movie

Gon-Mama
Movie

What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
Movie · as Hayato Nakajima

Ring Wandering
Movie · as Shioya

Sun and Bolero
Movie

The Broken Commandment
Movie

Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break
TV · as Cafe clerk · 1 ep

Kanban Neko
TV · 4 eps

にっぽん!庭泊ひとり旅
TV · as 旅人 · 1 ep

Ryosangata Riko
TV · as Yajima Ichi, Yassan · 10 eps

ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me?
TV · as Umebayashi · 1 ep

Ura Aka: L'Aventure
Movie

Go! Go! Stupid Woman!
Movie

Your Turn to Kill: The Movie
Movie · as Keisuke Ukita

Nebagiba New World
Movie

Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse
Movie · as Yamamoto

The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
Movie

The Scales of Justice
TV · 1 ep

Avalanche
TV · as Tetsuji Uchimoto · 10 eps

Blood-Club Dolls 2
Movie · as Kuzu

Minori yuku
Movie

The Smiling Man
Movie · as Koichi Takizawa

Yan
Movie

Mrs. Noisy
Movie

Last Line Detective Tsuyoshi Iwakura
Movie
戦争童画集 ~75年目のショートストーリー~
Movie

オレの寿司物語
TV · as 磯川泰造 · 1 ep

The Promised Land
Movie

Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral Arc
Movie · as Asai Ginji

Hydra
Movie · as Junichiro Kishida

Dance with Me
Movie · as Bus Driver

Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie
Movie

The Nikaidos' Fall
Movie · as Genjiro Tada

His - I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love
TV · as Kumakiri Yusaku · 5 eps

The Good Wife
TV · as Yoshiro Futami · 1 ep

The Funny Chef of South Polar
TV · as 金村 · 12 eps

It's Your Turn
TV · 20 eps

Your Turn to Kill
TV · as Keisuke Ukita · 20 eps

Until I, Who Was Unable to Go to School, Wrote "anohana" and "The Anthem of the Heart"
Movie · as Tsukishima

Come On Irene
Movie · as Tatsuno

Blood-Club Dolls 1
Movie · as Kuzuu

Stalking Vampire
Movie

Suits
TV · as Takuro Hoshikawa · 1 ep

Ten:The Nice Guy on the Path of Tenho
TV · as Ginji Asai(浅井 銀次) · 12 eps

Akagi: Washizu Mahjong Kanketsu-hen
TV · as Takeshi Ogi(仰木 武司) · 3 eps

Eerie: Invisible Face
TV · as Shogo Hashimoto · 6 eps

Yellow Guitar (I think It’s time for me to quit music)
Movie

Lemmings no Natsu
Movie

Meatball Machine Kodoku
Movie · as Yuji Noda

My Long Awaited Love Story
Movie · as Haibara Genjiro
My Cactus
Movie · as Mr. Morisaka

Ringside Story
Movie

Survival Family
Movie · as Vagrant Who Captures Carp

Asura Girl: A Blood-C Tale
Movie · as Takiji

Tantei wa, konya mo yūutsu na yume o miru.
Movie · as Yoji Tanaka

Hitoya no Toge
TV · 6 eps

Unrequited Love
TV · as Mochizuki · 22 eps

Shippu Rondo
Movie · as foreman

Unrequited Love
Movie

L
Movie

Everest: The Summit of the Gods
Movie

99.9 Criminal Lawyer
TV · 1 ep

Beppin-san
TV · as Katsuji Ozawa · 151 eps

シリーズ・横溝正史短編集
TV · as Shigeto Kawada · 1 ep

Cold Case: Door of Truth
TV · as Kamada Tatsuji · 1 ep

Hero
Movie · as Bartender

Glory of the Expedition
Movie · as cameraman

Specialist 3
Movie · as Enzo Zeniya

Specialist 4
Movie · as Enzo Zeniya

Lingering Memories
Movie

Fade
Movie

Obon Brothers
Movie

I'm Home
TV · as Man after Kyoto’s love · 1 ep

Unhandy Handyman
TV · as Taro Momono · 12 eps

Ouroboros
TV · as Jesus Mikoshiba · 10 eps

Saikyou no Futari
TV · as Iwao Takada · 8 eps

Fake Marriage
TV · as Richi Sudo · 10 eps

Akagi
TV · as Takeshi Ogi(仰木 武司) · 10 eps

あてなよる
TV · 1 ep

Homeland
Movie

Judge!
Movie · as Izawa

Wood Job!
Movie · as Instuctor

The Tale of Nishino
Movie · as Minami's father

Saintly Woman
TV · as Koike Kenji · 7 eps

HERO2014
TV · 11 eps

Love Bombs
Movie

The After-Dinner Mysteries
Movie

Specialist
Movie · as Enzo Zeniya
The Rakugo Movie
Movie · as Manager

SPINNING KITE
Movie · as Officer

Olympic Ransom
TV · 2 eps

Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo
TV · as Shigeo Aihara · 32 eps

Dokurogeki: atoaji no warui sasupensu
Movie

Sado Tempest
Movie · as Sekihara

Robo-G
Movie · as Police Officer

The Way: Man of the White Porcelain
Movie · as Machida

Solitary Gourmet
TV · as Yoshino · 1 ep

Soumatou Kabushikigaisha
TV · as Mineta Kohei · 1 ep

The Warped Forest
Movie

Japanese Salaryman NEO
Movie

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Movie · as Crazy 88 #3

Lessons
Movie

Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge
TV · as Masato Mine · 1 ep

School!!
TV · as Masato Ueno · 1 ep

What a Wonderful Life!!
Movie

Space Battleship Yamato
Movie

Sakurada Gate Incident
Movie · as Juzo Inada

Kazura
Movie

月と嘘と殺人
Movie

Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi ~ 2010 Summer Special: AKB48 Marugoto Jourei Special
Movie

Tofu Sisters
TV · as Ishida Kazuo · 5 eps

Gakeppuchi no Eri - Kono yo de ichiban daiji na 'Kane' no hanashi
TV · as Ryuji Himuro · 9 eps

Mr. Straightforward
TV · as Policeman · 10 eps

Pandemic
Movie · as Eisuke Mita

Monoroi
Movie

Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
Movie

The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
Movie

Yamagata Scream
Movie · as Bubaigawa

Crime or Punishment?!?
Movie · as Boss of agency

Baby, Baby, Baby!
Movie

Killer Bride's Perfect Crime
Movie · as Repair man

20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope
Movie · as Detective Higashino
Randies
Movie · as Robin

Summer Wars
Movie · as Yorihiko Jinnouchi (voice)

The Night of Whirlwind Restaurant
Movie

Konkatsu!
TV · as Masuoka Fumihiko · 11 eps

Rescue: Pride of Orange
TV · as Igarashi Hachiro · 9 eps

Untouchable
TV · as Makoto Nakahara · 9 eps

The Silver Season
Movie · as Kazuhiko Igawa

Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters
Movie

All Around Us
Movie

My Darling of the Mountains
Movie

Death Note: L Change the WorLd
Movie · as Sasaki

Nagai Nagai Satsujin
Movie · as Security guard

The Soup of Heaven
Movie

Sing Salmon Sing
Movie · as Cameraman

One-Pound Gospel
TV · as Kappei Onimaru · 1 ep

Prisoner
TV · as Doi Yutaro · 5 eps

Edison's Mother
TV · as Iwai Yuuzou · 10 eps

Sukiyaki Western Django
Movie

Hero
Movie · as Bartender

Tokyo Rhapsody
Movie

Pacchigi! Love & Peace
Movie

Exte: Hair Extensions
Movie · as Takashima

Detective School Q
TV · as Shizuka Nishimura's father · 1 ep

SOUL TRAIN
Movie

Lovely Complex
Movie

Route 225
Movie

Switch of Happiness
Movie

Udon
Movie · as Biker police

The Letters
Movie · as Kurata

Memories of Matsuko
Movie · as TV Actor

Mobile Detectives: The Movie
Movie

Backdancers!
Movie

Death Note
Movie · as Sasaki

HERO SP
Movie · as Bartender

Gachi Baka!
TV · as Tatsumura · 10 eps

Time Limit Investigator
TV · as Yasuo Kohara · 1 ep

Animus Anima
Movie · as Salon manager
Nagurimono: Love & Kill
Movie

Sleeping Flower
Movie · as Masakazu Asada

In the Pool
Movie

The Great Yokai War
Movie · as Yoichi's father

The Samurai I Loved
Movie

All About My Dog
Movie · as Kentaro Maruyama

Visas for Life
Movie

Monsieur Greenpeas
Movie · as Pinky

One Missed Call
TV · 1 ep

Cutie Honey
Movie

Making-of17才
Movie

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Movie · as Crazy 88

The Hotel Venus
Movie
Believer
Movie

Jenifa
Movie

A Perfect Day for Love Letters
Movie · as (segment "Yuki ni saku hana")

Swing Girls
Movie · as Pinball Parlour Manager

Zebraman
Movie · as Man In Supermarket

Godzilla: Final Wars
Movie · as (uncredited)

The Taste of Tea
Movie · as Man of Prosecution Section

Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
Movie

Install
Movie

Last Life in the Universe
Movie · as Yakuza

Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri
Movie

SHORT FILMS
Movie

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Movie · as Crazy 88 #3

Iden & Tity
Movie

Age 17
Movie · as Man 2

Border Line
Movie

Alive
Movie · as Hair Cut Guard

Life Is Journey
Movie

Dead End Run
Movie

The Negotiator
Movie

Zatoichi
Movie · as Funahachi Family Henchmen

Samurai Resurrection
Movie
The Battling Angel
Movie · as Akita

Be in Happiness
Movie

Summer Breeze
Movie

Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya
Movie · as Narumoto

Ghost Story Shin-Mimibukuro: Approaching Edition
Movie · as Narumoto

川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語
TV · 6 eps

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
TV · as Guest · 1 ep

Sky High
TV · 1 ep

Kamaitachi no Yoru
Movie

Swan's Song
Movie · as Detective Yamashita

Better Left Unsaid / Mr. Yamaoka
Movie · as Tanaka

Frog River
Movie

Ryusei-Kacho
Movie · as Passenger Next to Ryusei

Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete
Movie · as Photographer

The Choice of Hercules
Movie

Sabu
Movie · as Toku

Parco Fiction
Movie · as Parco Officer

Pakodate-jin
Movie

KT
Movie

Aiki
Movie

Bastoni: The Stick Handlers
Movie · as AV actor

Dog Star
Movie

Sensen fukoku
Movie

Out
Movie · as Kaneda

Ju-on: The Grudge
Movie · as Yuji Toyama

Igyō no koi
Movie

Part-Time Detective
Movie · as Ōshita

Ryûji Forever
Movie · as Kawajiri

Barber's Sorrow
Movie

The Private Detective Mike
TV · 1 ep

Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies
Movie · as Rokuyama

Kakashi
Movie · as Junsa (uncredited)

Pistol Opera
Movie · as Koroshi-ya No. 7

GO
Movie · as Henchman of Kato's Father

Quartet for Two
Movie · as Customer

Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
Movie · as Kinta

Stereo Future
Movie

Go Heat Man!
Movie

Platonic Sex
Movie

Waterboys
Movie · as Security Guard

Stake Out
Movie

Body Drop Asphalt
Movie · as Fuyuki Tohjoh

Quartet
Movie · as Singer

Red Shadow
Movie

Hotoke
Movie

Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius
Movie · as Junya Aoki

Toki No Kaori: Remember Me
Movie · as Tamaki Sensei

All About Lily Chou-Chou
Movie · as Teru Onda

Hero
TV · as Bartender / 酒保 · 22 eps

Handoku!!!
TV · 1 ep

Party 7
Movie · as Relative

Monday
Movie · as Yakuza

The City of Lost Souls
Movie · as Okijima Gang Member

Street of Gravestones
Movie

Enclosed Pain
Movie

House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~
Movie

Seikimatsu no noroi Zoshoku
Movie

First Love
Movie · as Prep School Teacher

Senrigan
Movie · as Cab driver

Ring 0
Movie · as Dansei Kyôyu (uncredited)

By Player
Movie

The Whispered City
Movie · as Okamura

Kikujiro
Movie · as Yakuza Henchman #3

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Movie · as Asahina

Railroad Man
Movie

One Piece! 水玉 COLLECTION
Movie

Charisma
Movie · as Sugishita

Anarchy in Japansuke
Movie · as Detective

The Night the Angel Turned Away
Movie

Adrenaline Drive
Movie · as Bus Driver

Tokyo Elegy
Movie · as Yakuza boss

Lustful Wife
Movie · as Mitsuo (Haruko's husband)

Round About Midnight
Movie · as Police Officer

Messengers
Movie · as Driver

Taboo
Movie · as Samurai executed by Kanô

Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: The Black Sunflower Woman
Movie

Unlucky Monkey
Movie · as Citizen Convention Member

Just Like Starting Over
Movie

The Fetist
Movie · as The Patron

The Goofball
Movie
The Outer Way
Movie

The Cold-Blooded Trap
Movie

Sunday Drive
Movie · as Police Officer

Shomuni
Movie · as Gay makeup artist

Female Teacher 6
Movie
New Female Teacher: Distorted Ethics
Movie

Akai yokujô: Hame jôzu
Movie

My Secret Cache
Movie · as Iwata

Romantic Mania
Movie · as Home Delivery Worker

Postman Blues
Movie · as Killer
Atlanta Boogie
Movie

Hunters' Sense of Touch
Movie · as Yoshino

Forever with You
Movie

Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration!
Movie · as Shigeo Nogawa

Suddenly Arriving
Movie

Shinjuku Triad Society
Movie

Tokarev
Movie · as Yakuza

I Like You, I Like You Very Much
Movie · as Takano's boyfriend

119
Movie

Nowhere Man
Movie · as Bar patron

Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch
Movie

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
TV · 5 eps


