Kotaro Tanaka

Acting·December 13, 1982 — 43 years old·Tokyo, Japan

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.

Known For

Burn the House Down

2023·7.1

Waterboys

2001·6.6

Gokusen

2002·8.0

Shrill Cries of Summer

2008·5.4

Perfect Propose

2024·7.6

Shrill Cries: Reshuffle

2009·5.8

Junk

2000·4.7

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger

2011·7.5

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

2002·7.5

Into the White Night

2006·7.4

Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

2003·8.6

God's Puzzle

2008·6.1

Filmography · 81

2026Girl from NowhereTV 2026BORDERLESS -72 HoursTVShiratori Koji 2026Life in Smokey BlueTVKuji Minoru 2026Salvation, Swallowed by the NestTVTanuma 2025Tokyo Water PoliceTV 2025IgniteTV 2024After School DoctorTVSaejima Yuji [Kei & Naoaki's father]2024Shape of My Heart[Gay bar owner]2024Perfect ProposeTVKoji 2023Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay"TVKumakawa Kazuya 2023Our Lawyer is a HandfulTVKiyokawa 2023Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru AbareMikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer 2023Burn the House DownTVTomisato 202318/40: Unbreakable Bond of DreamsTV 2023Matchmaking RestaurantTVFujiwara Kaito 2023Ooku: The Inner ChambersTV角南重郷（すなみしげさと）2022京都人の密かな愉しみBlue修業中門出の桜 2022HiruTVJun'ya Sato 2022Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~TVIsami Kondo 2021Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi AkiraTVMidorikawa Ryusei 2020Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital PharmacistTVKōhei Masuda 2020Rent a Person Who Does NothingTV 2019The Kings of LaughterTVNezu Kosuke 2019Welcome to the Surfing OfficeTatsuya Sawada 2019Nurse in Action!TVSatonaka Eiichi 2018Harassment GameTVMatsumoto Kota 2018Edomae no ShunTVYanagiba Kiichiro 2018Imagination GameTsutomu Ikeuchi 2018Ashita e no ChikaiTV 2018Final CutTVShiro Kawai（河合史郎）2016Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~TVKashiba Kentaro [Young]2016Cain and AbelTVSano [Representative of "The Society for Protecting the Environment of Lake Shirakawa"]2016Medical Team Lady da Vinci’s DiagnosisTVKanda Koichiro 2016立花登青春手控えTVShinshichi 2016Toto Nee-chanTVYamada 2015農業女子“はらぺ娘”2015Seven DetectivesTVAsakura Yuji 2014Dear SisterTVHirose [Kazuko's matchmaking partner]2014Hanasaki Mai Speaks OutTVTakashi Nagase 2013Tokyo BandwagonTVAso [Yutaro's grandson]2013The Fortune Telling Shop, OnmyoyaTVKarasawa Kazuhiko 2013Trembling CowTVKato Keita 2012Keigo Higashino MysteriesTVYoichi Tamura 2012Taira no KiyomoriTVMinamoto no Mitsuyasu 2011Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written ChallengeTVMotoki Kensuke [Store manager]2011Marumo's StoryTVTatsuya 2011Kaizoku Sentai GokaigerTVMikoto Nakadai 2010Mesen 2010GM: General MedicineTVMeguro Shuhei [Izumi's ex-lover]2010Absolute ZeroTVMasaya Iino 2010Legal Eagle, First ClassTVKanori Takuya 2010Majisuka AcademyTVIizuka Kazuhiro 2010Tough Nights of Club INDIGOTVYoshida 2009KochiKame: The TV DramaTVYosuke 2009Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami 2009An Encyclopedia of Unconventional WomenKeigo 20097 Mannin Tantei NitobeTVShiratori Junnosuke 2009Shrill Cries: ReshuffleIrie Kyosuke 2008The AuditorTVSato Kento 2008God's PuzzleSakura 2008Nagai Nagai SatsujinRyo Aonuma 2008Shrill Cries of SummerKyosuke Irie 2008Daisuki!!TVToshiya Sasaoka 2006Sailor Suit and Machine GunTVTezuka Yuji 2006Into the White NightTVKoga Hisashi 2005AikurushiiTV 2005Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS AbarangerMikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer 2005H2: The Days with YouTVHideo Tachibana 2004Crying Out Love, in the Center of the WorldTVOki Ryunosuke 2004Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. HurricanegerMikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer 2003Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold!Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer 2003Bakuryu Sentai AbarangerTVMikoto Nakadai 2002AIBOU: Tokyo Detective DuoTVYoshida Mitsuo 2002The Last SnowRyo Sugita 2002GokusenTVWatanabe [Student of Ara High School]2002Basically NiceTVAkira's fan 2001WaterboysKoutarou 2000Merry Christmas in SummerTV 2000JunkToraji 1999The Woman of S.R.I.TVNaruo Yuya 1999Emergency Room 24 HoursTV