Kotaro Tanaka

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

AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo

Burn the House Down

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger

Gokusen

Shape of My Heart

Absolute Zero

The Woman of S.R.I.

Seven Detectives

All Movies (20)

• Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest2026 · as Tanuma
• Shape of My Heart2024 · as [Gay bar owner]
• Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare2023 · as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
• 京都人の密かな愉しみBlue修業中 門出の桜2022
• Welcome to the Surfing Office2019 · as Tatsuya Sawada
• Imagination Game2018 · as Tsutomu Ikeuchi
• 農業女子“はらぺ娘”2015
• Mesen2010
• Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami2009
• An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women2009 · as Keigo
• Shrill Cries: Reshuffle2009 · as Irie Kyosuke
• God's Puzzle2008 · as Sakura
• Nagai Nagai Satsujin2008 · as Ryo Aonuma
• Shrill Cries of Summer2008 · as Kyosuke Irie
• Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS Abaranger2005 · as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
• Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger2004 · as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
• Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold!2003 · as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
• The Last Snow2002 · as Ryo Sugita
• Waterboys2001 · as Koutarou
• Junk2000 · as Toraji

All TV Shows (62)

• Girl from Nowhere2026
• BORDERLESS -72 Hours2026 · as Shiratori Koji
• Life in Smokey Blue2026 · as Kuji Minoru
• Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest2026 · as Tanuma
• Tokyo Water Police2025
• Ignite2025
• After School Doctor2024 · as Saejima Yuji [Kei & Naoaki's father]
• Perfect Propose2024 · as Koji
• Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay"2023 · as Kumakawa Kazuya
• Our Lawyer is a Handful2023 · as Kiyokawa
• Burn the House Down2023 · as Tomisato
• 18/40: Unbreakable Bond of Dreams2023
• Matchmaking Restaurant2023 · as Fujiwara Kaito
• Ooku: The Inner Chambers2023 · as 角南重郷（すなみ しげさと）
• Hiru2022 · as Jun'ya Sato
• Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~2022 · as Isami Kondo
• Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira2021 · as Midorikawa Ryusei
• Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist2020 · as Kōhei Masuda
• Rent a Person Who Does Nothing2020
• The Kings of Laughter2019 · as Nezu Kosuke
• Nurse in Action!2019 · as Satonaka Eiichi
• Harassment Game2018 · as Matsumoto Kota
• Edomae no Shun2018 · as Yanagiba Kiichiro
• Ashita e no Chikai2018
• Final Cut2018 · as Shiro Kawai（河合 史郎）
• Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~2016 · as Kashiba Kentaro [Young]
• Cain and Abel2016 · as Sano [Representative of "The Society for Protecting the Environment of Lake Shirakawa"]
• Medical Team Lady da Vinci’s Diagnosis2016 · as Kanda Koichiro
• 立花登青春手控え2016 · as Shinshichi
• Toto Nee-chan2016 · as Yamada
• Seven Detectives2015 · as Asakura Yuji
• Dear Sister2014 · as Hirose [Kazuko's matchmaking partner]
• Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out2014 · as Takashi Nagase
• Tokyo Bandwagon2013 · as Aso [Yutaro's grandson]
• The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoya2013 · as Karasawa Kazuhiko
• Trembling Cow2013 · as Kato Keita
• Keigo Higashino Mysteries2012 · as Yoichi Tamura
• Taira no Kiyomori2012 · as Minamoto no Mitsuyasu
• Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge2011 · as Motoki Kensuke [Store manager]
• Marumo's Story2011 · as Tatsuya
• Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger2011 · as Mikoto Nakadai
• GM: General Medicine2010 · as Meguro Shuhei [Izumi's ex-lover]
• Absolute Zero2010 · as Masaya Iino
• Legal Eagle, First Class2010 · as Kanori Takuya
• Majisuka Academy2010 · as Iizuka Kazuhiro
• Tough Nights of Club INDIGO2010 · as Yoshida
• KochiKame: The TV Drama2009 · as Yosuke
• 7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe2009 · as Shiratori Junnosuke
• The Auditor2008 · as Sato Kento
• Daisuki!!2008 · as Toshiya Sasaoka
• Sailor Suit and Machine Gun2006 · as Tezuka Yuji
• Into the White Night2006 · as Koga Hisashi
• Aikurushii2005
• H2: The Days with You2005 · as Hideo Tachibana
• Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World2004 · as Oki Ryunosuke
• Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger2003 · as Mikoto Nakadai
• AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo2002 · as Yoshida Mitsuo
• Gokusen2002 · as Watanabe [Student of Ara High School]
• Basically Nice2002 · as Akira's fan
• Merry Christmas in Summer2000
• The Woman of S.R.I.1999 · as Naruo Yuya
• Emergency Room 24 Hours1999