Kotaro Tanaka

Known for: Acting

Born: 1982-12-13 (age 43)

From: 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. (Source: chunyu at MyDramaList)

Filmography (81)

TV★ 6.0
Girl from Nowhere
2026
TV★ 5.3
BORDERLESS -72 Hours
2026
as Shiratori Koji
TV★ 8.6
Life in Smokey Blue
2026
as Kuji Minoru
TV
Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest
2026
as Tanuma
TV★ 7.0
Tokyo Water Police
2025
TV★ 7.8
Ignite
2025
TV★ 6.9
After School Doctor
2024
as Saejima Yuji [Kei & Naoaki's father]
MOVIE★ 5.0
Shape of My Heart
2024
as [Gay bar owner]
TV★ 7.6
Perfect Propose
2024
as Koji
TV★ 6.2
Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay"
2023
as Kumakawa Kazuya
TV★ 7.8
Our Lawyer is a Handful
2023
as Kiyokawa
MOVIE★ 7.9
Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare
2023
as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
TV★ 7.1
Burn the House Down
2023
as Tomisato
TV★ 9.5
18/40: Unbreakable Bond of Dreams
2023
TV★ 7.5
Matchmaking Restaurant
2023
as Fujiwara Kaito
TV★ 7.0
Ooku: The Inner Chambers
2023
as 角南重郷（すなみしげさと）
MOVIE
京都人の密かな愉しみBlue修業中門出の桜
2022
TV★ 6.2
Hiru
2022
as Jun'ya Sato
TV★ 6.0
Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~
2022
as Isami Kondo
TV★ 10.0
Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira
2021
as Midorikawa Ryusei
TV★ 7.6
Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist
2020
as Kōhei Masuda
TV★ 7.7
Rent a Person Who Does Nothing
2020
TV
The Kings of Laughter
2019
as Nezu Kosuke
MOVIE
Welcome to the Surfing Office
2019
as Tatsuya Sawada
TV
Nurse in Action!
2019
as Satonaka Eiichi
TV★ 7.0
Harassment Game
2018
as Matsumoto Kota
TV
Edomae no Shun
2018
as Yanagiba Kiichiro
MOVIE★ 5.3
Imagination Game
2018
as Tsutomu Ikeuchi
TV
Ashita e no Chikai
2018
TV
Final Cut
2018
as Shiro Kawai（河合史郎）
TV★ 8.2
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
2016
as Kashiba Kentaro [Young]
TV★ 7.0
Cain and Abel
2016
as Sano [Representative of "The Society for Protecting the Environment of Lake Shirakawa"]
TV★ 7.0
Medical Team Lady da Vinci’s Diagnosis
2016
as Kanda Koichiro
TV
立花登青春手控え
2016
as Shinshichi
TV★ 8.5
Toto Nee-chan
2016
as Yamada
MOVIE
農業女子“はらぺ娘”
2015
TV★ 7.4
Seven Detectives
2015
as Asakura Yuji
TV★ 7.7
Dear Sister
2014
as Hirose [Kazuko's matchmaking partner]
TV★ 6.7
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
2014
as Takashi Nagase
TV★ 7.7
Tokyo Bandwagon
2013
as Aso [Yutaro's grandson]
TV
The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoya
2013
as Karasawa Kazuhiko
TV★ 8.0
Trembling Cow
2013
as Kato Keita
TV★ 6.7
Keigo Higashino Mysteries
2012
as Yoichi Tamura
TV★ 8.0
Taira no Kiyomori
2012
as Minamoto no Mitsuyasu
TV★ 6.8
Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge
2011
as Motoki Kensuke [Store manager]
TV★ 8.0
Marumo's Story
2011
as Tatsuya
TV★ 7.5
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
2011
as Mikoto Nakadai
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mesen
2010
TV★ 7.0
GM: General Medicine
2010
as Meguro Shuhei [Izumi's ex-lover]
TV★ 8.0
Absolute Zero
2010
as Masaya Iino
TV★ 4.7
Legal Eagle, First Class
2010
as Kanori Takuya
TV★ 7.5
Majisuka Academy
2010
as Iizuka Kazuhiro
TV
Tough Nights of Club INDIGO
2010
as Yoshida
TV★ 3.0
KochiKame: The TV Drama
2009
as Yosuke
MOVIE
Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami
2009
MOVIE★ 3.5
An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women
2009
as Keigo
TV
7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe
2009
as Shiratori Junnosuke
MOVIE★ 5.8
Shrill Cries: Reshuffle
2009
as Irie Kyosuke
TV
The Auditor
2008
as Sato Kento
MOVIE★ 6.1
God's Puzzle
2008
as Sakura
MOVIE★ 7.0
Nagai Nagai Satsujin
2008
as Ryo Aonuma
MOVIE★ 5.4
Shrill Cries of Summer
2008
as Kyosuke Irie
TV★ 7.5
Daisuki!!
2008
as Toshiya Sasaoka
TV★ 6.7
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun
2006
as Tezuka Yuji
TV★ 7.4
Into the White Night
2006
as Koga Hisashi
TV★ 9.0
Aikurushii
2005
MOVIE★ 6.4
Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS Abaranger
2005
as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
TV★ 7.8
H2: The Days with You
2005
as Hideo Tachibana
TV★ 8.4
Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World
2004
as Oki Ryunosuke
MOVIE★ 7.8
Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger
2004
as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
MOVIE★ 6.3
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold!
2003
as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer
TV★ 8.6
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
2003
as Mikoto Nakadai
TV★ 7.5
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
2002
as Yoshida Mitsuo
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Last Snow
2002
as Ryo Sugita
TV★ 8.0
Gokusen
2002
as Watanabe [Student of Ara High School]
TV★ 6.3
Basically Nice
2002
as Akira's fan
MOVIE★ 6.6
Waterboys
2001
as Koutarou
TV★ 8.0
Merry Christmas in Summer
2000
MOVIE★ 4.7
Junk
2000
as Toraji
TV★ 7.3
The Woman of S.R.I.
1999
as Naruo Yuya
TV★ 7.4
Emergency Room 24 Hours
1999