Takao Yoshida

Known for: Acting

Born: 1973-10-26 (age 52)

From: Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Takao Yoshida, better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist best known for his time in WWF (WWE) from 1997 to 2001, where he became the inaugural WWF Light Heavyweight Champion. He founded Kaientai Dojo, where he wrestled until 2019 before creating Just Tap Out, and currently competes as a freelancer for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Filmography (206)

MOVIE★ 6.0
Mystery Wrestling #23
2026
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 10.0
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 6.0
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Royal Quest IV
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 5.5
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 7.3
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
All Together Again
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 8.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 1
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
2019
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 7.0
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 8.8
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 7.0
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 10.0
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017
as TAKA MichinokuMinoru Suzuki
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 0.5
The Great Sasuke
2016
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
2015
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2014
MOVIE
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014
MOVIE
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 9.0
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014
as Takao Yoshida
MOVIE
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
2014
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
2014
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 10.0
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
2014
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 7.0
NJPW Destruction 2013
2013
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 9.0
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
2013
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE★ 9.0
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
2013
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Dominion 6.16
2012
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
2012
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
2012
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
2007
as TAKA Michinoku
TV
NJPW New Japan Cup
2005
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
AJPW Realize
2005
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
HUSTLE-3
2004
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
2003
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 7.5
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE★ 7.2
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 8.5
WWE Survivor Series 1999
1999
as TAKA Michinoku (Appearance)
MOVIE
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
1999
as TAKA Michinoku
TV
WWE Metal
1999
as Taka Michinoku
TV★ 8.9
ECW on TNN
1999
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE
The Best of Eddy Guerrero
1999
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 1.0
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
1999
as TAKA Michinoku
TV★ 7.5
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE★ 7.0
ECW CyberSlam 1999
1999
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
Battlarts Battle Fiction
1998
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 8.7
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
1998
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 9.0
WWE SummerSlam 1998
1998
as TAKA Michinoku
TV★ 5.3
WWE Heat
1998
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE★ 8.3
WWE King of the Ring 1998
1998
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 9.3
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
1998
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 7.8
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 7.3
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 8.2
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1997
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE
Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary
1997
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 8.0
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE★ 8.0
ECW Barely Legal 1997
1997
as Taka Michinoku
MOVIE
ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997
1997
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 10.0
Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
1996
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
NJPW Skydiving J
1996
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE
FMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th Anniversary
1996
as TAKA Michinoku
MOVIE★ 10.0
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
1994
as TAKA Michinoku
TV★ 7.3
ECW Hardcore TV
1993
TV★ 6.8
Raw
1993
as Taka Michinoku
TV★ 8.0
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
as TAKA Michinoku