Yoji Tanaka
Actor
63 yearsAug 8, 1963Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Yoji Tanaka has grown into a veteran Japanese actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. 'Kill Bill: Vol. 2' is the other credit that tends to come up. 161 credits across 36 years is a rate most careers never reach. Of everything on the filmography, 'Kill Bill: Vol. 1' is the work that traveled the furthest.
Yoji Tanaka
Actor
Yoji Tanaka has grown into a veteran Japanese actor recognizable to viewers well beyond any single title. 'Kill Bill: Vol. 2' is the other credit that tends to come up. 161 credits across 36 years is a rate most careers never reach. Of everything on the filmography, 'Kill Bill: Vol. 1' is the work that traveled the furthest.
Movies 118 titles
Plays Crazy 88
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2004
Plays Crazy 88 #3
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
Plays Crazy 88 #3
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
2011
Plays Teru Onda
All About Lily Chou-Chou
2001
Plays Yakuza Henchman #3
Kikujiro
1999
Plays Funahachi Family Henchmen
Zatoichi
2003
Plays Yuji Toyama
Ju-on: The Grudge
2002
Plays Yorihiko Jinnouchi (voice)
Summer Wars
2009
Plays Bartender
Hero
2007
Plays Biker police
Udon
2006
Plays Samurai executed by Kanô
Taboo
1999
Plays Hajime Shinjo
Bullet Train Explosion
2025
Plays Sasaki
Death Note
2006
Plays Pinball Parlour Manager
Swing Girls
2004
Plays Bartender
Hero
2015
Plays Relative
Party 7
2000
Plays Kaneda
Out
2002
Plays Kinta
Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle
2001
Plays Man of Prosecution Section
The Taste of Tea
2004
Plays TV Actor
Memories of Matsuko
2006
Plays Security Guard
Waterboys
2001
Plays Kawajiri
Ryûji Forever
2002
Plays Sasaki
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
2008
Plays Junya Aoki
Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius
2001
Plays Yoichi's father
The Great Yokai War
2005
Plays Henchman of Kato's Father
GO
2001
Plays Yuji Noda
Meatball Machine Kodoku
2017
Plays Mr. Clean
Geisha War
2026
Plays Sugishita
Charisma
1999
Plays Vagrant Who Captures Carp
Survival Family
2017
Plays Man 2
Age 17
2003
Plays Detective Higashino
20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope
2009
Plays Takashima
Exte: Hair Extensions
2007
Plays Keisuke Ukita
Your Turn to Kill: The Movie
2021
Plays Kanbayashi
Sleeping in the Red Earth
Plays Asahina
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
1999
Plays Toku
Sabu
2002
Plays Yakuza
Monday
2000
Plays Iwata
My Secret Cache
1997
Plays Bus Driver
Dance with Me
2019
Plays Parco Officer
Parco Fiction
2002
Plays Bus Driver
Adrenaline Drive
1999
Plays Man In Supermarket
Zebraman
2004
Plays Salon manager
Animus Anima
2005
Plays Hayato Nakajima
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
2022
Plays Okamura
The Whispered City
2000
Plays Shioya
Ring Wandering
2022
Plays Instuctor
Wood Job!
2014
Plays Haibara Genjiro
My Long Awaited Love Story
2017
Plays Takano's boyfriend
I Like You, I Like You Very Much
1994
TV Shows 43 titles
Plays Katsuji Ozawa
Beppin-san
2016
Plays Shigeo Aihara
Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo
2013
Plays Mochizuki
Unrequited Love
2017
Plays Bartender / 酒保
Hero
2001
Plays Yajima Ichi
Ryosangata Riko
2022
Plays Keisuke Ukita
Your Turn to Kill
2019
Plays 金村
The Funny Chef of South Polar
2019
Plays Ginji Asai（浅井 銀次）
天 天和通りの快男児
2018
Plays Taro Momono
Unhandy Handyman
2015
Plays Masuoka Fumihiko
Konkatsu!
2009
Plays Takeshi Ogi（仰木 武司）
Akagi
2015
Plays Richi Sudo
Fake Marriage
2015
Plays Tetsuji Uchimoto
Avalanche
2021
Plays Iwai Yuuzou
Edison's Mother
2008
Plays Satoru Hatano
25 Years of You
2026
Plays Policeman
Mr. Straightforward
2010
Plays Tatsumura
Gachi Baka!
2006
Plays Jesus Mikoshiba
Ouroboros
2015
Plays Igarashi Hachiro
Rescue: Pride of Orange
2009
Plays Makoto Nakahara
Untouchable
2009
Plays Ryuji Himuro
Gakeppuchi no Eri - Kono yo de ichiban daiji na 'Kane' no hanashi
2010
Plays Iwao Takada
Saikyou no Futari
2015
Plays Koike Kenji
Saintly Woman
2014
Plays Shogo Hashimoto
Eerie: Invisible Face
2018
Plays Ishida Kazuo
Tofu Sisters
2010
Plays Kumakiri Yusaku
His - I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love
2019
Plays Doi Yutaro
Prisoner
2008
Plays Takeshi Ogi（仰木 武司）
Akagi: Washizu Mahjong Kanketsu-hen
2018
Plays 旅人
にっぽん！庭泊ひとり旅
2022
Plays 磯川泰造
オレの寿司物語
2020
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Bullet Train Explosion
Full Filmography 161
Geisha War
Mr. Clean
2026
25 Years of You
Satoru Hatano
2026Season 1
シリーズ・横溝正史短編集
Shigeto Kawada
2025Season 4
Bullet Train Explosion
Hajime Shinjo
2025
Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2
Shinichi Inoue
2024
Detective of Joshidaikoji
Azechi Genichiro
2023
Jigen Daisuke
Taxi Driver
2023
ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me?
Umebayashi
2022Season 1
Ryosangata Riko
Yajima Ichi · 20 episodes
2022–
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Yoji Tanaka and where are they from?
Yoji Tanaka is 63 years old, born on August 8, 1963 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
What are the most famous roles of Yoji Tanaka?
Yoji Tanaka is best known for roles in Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Kill Bill: Vol. 2, Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair.
How many movies has Yoji Tanaka been in?
Over a 36-year career (since 1990), Yoji Tanaka has appeared in 118 movies and 43 TV shows.
What was Yoji Tanaka's first movie?
The career of Yoji Tanaka began with Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch (1990).
What is Yoji Tanaka's most recent movie or series?
Yoji Tanaka's most recent release is Geisha War, which premiered on September 12, 2026.
What TV shows has Yoji Tanaka appeared in?
On television, Yoji Tanaka has appeared in Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo, Your Turn to Kill, Hero, Solitary Gourmet.
Yoji Tanaka
1963-08-08 · Nagano Prefecture, Japan
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.