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