Portrait of Yoji Tanaka

Acting

Yoji Tanaka

Career

Active from 1994 to 2022, busiest in 2009 and 2015 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
17
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Last Life in the Universe
Last Life in the Universe
GoodWatch score81/100

Characters

5

The characters Yoji Tanaka played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 67 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yoji Tanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.5
  • Nostalgia
    3.0, average 3.8
  • Class & Capitalism
    2.5, average 3.3
  • Biographical
    0.2, average 1.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 9
  • Japanese Cinema 7
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Social Critique 4
  • Slice of Life 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Crime Drama 3
  • Revenge 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Contemporary Setting 2
  • Found Family Dynamics 2
  • Personal Growth 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

196
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

26 titles · average score 57
25 Years of You
25 Years of You (2026)

TV show · as Satoru Hatano

Bullet Train Explosion
Bullet Train Explosion (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

as Hajime Shinjo

Jigen Daisuke
Jigen Daisuke (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

as Taxi Driver

Get Ready!
Get Ready! (2023)

TV show

Ryosangata Riko
Ryosangata Riko (2022)

TV show · as Yassan / Yajima Ichi

Ring Wandering
Ring Wandering (2022)

as Shioya

ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me?
ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me? (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Umebayashi

にっぽん!庭泊ひとり旅
にっぽん!庭泊ひとり旅 (2022)

TV show · as 旅人

What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? (2022)
GoodWatch score 35

as Hayato Nakajima

Avalanche
Avalanche (2021)

TV show · as Tetsuji Uchimoto

Your Turn to Kill: The Movie
Your Turn to Kill: The Movie (2021)
GoodWatch score 52

as Keisuke Ukita

The Smiling Man
The Smiling Man (2020)

as Koichi Takizawa

2010s

63 titles · average score 69
His - I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love
His - I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love (2019)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Kumakiri Yusaku

It's Your Turn
It's Your Turn (2019)

TV show

Meatball Machine Kodoku
Meatball Machine Kodoku (2017)
GoodWatch score 60

as Yuji Noda

Locodol Dorama Documentary
Locodol Dorama Documentary (2017)

Director

My Long Awaited Love Story
My Long Awaited Love Story (2017)
GoodWatch score 72

as Haibara Genjiro

Akagi
Akagi (2015)

TV show · as Takeshi Ogi(仰木 武司)

Fake Marriage
Fake Marriage (2015)

TV show · as Richi Sudo

Saintly Woman
Saintly Woman (2014)

TV show · as Koike Kenji

Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo
Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo (2013)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Shigeo Aihara

Solitary Gourmet
Solitary Gourmet (2012)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Yoshino

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)
GoodWatch score 89

as Crazy 88 #3

Sakurada Gate Incident
Sakurada Gate Incident (2010)

as Juzo Inada

2000s

83 titles · average score 67
Pandemic
Pandemic (2009)
GoodWatch score 58

as Eisuke Mita

Konkatsu!
Konkatsu! (2009)

TV show · as Masuoka Fumihiko

Rescue: Pride of Orange
Rescue: Pride of Orange (2009)

TV show · as Igarashi Hachiro

The Letters
The Letters (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kurata

Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
GoodWatch score 81

as Crazy 88

Last Life in the Universe
Last Life in the Universe (2003)
GoodWatch score 81

as Yakuza

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

as Crazy 88 #3

Zatoichi
Zatoichi (2003)
GoodWatch score 74

as Funahachi Family Henchmen

Ju-on: The Grudge
Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yuji Toyama

Kakashi
Kakashi (2001)
GoodWatch score 57

as Junsa (uncredited)

Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius
Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Junya Aoki

All About Lily Chou-Chou
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)
GoodWatch score 76

as Teru Onda

1990s

24 titles · average score 65
Anarchy in Japansuke
Anarchy in Japansuke (1999)

as Detective

Adrenaline Drive
Adrenaline Drive (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Bus Driver

Kikujiro
Kikujiro (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yakuza Henchman #3

Taboo
Taboo (1999)
GoodWatch score 71

as Samurai executed by Kanô

Tokyo Elegy
Tokyo Elegy (1999)
GoodWatch score 39

as Yakuza boss

Charisma
Charisma (1999)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sugishita

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999)
GoodWatch score 47

as Asahina

The Fetist
The Fetist (1998)

as The Patron

Sunday Drive
Sunday Drive (1998)

as Police Officer

Hunters' Sense of Touch
Hunters' Sense of Touch (1995)

as Yoshino

Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration!
Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration! (1995)

as Shigeo Nogawa

I Like You, I Like You Very Much
I Like You, I Like You Very Much (1994)

as Takano's boyfriend