Portrait of Rena Tanaka

Acting

Rena Tanaka

Career

Active from 1998 to 2026, busiest in 2008 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
51
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Waiting in the Dark
Waiting in the Dark
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rena Tanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Showbiz
    0.2, average 1.2
  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Satire & Parody
    1.5, average 2.3
  • Adrenaline
    4.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 16
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Japanese Cinema 5
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Melancholic Tone 4
  • Contemporary Setting 4
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Family Bonds 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Yokai 2
  • Japanese Folklore 2
  • Mystery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

85
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

20 titles ยท average score 67
Convenience Store Kyodai
Convenience Store Kyodai (2026)

TV show ยท as Nakao Mitsuri

Mag Mag
Mag Mag (2026)
GoodWatch score 63

as Reiko Watase

The Stars and the Moon are Holes in the Sky
The Stars and the Moon are Holes in the Sky (2025)

as Chieko

Strawberry Moon
Strawberry Moon (2025)

as Miyoko Sakurai

A Lovestory in Virtual Reality
A Lovestory in Virtual Reality (2024)

TV show

September 1923
September 1923 (2023)
GoodWatch score 68

as Shizuko Sawada

Dragons of Wonderhatch
Dragons of Wonderhatch (2023)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

Gifted
Gifted (2023)

TV show ยท as Maika Shiki

Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku
Kami no Ko wa Tsubuyaku (2023)

as Aiko Kinoshita

Your Tales of the Unusual
Your Tales of the Unusual (2021)

TV show ยท as Kaori Honda

Kareinaru ichizoku
Kareinaru ichizoku (2021)

TV show ยท as Fusako

North Light
North Light (2020)

TV show

2010s

35 titles ยท average score 66
Omotenashi
Omotenashi (2018)

as Rika

The Crimes That Bind
The Crimes That Bind (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

as Tokiko Kanamori

Dear Etranger
Dear Etranger (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

as Nanae

The Midday Devil
The Midday Devil (2017)

TV show

Akira and Akira
Akira and Akira (2017)

TV show ยท as Ai Kitamura

Chushingura: A 48th Loyal Retainer in Love
Chushingura: A 48th Loyal Retainer in Love (2016)

TV show ยท as Youzeiin

Chateau de la Reine
Chateau de la Reine (2015)

as Reiko Asaka

Dreams for Sale
Dreams for Sale (2012)
GoodWatch score 58

as Satsuki Tanahashi

The Wings of the Kirin
The Wings of the Kirin (2012)
GoodWatch score 65

as Tokiko Kanamori

Kazoku Kashimasu ~ Family Complex
Kazoku Kashimasu ~ Family Complex (2012)

as Kobashi Koko

Flowers
Flowers (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

as Midori

The Days of Morisaki Bookstore
The Days of Morisaki Bookstore (2010)

as Tomoko

2000s

27 titles ยท average score 60
Yona Yona Penguin
Yona Yona Penguin (2009)
GoodWatch score 53

as Chaley (voice)

10 Promises to My Dog
10 Promises to My Dog (2008)
GoodWatch score 68

as Akari Saito

My Sassy Girl
My Sassy Girl (2008)

TV show ยท as Riko Takami

Kitaro and the Millennium Curse
Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (2008)
GoodWatch score 50

as Catgirl

Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (2008)

as Noe Isomura

Kitaro
Kitaro (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

as Catgirl

Flag
Flag (2006)

TV show ยท as Saeko Shirasu (voice)

Waiting in the Dark
Waiting in the Dark (2006)
GoodWatch score 77

as Michiru Honma

The Suspect: Muroi Shinji
The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (2005)
GoodWatch score 53

as Kumiko Ohara

A Day on the Planet
A Day on the Planet (2004)
GoodWatch score 62

as Maki

Drugstore Girl
Drugstore Girl (2004)

as Keiko Obayashi

First Love
First Love (2000)
GoodWatch score 70

as Satoka Aida

1990s

3 titles ยท average score 69
GTO: The Movie
GTO: The Movie (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ayano Katsuragi

Over Time
Over Time (1999)

TV show ยท as Rina Kamiya

Give It All
Give It All (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

as Etsuko Shinomura