Portrait of Naoki Tanaka

Acting

Naoki Tanaka

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, busiest in 2007 and 2016 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles
18
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Naoki Tanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.6, average 2.6
  • Crime
    1.7, average 3.6
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.9, average 3.3
  • Adrenaline
    3.4, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Unsettling Atmosphere 3
  • Slice of Life 3
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Contemporary Japanese Setting 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Human Condition 2
  • Supernatural Elements 2
  • Japanese Legal Drama 2
  • Emotional Journey 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Mikke-banashi: rediscovered tales
Mikke-banashi: rediscovered tales

TV show

2020s

12 titles · average score 72
A Moonlight Nights Passing
A Moonlight Nights Passing (2026)

TV show · as Kikuo Sawatsuji

The Employee
The Employee (2026)

TV show

The Hot Spot
The Hot Spot (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Takahiro Okuda

Chosen Home
Chosen Home (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Seiji Okabe

Ignite
Ignite (2025)

TV show

Jeanne's Judgment
Jeanne's Judgment (2024)

TV show · as Hiyama Unosuke

Rebooting
Rebooting (2023)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show · as Asami's father

Nazotoki! Himitsu no Shiho-san
Nazotoki! Himitsu no Shiho-san (2023)

TV show

Ox-Head Village
Ox-Head Village (2022)
GoodWatch score 52

as Kanon's Father

Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama
Hoshi Shinichi no Fushigina Fushigina Tanpen Dorama (2022)

TV show

The Ender
The Ender (2022)

TV show · as Eiwa Saito

Edo Moiselle
Edo Moiselle (2021)

TV show · as Kurachi Takehiko

2010s

26 titles · average score 62
Violence Voyager
Violence Voyager (2018)
GoodWatch score 66

as George

Psychic Agents
Psychic Agents (2018)

as Keitaro Masuyama

Kinkyuu SOS! Ike no Mizu Zenbu Nuku Dai Sakusen
Kinkyuu SOS! Ike no Mizu Zenbu Nuku Dai Sakusen (2017)

TV show

Masuyama Chounouryokushi Jimusho
Masuyama Chounouryokushi Jimusho (2017)

TV show

Comes Morning
Comes Morning (2016)

TV show · as Kurihara Kiyokazu

Tower of Sand
Tower of Sand (2016)

TV show · as Takano Kenichi

Samurai Cat: Tamanojo Goes to Edo
Samurai Cat: Tamanojo Goes to Edo (2016)

as Tobimatsu

I'm Home
I'm Home (2015)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Shun Yamanobe

The Thorns of Alice
The Thorns of Alice (2014)

TV show · as Junichi Chihara

Divorce Chaser
Divorce Chaser (2014)

TV show · as Hakamada Yukio

Platinum Town
Platinum Town (2012)

TV show

Hutch the Honeybee
Hutch the Honeybee (2010)

as Kunekune

2000s

16 titles · average score 63
Fine, Totally Fine
Fine, Totally Fine (2008)
GoodWatch score 66

as Yuhara

Summer Days with Coo
Summer Days with Coo (2007)
GoodWatch score 75

as Yasuo Uehara (voice)

Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File
Kaiki Daisakusen - Second File (2007)

TV show · as Kyosuke Misawa

Argentine Hag
Argentine Hag (2007)

as Mori Mukai

Forbidden Siren
Forbidden Siren (2006)
GoodWatch score 53

as Yutaka Minamida

Suite Dreams
Suite Dreams (2006)
GoodWatch score 66

as Naosuke Iijima

The All-Out Nine: Field of Nightmares
The All-Out Nine: Field of Nightmares (2005)

as Go Sakakibara

Walking With The Dog
Walking With The Dog (2004)

as Yasuyuki

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game (2003)

TV show

笑ってはいけないシリーズ
笑ってはいけないシリーズ (2003)

TV show

All About Our House
All About Our House (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Naosuke Iijima

There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie
There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie (2001)

as Tanaka

1990s

1 title
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)

TV show

1980s

1 title · average score 91
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! (1989)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show · as Tanaka