Yoji Tanaka
August 8, 1963 (63 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · Geisha War as Mr. Clean
- 2026 · Hollow Cross as Yamabe
- 2026 · 25 Years of You as Satoru Hatano
- 2025 · Bullet Train Explosion as Hajime Shinjo
- 2025 · Demon Virus as
- 2023 · Detective of Joshidaikoji as Azechi Genichiro
- 2022 · Gon-Mama as
- 2022 · The Broken Commandment as
- 2022 · にっぽん!庭泊ひとり旅 as 旅人
- 2022 · Ring Wandering as Shioya
- 2021 · Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse as Yamamoto
- 2021 · Go! Go! Stupid Woman! as
- 2020 · オレの寿司物語 as 磯川泰造
- 2020 · Mrs. Noisy as
- 2019 · Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral Arc as Asai Ginji
- 2019 · The Promised Land as
- 2019 · Hydra as Junichiro Kishida
- 2019 · The Nikaidos' Fall as Genjiro Tada
- 2017 · My Cactus as Mr. Morisaka
- 2016 · Shippu Rondo as foreman
- 2016 · L as
- 2015 · Glory of the Expedition as cameraman
- 2015 · Obon Brothers as
- 2015 · Specialist 3 as Enzo Zeniya
- 2014 · Homeland as
- 2013 · The After-Dinner Mysteries as
- 2013 · Specialist as Enzo Zeniya
- 2013 · SPINNING KITE as Officer
- 2012 · The Way: Man of the White Porcelain as Machida
- 2009 · Baby, Baby, Baby! as
- 2008 · The Soup of Heaven as
- 2008 · My Darling of the Mountains as
- 2008 · The Silver Season as Kazuhiko Igawa
- 2007 · Pacchigi! Love & Peace as
- 2006 · SOUL TRAIN as
- 2006 · Lovely Complex as
- 2006 · HERO SP as Bartender
- 2006 · Mobile Detectives: The Movie as
- 2005 · The Samurai I Loved as
- 2005 · All About My Dog as Kentaro Maruyama
- 2005 · Animus Anima as Salon manager
- 2004 · Install as
- 2004 · The Hotel Venus as
- 2004 · Jenifa as
- 2003 · Dead End Run as
- 2003 · The Negotiator as
- 2003 · Border Line as
- 2003 · Age 17 as Man 2
- 2003 · Life Is Journey as
- 2003 · SHORT FILMS as
- 2002 · Frog River as
- 2002 · Part-Time Detective as Ōshita
- 2002 · Aiki as
- 2002 · Swan's Song as Detective Yamashita
- 2002 · Sensen fukoku as
- 2002 · Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete as Photographer
- 2002 · Igyō no koi as
- 2002 · Parco Fiction as Parco Officer
- 2002 · Kamaitachi no Yoru as
- 2002 · Sabu as Toku
- 2002 · Dog Star as
- 2002 · Pakodate-jin as
- 2001 · Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle as Kinta
- 2001 · Go Heat Man! as
- 2001 · Stereo Future as
- 2001 · Stake Out as
- 2000 · House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~ as
- 2000 · Senrigan as Cab driver
- 1999 · Messengers as Driver
- 1999 · Tokyo Elegy as Yakuza boss
- 1999 · Anarchy in Japansuke as Detective
- 1999 · Adrenaline Drive as Bus Driver
- 1998 · Shomuni as Gay makeup artist
- 1998 · Unlucky Monkey as Citizen Convention Member
- 1998 · The Outer Way as
- 1998 · New Female Teacher: Distorted Ethics as
- 1996 · Atlanta Boogie as
- 1995 · Suddenly Arriving as
- 1995 · Hunters' Sense of Touch as Yoshino
- 1991 · Nowhere Man as Bar patron
- Future · Sleeping in the Red Earth as Kanbayashi
- 2025 · Waitress: The Musical as Cal
- 2025 · Kaiju Guy! as
- 2024 · Yips as
- 2024 · Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2 as Shinichi Inoue
- 2024 · Plamo no Hanashi as
- 2023 · Jigen Daisuke as Taxi Driver
- 2023 · The Pearl Legacy as
- 2023 · Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama as
- 2023 · Draft King as
- 2023 · Samurai Ninja Onimanji as
- 2023 · ヌーのコインロッカーは使用禁止 as
- 2023 · Get Ready! as
- 2022 · ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me? as Umebayashi
- 2022 · Ryosangata Riko as Yajima Ichi
- 2022 · Ryosangata Riko as Yassan
- 2022 · Sun and Bolero as
- 2022 · Kanban Neko as
- 2022 · D-river as
- 2022 · What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? as Hayato Nakajima
- 2022 · Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break as Cafe clerk
- 2021 · Your Turn to Kill: The Movie as Keisuke Ukita
- 2021 · Avalanche as Tetsuji Uchimoto
- 2021 · The Scales of Justice as
- 2021 · Nebagiba New World as
- 2021 · Ura Aka: L'Aventure as
- 2021 · The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood as
- 2020 · Minori yuku as
- 2020 · 戦争童画集 ~75年目のショートストーリー~ as
- 2020 · Blood-Club Dolls 2 as Kuzu
- 2020 · Last Line Detective Tsuyoshi Iwakura as
- 2020 · Yan as
- 2020 · The Smiling Man as Koichi Takizawa
- 2019 · Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie as
- 2019 · Dance with Me as Bus Driver
- 2019 · It's Your Turn as
- 2019 · Your Turn to Kill as Keisuke Ukita
- 2019 · His - I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love as Kumakiri Yusaku
- 2019 · The Good Wife as Yoshiro Futami
- 2019 · The Funny Chef of South Polar as 金村
- 2018 · Stalking Vampire as
- 2018 · Blood-Club Dolls 1 as Kuzuu
- 2018 · Suits as Takuro Hoshikawa
- 2018 · Ten:The Nice Guy on the Path of Tenho as Ginji Asai(浅井 銀次)
- 2018 · Come On Irene as Tatsuno
- 2018 · Until I, Who Was Unable to Go to School, Wrote "anohana" and "The Anthem of the Heart" as Tsukishima
- 2018 · Eerie: Invisible Face as Shogo Hashimoto
- 2018 · Akagi: Washizu Mahjong Kanketsu-hen as Takeshi Ogi(仰木 武司)
- 2017 · My Long Awaited Love Story as Haibara Genjiro
- 2017 · Yellow Guitar (I think It’s time for me to quit music) as
- 2017 · Unrequited Love as Mochizuki
- 2017 · Ringside Story as
- 2017 · Lemmings no Natsu as
- 2017 · Asura Girl: A Blood-C Tale as Takiji
- 2017 · Meatball Machine Kodoku as Yuji Noda
- 2017 · Hitoya no Toge as
- 2017 · Tantei wa, konya mo yūutsu na yume o miru. as Yoji Tanaka
- 2017 · Survival Family as Vagrant Who Captures Carp
- 2016 · シリーズ・横溝正史短編集 as Shigeto Kawada
- 2016 · Cold Case: Door of Truth as Kamada Tatsuji
- 2016 · Beppin-san as Katsuji Ozawa
- 2016 · Unrequited Love as
- 2016 · 99.9 Criminal Lawyer as
- 2016 · Everest: The Summit of the Gods as
- 2015 · Specialist 4 as Enzo Zeniya
- 2015 · Fade as
- 2015 · Fake Marriage as Richi Sudo
- 2015 · あてなよる as
- 2015 · Lingering Memories as
- 2015 · Akagi as Takeshi Ogi(仰木 武司)
- 2015 · Hero as Bartender
- 2015 · Saikyou no Futari as Iwao Takada
- 2015 · I'm Home as Man after Kyoto’s love
- 2015 · Unhandy Handyman as Taro Momono
- 2015 · Ouroboros as Jesus Mikoshiba
- 2014 · Saintly Woman as Koike Kenji
- 2014 · HERO2014 as
- 2014 · Wood Job! as Instuctor
- 2014 · The Tale of Nishino as Minami's father
- 2014 · Judge! as Izawa
- 2013 · Olympic Ransom as
- 2013 · The Rakugo Movie as Manager
- 2013 · Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo as Shigeo Aihara
- 2013 · Love Bombs as
- 2012 · Soumatou Kabushikigaisha as Mineta Kohei
- 2012 · Sado Tempest as Sekihara
- 2012 · Robo-G as Police Officer
- 2012 · Dokurogeki: atoaji no warui sasupensu as
- 2012 · Solitary Gourmet as Yoshino
- 2011 · Lessons as
- 2011 · Japanese Salaryman NEO as
- 2011 · The Warped Forest as
- 2011 · Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge as Masato Mine
- 2011 · Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair as Crazy 88 #3
- 2011 · School!! as Masato Ueno
- 2010 · Space Battleship Yamato as
- 2010 · Sakurada Gate Incident as Juzo Inada
- 2010 · Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi ~ 2010 Summer Special: AKB48 Marugoto Jourei Special as
- 2010 · Tofu Sisters as Ishida Kazuo
- 2010 · Gakeppuchi no Eri - Kono yo de ichiban daiji na 'Kane' no hanashi as Ryuji Himuro
- 2010 · What a Wonderful Life!! as
- 2010 · 月と嘘と殺人 as
- 2010 · Kazura as
- 2010 · Mr. Straightforward as Policeman
- 2009 · Monoroi as
- 2009 · The Night of Whirlwind Restaurant as
- 2009 · Randies as Robin
- 2009 · Untouchable as Makoto Nakahara
- 2009 · Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune as
- 2009 · Killer Bride's Perfect Crime as Repair man
- 2009 · Summer Wars as Yorihiko Jinnouchi (voice)
- 2009 · Yamagata Scream as Bubaigawa
- 2009 · The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity as
- 2009 · Konkatsu! as Masuoka Fumihiko
- 2009 · Crime or Punishment?!? as Boss of agency
- 2009 · 20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope as Detective Higashino
- 2009 · Rescue: Pride of Orange as Igarashi Hachiro
- 2009 · Pandemic as Eisuke Mita
- 2008 · Prisoner as Doi Yutaro
- 2008 · Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters as
- 2008 · All Around Us as
- 2008 · Nagai Nagai Satsujin as Security guard
- 2008 · Sing Salmon Sing as Cameraman
- 2008 · Death Note: L Change the WorLd as Sasaki
- 2008 · One-Pound Gospel as Kappei Onimaru
- 2008 · Edison's Mother as Iwai Yuuzou
- 2007 · Sukiyaki Western Django as
- 2007 · Hero as Bartender
- 2007 · Detective School Q as Shizuka Nishimura's father
- 2007 · Tokyo Rhapsody as
- 2007 · Exte: Hair Extensions as Takashima
- 2006 · The Letters as Kurata
- 2006 · Switch of Happiness as
- 2006 · Backdancers! as
- 2006 · Udon as Biker police
- 2006 · Death Note as Sasaki
- 2006 · Memories of Matsuko as TV Actor
- 2006 · Route 225 as
- 2006 · Gachi Baka! as Tatsumura
- 2006 · Time Limit Investigator as Yasuo Kohara
- 2005 · Sleeping Flower as Masakazu Asada
- 2005 · One Missed Call as
- 2005 · Visas for Life as
- 2005 · Nagurimono: Love & Kill as
- 2005 · The Great Yokai War as Yoichi's father
- 2005 · In the Pool as
- 2005 · Monsieur Greenpeas as Pinky
- 2004 · Godzilla: Final Wars as (uncredited)
- 2004 · A Perfect Day for Love Letters as (segment "Yuki ni saku hana")
- 2004 · Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw as
- 2004 · Swing Girls as Pinball Parlour Manager
- 2004 · The Taste of Tea as Man of Prosecution Section
- 2004 · Believer as
- 2004 · Cutie Honey as
- 2004 · Kill Bill: Vol. 2 as Crazy 88
- 2004 · Zebraman as Man In Supermarket
- 2004 · Making-of17才 as
- 2003 · 川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語 as
- 2003 · Kill Bill: Vol. 1 as Crazy 88 #3
- 2003 · Zatoichi as Funahachi Family Henchmen
- 2003 · Be in Happiness as
- 2003 · The Battling Angel as Akita
- 2003 · Ghost Story Shin-Mimibukuro: Approaching Edition as Narumoto
- 2003 · Last Life in the Universe as Yakuza
- 2003 · Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game as Guest
- 2003 · Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni Ya as Narumoto
- 2003 · Alive as Hair Cut Guard
- 2003 · Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri as
- 2003 · Samurai Resurrection as
- 2003 · Summer Breeze as
- 2003 · Sky High as
- 2003 · Iden & Tity as
- 2002 · Barber's Sorrow as
- 2002 · Out as Kaneda
- 2002 · Ju-on: The Grudge as Yuji Toyama
- 2002 · Better Left Unsaid / Mr. Yamaoka as Tanaka
- 2002 · The Private Detective Mike as
- 2002 · The Choice of Hercules as
- 2002 · KT as
- 2002 · Ryusei-Kacho as Passenger Next to Ryusei
- 2002 · Bastoni: The Stick Handlers as AV actor
- 2002 · Ryûji Forever as Kawajiri
- 2001 · Toki No Kaori: Remember Me as Tamaki Sensei
- 2001 · Pistol Opera as Koroshi-ya No. 7
- 2001 · GO as Henchman of Kato's Father
- 2001 · Platonic Sex as
- 2001 · Handoku!!! as
- 2001 · All About Lily Chou-Chou as Teru Onda
- 2001 · Quartet as Singer
- 2001 · Waterboys as Security Guard
- 2001 · Kakashi as Junsa (uncredited)
- 2001 · Hotoke as
- 2001 · Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies as Rokuyama
- 2001 · Red Shadow as
- 2001 · Body Drop Asphalt as Fuyuki Tohjoh
- 2001 · Quartet for Two as Customer
- 2001 · Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius as Junya Aoki
- 2001 · Hero as Bartender / 酒保
- 2000 · Party 7 as Relative
- 2000 · By Player as
- 2000 · Enclosed Pain as
- 2000 · Street of Gravestones as
- 1998 · Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: The Black Sunflower Woman as
- Future · 秀吉、スタートアップ企業で働く as
- 2000 · Seikimatsu no noroi Zoshoku as
- 2000 · The City of Lost Souls as Okijima Gang Member
- 2000 · The Whispered City as Okamura
- 2000 · Monday as Yakuza
- 2000 · First Love as Prep School Teacher
- 2000 · Ring 0 as Dansei Kyôyu (uncredited)
- 1999 · Taboo as Samurai executed by Kanô
- 1999 · Charisma as Sugishita
- 1999 · Round About Midnight as Police Officer
- 1999 · One Piece! 水玉 COLLECTION as
- 1999 · The Night the Angel Turned Away as
- 1999 · Lustful Wife as Mitsuo (Haruko's husband)
- 1999 · Kikujiro as Yakuza Henchman #3
- 1999 · Railroad Man as
- 1999 · Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl as Asahina
- 1998 · Female Teacher 6 as
- 1998 · Sunday Drive as Police Officer
- 1998 · Just Like Starting Over as
- 1998 · The Cold-Blooded Trap as
- 1998 · The Goofball as
- 1998 · The Fetist as The Patron
- 1997 · Akai yokujô: Hame jôzu as
- 1997 · Romantic Mania as Home Delivery Worker
- 1997 · Postman Blues as Killer
- 1997 · My Secret Cache as Iwata
- 1995 · Shinjuku Triad Society as
- 1995 · Forever with You as
- 1995 · Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration! as Shigeo Nogawa
- 1994 · 119 as
- 1994 · I Like You, I Like You Very Much as Takano's boyfriend
- 1994 · Tokarev as Yakuza
- 1990 · Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch as
- 1990 · Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen as