Yōji Tanaka
Yōji Tanaka | |
|---|---|
| 田中要次 | |
| Born | August 8, 1963 |
| Occupation | Actor |
Yōji Tanaka (田中 要次, Yōji Tanaka, born 8 August 1963) is a Japanese actor.
Career
Born in Kiso, Nagano, Tanaka first began working for Japan National Railways after high school, but often went to the movies, including shows of indie and self-produced films.[1] Becoming friends with young directors like Naoto Yamakawa, he left his job in 1990 and went to Tokyo, where he began working as an extra or lighting assistant on films by Naoto Takenaka, Junji Sakamoto, and others.[1] After 1994 he concentrated on acting, eventually achieving fame in dramas like Hero. His first television show in a starring role, Outdoor Rock'n Roll, started broadcasting on BS Asahi in 2014.[2]
Filmography
Film
- I Like You, I Like You Very Much (1994)
- Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration! (1995)
- Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (1999)
- First Love (2000)
- Kakashi (2001)
- Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
- Last Life in the Universe (2003)
- Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
- All About My Dog (2004)
- The Hotel Venus (2004)
- Deep Sea Monster Reigo (2005)
- Death Note (2006)
- Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
- L: Change the World (2008)
- Gokudō Meshi (2011)
- Homeland (2014)
- Tantei wa, Konya mo Yūutsuna Yume o Miru (2017)
- Kodoku: Meatball machine (2017)
- I Love Irene (2018)
- Blood - Club Dolls (2018)
- Nikaidō-ke Monogatari (2019)
- Good-Bye (2020)
- Ura-Account (2020)
Television
- Hero (2001)
- Kōshōnin (2003)
- Jun to Ai (2012–2013)
- Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo (2013)
- Hana Moyu (2015) - Fukugawa Sainosuke
- Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017) - Anayama Nobutada
Video games
- 428: Shibuya Scramble (2008)
References
- ^ a b "Tanaka Yōji". Kinenote (in Japanese). Kinema Junpō. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Makoto, Tanaka (12 June 2014). 勘違い」で俳優の世界に…田中要次. Yomiuri Shinbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 September 2014.