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Naoki Tanaka (comedian)

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Naoki Tanaka
Native name田中 直樹
Years active1992–
Spouse
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(m. 2003; div. 2017)​
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Children2[1]
Same year/generation as:
Takashi Fujii
Kenji Tamura

Naoki Tanaka (田中 直樹, Tanaka Naoki) is a Japanese comedian, actor and television presenter, who is the leader and the boke of the owarai kombi Cocorico with his partner Shozo Endo. He has appeared in many television programmes and films. He is known for being a regular member of Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, which he and Endo have worked on since 1997.

Tanaka is also known for his love of animals, especially sea creatures, and on 24 June 2018, he became the Marine Stewardship Council ambassador for Japan.[2]

Filmography

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For his appearances as part of Cocorico, see Cocorico (comedy duo).

Current appearances

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TV programmes

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Regular programmes
  • ZIP! (6 Oct 2016 –, NTV) – Thursday Main Personality[3]
  • Kinkyu SOS! Ike no Mizu zenbu Nuku (15 Jan 2017 –, TX) – MC
  • Life!: Jinsei ni Sasageru Conte series-6 (13 Apr 2018 –, NHK G)
  • Tokoro JAPAN (October 29, 2018 -, Kansai TV / Fuji TV) – Semi-regular
  • Academy Night G (April 2, 2019 –, TBS) – MC
  • I Am Bouken Shonen (April 23, 2014 – March 26, 2015 and May 25, 2020 –, TBS)
  • Downtown No Gaki No Tsukai Ya Arahende
Internet
  • YoshiLog (GyaO!)*Monthly regular
  • Gokuraku Tonbo KakeruTV (2017–, AbemaTV AbemaGolden9)*Quasi-regular

Former programmes

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  • Music×Drama Special M no Shikai-sha (13 Oct 2006, CX) – Starring; as Susumu Kozukue
  • Rankin no Paradise (24 Nov 2006 – 12 Sep 2008, MBS–TBS)
  • ~Geodeki! Pop Company~ Pop-ya (7 Apr – 22 Sep 2008, CX)
  • Ojomama! F (Apr 2008 – Mar 2009, KTV)
  • Check! The No.1 (Oct 2008 – Mar 2009, MBS–TBS)
  • Tobidase! Kagaku-kun (Apr 2009 – Sep 2011, TBS)
  • Cocorico Naoki Tanaka no Onomichi Photo Sanpo (19 Sep 2009, HTV)
  • Uchimura–Tanaka no Shirarezaru How-to Sekai Tadashī Sora no Tobikata (9 Oct 2009, CX)
  • Chō Heibon Hakase Tanaka (5 Nov 2011 – 30 Mar 2013, TBS)
  • Cocorico Naoki Tanaka no (3 Apr 2012 – 19 Mar 2013, NHK E)– Navigator
  • TV de Chūgoku-go (8 Jul 2012, NHK BS Premium)
  • Life!: Jinsei ni Sasageru Conte series-0 to 5 (1 Sep 2012 – , NHK G)
  • Quiz 100-Ninriki (27 Oct 2012 – Mar 2015, NHK G)
  • Conte no Gekijō: The Actors' Comedy (26 Jan, 31 May, 30 Aug, 29 Nov 2013, NHK BS Premium)
  • 100% Entertainment (18 Feb 2013, GT)
  • Měi! Shàonǚ shèngdiǎn (24 Jun 2013, EBC dōngsēn zònghé)
  • Mimura & Ariyoshi Tokuban (8 Jan 2014 – 7 Jun 2015, TV Asahi)
  • Tan Q! A Trip (24 Jan 2015 – 19 Mar 2016, TVA)– Monthly
  • 1-Ko dake Yellow (24 Apr 2015 – 30 Mar 2017, NBN) – MC[4]
  • Shitteru or Shittaka? Quiz! Balevel no Tō (17 Oct 2015, ABC)
  • Uta no Golden Hit (October 2, 2017, TBS)
  • Tetsuko no Heya (23 Jul, 2018, TV Asahi)
  • Nihon Sōzō Kikō: Watisuto (7 Apr 2018 – June 23, 2018 , BS11) – MC

TV dramas

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  • Moero!! Robocon (1 Aug 1999, EX) – as Passerby
  • Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari Autumn Special Edition "" (Sep 1999, CX) – Starring as Shimura
  • Ashita Ga Arusa (2001, NTV)
  • Gakko no Sensei (2001, TBS) – as Atsushi Onodera
  • Kaiki Daisakusen: Second File (Apr 2007, BS-hi) – Starring; as Kyosuke Misawa
  • Mirai Yuenchi (28 Sep 2007, EX) – Starring; as Tatsuya Hasebe
  • Loss:Time:Life (8 Mar 2008, CX) – Starring; as Koichi Kitazawa
  • Mirai Yuenchi 2 (28 Mar 2008, EX)
  • Reset (15 Jan 2009, NTV) – Starring as Henry
  • Renzoku Drama Shōsetsu Kinoshita-buchō to Boku (2010, YTV) – as Daisuke Kanagawa
  • Honjitsu wa Taian Nari (2012, NHK) – as Junichi Tokura
  • Platina Town (2012, Wowow) – as Kotaro Ushijima
  • Yūsha Yoshihiko to Akuryō no Kagi (7 Dec 2012, TX) – as Morgan
  • Link (2013, Wowow) – as Tsutomu Sawada
  • Isha-ryō Bengoshi: Anata no Namida, Okane ni Kaemashou (Jan–Mar 2014, YTV) – Starring as Yukio Hakamada
  • Alice no Toge (Apr–Jun 2014, TBS) – as Junichi Chihara
  • Mother Game: Kanojo-tachi no Kaikyū (Apr–Jun 2015, TBS) – as Okinawa Ward Office official
  • I'm Home (23 Apr 2015, EX) – as Toshi Yamanobe
  • KariKare (Nov 2015, NHK BS Premium) – as Yoshiharu Sano
  • Neko Zamurai Tamanojō Edo e Iku (Feb 2016, JAITS co-production) – Starring; as Himatsu
  • Eiko Kyōju no Jiken-bo (21 May 2016, EX) – as Haruto Nanba[5]
  • Asa ga Kuru (Jun–Jul 2016, THB–CX) – as Kiyokazu Kurihara[6]
  • Suna no Tō~Shiri sugita Rinjin (Oct–Dec 2016, TBS) – as Kenichi Takano
  • Kasei Otto no Mitazono (Oct–Dec 2016, EX) – as Kengo Tomita
  • Masuyama Chō Nōryoku-shi Jimusho (5 Jan – Mar 2017, YTV) – Starring as Keitaro Masuyama
  • Jiro Asada: Prison Hotel (Oct–Dec 2017, BS Japan) – Starring as Kazuma Hanazawa
  • Keishichō Zero Gakari ~ Seikatsu Anzen-ka Nan Demo Sōdan-shitsu ~ THIRD SEASON, Episode 3 (August 17, 2018, TV TOKYO) – As himself
  • Harassment Game, Episode 1 (October 15, 2018, TV TOKYO) – as Muto Yuzuru
  • Wagaya no himitsu, Episode 1 (March 3, 2019, NHK BS Premium) – as Kiyoshi Yamamoto
  • EdoMoiselle ~ Reiwa de koi, itashinsu ~ (January 7, 2021 - , YTV) – as Yuhiko Kurachi
  • The 13 Lords of the Shogun (2022, NHK) – as Kujō Kanezane[7]

Internet dramas

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  • Utsunuke (scheduled Fall 2018) – Starring; as Keiichi Tanaka

Films

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  • Minna no Ie (2001) – as Naosuke Iijima*won the Japan Academy Film Prize New Actor Award
  • Walking with the Dog (2004) – Starring; as Yasuyuki Okamura
  • Gyakkyō Nine (2005) – as Takeshi Sakakibara
  • The Uchōten Hotel (2006) – as Naosuke Iijima*Cameo appearance
  • Forbidden Siren (2006) – as Yutaka Minamida
  • Argentine Hag (2007) – as Mamoru Mukai
  • Fine, Totally Fine (2007) – as Yuhara
  • The Glorious Team Batista (2008) – as Makoto Himuro
  • Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010) – as Zebraman TV ver./Junichi Ichiba
  • Welcome Home, Hayabusa (2012) – as Daigo Iwamatsu
  • Da Color?~The Datsugoku Survival (2016) – Starring[8]
  • Neko Zamurai Tamanojō Edo e Iku (2016) – as Himatsu (Hikuaku)
  • Kin Medal Otoko (2016) – as Nakano-sensei
  • Masuyama Chō Nōryoku-shi Jimusho: Gekijō-ban wa Koi no Aji (2018) – Starring; as Keitaro Masuyama
  • Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger: en film (2018) – as Herlock Sholmes[9]/Unknown Gangler Monster
  • Organ (2019) – as Shigeru Wakimoto
  • Ox-Head Village (2022)[10]
  • From Spice with Love (2023)[11]

Stage

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  • OneOr8: Bakugyaku no Inu (2008)

TV anime

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  • Oden-kun (Apr 2005 – Feb 2009, NHK E) – as Kamisama
  • Ganbare! Oden-kun (Jan 2013 – Dec 2014, ABC) – as Kamisama
  • It is Living Happily on Ground Every Day (Apr 2013 – Mar 2014, NHK BS Premium) – Narrator

Anime films

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Dubbing

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Documentaries

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  • NHK Special Yamai no Kigen Prologue Jinrui Shinka 700 Man-nen no Shukumei (18 May 2013, NHK)

DVD

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  • Personal Katsudō – From 26 October 2005, Tanaka himself released a volume of his conte DVDs every three months, and ended with five volumes

Internet

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  • Yoshimoto Online "Yoshomoto Gakuen! Yahoo! Sensei" (2009 – 2011, Yoshimoto Gekijō, Saturdays 22:00–23:20)
  • Tanaka • Nemu no Hirameke! Denkikki (2017-2019, KawaiianTV)

In-flight programmes

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  • JAL original in-flight programme Yoshimoto JALTV First Shot (Dec 2009 – Jan 2010, screened in Japan Airlines)

Advertisements

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Serialisations

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  • National Geographic Channel – Column serialisations on its official website. "Cocorico Tanaka no " (Jun 2015 –)[18]

Books

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  • Cocorico Tanaka x Naganuma Takeshi presents Zukai Ikimono Ga Miteiru Sekai (July, 2015、Gakken Publishing) ISBN 978-4054063112

Awards

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  • 25th Japan Academy Film Prize - Rookie Of The Year and Popularity (Minna No Ie)
  • The 29th The Television Drama Academy Awards - New Actor Award (Ashita ga Arusa)
  • Warai No Saiten!! The Dream Match '05 (With Masakazu Mimura)

Publications

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  • Cocorico Tanaka×Takeshi Naganuma presents Zukai: Ikimono ga Miteiru Sekai (Jul 2015, Gakken Publishing) ISBN 978-4054063112[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ココリコ田中直樹と小日向しえが離婚 2児の親権は田中「責任を果たしていきたい」" (in Japanese). Oricon News. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Kokoriko Tanaka-san no MSC anbasadā shūnin-shiki kaisai!" 【ココリコ田中さんのMSCアンバサダー就任式開催！】 [Cocorico Tanaka's Inaugural Ceremony for MSC Ambassador!]. Marine Stewardship Council (in Japanese). 22 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Masaka jibun ga... kokoriko Tanaka 'ZIP!' Shin meinpāsonariti ni shūnin" まさか自分が…ココリコ田中「ZIP!」新メインパーソナリティに就任. Natalie (in Japanese). 30 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. ^ "1-Ko dake ierō" 1個だけイエロー [Only One Yellow]. Nagoya Broadcasting Network (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Fujiki Naoto & Kokoriko Tanaka, bunkei no tensai kyōju & dame keiji de dorama hatsu kyōen" 藤木直人&ココリコ田中、文系の天才教授&ダメ刑事でドラマ初共演. Oricon (in Japanese). 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Kokoriko Tanaka ga shin dorama de Yasuda Narumi no buyaku, yōshi motsu chichi no yasashi-sa to kunō enjiru" ココリコ田中が新ドラマで安田成美の夫役、養子持つ父の優しさと苦悩演じる. Natalie (in Japanese). 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ^ "ココリコ・田中直樹、『鎌倉殿の13人』九条兼実役で大河ドラマ初出演". Crank-in!. March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Fukuda Yūichi kyakuhon × Kokoriko Tanaka shuen no misshitsu komedi 'da COLOR?' Yokokuhen kōkai" 福田雄一脚本×ココリコ田中主演の密室コメディ「だCOLOR?」予告編公開. Natalie (in Japanese). 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 15 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Gekijō-ban 'rupapato' ni shin seiryoku 'tantei' ga tōjō, enjiru no wa Kokoriko Tanaka Naoki" 劇場版「ルパパト」に新勢力“探偵”が登場、演じるのはココリコ田中直樹. Natalie (in Japanese). 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Koki,主演ホラー「牛首村」に萩原利久、高橋文哉、芋生悠、大谷凜香、莉子ら9名". Natalie. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  11. ^ "スパイスより愛を込めて。". eiga.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  12. ^ "Kappa no kū to natsuyasumi" 河童のクゥと夏休み. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Eiga Kureyonshinchan arashi o yobu! Ora to uchū no purinsesu" 映画 クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を 呼ぶ! オラと 宇宙のプリンセス. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  14. ^ "Satoda Mai to Kokoriko Tanaka ga 'saikyō' 3D eiga no nihongo fukikae ni chōsen! Kowakute renshū dekinai!?" 里田まいとココリコ田中が“最恐”3D映画の日本語吹き替えに挑戦！恐くて練習できない!?. CinemaToday (in Japanese). 4 September 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  15. ^ "'Jurashikku Wārudo' shin fukikae-ban ni Kokoriko Tanaka, Nagano, Miura Asami & Mori Keisuke ana" 『ジュラシック・ワールド』新吹替え版にココリコ田中、永野、水卜麻美&森圭介アナ. Oricon (in Japanese). 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  16. ^ "『スペース・プレイヤーズ』日本語吹き替え、元日本代表＆芸人＆レジェンド声優！". Cinema Today. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Puromisu no shin CM wa hen'na 4-ri kazoku de sutāto!? 'Hajimete no dēto-hen' shutsuen-sha Mizobata Junpei, Nishida Naomi, Okamoto Rei, Tanaka Naoki" プロミスの新CMは変な4人家族でスタート！？「はじめてのデート篇」出演者 溝端淳平 西田尚美 岡本玲 田中直樹. TVRider (in Japanese). 31 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Kokoriko Tanaka no ikimono kore shitteta?" ココリコ田中の生きものこれ知ってた？. National Geographic (in Japanese). National Geographic Partners. Archived from the original on 27 July 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Kokoriko Tanaka tegaketa ugokumonozukan hatsubai" ココリコ田中 手掛けた動物図鑑発売. Daily Sports (in Japanese). 16 August 2015. Archived from the original on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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