Yoji Tanaka
Known for acting · Born 8 August 1963 · 63 · Nagano Prefecture, Japan
317 credits
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
Ju-on: The Grudge
2002
Beppin-san
2016
Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo
2013
Hero
2001
Your Turn to Kill
2019
Unrequited Love
2017
It's Your Turn
2019
Meatball Machine Kodoku
2017
The Country of Beauty
2021
Unhandy Handyman
2015
Ouroboros
2015
The Funny Chef of South Polar
2019
Acting (313)
202625 Years of YouSatoru Hatano · 10 episodesSeries
2026Geisha WarMr. CleanFilm
2026Hollow Cross · 4 episodesSeries
2025Bullet Train ExplosionHajime ShinjoFilm
2025Kaiju Guy!Film
2025Demon VirusFilm
2024YipsSeries
2024Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2Shinichi InoueFilm
2024Plamo no HanashiSeries
2023Jigen DaisukeTaxi DriverFilm
2023Get Ready!Series
2023Samurai Ninja OnimanjiFilm
2023The Pearl LegacyFilm
2023Draft King · 7 episodesSeries
2023ヌーのコインロッカーは使用禁止Film
2023Detective of JoshidaikojiAzechi GenichiroFilm
2023Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short DramaSeries
2022What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?Hayato NakajimaFilm
2022ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me?UmebayashiSeries
2022The Broken CommandmentFilm
2022Ryosangata RikoYajima Ichi · 10 episodes, Yassan · 10 episodesSeries
2022Ring WanderingShioyaFilm
2022Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming BreakCafe clerkSeries
2022Sun and BoleroFilm
2022にっぽん！庭泊ひとり旅旅人Series
2022D-riverFilm
2022Gon-MamaFilm
2022Kanban Neko · 4 episodesSeries
2021Ura Aka: L'AventureFilm
2021AvalancheTetsuji Uchimoto · 10 episodesSeries
2021The Supporting Actors in ByplaywoodFilm
2021Your Turn to Kill: The MovieKeisuke UkitaFilm
2021The Scales of JusticeSeries
2021Welcome to Toei SlaughterhouseYamamotoFilm
2021Go! Go! Stupid Woman!Film
2021Nebagiba New WorldFilm
2020Mrs. NoisyFilm
2020Minori yukuFilm
2020The Smiling ManKoichi TakizawaFilm
2020Blood-Club Dolls 2KuzuFilm
2020YanFilm
2020Last Line Detective Tsuyoshi IwakuraFilm
2020戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～Film
2020オレの寿司物語磯川泰造Series
2019Dance with MeBus DriverFilm
2019Your Turn to KillKeisuke Ukita · 20 episodesSeries
2019HydraJunichiro KishidaFilm
2019His - I Didn't Think I Would Fall in LoveKumakiri Yusaku · 5 episodesSeries
2019The Promised LandFilm
2019It's Your Turn · 20 episodesSeries
2019The Nikaidos' FallGenjiro TadaFilm
2019Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a LieFilm
2019The Good WifeYoshiro FutamiSeries
2019The Funny Chef of South Polar金村 · 12 episodesSeries
2019Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral ArcAsai GinjiFilm
2018SuitsTakuro HoshikawaSeries
2018Eerie: Invisible FaceShogo Hashimoto · 6 episodesSeries
2018Come On IreneTatsunoFilm
2018Blood-Club Dolls 1KuzuuFilm
2018Until I, Who Was Unable to Go to School, Wrote "anohana" and "The Anthem of the Heart"TsukishimaFilm
2018Stalking VampireFilm
2018Ten：The Nice Guy on the Path of TenhoGinji Asai（浅井 銀次） · 12 episodesSeries
2018Akagi: Washizu Mahjong Kanketsu-henTakeshi Ogi（仰木 武司） · 3 episodesSeries
2017Survival FamilyVagrant Who Captures CarpFilm
2017Meatball Machine KodokuYuji NodaFilm
2017Unrequited LoveMochizuki · 22 episodesSeries
2017My Long Awaited Love StoryHaibara GenjiroFilm
2017Asura Girl: A Blood-C TaleTakijiFilm
2017Ringside StoryFilm
2017Yellow Guitar (I think It’s time for me to quit music)Film
2017Lemmings no NatsuFilm
2017My CactusMr. MorisakaFilm
2017Tantei wa, konya mo yūutsu na yume o miru.Yoji TanakaFilm
2017Hitoya no Toge · 6 episodesSeries
2016Cold Case: Door of TruthKamada TatsujiSeries
201699.9 Criminal LawyerSeries
2016Shippu RondoforemanFilm
2016LFilm
2016Beppin-sanKatsuji Ozawa · 151 episodesSeries
2016Unrequited LoveFilm
2016シリーズ・横溝正史短編集Shigeto KawadaSeries
2015HeroBartenderFilm
2015OuroborosJesus Mikoshiba · 10 episodesSeries
2015I'm HomeMan after Kyoto’s loveSeries
2015Fake MarriageRichi Sudo · 10 episodesSeries
2015Glory of the ExpeditioncameramanFilm
2015Unhandy HandymanTaro Momono · 12 episodesSeries
2015AkagiTakeshi Ogi（仰木 武司） · 10 episodesSeries
2015Saikyou no FutariIwao Takada · 8 episodesSeries
2015FadeFilm
2015Specialist 3Enzo ZeniyaFilm
2015Specialist 4Enzo ZeniyaFilm
2015Lingering MemoriesFilm
2015Obon BrothersFilm
2015あてなよるSeries
2014Wood Job!InstuctorFilm
2014Judge!IzawaFilm
2014The Tale of NishinoMinami's fatherFilm
2014HomelandFilm
2014Saintly WomanKoike Kenji · 7 episodesSeries
2014HERO2014 · 11 episodesSeries
2013Mischievous Kiss: Love in TokyoShigeo Aihara · 32 episodesSeries
2013The After-Dinner MysteriesFilm
2013The Rakugo MovieManagerFilm
2013Love BombsFilm
2013SpecialistEnzo ZeniyaFilm
2013SPINNING KITEOfficerFilm
2013Olympic Ransom · 2 episodesSeries
2012Solitary GourmetYoshinoSeries
2012Robo-GPolice OfficerFilm
2012Soumatou KabushikigaishaMineta KoheiSeries
2012Dokurogeki: atoaji no warui sasupensuFilm
2012Sado TempestSekiharaFilm
2012The Way: Man of the White PorcelainMachidaFilm
2011Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairCrazy 88 #3Film
2011The Warped ForestFilm
2011Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written ChallengeMasato MineSeries
2011Japanese Salaryman NEOFilm
2011LessonsFilm
2011School!!Masato UenoSeries
2010Space Battleship YamatoFilm
2010Sakurada Gate IncidentJuzo InadaFilm
2010KazuraFilm
2010Mr. StraightforwardPoliceman · 10 episodesSeries
2010What a Wonderful Life!!Film
2010月と嘘と殺人Film
2010Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi ~ 2010 Summer Special: AKB48 Marugoto Jourei SpecialFilm
2010Tofu SistersIshida Kazuo · 5 episodesSeries
2010Gakeppuchi no Eri - Kono yo de ichiban daiji na 'Kane' no hanashiRyuji Himuro · 9 episodesSeries
2009Summer WarsYorihiko Jinnouchi (voice)Film
200920th Century Boys 2: The Last HopeDetective HigashinoFilm
2009PandemicEisuke MitaFilm
2009The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to SerenityFilm
2009Killer Bride's Perfect CrimeRepair manFilm
2009Noriben - The Recipe for FortuneFilm
2009Crime or Punishment?!?Boss of agencyFilm
2009Yamagata ScreamBubaigawaFilm
2009Baby, Baby, Baby!Film
2009Konkatsu!Masuoka Fumihiko · 11 episodesSeries
2009Rescue: Pride of OrangeIgarashi Hachiro · 9 episodesSeries
2009UntouchableMakoto Nakahara · 9 episodesSeries
2009MonoroiFilm
2009RandiesRobinFilm
2009The Night of Whirlwind RestaurantFilm
2008Death Note: L Change the WorLdSasakiFilm
2008Reigo: King of the Sea MonstersFilm
2008All Around UsFilm
2008Nagai Nagai SatsujinSecurity guardFilm
2008My Darling of the MountainsFilm
2008One-Pound GospelKappei OnimaruSeries
2008Sing Salmon SingCameramanFilm
2008PrisonerDoi Yutaro · 5 episodesSeries
2008The Silver SeasonKazuhiko IgawaFilm
2008Edison's MotherIwai Yuuzou · 10 episodesSeries
2008The Soup of HeavenFilm
2007Sukiyaki Western DjangoFilm
2007Exte: Hair ExtensionsTakashimaFilm
2007HeroBartenderFilm
2007Detective School QShizuka Nishimura's fatherSeries
2007Pacchigi! Love & PeaceFilm
2007Tokyo RhapsodyFilm
2006Death NoteSasakiFilm
2006Memories of MatsukoTV ActorFilm
2006Lovely ComplexFilm
2006The LettersKurataFilm
2006UdonBiker policeFilm
2006Time Limit InvestigatorYasuo KoharaSeries
2006HERO SPBartenderFilm
2006Route 225Film
2006Switch of HappinessFilm
2006Gachi Baka!Tatsumura · 10 episodesSeries
2006SOUL TRAINFilm
2006Mobile Detectives: The MovieFilm
2006Backdancers!Film
2005The Great Yokai WarYoichi's fatherFilm
2005The Samurai I LovedFilm
2005All About My DogKentaro MaruyamaFilm
2005One Missed CallSeries
2005In the PoolFilm
2005Animus AnimaSalon managerFilm
2005Visas for LifeFilm
2005Nagurimono: Love & KillFilm
2005Monsieur GreenpeasPinkyFilm
2005Sleeping FlowerMasakazu AsadaFilm
2004Kill Bill: Vol. 2Crazy 88Film
2004Godzilla: Final Wars(uncredited)Film
2004Swing GirlsPinball Parlour ManagerFilm
2004The Taste of TeaMan of Prosecution SectionFilm
2004Cutie HoneyFilm
2004ZebramanMan In SupermarketFilm
2004InstallFilm
2004Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy SawFilm
2004The Hotel VenusFilm
2004A Perfect Day for Love Letters(segment "Yuki ni saku hana")Film
2004BelieverFilm
2004JenifaFilm
2004Making-of１７才Film
2003Kill Bill: Vol. 1Crazy 88 #3Film
2003ZatoichiFunahachi Family HenchmenFilm
2003Last Life in the UniverseYakuzaFilm
2003AliveHair Cut GuardFilm
2003Dead End RunFilm
2003The NegotiatorFilm
2003Samurai ResurrectionFilm
2003Border LineFilm
2003Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu GameGuestSeries
2003Iden & TityFilm
2003The Battling AngelAkitaFilm
2003Sky HighSeries
2003Most Dangerous Deka MatsuriFilm
2003SHORT FILMSFilm
2003Age 17Man 2Film
2003Life Is JourneyFilm
2003Be in HappinessFilm
2003Summer BreezeFilm
2003Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni YaNarumotoFilm
2003Ghost Story Shin-Mimibukuro: Approaching EditionNarumotoFilm
2003川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語 · 6 episodesSeries
2002Ju-on: The GrudgeYuji ToyamaFilm
2002Perfect Blue: Yume Nara SametePhotographerFilm
2002SabuTokuFilm
2002Ryusei-KachoPassenger Next to RyuseiFilm
2002The Choice of HerculesFilm
2002OutKanedaFilm
2002AikiFilm
2002The Private Detective MikeSeries
2002Kamaitachi no YoruFilm
2002KTFilm
2002Bastoni: The Stick HandlersAV actorFilm
2002Dog StarFilm
2002Igyō no koiFilm
2002Parco FictionParco OfficerFilm
2002Better Left Unsaid / Mr. YamaokaTanakaFilm
2002Pakodate-jinFilm
2002Sensen fukokuFilm
2002Part-Time DetectiveŌshitaFilm
2002Barber's SorrowFilm
2002Swan's SongDetective YamashitaFilm
2002Frog RiverFilm
2002Ryûji ForeverKawajiriFilm
2001All About Lily Chou-ChouTeru OndaFilm
2001GOHenchman of Kato's FatherFilm
2001WaterboysSecurity GuardFilm
2001Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl ZombiesRokuyamaFilm
2001Gojoe: Spirit War ChronicleKintaFilm
2001HeroBartender / 酒保 · 22 episodesSeries
2001Red ShadowFilm
2001KakashiJunsa (uncredited)Film
2001Pistol OperaKoroshi-ya No. 7Film
2001Platonic SexFilm
2001Go Heat Man!Film
2001Transparent: Tribute to a Sad GeniusJunya AokiFilm
2001Stereo FutureFilm
2001Body Drop AsphaltFuyuki TohjohFilm
2001Handoku!!!Series
2001Stake OutFilm
2001Quartet for TwoCustomerFilm
2001QuartetSingerFilm
2001HotokeFilm
2001Toki No Kaori: Remember MeTamaki SenseiFilm
2000Ring 0Dansei Kyôyu (uncredited)Film
2000MondayYakuzaFilm
2000The City of Lost SoulsOkijima Gang MemberFilm
2000Party 7RelativeFilm
2000Enclosed PainFilm
2000First LovePrep School TeacherFilm
2000SenriganCab driverFilm
2000By PlayerFilm
2000The Whispered CityOkamuraFilm
2000Street of GravestonesFilm
2000House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~Film
2000Seikimatsu no noroi ZoshokuFilm
1999KikujiroYakuza Henchman #3Film
1999TabooSamurai executed by KanôFilm
1999CharismaSugishitaFilm
1999Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip GirlAsahinaFilm
1999Railroad ManFilm
1999Adrenaline DriveBus DriverFilm
1999MessengersDriverFilm
1999One Piece! 水玉 COLLECTIONFilm
1999Round About MidnightPolice OfficerFilm
1999Anarchy in JapansukeDetectiveFilm
1999Tokyo ElegyYakuza bossFilm
1999Lustful WifeMitsuo (Haruko's husband)Film
1999The Night the Angel Turned AwayFilm
1998The FetistThe PatronFilm
1998Unlucky MonkeyCitizen Convention MemberFilm
1998Sunday DrivePolice OfficerFilm
1998Just Like Starting OverFilm
1998The Outer WayFilm
1998The GoofballFilm
1998The Cold-Blooded TrapFilm
1998ShomuniGay makeup artistFilm
1998Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: The Black Sunflower WomanFilm
1998Female Teacher 6Film
1998New Female Teacher: Distorted EthicsFilm
1997Postman BluesKillerFilm
1997My Secret CacheIwataFilm
1997Akai yokujô: Hame jôzuFilm
1997Romantic ManiaHome Delivery WorkerFilm
1996Atlanta BoogieFilm
1995Shinjuku Triad SocietyFilm
1995Hunters' Sense of TouchYoshinoFilm
1995Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration!Shigeo NogawaFilm
1995Forever with YouFilm
1995Suddenly ArrivingFilm
1994I Like You, I Like You Very MuchTakano's boyfriendFilm
1994TokarevYakuzaFilm
1994119Film
1991Nowhere ManBar patronFilm
1990Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen · 5 episodesSeries
1990Bakayarô! 3: Weird BunchFilm
—秀吉、スタートアップ企業で働くFilm
Directing (3)
2021The Country of BeautyDirectorSeries
2017Locodol Dorama DocumentaryDirectorFilm
2003Cop Festival: New BeginningDirectorFilm
Production (1)
1997Hakui honban: Hageshii aegiAssociate ProducerFilm