Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
December 13, 1982 (age 43)
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also Known As
Koutarou Tanaka
Kotaro Tanaka
Biography
Tanaka Kotaro is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He belongs to Stardust Promotion.
In 2000, he made his acting debut in the drama "Heisei Meoto Jawan: Dokechi no Hanamichi." His first movie appearance was in 2001 in the movie "Waterboys."
Tanaka won the 42nd New Actor Award of the Television Drama Academy Awards for the TBS drama "Sekai no Chushin de, Ai o Sakebu" in 2004.
(Source: chunyu at MyDramaList)
Known For
TV
AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo
Yoshida Mitsuo
2002
TV
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
Mikoto Nakadai
2011
TV
Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
Mikoto Nakadai / AbareKiller
2003
TV
Burn the House Down
Tomisato
2023
TV
Gokusen
Watanabe [Student of Ara High School]
2002
TV
Absolute Zero
Masaya Iino
2010
TV
Seven Detectives
Asakura Yuji
2015
TV
The Woman of S.R.I.
Naruo Yuya
1999
TV
Emergency Room 24 Hours
1999
TV
Majisuka Academy
Iizuka Kazuhiro
2010
TV
Taira no Kiyomori
Minamoto no Mitsuyasu
2012
Film
Shape of My Heart
[Gay bar owner]
2024
TV
Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~
Kashiba Kentaro [Young]
2016
TV
Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out
Takashi Nagase
2014
TV
Toto Nee-chan
Yamada
2016
TV
Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist
Kōhei Masuda
2020
TV
Keigo Higashino Mysteries
Yoichi Tamura
2012
TV
Dear Sister
Hirose [Kazuko's matchmaking partner]
2014
TV
Into the White Night
Koga Hisashi
2006
TV
Ignite
2025
Filmography
2026TVGirl from Nowhere Japan2026TVBORDERLESS -72 Hoursas Shiratori Koji2026TVLife in Smokey Blueas Kuji Minoru2026FilmSalvation, Swallowed by the Nestas Tanuma2026TVSalvation, Swallowed by the Nestas Tanuma2025TVTokyo Water Police2025TVIgnite2024TVAfter School Doctoras Saejima Yuji [Kei & Naoaki's father]2024FilmShape of My Heartas [Gay bar owner]2024TVPerfect Proposeas Koji2023TVZeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay"as Kumakawa Kazuya2023TVOur Lawyer is a Handfulas Kiyokawa2023FilmBakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abareas Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer2023TVBurn the House Downas Tomisato2023TV18/40: Unbreakable Bond of Dreams2023TVMatchmaking Restaurantas Fujiwara Kaito2022TVHiruas Jun'ya Sato2022TVHakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~as Isami Kondo2021TVKeishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akiraas Midorikawa Ryusei2020TVUnsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacistas Kōhei Masuda2020TVRent a Person Who Does Nothing2019TVThe Kings of Laughteras Nezu Kosuke2019FilmWelcome to the Surfing Officeas Tatsuya Sawada2019TVNurse in Action!as Satonaka Eiichi2018TVHarassment Gameas Matsumoto Kota2018TVEdomae no Shunas Yanagiba Kiichiro2018FilmImagination Gameas Tsutomu Ikeuchi2018TVAshita e no Chikai2018TVFinal Cutas Shiro Kawai（河合 史郎）2016TVCold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~as Kashiba Kentaro [Young]2016TVCain and Abelas Sano [Representative of "The Society for Protecting the Environment of Lake Shirakawa"]2016TVMedical Team Lady da Vinci’s Diagnosisas Kanda Koichiro2016TV立花登青春手控えas Shinshichi2016TVToto Nee-chanas Yamada2015Film農業女子“はらぺ娘”2015TVSeven Detectivesas Asakura Yuji2014TVDear Sisteras Hirose [Kazuko's matchmaking partner]2014TVHanasaki Mai Speaks Outas Takashi Nagase2013TVTokyo Bandwagonas Aso [Yutaro's grandson]2013TVThe Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoyaas Karasawa Kazuhiko2013TVTrembling Cowas Kato Keita2012TVKeigo Higashino Mysteriesas Yoichi Tamura2012TVTaira no Kiyomorias Minamoto no Mitsuyasu2011TVDetective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challengeas Motoki Kensuke [Store manager]2011TVMarumo's Storyas Tatsuya2011TVKaizoku Sentai Gokaigeras Mikoto Nakadai2010FilmMesen2010TVGM: General Medicineas Meguro Shuhei [Izumi's ex-lover]2010TVAbsolute Zeroas Masaya Iino2010TVLegal Eagle, First Classas Kanori Takuya2010TVMajisuka Academyas Iizuka Kazuhiro2010TVTough Nights of Club INDIGOas Yoshida2009TVKochiKame: The TV Dramaas Yosuke2009FilmGenjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami2009FilmAn Encyclopedia of Unconventional Womenas Keigo2009TV7 Mannin Tantei Nitobeas Shiratori Junnosuke2009FilmShrill Cries: Reshuffleas Irie Kyosuke2008TVThe Auditoras Sato Kento2008FilmGod's Puzzleas Sakura2008FilmNagai Nagai Satsujinas Ryo Aonuma2008FilmShrill Cries of Summeras Kyosuke Irie2008TVDaisuki!!as Toshiya Sasaoka2006TVSailor Suit and Machine Gunas Tezuka Yuji2006TVInto the White Nightas Koga Hisashi2005TVAikurushii2005FilmTokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS Abarangeras Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer2005TVH2: The Days with Youas Hideo Tachibana2004TVCrying Out Love, in the Center of the Worldas Oki Ryunosuke2004FilmBakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricanegeras Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer2003FilmBakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold!as Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer2003TVBakuryu Sentai Abarangeras Mikoto Nakadai / AbareKiller2002TVAIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duoas Yoshida Mitsuo2002FilmThe Last Snowas Ryo Sugita2002TVGokusenas Watanabe [Student of Ara High School]2002TVBasically Niceas Akira's fan2001FilmWaterboysas Koutarou2000TVMerry Christmas in Summer2000FilmJunkas Toraji1999TVThe Woman of S.R.I.as Naruo Yuya1999TVEmergency Room 24 Hours