8.0
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Acting
Yoji Tanaka
- Born
- (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- Credits
- 319 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2
8.1
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
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Summer Wars
6.8
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Ju-on: The Grudge
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Zatoichi
7.1
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Death Note
7.5
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Kikujiro
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Sukiyaki Western Django
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
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Death Note: L Change the WorLd
6.4
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Space Battleship Yamato
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Memories of Matsuko
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Swing Girls
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The Taste of Tea
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Last Life in the Universe
7.3
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Survival Family
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Taboo
Acting credits 315
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | 秀吉、スタートアップ企業で働く Film | |
| TBA | Sleeping in the Red Earth Film | Kanbayashi |
| 2026 | Geisha War Film | Mr. Clean |
| 2026 | Hollow Cross TV | Yamabe (4 ep) |
| 2026 | 25 Years of You TV | Satoru Hatano (10 ep) |
| 2025 | Bullet Train Explosion Film | Hajime Shinjo |
| 2025 | Kaiju Guy! Film | |
| 2025 | Demon Virus Film | |
| 2024 | Yips TV | (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2 Film | Shinichi Inoue |
| 2024 | Plamo no Hanashi TV | (1 ep) |
| 2023 | Detective of Joshidaikoji Film | Azechi Genichiro |
| 2023 | Jigen Daisuke Film | Taxi Driver |
| 2023 | The Pearl Legacy Film | |
| 2023 | Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama TV | (1 ep) |
| 2023 | Samurai Ninja Onimanji Film | |
| 2023 | Draft King TV | (7 ep) |
| 2023 | ヌーのコインロッカーは使用禁止 Film | |
| 2023 | Get Ready! TV | (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Gon-Mama Film | |
| 2022 | ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me? TV | Umebayashi (1 ep) |
| 2022 | The Broken Commandment Film | |
| 2022 | Ryosangata Riko TV | Yajima Ichi, Yassan (10 ep) |
| 2022 | Sun and Bolero Film | |
| 2022 | にっぽん！庭泊ひとり旅 TV | 旅人 (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Kanban Neko TV | (4 ep) |
| 2022 | Ring Wandering Film | Shioya |
| 2022 | D-river Film | |
| 2022 | What to Do With the Dead Kaiju? Film | Hayato Nakajima |
| 2022 | Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming Break TV | Cafe clerk (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Your Turn to Kill: The Movie Film | Keisuke Ukita |
| 2021 | Avalanche TV | Tetsuji Uchimoto (10 ep) |
| 2021 | The Scales of Justice TV | (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse Film | Yamamoto |
| 2021 | Nebagiba New World Film | |
| 2021 | Ura Aka: L'Aventure Film | |
| 2021 | The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood Film | |
| 2021 | Go! Go! Stupid Woman! Film | |
| 2020 | オレの寿司物語 TV | 磯川泰造 (1 ep) |
| 2020 | Minori yuku Film | |
| 2020 | 戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～ Film | |
| 2020 | Blood-Club Dolls 2 Film | Kuzu |
| 2020 | Last Line Detective Tsuyoshi Iwakura Film | |
| 2020 | Yan Film | |
| 2020 | Mrs. Noisy Film | |
| 2020 | The Smiling Man Film | Koichi Takizawa |
| 2019 | Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie Film | |
| 2019 | Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral Arc Film | Asai Ginji |
| 2019 | The Promised Land Film | |
| 2019 | Dance with Me Film | Bus Driver |
| 2019 | Hydra Film | Junichiro Kishida |
| 2019 | It's Your Turn TV | (20 ep) |
| 2019 | Your Turn to Kill TV | Keisuke Ukita (20 ep) |
| 2019 | His - I Didn't Think I Would Fall in Love TV | Kumakiri Yusaku (5 ep) |
| 2019 | The Nikaidos' Fall Film | Genjiro Tada |
| 2019 | The Good Wife TV | Yoshiro Futami (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Funny Chef of South Polar TV | 金村 (12 ep) |
| 2018 | Stalking Vampire Film | |
| 2018 | Blood-Club Dolls 1 Film | Kuzuu |
| 2018 | Suits TV | Takuro Hoshikawa (1 ep) |
Crew credits 4
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Country of Beauty TV | Director (8 ep) |
| 2017 | Locodol Dorama Documentary Film | Director |
| 2003 | Cop Festival: New Beginning Film | Director |
| 1997 | Hakui honban: Hageshii aegi Film | Associate Producer |