ACTOR
Yoji Tanaka
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,…
Snapshot 2026-10-13
- Born
- Aug 8, 1963
- Birthplace
- Nagano Prefecture, Japan
- Known For
- Acting
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.
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Filmography
Movies
Bakayarô! 3: Weird Bunch
1990
Nowhere ManBar patron
1991
119
1994
I Like You, I Like You Very MuchTakano's boyfriend
1994
TokarevYakuza
1994
Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration!Shigeo Nogawa
1995
Forever with You
1995
Hunters' Sense of TouchYoshino
1995
Shinjuku Triad Society
1995
Suddenly Arriving
1995AB
Atlanta Boogie
1996
Akai yokujô: Hame jôzu
1997
Hakui honban: Hageshii aegiAssociate Producer
1997
My Secret CacheIwata
1997
Postman BluesKiller
1997
Romantic ManiaHome Delivery Worker
1997
Female Teacher 6
1998IN
Investigative Notes of a Taxi Driver: The Black Sunflower Woman
1998
Just Like Starting Over
1998NF
New Female Teacher: Distorted Ethics
1998
ShomuniGay makeup artist
1998
Sunday DrivePolice Officer
1998
The Cold-Blooded Trap
1998
The FetistThe Patron
1998
The Goofball
1998TO
The Outer Way
1998
Unlucky MonkeyCitizen Convention Member
1998
Adrenaline DriveBus Driver
1999
Anarchy in JapansukeDetective
1999
CharismaSugishita
1999
KikujiroYakuza Henchman #3
1999
Lustful WifeMitsuo (Haruko's husband)
1999
MessengersDriver
1999
One Piece! 水玉 COLLECTION
1999
Railroad Man
1999
Round About MidnightPolice Officer
1999
Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip GirlAsahina
1999
TabooSamurai executed by Kanô
1999
The Night the Angel Turned Away
1999
Tokyo ElegyYakuza boss
1999
By Player
2000
Enclosed Pain
2000
First LovePrep School Teacher
2000
House of the Ghosts ~Kanako Inuki's World of Fear~
2000
MondayYakuza
2000
Party 7Relative
2000
Ring 0Dansei Kyôyu (uncredited)
2000
Seikimatsu no noroi Zoshoku
2000
SenriganCab driver
2000
Street of Gravestones
2000
The City of Lost SoulsOkijima Gang Member
2000
The Whispered CityOkamura
2000
All About Lily Chou-ChouTeru Onda
2001
Body Drop AsphaltFuyuki Tohjoh
2001
GOHenchman of Kato's Father
2001
Go Heat Man!
2001
Gojoe: Spirit War ChronicleKinta
2001
Hotoke
2001
KakashiJunsa (uncredited)
2001
Pistol OperaKoroshi-ya No. 7
2001
Platonic Sex
2001
QuartetSinger
2001
Quartet for TwoCustomer
2001
Red Shadow
2001
Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl ZombiesRokuyama
2001
Stake Out
2001
Stereo Future
2001
Toki No Kaori: Remember MeTamaki Sensei
2001
Transparent: Tribute to a Sad GeniusJunya Aoki
2001
WaterboysSecurity Guard
2001
Aiki
2002
Barber's Sorrow
2002
Bastoni: The Stick HandlersAV actor
2002
Better Left Unsaid / Mr. YamaokaTanaka
2002
Dog Star
2002
Frog River
2002
Igyō no koi
2002
Ju-on: The GrudgeYuji Toyama
2002
Kamaitachi no Yoru
2002
KT
2002
OutKaneda
2002
Pakodate-jin
2002
Parco FictionParco Officer
2002
Part-Time DetectiveŌshita
2002
Perfect Blue: Yume Nara SametePhotographer
2002
Ryusei-KachoPassenger Next to Ryusei
2002
Ryûji ForeverKawajiri
2002
SabuToku
2002
Sensen fukoku
2002
Swan's SongDetective Yamashita
2002
The Choice of Hercules
2002
Age 17Man 2
2003
AliveHair Cut Guard
2003
Be in Happiness
2003
Border Line
2003
Cop Festival: New BeginningDirector
2003
Dead End Run
2003
Ghost Story Shin-Mimibukuro: Approaching EditionNarumoto
2003
Iden & Tity
2003
Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Dai Ni YaNarumoto
2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1Crazy 88 #3
2003
Last Life in the UniverseYakuza
2003
Life Is Journey
2003
Most Dangerous Deka Matsuri
2003
Samurai Resurrection
2003
SHORT FILMS
2003
Summer Breeze
2003TB
The Battling AngelAkita
2003
The Negotiator
2003
ZatoichiFunahachi Family Henchmen
2003
A Perfect Day for Love Letters(segment "Yuki ni saku hana")
2004B
Believer
2004
Cutie Honey
2004
Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw
2004
Godzilla: Final Wars(uncredited)
2004
Install
2004
Jenifa
2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2Crazy 88
2004
Making-of１７才
2004
Swing GirlsPinball Parlour Manager
2004
The Hotel Venus
2004
The Taste of TeaMan of Prosecution Section
2004
ZebramanMan In Supermarket
2004
All About My DogKentaro Maruyama
2005
Animus AnimaSalon manager
2005
In the Pool
2005
Monsieur GreenpeasPinky
2005NL
Nagurimono: Love & Kill
2005
Sleeping FlowerMasakazu Asada
2005
The Great Yokai WarYoichi's father
2005
The Samurai I Loved
2005
Visas for Life
2005
Backdancers!
2006
Death NoteSasaki
2006
HERO SPBartender
2006
Lovely Complex
2006
Memories of MatsukoTV Actor
2006
Mobile Detectives: The Movie
2006
Route 225
2006
SOUL TRAIN
2006
Switch of Happiness
2006
The LettersKurata
2006
UdonBiker police
2006
Exte: Hair ExtensionsTakashima
2007
HeroBartender
2007
Pacchigi! Love & Peace
2007
Sukiyaki Western Django
2007
Tokyo Rhapsody
2007
All Around Us
2008
Death Note: L Change the WorLdSasaki
2008
My Darling of the Mountains
2008
Nagai Nagai SatsujinSecurity guard
2008
Reigo: King of the Sea Monsters
2008
Sing Salmon SingCameraman
2008
The Silver SeasonKazuhiko Igawa
2008
The Soup of Heaven
2008
20th Century Boys 2: The Last HopeDetective Higashino
2009
Baby, Baby, Baby!
2009
Crime or Punishment?!?Boss of agency
2009
Killer Bride's Perfect CrimeRepair man
2009
Monoroi
2009
Noriben - The Recipe for Fortune
2009
PandemicEisuke Mita
2009R
RandiesRobin
2009
Summer WarsYorihiko Jinnouchi (voice)
2009
The Night of Whirlwind Restaurant
2009
The Summit: A Chronicle Of Stones to Serenity
2009
Yamagata ScreamBubaigawa
2009
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi ~ 2010 Summer Special: AKB48 Marugoto Jourei Special
2010
Kazura
2010
Sakurada Gate IncidentJuzo Inada
2010
Space Battleship Yamato
2010
What a Wonderful Life!!
2010
月と嘘と殺人
2010
Japanese Salaryman NEO
2011
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody AffairCrazy 88 #3
2011
Lessons
2011
The Warped Forest
2011
Dokurogeki: atoaji no warui sasupensu
2012
Robo-GPolice Officer
2012
Sado TempestSekihara
2012
The Way: Man of the White PorcelainMachida
2012
Love Bombs
2013
SpecialistEnzo Zeniya
2013
SPINNING KITEOfficer
2013
The After-Dinner Mysteries
2013TR
The Rakugo MovieManager
2013
Homeland
2014
Judge!Izawa
2014
The Tale of NishinoMinami's father
2014
Wood Job!Instuctor
2014
Fade
2015
Glory of the Expeditioncameraman
2015
HeroBartender
2015
Lingering Memories
2015
Obon Brothers
2015
Specialist 3Enzo Zeniya
2015
Specialist 4Enzo Zeniya
2015
L
2016
Shippu Rondoforeman
2016
Unrequited Love
2016
Asura Girl: A Blood-C TaleTakiji
2017
Lemmings no Natsu
2017
Locodol Dorama DocumentaryDirector
2017
Meatball Machine KodokuYuji Noda
2017MC
My CactusMr. Morisaka
2017
My Long Awaited Love StoryHaibara Genjiro
2017
Ringside Story
2017
Survival FamilyVagrant Who Captures Carp
2017
Tantei wa, konya mo yūutsu na yume o miru.Yoji Tanaka
2017
Yellow Guitar (I think It’s time for me to quit music)
2017
Blood-Club Dolls 1Kuzuu
2018
Come On IreneTatsuno
2018
Stalking Vampire
2018
Until I, Who Was Unable to Go to School, Wrote "anohana" and "The Anthem of the Heart"Tsukishima
2018
Dance with MeBus Driver
2019
Farewell: Comedy of Life Begins with a Lie
2019
HydraJunichiro Kishida
2019
Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral ArcAsai Ginji
2019
The Nikaidos' FallGenjiro Tada
2019
The Promised Land
2019
Blood-Club Dolls 2Kuzu
2020
Last Line Detective Tsuyoshi Iwakura
2020
Minori yuku
2020
Mrs. Noisy
2020
The Smiling ManKoichi Takizawa
2020
Yan
2020戦～
戦争童画集 ～75年目のショートストーリー～
2020
Go! Go! Stupid Woman!
2021
Nebagiba New World
2021
The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood
2021
Ura Aka: L'Aventure
2021
Welcome to Toei SlaughterhouseYamamoto
2021
Your Turn to Kill: The MovieKeisuke Ukita
2021
D-river
2022
Gon-Mama
2022
Ring WanderingShioya
2022
Sun and Bolero
2022
The Broken Commandment
2022
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?Hayato Nakajima
2022
Detective of JoshidaikojiAzechi Genichiro
2023
Jigen DaisukeTaxi Driver
2023
Samurai Ninja Onimanji
2023
The Pearl Legacy
2023
ヌーのコインロッカーは使用禁止
2023
Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2Shinichi Inoue
2024
Bullet Train ExplosionHajime Shinjo
2025
Demon Virus
2025
Kaiju Guy!
2025
Geisha WarMr. Clean
2026
秀吉、スタートアップ企業で働く
Television
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen5 eps
1990
Handoku!!!1 eps
2001
HeroBartender / 酒保 · 22 eps
2001
The Private Detective Mike1 eps
2002
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu GameGuest · 1 eps
2003
Sky High1 eps
2003
川、いつか海へ 6つの愛の物語6 eps
2003
One Missed Call1 eps
2005
Gachi Baka!Tatsumura · 10 eps
2006
Time Limit InvestigatorYasuo Kohara · 1 eps
2006
Detective School QShizuka Nishimura's father · 1 eps
2007
Edison's MotherIwai Yuuzou · 10 eps
2008
One-Pound GospelKappei Onimaru · 1 eps
2008
PrisonerDoi Yutaro · 5 eps
2008
Konkatsu!Masuoka Fumihiko · 11 eps
2009
Rescue: Pride of OrangeIgarashi Hachiro · 9 eps
2009
UntouchableMakoto Nakahara · 9 eps
2009
Gakeppuchi no Eri - Kono yo de ichiban daiji na 'Kane' no hanashiRyuji Himuro · 9 eps
2010
Mr. StraightforwardPoliceman · 10 eps
2010
Tofu SistersIshida Kazuo · 5 eps
2010
Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written ChallengeMasato Mine · 1 eps
2011
School!!Masato Ueno · 1 eps
2011
Solitary GourmetYoshino · 1 eps
2012
Soumatou KabushikigaishaMineta Kohei · 1 eps
2012
Mischievous Kiss: Love in TokyoShigeo Aihara · 32 eps
2013
Olympic Ransom2 eps
2013
HERO201411 eps
2014
Saintly WomanKoike Kenji · 7 eps
2014
AkagiTakeshi Ogi（仰木 武司） · 10 eps
2015
Fake MarriageRichi Sudo · 10 eps
2015
I'm HomeMan after Kyoto’s love · 1 eps
2015
OuroborosJesus Mikoshiba · 10 eps
2015
Saikyou no FutariIwao Takada · 8 eps
2015
Unhandy HandymanTaro Momono · 12 eps
2015
あてなよる1 eps
2015
99.9 Criminal Lawyer1 eps
2016
Beppin-sanKatsuji Ozawa · 151 eps
2016
Cold Case: Door of TruthKamada Tatsuji · 1 eps
2016
シリーズ・横溝正史短編集Shigeto Kawada · 1 eps
2016
Hitoya no Toge6 eps
2017
Unrequited LoveMochizuki · 22 eps
2017
Akagi: Washizu Mahjong Kanketsu-henTakeshi Ogi（仰木 武司） · 3 eps
2018
Eerie: Invisible FaceShogo Hashimoto · 6 eps
2018
SuitsTakuro Hoshikawa · 1 eps
2018
Ten：The Nice Guy on the Path of TenhoGinji Asai（浅井 銀次） · 12 eps
2018
His - I Didn't Think I Would Fall in LoveKumakiri Yusaku · 5 eps
2019
It's Your Turn20 eps
2019
The Funny Chef of South Polar金村 · 12 eps
2019
The Good WifeYoshiro Futami · 1 eps
2019
Your Turn to KillKeisuke Ukita · 20 eps
2019
オレの寿司物語磯川泰造 · 1 eps
2020
AvalancheTetsuji Uchimoto · 10 eps
2021
The Country of BeautyDirector
2021
The Scales of Justice1 eps
2021
ISHIKO and HANEO: You're Suing Me?Umebayashi · 1 eps
2022
Kamiki Ryunosuke's Filming BreakCafe clerk · 1 eps
2022
Kanban Neko4 eps
2022
Ryosangata RikoYajima Ichi · 10 eps
2022Ryosangata RikoYassan · 10 eps
2022
にっぽん！庭泊ひとり旅旅人 · 1 eps
2022
Draft King7 eps
2023
Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama1 eps
2023
Get Ready!1 eps
2023PN
Plamo no Hanashi1 eps
2024
Yips1 eps
2024
25 Years of YouSatoru Hatano · 10 eps
2026
Hollow Cross4 eps
2026Photos
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