Kotaro Tanaka: movies and TV shows
Kotaro Tanaka has 81 credits in the archive: 19 films and 62 TV series, from 1999 to 2026. Highest rated: Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger (8.6/10).
Career timeline
1999 – 2026 · busiest year: 2023 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BORDERLESS -72 Hours | Shiratori Koji | TV | 5.3 | 43 |
| 2026 | Salvation, Swallowed by the Nest | Tanuma | TV | — | 43 |
| 2026 | Life in Smokey Blue | Kuji Minoru | TV | 8.6 | 43 |
| 2026 | Girl from Nowhere | TV | 6.0 | 43 | |
| 2025 | Ignite | TV | 7.8 | 42 | |
| 2025 | Tokyo Water Police | TV | 7.0 | 42 | |
| 2024 | Shape of My Heart | [Gay bar owner] | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 2024 | After School Doctor | Saejima Yuji [Kei & Naoaki's father] | TV | 6.9 | 41 |
| 2024 | Perfect Propose | Koji | TV | 7.6 | 41 |
| 2023 | Burn the House Down | Tomisato | TV | 7.1 | 40 |
| 2023 | Ooku: The Inner Chambers | 角南重郷（すなみ しげさと） | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 2023 | 18/40: Unbreakable Bond of Dreams | TV | 9.5 | 40 | |
| 2023 | Our Lawyer is a Handful | Kiyokawa | TV | 7.8 | 40 |
| 2023 | Zeicho: There's a Reason for "I Can't Pay" | Kumakawa Kazuya | TV | 6.2 | 40 |
| 2023 | Matchmaking Restaurant | Fujiwara Kaito | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 2023 | Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare | Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer | Film | 7.9 | 40 |
| 2022 | Hiru | Jun'ya Sato | TV | 6.2 | 39 |
| 2022 | Hakuoki ~Demon of the Fleeting Blossom~ | Isami Kondo | TV | 6.0 | 39 |
| 2022 | 京都人の密かな愉しみBlue修業中 門出の桜 | Film | — | 39 | |
| 2021 | Keishicho Kyokohan Gakari Higuchi Akira | Midorikawa Ryusei | TV | 10.0 | 38 |
| 2020 | Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist | Kōhei Masuda | TV | 7.6 | 37 |
| 2020 | Rent a Person Who Does Nothing | TV | 7.7 | 37 | |
| 2019 | Nurse in Action! | Satonaka Eiichi | TV | — | 36 |
| 2019 | The Kings of Laughter | Nezu Kosuke | TV | — | 36 |
| 2019 | Welcome to the Surfing Office | Tatsuya Sawada | Film | — | 36 |
| 2018 | Edomae no Shun | Yanagiba Kiichiro | TV | — | 35 |
| 2018 | Harassment Game | Matsumoto Kota | TV | 7.0 | 35 |
| 2018 | Final Cut | Shiro Kawai（河合 史郎） | TV | — | 35 |
| 2018 | Ashita e no Chikai | TV | — | 35 | |
| 2018 | Imagination Game | Tsutomu Ikeuchi | Film | 5.3 | 35 |
| 2016 | Toto Nee-chan | Yamada | TV | 8.5 | 33 |
| 2016 | Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ | Kashiba Kentaro [Young] | TV | 8.2 | 33 |
| 2016 | Cain and Abel | Sano [Representative of "The Society for Protecting the Environment of Lake Shirakawa"] | TV | 7.0 | 33 |
| 2016 | 立花登青春手控え | Shinshichi | TV | — | 33 |
| 2016 | Medical Team Lady da Vinci’s Diagnosis | Kanda Koichiro | TV | 7.0 | 33 |
| 2015 | Seven Detectives | Asakura Yuji | TV | 7.4 | 32 |
| 2015 | 農業女子“はらぺ娘” | Film | — | 32 | |
| 2014 | Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out | Takashi Nagase | TV | 6.7 | 31 |
| 2014 | Dear Sister | Hirose [Kazuko's matchmaking partner] | TV | 7.7 | 31 |
| 2013 | Tokyo Bandwagon | Aso [Yutaro's grandson] | TV | 7.7 | 30 |
| 2013 | The Fortune Telling Shop, Onmyoya | Karasawa Kazuhiko | TV | — | 30 |
| 2013 | Trembling Cow | Kato Keita | TV | 8.0 | 30 |
| 2012 | Taira no Kiyomori | Minamoto no Mitsuyasu | TV | 8.0 | 29 |
| 2012 | Keigo Higashino Mysteries | Yoichi Tamura | TV | 6.7 | 29 |
| 2011 | Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger | Mikoto Nakadai | TV | 7.5 | 28 |
| 2011 | Marumo's Story | Tatsuya | TV | 8.0 | 28 |
| 2011 | Detective Conan: Shinichi Kudo's Written Challenge | Motoki Kensuke [Store manager] | TV | 6.8 | 28 |
| 2010 | Majisuka Academy | Iizuka Kazuhiro | TV | 7.5 | 27 |
| 2010 | Absolute Zero | Masaya Iino | TV | 8.0 | 27 |
| 2010 | Legal Eagle, First Class | Kanori Takuya | TV | 4.7 | 27 |
| 2010 | Tough Nights of Club INDIGO | Yoshida | TV | — | 27 |
| 2010 | GM: General Medicine | Meguro Shuhei [Izumi's ex-lover] | TV | 7.0 | 27 |
| 2010 | Mesen | Film | 7.0 | 27 | |
| 2009 | KochiKame: The TV Drama | Yosuke | TV | 3.0 | 26 |
| 2009 | 7 Mannin Tantei Nitobe | Shiratori Junnosuke | TV | — | 26 |
| 2009 | Shrill Cries: Reshuffle | Irie Kyosuke | Film | 5.8 | 26 |
| 2009 | An Encyclopedia of Unconventional Women | Keigo | Film | 3.5 | 26 |
| 2009 | Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami | Film | — | 26 | |
| 2008 | Daisuki!! | Toshiya Sasaoka | TV | 7.5 | 25 |
| 2008 | The Auditor | Sato Kento | TV | — | 25 |
| 2008 | Shrill Cries of Summer | Kyosuke Irie | Film | 5.4 | 25 |
| 2008 | God's Puzzle | Sakura | Film | 6.1 | 25 |
| 2008 | Nagai Nagai Satsujin | Ryo Aonuma | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 2006 | Into the White Night | Koga Hisashi | TV | 7.4 | 23 |
| 2006 | Sailor Suit and Machine Gun | Tezuka Yuji | TV | 6.7 | 23 |
| 2005 | H2: The Days with You | Hideo Tachibana | TV | 7.8 | 22 |
| 2005 | Aikurushii | TV | 9.0 | 22 | |
| 2005 | Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger VS Abaranger | Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer | Film | 6.4 | 22 |
| 2004 | Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World | Oki Ryunosuke | TV | 8.4 | 21 |
| 2004 | Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger | Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer | Film | 7.8 | 21 |
| 2003 | Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger | Mikoto Nakadai | TV | 8.6 | 20 |
| 2003 | Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger DELUXE: Abare Summer is Freezing Cold! | Mikoto Nakadai / Abare Killer | Film | 6.3 | 20 |
| 2002 | AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo | Yoshida Mitsuo | TV | 7.5 | 19 |
| 2002 | Gokusen | Watanabe [Student of Ara High School] | TV | 8.0 | 19 |
| 2002 | Basically Nice | Akira's fan | TV | 6.3 | 19 |
| 2002 | The Last Snow | Ryo Sugita | Film | 10.0 | 19 |
| 2001 | Waterboys | Koutarou | Film | 6.6 | 18 |
| 2000 | Merry Christmas in Summer | TV | 8.0 | 17 | |
| 2000 | Junk | Toraji | Film | 4.7 | 17 |
| 1999 | The Woman of S.R.I. | Naruo Yuya | TV | 7.3 | 16 |
| 1999 | Emergency Room 24 Hours | TV | 7.4 | 16 |