Acting
Yoji Tanaka
JA, EN, TH cinema · 253 credits
Born
8 August 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Also known as Yôji Tanaka · BoBA · Youji Tanaka · Yohji 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, including Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo, The Silent Service, and Bullet Train Explosion.
Known for
Filmography
Sleeping in the Red Earth
as Kanbayashi
Geisha War
as Mr. Clean
Bullet Train Explosion
as Hajime Shinjo
Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2
as Shinichi Inoue
Jigen Daisuke
as Taxi Driver
Detective of Joshidaikoji
as Azechi Genichiro
What to Do With the Dead Kaiju?
as Hayato Nakajima
Ring Wandering
as Shioya
Your Turn to Kill: The Movie
as Keisuke Ukita
Welcome to Toei Slaughterhouse
as Yamamoto
The Smiling Man
as Koichi Takizawa
Yan
Actor
Ten: Akagi Shigeru Funeral Arc
as Asai Ginji
Hydra
as Junichiro Kishida
Dance with Me
as Bus Driver
The Nikaidos' Fall
as Genjiro Tada
Until I, Who Was Unable to Go to School, Wrote "anohana" and "The Anthem of the Heart"
as Tsukishima
Come On Irene
as Tatsuno
Blood-Club Dolls 1
as Kuzuu
Meatball Machine Kodoku
as Yuji Noda
My Long Awaited Love Story
as Haibara Genjiro
僕のサボテン
2017
My Cactus
as Mr. Morisaka
Survival Family
as Vagrant Who Captures Carp
Shippu Rondo
as foreman
L
Actor
Hero
as Bartender
Glory of the Expedition
as cameraman
Specialist 3
as Enzo Zeniya
Specialist 4
as Enzo Zeniya
Fade
Actor
Homeland
Actor
Judge!
as Izawa
Wood Job!
as Instuctor
The Tale of Nishino
as Minami's father
Specialist
as Enzo Zeniya
らくごえいが
2013
The Rakugo Movie
as Manager
SPINNING KITE
as Officer
Sado Tempest
as Sekihara
Robo-G
as Police Officer
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
as Crazy 88 #3
Sakurada Gate Incident
as Juzo Inada
Kazura
Actor
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi ~ 2010 Summer Special: AKB48 Marugoto Jourei Special
Actor
Pandemic
as Eisuke Mita
Yamagata Scream
as Bubaigawa
Crime or Punishment?!?
as Boss of agency
20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope
as Detective Higashino
Killer Bride's Perfect Crime
as Repair man
Summer Wars
as Yorihiko Jinnouchi (voice)
The Silver Season
as Kazuhiko Igawa
Nagai Nagai Satsujin
as Security guard
Sing Salmon Sing
as Cameraman
Hero
as Bartender
Exte: Hair Extensions
as Takashima
The Letters
as Kurata
Udon
as Biker police
Memories of Matsuko
as TV Actor
Death Note
as Sasaki
HERO SP
as Bartender
Animus Anima
as Salon manager
Sleeping Flower
as Masakazu Asada
All About My Dog
as Kentaro Maruyama
The Great Yokai War
as Yoichi's father
Monsieur Greenpeas
as Pinky
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
as Crazy 88
Jenifa
Actor
A Perfect Day for Love Letters
as (segment "Yuki ni saku hana")
Swing Girls
as Pinball Parlour Manager
Zebraman
as Man In Supermarket
Godzilla: Final Wars
as (uncredited)
Install
Actor
The Taste of Tea
as Man of Prosecution Section
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
as Crazy 88 #3
Age 17
as Man 2
Alive
as Hair Cut Guard
Zatoichi
as Funahachi Family Henchmen
Swan's Song
as Detective Yamashita
Ryusei-Kacho
as Passenger Next to Ryusei
Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete
as Photographer
Sabu
as Toku
Parco Fiction
as Parco Officer
Bastoni: The Stick Handlers
as AV actor
Dog Star
Actor
KT
Actor
Out
as Kaneda
Aiki
Actor
Ju-on: The Grudge
as Yuji Toyama
Part-Time Detective
as Ōshita
Ryûji Forever
as Kawajiri
Kakashi
as Junsa (uncredited)
Pistol Opera
as Koroshi-ya No. 7
GO
as Henchman of Kato's Father
Quartet for Two
as Customer
Waterboys
as Security Guard
Body Drop Asphalt
as Fuyuki Tohjoh
Quartet
as Singer
Toki No Kaori: Remember Me
as Tamaki Sensei
All About Lily Chou-Chou
as Teru Onda
Transparent: Tribute to a Sad Genius
as Junya Aoki
Hotoke
Actor
Party 7
as Relative
Monday
as Yakuza
The City of Lost Souls
as Okijima Gang Member
Ring 0
as Dansei Kyôyu (uncredited)
First Love
as Prep School Teacher
Senrigan
as Cab driver
The Whispered City
as Okamura
Kikujiro
as Yakuza Henchman #3
Charisma
as Sugishita
Anarchy in Japansuke
as Detective
Adrenaline Drive
as Bus Driver
Tokyo Elegy
as Yakuza boss
Lustful Wife
as Mitsuo (Haruko's husband)
Round About Midnight
as Police Officer
Messengers
as Driver
Taboo
as Samurai executed by Kanô
Unlucky Monkey
as Citizen Convention Member
The Fetist
as The Patron
Shomuni
as Gay makeup artist
Sunday Drive
as Police Officer
My Secret Cache
as Iwata
Romantic Mania
as Home Delivery Worker
Postman Blues
as Killer
Hakui honban: Hageshii aegi
Associate Producer
Hunters' Sense of Touch
as Yoshino
Blissful Genuine Sex: Penetration!
as Shigeo Nogawa
Tokarev
as Yakuza
I Like You, I Like You Very Much
as Takano's boyfriend
119
Actor
Nowhere Man
as Bar patron
