Yoji Tanaka

In 1982, Yôji Tanaka joined the Japanese National Railways. After the privatization of the Japanese National Railways, he became a staff member of the Tokai Railway Company and went to work in Aichi Prefecture. Since then, he has often lingered in cinemas, participated in various independent film screenings, and met many independent filmmakers. In 1989, he was "picked up" by the director Naoto Yamakawa in the movie theater and played Nobuyuki Sagi in "SEEK AND FIND". Since then, he has been out of control.

On December 8, 1990, Tanaka finally ended his eight years, eight months and eight days of working life, and went to Tokyo to start pursuing his dream of being an actor. He first joined the film crew of the film " Muno no hito " directed by Naoto Takenaka , and worked as a lighting assistant under the hands of Anhe Noiyo . Later, I worked as a recording assistant, personal assistant, driver, etc., while playing around in the scene of film production, while playing tricks in many movies, constantly accumulating experience. After several years of tempering, Tanaka has become an actor who can be alone. Since 1996, Tanaka has been active in various fields such as film and television, advertising, music videos, and stage plays. He has a wide range of roles, from serious and serious roles to hilarious and comical roles. In 2003, he also directed the short film "The Kiln Police Officer" to challenge the director's position.

In 1999, he participated in the movie "Kikujirô no natsu". In 2002, he played Yuji Toyama in the horror movie "Ju-on: The Grudge". In 2003, he participated in the American movie "Kill Bill Vol.1". In 2013, he played Kotoko's father Shigeo Aihara in "Itaura Kiss~Love in TOKYO". In 2014, starred in the TV series "イタズラなKiss~Love in TOKYO2". In 2019, starred in the TV series "It Is Your Turn".

Tanaka has appeared in more than a hundred films and television works long ago. He can be found in popular works around 2006-such as the movies " Love Complex ", "Love and Peace", the TV series " Limited Police ", " HERO " and so on   .

On April 2, 2021, the movie "Liaka" in which he participated was released   .