Yōji Tanaka Explained
Yōji Tanaka |
Native Name: | 田中 要次 |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1963 |
Birth Place: | Kiso, Nagano, Japan |
Other Names: | BoBA |
Occupation: | Actor, tarento |
Years Active: | 1990-present |
Status: | Married |
is a Japanese actor and tarento. He is often credited as BoBA.
Career
Born in Kiso, Nagano, Tanaka first began working for Japan National Railways after high school, but often went to the movies, including shows of indie and self-produced films.[1] Becoming friends with young directors like Naoto Yamakawa, he left his job in 1990 and went to Tokyo, where he began working as an extra or lighting assistant on films by Naoto Takenaka, Junji Sakamoto, and others. After 1994 he concentrated on acting, eventually achieving fame in dramas like Hero. His first television show in a starring role, Outdoor Rock'n Roll, started broadcasting on BS Asahi in 2014.[2]
Filmography
Film
Television
Notes and References
- Web site: Tanaka Yōji. Kinenote. Kinema Junpō. 27 September 2014. ja.
- News: Makoto. Tanaka. ja:勘違い」で俳優の世界に…田中要次. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/news/20140609-OYT8T50171.html. 27 September 2014. Yomiuri Shinbun. 12 June 2014. ja.
- Web site: ひとくず. January 31, 2021. eiga.com.
- Web site: 福本莉子『しあわせのマスカット』5月14日公開が決定. March 4, 2021. Cinematoday.
- Web site: 西野七瀬&横浜流星も!『あなたの番です』劇場版にドラマキャスト勢揃い. June 5, 2021. Cinema Cafe.
- Web site: 安田顕、片岡礼子、長谷川初範、田中要次ら、笠松将主演『リング・ワンダリング』出演決定. July 17, 2021. Real Sound.
- Web site: 大怪獣のあとしまつ. November 30, 2021. eiga.com.
- Web site: 間宮祥太朗主演で不朽の名作「破戒」60年ぶり映画化 共演に石井杏奈&矢本悠馬ら. February 18, 2022. Cinema Cafe.
- Web site: 太陽とボレロ. March 5, 2022. eiga.com.
- Web site: 石田ゆり子がナレーション担当、ヒロインは池田エライザ 田中圭主演『ハウ』. May 31, 2022. Cinema Cafe.
- Web site: 千夜、一夜. July 15, 2022. eiga.com.
- Web site: 渇水. April 6, 2023. eiga.com.
- Web site: 女子大小路の名探偵. July 25, 2023. eiga.com.
- Web site: 親のお金は誰のもの 法定相続人. August 25, 2023. eiga.com.
- Web site: 次元大介. September 13, 2023. eiga.com.
- Web site: 青春ジャック 止められるか、俺たちを2. October 19, 2023. eiga.com.
- Web site: 「あるよ」で人生激変した田中要次「HERO」出演直後、背後から人がぞろぞろ…「住んでるよ!」. March 30, 2024. Sponichi.
- Web site: 吉沢亮主演の大河ドラマ「青天を衝け」新キャスト発表、イッセー尾形ら13名. August 11, 2021. Natalie.
- Web site: 『神木隆之介の撮休』、新たな共演キャストに仲野太賀、井之脇海、松重豊ら. November 25, 2021. Crank-in!.
- Web site: 大沢たかお主演「沈黙の艦隊」ドラマ版、Prime Videoで世界独占配信. December 18, 2023. Natalie.
- Web site: 「虎に翼」に筒井真理子、中村育二、田中要次ら7名出演決定 塚地武雅は弁護士役に. January 26, 2024. Natalie.