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Kei Tanaka
Japanese actor (born 1984)
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Personal life
On August 31, 2011, Tanaka married former actress Sakura, his co-star in the television drama Massugu na Otoko.[2] Their agencies also announced that the two were expecting their first child, as Sakura was already five months pregnant at that time.[2] His wife gave birth to a daughter the following year on February 6, 2012.[3] Their second daughter was born on August 3, 2016.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Suicide Club | High school student | ||
| 2004 | Be with You | Mio's university friend | [5] | |
| 2007 | Hōtai Club | Shinichi 'Gimo' Yanagimoto | [6] | |
| 2011 | Runway Beat | Satoru Inuda | ||
| 2012 | Afro Tanaka | Hajime Okamoto | ||
| .hack//The Movie | Tomohiko Okano (voice) | |||
| 2013 | Library Wars | Mikihisa Komaki | [7] | |
| 2015 | Library Wars: The Last Mission | Mikihisa Komaki | ||
| 2017 | Manhunt | Kitagawa | Chinese film | [8] |
| 2018 | The Many Faces of Ito | Shin'ya Tamura | [8] | |
| Stolen Identity | Makoto Tomita | [8] | ||
| 2019 | Marriage Hunting Beauty | Yatabe | [8] | |
| Hit Me Anyone One More Time | Heitarō Ōzeki | |||
| Ossan's Love: Love or Dead | Sōichi Haruta | Lead role | [8] | |
| 2020 | Mellow | Seiichi Natsume | Lead role | |
| Stolen Identity 2 | Makoto Tomita | Special appearance | ||
| 2021 | The Cinderella Addiction | Daigo Izumisawa | [9] | |
| Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold | Jinya Nishikata | Lead role | [10] | |
| Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Part 2 | Cameo appearance | [11] | ||
| First Gentleman | Hiyori Sōma | Lead role | [12] | |
| And So the Baton Is Passed | Sōsuke Morimiya | [13] | ||
| Your Turn to Kill: The Movie | Shōta Tezuka | Lead role | [14] | |
| 2022 | To Be Killed by a High School Girl | Haruto Higashiyama | Lead role | [15] |
| Whisper of the Heart | Sonomura | [16] | ||
| Haw | Tamio Akanishi | Lead role | [17] | |
| Phases of the Moon | Ryunosuke Masaki | [18] | ||
| 2023 | G-Men | Kōichi Yagami | [19] | |
| 2024 | Who's Gone | Arakawa | [20] | |
| Doctor-X: The Movie | Hikaru Morimoto | [21] | ||
| Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game | Makoto Tomita | Special appearance | [22] | |
| The Hotel of My Dream | Endo | [23] | ||
| 2025 | Hey, Dazai: The Movie | Kensaku Komuro | Lead role | [24] |
| 2026 | Kingdom 5 | Wu Feng Ming | [25] | |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Gokusen | Ono | ||
| 2003 | Water Boys | |||
| 2004 | Socrates in Love | |||
| 2005 | Water Boys 2005 Natsu | |||
| Tokyo Friends | Wataru Iwatsuki | DVD released | ||
| 2006 | Journey Under the Midnight Sun | |||
| 2007 | Hana Yori Dango Returns | |||
| 2008 | Maō | Hitoshi Kasai | ||
| 2011 | Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda | Mamoru Saionji | ||
| Sunshine | Haruki Sudō | Asadora | [26] | |
| The Reason I Can't Find My Love | Yu Hasegawa | |||
| 2012 | Deka Kurokawa Suzuki | Tadashi Akagi | ||
| 2012–2021 | Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon | Hikaru Morimoto | Season 1, 5 and 7 | |
| 2013 | No Continue Kid: Bokura no Game Shi | Reiji Watanabe | Lead role | |
| 2014 | Gunshi Kanbei | Ishida Mitsunari | Taiga drama | [27] |
| 2015 | I'm Home | Tsuyoshi Honjō | ||
| 2016 | Good Morning Call | Takuya Uehara | ||
| 2017 | Tokyo Tarareba Musume | Yoshio Marui | ||
| 2018 | Miss Sherlock | Toshio Yoneyama | ||
| Double Fantasy | Ryosuke Iwai | Miniseries | ||
| 2018–2024 | Ossan's Love | Sōichi Haruta | Lead role; 3 seasons | [8] |
| 2019 | Your Turn to Kill | Shōta Tezuka | Lead role | [14] |
| 2020 | Panda Judges the World | Tetsuya Morishima | [28] | |
| Discord | Yūsuke Kawakami | Lead role; Television film | [29] | |
| Unsung Cinderella | Shōgo Seno | [30] | ||
| How to Eliminate My Teacher | Tsuneo Yoshizawa | Lead role | [31] | |
| 2021 | Helical Labyrinth | Jin Jinbo | Lead role | [32] |
| 2022 | Umeko: The Face of Female Education | Itō Hirobumi | Television film | [33] |
| 2023 | Black Postman | Rikiya Soejima | Lead role | [34] |
| 2025 | Hey, Dazai | Kensaku Komuro | Lead role; Television film | [24] |
Japanese dub
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) - Dr. Mark Russell (Kyle Chandler)[35]
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) - Dr. Mark Russell (Kyle Chandler)[36]
- The Lost City (2022) - Alan Caprison / Dash McMahon (Channing Tatum)[37]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11th Tokyo Drama Awards | Best Actor | Ossan's Love | Won | [38] |
| 2019 | 22nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actor | Won | [39] | |
| 43rd Elan d'or Awards | Newcomer of the Year | Himself | Won | [40] | |
| 2020 | 23rd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix | Best Actor | Ossan's Love (S2) and Your Turn to Kill | Won | [39] |
