Ken Tanaka

Born: 1951-03-06


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The Return of Godzilla

as Goro Maki
Released: 1984-12-15

After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than...

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Godzilla 1985

as Goro Maki
Released: 1985-07-26

Originally released in Japan as "The Return of Godzilla" in 1984, this is the heavily...

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Sandakan No. 8

as Hideo Takeuchi
Released: 1974-11-02

A young journalist interviews an elderly woman about being forced into prostitution in Borneo at...

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Oh, My Son!

as Takeshi Kawase
Released: 1979-09-15

A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims' families.

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THE LAST GOZE

as uncredited
Released: 2020-10-23

A "Goze" is a blind entertainer who travels to various places singing stories while playing the...

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In the City of Dawn

as Manager
Released: 2011-10-08

By chance, Watabe (Goro Kishitani) meets subordinate worker Nakanishi (Kyoko Fukada) at a...

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13 Assassins

as uncredited
Released: 1990-03-28

In between the original 1963 13 ASSASSINS film and the 2010 remake by Miike Takashi, Fuji TV...

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The Phoenix

as Takeru
Released: 1978-08-12

This extraordinarily complex film is not only a send-up of every samurai film ever made, it is...

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There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

as uncredited
Released: 1987-12-12

Benio, a peppy tomboy, is surprised to learn that she has been secretly betrothed by her...

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Yakuza Ladies 10

as uncredited
Released: 2000-07-22

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The Gate of Youth

as uncredited
Released: 1975-02-15

Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his...

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The Gate of Youth Part 2

as uncredited
Released: 1977-02-11

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ママ母戦争

as uncredited
Released: 1990-05-03

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The Setting Sun

as Wada
Released: 2022-11-04

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Violent Fighters

as uncredited
Released: 1979-10-06

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Monument to Holy Service

as uncredited
Released: 1978-09-23

A rural high school takes part in a mountain-climbing exercise and are caught in a sudden typhoon.

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A Tale of Young Elopement

as Saotome
Released: 1987-02-07

A 30-year-old man's life gets up-ended when his girlfriend accepts an arranged marriage meeting...

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Hanaikusa

as uncredited
Released: 2007-11-23

The tale of hardship, love, determination and life of Mineko, a young maiko (apprentice geisha)...

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Saito Dosan: Rage of Power

as Yoriaki Toki
Released: 1991-01-03

During the age of warring clans (Sengoku Jidai), many samurai lords sought to unite the country...

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The Goblin of Mt. Kurama

as uncredited
Released: 2001-03-09

The year 1864: The Shinsengumi, the shogun’s armed force in Kyoto ripped the city apart, with...

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Great evil does not go to sleep: The counterattack of the special investigation unit prosecutor

as Ippei Komatsu
Released: 2016-10-05

Shinichi Tominaga is a prosecutor, newly appointed to the special investigation division for the...

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Itsukaichi Story

as uncredited
Released: 2011-10-29

Yuri, who works for a company that specializes in collecting information for television...

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Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro: Case File 29

as uncredited
Released: 2015-07-20

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Bokyo

as Kunimitsu
Released: 1993-10-09

In 1940, Kubota Shoten, which has been in business for generations, goes bankrupt due to the...

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F2 grand prix

as Imoto
Released: 1984-04-14

Drama set in the world of Formula 2 motor racing in Japan.

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The King and His Vassal

as uncredited
Released: 1981-08-30

This is a story of "Takechiyo," the previous name of Iemitsu Tokunaga, the third Shogun...

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Aoi sanmyaku

as Yasukichi Tominaga
Released: 1975-08-09

Remake of 1949 film

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The King and His Vassal 2 - The Great Riot of Edo

as uncredited
Released: 1982-08-30

The fish market is to be moved to Shinagawa, and Tasuke Isshin (Jun Inoue) got in trouble....

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Pink Lady's Motion Picture

as uncredited
Released: 1978-12-16

The Japanese pop music duo Pink Lady are circus performers who show kindness toward a captured...

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Bonds

as Haga
Released: 1998-06-06

Tetsuro Haga is a troubled gangster, living under the assumed identity Ise for ten years, to...

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Hotel Rose

as uncredited
Released: 1996-05-18

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Heaven and Earth: Dawn Episode

as uncredited
Released: 1990-04-20

Some of the greatest battles during the Age of Civil Wars were fought between the Uesugi and...

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Oh Seagull, Have You Seen the Sparkling Ocean? An Encounter

as uncredited
Released: 1975-07-12

Fujishita Kumi is an ordinary office lady. Longing to escape her poor fishing village for a life...

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Kaibyō Koi-ga-fuchi

as uncredited
Released: 1987-08-13

The sisters lived near a pond called Koigafuchi, near Edo, and kept a father-and-son cat named...

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Aspiration

as uncredited
Released: 1977-03-19

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The Woman of S.R.I.

as Makoto Sakuma
First aired: 1999-10-21

Mariko is a forensic scientist working at the Kyoto PD Crime Lab. Her credo is “science never...

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Mission To Kill

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-01-09

Continuation of the popular series of films about the assassins in Edo. This show marks the...

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Toshiie and Matsu

as Nobumori Sakuma
First aired: 2002-01-06

The 41st NHK Taiga Drama is Toshiie to Matsu. During the turbulent Warring States Era, one man's...

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The Last Song

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-10-14

Just when about to commit suicide after being deserted by his bride-to-be during the wedding, a...

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What a Wonderful Life

as Kunio Nagasawa
First aired: 1993-07-01

Yume (Asano) is a single mother raising a now teenage daughter, Haruka, by herself. She has...

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Falcons of Edo

as Shinnosuke Wakasugi
First aired: 1978-01-10

In the 1770's, the shrewdest man of the age, Tanuma Okitsugu, had abused his political power,...

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Oretachi no Tabi

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-10-05

A milestone in Japanese teen drama, representing the 1970s. It questions the meaning of life,...

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Blood on the Tracks

as Kazuto Uchida
First aired: 2014-01-19

An ex-detective, Kagawa, is found dead in a park in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Swearing revenge,...

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Shinsengumi, Ikedaya's blood fight

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-10-02

It is said that the Shinsengumi, led by Isami Kondo, delayed the start of the Meiji restoration...

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