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Kei Tanaka

Kei Tanaka

Actor · Born July 10, 1984 (42) · Tokyo, Japan

Kei Tanaka was born on July 10, 1984 in Tokyo, Japan. He was talented in playing basketball since elementary school and was seriously considering a career as a professional basketball player, until giving up the dream due to injury in the last year of the middle school. To have him to look for something new to do, his mother encouraged him to apply for a cast audition for a film. Through this event, he was scouted by his current agency Tristone Entertainment Inc in Japan. His first TV appearance was with the Nintendo video game commercial for "Mario Party3" in 2000. His acting career started rather humble as a supporting cast member of regular or single episode of TV drama series. In 2003, his role as a best friend of the leading character in TV drama "Water Boys" drew attention. He continued next many years playing supporting roles, as well as appearing on TV variety shows that were not relevant to his acting career. By gradually gaining acting experiences and recognition, he won the first leading role in the film Kogoeru kagami (2008), followed by the leading role in the TV drama Kosodate Play (2009). In 2011, he got married with Sakura, an actress he met through the TV drama "Massugu na otoko", and got their first daughter. He continued his career mostly as a supporting actor, and in 2016, he played the leading role Soichi Haruta in Ossan's Love (2016), a single episode TV drama that drew attention. Its TV series Ossan's Love (2018) was created, which turned out to be a smash hit. Soichi Haruta became his signature role, and he continued to play this role in the film Ossan's Love: Love or Dead (2019) and the second season for the TV series "Ossan's Love: in the sky (2019)". He now has a second daughter, and his career is now flourishing with more leading role offers as recently seen in It Is Your Turn (2019) and Mellow (2020).

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 10, 1984 (42)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
26 on MovieCove · 165 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Kei Tanaka's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
24%
Power
7%
Morality
7%
Survival
7%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Romantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Ally
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Herald
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Warm
5
Hopeful
4
Joyful
3
Melancholic
3
Other
14

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kei Tanaka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kei Tanaka's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

165 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Kingdom 5: The Clash of Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • 夏の砂の上 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Oi, Dazai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Ensemble(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ui Shuya

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ossan's Love Thailand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Haruta

  • The Hotel of My Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Endō Michio

  • Doctor X: The Movie(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Makoto Tomita

  • My Precious (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kanzaki Hiroki

  • That Person Has Disappeared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Arakawa

  • Medicine メディスン (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Blue Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Shiki Fujimura

  • Ossan's Love Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · as Haruta Soichi

  • Ozu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • G-Men(2023)

    as Yagami Koichi

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Black Postman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Rikiya Soejima

  • Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · as Toramatsu Asada

  • Behind Orchestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 13 episodes · as 常葉朝陽

  • A2Z(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Morishita Kazuhiro

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Reversal Orchestra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tokiwa Asahi

  • Phases of the Moon(2022)

    as Ryunosuke Masaki

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Whisper of the Heart(2022)

    as Sonomura

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Haw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Tamio Akanishi

  • Is Love Sustainable?(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Higashimura Seita

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • To Be Killed by a High School Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Haruto Higashiyama

  • Tsuda Umeko: Osatsu ni Natta Ryugakusei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Hirobumi Ito

  • Your Turn to Kill(2021)

    as Shota Tezuka

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • And So the Baton Is Passed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Morimiya

  • Rasen no Meikyu: DNA Kagaku Sosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jin Jinbo

  • Guilty Flag(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • First Gentleman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Hiyori Soma

  • Night Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 11 episodes · as Akito Naruse（成瀨 曉人）

  • Mr. Grim Reaper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kennin Gido

  • JUMP!!：The Heroes Behind the GOLD (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Jinya Nishitaka

  • Kakegurui Part 2: Desperate Russian Roulette(2021)

    as Toba Jiro

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Cinderella Addiction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Daigo Izumisawa

  • How to Eliminate My Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Tsuneo Yoshizawa

  • Tokyo Tarareba Girls 2020 Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • K2: Dodgy Badge Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Kenji Kuroki

  • Unsung Cinderella, Midori, the Hospital Pharmacist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · as Shōgo Seno

  • Discord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Yusuke Kawakami

  • Stolen Identity 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Makoto Tomita

  • Mellow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Seiichi Natsume

  • おっさんずラブ -in the sky- ゆく年くる年SP (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Soichi Haruta

  • Ossan's Love: In the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sōichi Haruta

  • Ossan's Love: Love or Dead(2019)

    as 春田 创一

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • I Turn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Actor

  • It Is Your Turn(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · Theme Song Performance · as Shota Tezuka

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Marriage Hunting Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Yatabe

  • くちびるウォンテッド (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Stolen Identity(2018)

    as Makoto Tomita

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Weakest Beast(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kyoya Hanai

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Caseworker's Diary: Constitutional Rights, The Minimum Standard of Wholesome and Cultured Living (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Daiki Kyogoku

  • Double Fantasy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Iwai Ryosuke

  • Ossan's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as Haruta Soichi

  • Furin Shokudou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • The Many Faces of Ito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Shinya Tamura

  • Manhunt(2017)

    as Masaki Kitagawa

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Public Enemy(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kohei Sato

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • 時代をつくった男 阿久悠物語 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Kamimura Kazuo

  • The Many Faces of Ito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Shinya Tamura

  • Amateur Lovers Never Give Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Keisuke Ojima

  • 探偵少女アリサの事件簿 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Tokyo Tarareba Girls(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as 丸井良男

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Emotion Line 8 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Ossan's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as 春田創一

  • Ossan's Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Haruta Soichi

  • 年の瀬 変愛ドラマ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Cold Case ~Shinjitsu no Tobira~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bōkyō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as (segment "Mikan no hana")

  • Guard Center 24 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Shunichi Ouji

  • Tokyo MPD – From ZERO to HERO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kohei Gyoubu

  • Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Boyfriend

  • Good Morning Call(2016)

    Show 17 episodes · as Takuya Uehara

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Family's Form (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Bittare!!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Love and Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • 5→9 From Five to Nine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Makoto Kiyomiya

  • Library Wars: Book Of Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mikihisa Komaki

  • Library Wars: The Last Mission (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mikihisa Komaki

  • Police Precinct Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Toshifumi Katsuragi

  • HEAT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · as Naoki Hamada

  • Why was the family erased? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Prophecy(2015)

    as Kitamura

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • I'm Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Tsuyoshi Honjo

  • Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Manga Artist Competition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Toho Nanahun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as 田中靖夫

  • 事件救命医２～IMATの奇跡～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Shinigami-kun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Yuichi Sugita

  • Salt of the Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Yoshiaki Baba

  • Night School Teacher, SAKURA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shunsuke Jobu（上武 俊介）

  • Gunshi Kanbee(2014)

    Show as Ishida Mitsunari

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Shikeidai no 72-Jikan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Himuro Takaaki

  • IMAT ～Crime Scene Medics～ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Takuma Kageura

  • No Con Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · as Reiji Watanabe

  • Kamisama no Beret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • ディスカバーデッド (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as 미야타

  • The Sango Ranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Hiroto Kishitani

  • Library Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mikihisa Komaki

  • AIBOU: X-DAY (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • See You Tomorrow, Everyone(2013)

    as Hotta

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia's Case Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kikuya Kasai

  • Doctor X(2012)

    Show 19 episodes · as Hikaru Morimoto（森本 光）

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Rent-a-Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Shigaru Yoshizawa

  • 伝説の監察医・オニグマの事件簿 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Afro Tanaka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Hajime Okamoto

  • .hack//The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Tomohiko Okano (voice)

  • Deka Kurokawa Suzuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • The Reason I Can't Find My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yu Hasegawa

  • Still, Life Goes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kohei Hiragi

  • Murder in the Kairotei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Jiro Satonaka

  • Keigo Higashino 3-week drama SP series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as 里中二郎

  • Ohisama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 156 episodes · as Haruki Sudo

  • Runway Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Satoru Inuda

  • Love Come (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Miharu

  • The Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Mamoru Saienji（西園寺 守）

  • Misaki Number One!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 10 episodes · as Takeshi Mikuni

  • Good-bye, Robinson Crusoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · as Fumiya

  • Nanase futatabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Goodbye Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Hebi no Hito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Chase: National Taxation Inspector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tetsuo Kubota

  • Kobe Shinbun no Nanokakan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Chin Yuiko

  • Mr. Straightforward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Shiro Kumazawa

  • Genkai in a Black Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Shota Kimura

  • Tajomaru: Avenging Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Sakuramaru

  • BOSS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Masao Kogure

  • The Homeless Student 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Shinichi Tamura

  • Tengoku no Soup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Soup of Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Flavor of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Takahashi Akira

  • Cat Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ozawa Masanobu

  • Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kasai Hitoshi

  • Cyborg She(2008)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Impossible Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 8 episodes · as 青木さやか

  • Frost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Shun Okano

  • The Bandage Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Shinichi 'Gimo' Yanagimoto

  • Love and Farm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Ashizaki Katsuya

  • You Gotta Be Kidding Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 11 episodes · as Satoshi Tomoda

  • 死ぬかと思った (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Rainbow Song(2006)

    as Gakuto Ogata

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Backdancers! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Akira

  • Once Again Sugar & Spice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 4 episodes · as Takuma

  • A Song to the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 10 episodes · as Onishi Yuta

  • Bird Call (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Satonaka

  • Angels with Broken Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Onodera Riku

  • Tokyo University Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Naoki Murakami

  • Simsons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Masato Kaga

  • Into the White Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kikuchi Michihiro

  • The Suspect: Muroi Shinji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as 黒木 孝夫

  • Water Boys 2005 Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Takashi Yasuda

  • Slow Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · as Kohei Hasebe

  • Tokyo Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · as Wataru Iwatsuki（岩槻 航）

  • 汚れた舌 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Affectionate Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 11 episodes · as Anzai Mitsuo

  • A Perfect Day for Love Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as (segment "Yuki ni saku hana")

  • Be with You(2004)

    as Mio's College Friend

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 11 episodes · as Yasura Tadashi

  • Water Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 11 episodes · as Yasuda

  • Spring Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Ryuchi

  • AIBOU: Tokyo Detective Duo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Akira Iwatsuki

  • Gokusen(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Ono

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Special Rescue Exceedraft (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Hiroyuki Okuda (child0

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 164 titles from 1992 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Ossan's Love: Love or Dead (2019)

$23M worldwide

Highest rated

Ossan's Love: Love or Dead (2019)

Midcredits 48th

Most popular right now

It Is Your Turn (2019)

Film career

19922026

Peak 2012 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2004Screen debut· Be with You
  • 2018Career best· Stolen Identity
  • 2019Career best· Your Turn to Kill

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting164 of 164: 163 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thOther crew1 of 164: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s38 · acting2010s82 · 82 acting · 1 crew2020s43 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Kei Tanaka's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 26 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

G-Men (2023)

77th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Be with You (2004)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

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Who does Kei Tanaka work with?

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