Ken Tanaka (actor)

Ken Tanaka (田中健, Tanaka Ken; born 6 March 1951) is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films since 1974.

Ken Tanaka
Born	(1951-03-06) 6 March 1951 (age 74) Chikugo, Fukuoka
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1974–present

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1974	Sandakan No. 8	Hideo Takeuchi
1975	The Gate of Youth	Shinsuke Ibuki
1978	Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin	Takayuki Tanaka
1984	The Return of Godzilla	Goro Maki
1985	Godzilla 1985	Goro Maki
1986	Final Take			[1]
2021	The Woman of S.R.I. the Movie			[2]
2022	The Setting Sun			[3]
2024	Tomorrow in the Finder			[4]
	Silence of the Sea			[5]
2025	One Last Throw	Toru Numata		[6]
2026	Our Journey of 50 Years	Takao "Omeda" Nakatani		[7]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1975	Oretachi no Tabi	Takao "Omeda" Nakatani		[7]
1983	Tokugawa Ieyasu	Matsudaira Tadateru	Taiga drama	[8]
1987	Hissatsu Kengekinin		Hissatsu series
1992	Nobunaga: King of Zipang	Sakuma Nobumori	Taiga drama	[9]
2002	Toshiie and Matsu	Sakuma Nobumori	Taiga drama	[10]
2006	Kōmyō ga Tsuji	Honda Sakuzaemon	Taiga drama	[11]
2026	Water Margin	Shi Li		[12]