Ken Tanaka
Birth date6 March 1951 (age 75)
Birth placeChikugo, Fukuoka
OccupationActor
Years active1974–present

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.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1974Sandakan No. 8Hideo Takeuchi
1975The Gate of YouthShinsuke Ibuki
1978Pink Lady no Katsudō DaishashinTakayuki Tanaka
1984The Return of GodzillaGoro Maki
1985Godzilla 1985Goro Maki
1986Final Take[1]
2021The Woman of S.R.I. the Movie[2]
2022The Setting Sun[3]
2024Tomorrow in the Finder[4]
Silence of the Sea[5]
2025One Last ThrowToru Numata[6]
2026Our Journey for 50 YearsTakao "Omeda" Nakatani[7]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1975Oretachi no TabiTakao "Omeda" Nakatani[7]
1983Tokugawa IeyasuMatsudaira TadateruTaiga drama[8]
1987Hissatsu KengekininHissatsu series
1992Nobunaga: King of ZipangSakuma NobumoriTaiga drama[9]
2002Toshiie and MatsuSakuma NobumoriTaiga drama[10]
2006Kōmyō ga TsujiHonda SakuzaemonTaiga drama[11]
2026Water MarginShi Li[12]

References

  1. ^ "キネマの天地" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "「科捜研の女 -劇場版-」歴代レギュラーキャスト9名が出演" (in Japanese). Natalie. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "鳩のごとく 蛇のごとく 斜陽" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. ^ "明日を綴る写真館" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ "海の沈黙" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. ^ "栄光のバックホーム" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  7. ^ "五十年目の俺たちの旅" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  8. ^ "徳川家康" (in Japanese). Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  9. ^ "信長 KING OF ZIPANGU" (in Japanese). Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  10. ^ "利家とまつ 加賀百万石物語" (in Japanese). Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  11. ^ "功名が辻" (in Japanese). TV drama database. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "ドラマ『北方謙三 水滸伝』"はみ出し者"たちを取り巻く人々――吉田美月喜、泉里香、中村ゆりか、丘みつ子ら出演" (in Japanese). Oricon. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.