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Kei Tanaka
田中圭
2023
Born (1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 39)
Tokyo
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Sakura
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(m. 2011)​
Children2

Kei Tanaka (田中圭, Tanaka Kei, born 10 July 1984 in Tokyo[1]) is a Japanese actor.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Director Notes Ref.
2002 Suicide Club High school student Sion Sono
2004 Be with You Mio's university friend Nobuhiro Doi
2007 Hōtai Club Shinichi 'Gimo' Yanagimoto Yukihiko Tsutsumi
2011 Runway Beat Satoru Inuda Kentarō Ōtani
2012 Afro Tanaka Hajime Okamoto Daigo Matsui
.hack//The Movie Tomohiko Okano (voice) Hiroshi Matsuyama
2013 Library Wars Mikihisa Komaki Shinsuke Sato [2]
2015 Library Wars: The Last Mission Mikihisa Komaki Shinsuke Sato
2017 Manhunt Kitagawa John Woo Chinese film [3]
2018 The Many Faces of Ito Shin'ya Tamura Ryūichi Hiroki [3]
Stolen Identity Makoto Tomita Hideo Nakata [3]
2019 Marriage Hunting Beauty Yatabe Akiko Ōku [3]
Hit Me Anyone One More Time Heitarō Ōzeki Kōki Mitani
Ossan's Love: Love or Dead Sōichi Haruta Tōichirō Rutō Lead role [3]
2020 Mellow Seiichi Natsume Rikiya Imaizumi Lead role
Stolen Identity 2 Makoto Tomita Hideo Nakata Special appearance
2021 The Cinderella Addiction Daigo Izumisawa Ryōhei Watanabe
Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold Jinya Nishikata Ken Iizuka Lead role [4]
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Part 2 Tsutomu Hanabusa Cameo appearance [5]
First Gentleman Hiyori Sōma Hayato Kawai Lead role [6]
And So the Baton Is Passed Sōsuke Morimiya Tetsu Maeda [7]
Your Turn to Kill: The Movie Shōta Tezuka Noriyoshi Sakuma Lead role [8]
2022 To Be Killed by a High School Girl Haruto Higashiyama Hideo Jojo Lead role [9]
Whisper of the Heart Sonomura Yūichirō Hirakawa [10]
Haw Tamio Akanishi Isshin Inudo Lead role [11]
Phases of the Moon Ryunosuke Masaki Ryūichi Hiroki [12]
2023 G-Men Kōichi Yagami Tōichirō Rutō [13]

Television series

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2002 Gokusen Ono NTV
2003 Water Boys Fuji TV
2004 Socrates in Love TBS
2005 Water Boys 2005 Natsu Fuji TV
Tokyo Friends Wataru Iwatsuki DVD released
2006 Journey Under the Midnight Sun TBS
2007 Hana Yori Dango Returns TBS
2008 Maō Hitoshi Kasai TBS
2011 Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda Fuji TV
Sunshine Haruki Sudō NHK Asadora
The Reason I Can't Find My Love Yu Hasegawa Fuji TV
2012 Deka Kurokawa Suzuki NTV
2012–2021 Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon Hikaru Morimoto TV Asahi Season 1, 5 and 7
2013 No Continue Kid: Bokura no Game Shi Reiji Watanabe TV Tokyo Lead role
2014 Gunshi Kanbei Ishida Mitsunari NHK Taiga drama [14]
2015 I'm Home Tsuyoshi Honjō TV Asahi
2016 Good Morning Call Takuya Uehara FOD, Netflix
2017 Tokyo Tarareba Musume Yoshio Marui NTV
2018 Miss Sherlock Toshio Yoneyama HBO Asia, Hulu
Double Fantasy Ryosuke Iwai Wowow Miniseries
2018–present Ossan's Love Sōichi Haruta TV Asahi Lead role; 3 seasons [3]
2019 Your Turn to Kill Shōta Tezuka NTV Lead role
2020 Panda Judges the World Tetsuya Morishima NTV
Discord Yūsuke Kawakami TV Asahi Lead role; TV movie
Unsung Cinderella: Midori, The Hospital Pharmacist Shōgo Seno Fuji TV
How to Eliminate My Teacher Tsuneo Yoshizawa TV Asahi Lead role [15]
2021 Helical Labyrinth Jin Jinbo TV Tokyo Lead role [16]
2022 Umeko: The Face of Female Education Itō Hirobumi TV Asahi TV movie [17]
2023 Black Postman Rikiya Soejima TV Tokyo Lead role [18]

Japanese dub

Awards

Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref
2018 11th Tokyo Drama Awards Best Actor Ossan's Love Won [22]
2019 22nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actor Won [23]
43rd Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself Won [24]
44th Hochi Film Awards Best Actor Ossan's Love: Love or Dead Nominated
2020 23rd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actor Your Turn to Kill and Ossan's Love (S2) Won [23]
2021 46th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor And So the Baton Is Passed, etc. Nominated [25]

References

  1. ^ "Itao Itsuj & Tanabe Seiichi & Tanaka Kei intabyū". Terebi Dogatchi. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Library War Live-Action Film's Promo Aired (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "田中圭:「おっさんずラブ」で大ブレーク 受賞ラッシュで"今年の顔"に". Mantan-web. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "「ヒノマルソウル」公開日が決定、田中圭や山田裕貴、眞栄田郷敦らの新写真も". Natalie. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "田中圭、大ファンだった『賭ケグルイ』にカメオ出演！ノリノリの熱演を捉えたメイキング映像も". Cinematoday. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "田中圭と中谷美紀が夫婦役でダブル主演、原田マハ「総理の夫」映画化". Natalie. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "永野芽郁主演で「そして、バトンは渡された」実写映画化！共演に田中圭、石原さとみ". Natalie. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  8. ^ "原田知世×田中圭「あなたの番です」映画化、ドラマ初回を起点にパラレルワールド描く". Natalie. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "女子高生に殺されたい". eiga.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "耳をすませば". eiga.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "田中圭、ワンと鳴けない犬との愛情物語『ハウ』特報＆ビジュアル解禁". Crank-in!. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "月の満ち欠け". eiga.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  13. ^ "Gメン". eiga.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  14. ^ "解説:誰が演じた石田三成 大河初代は石坂浩二 近年は"ムキムキ"な山本耕史や「悪」の田中圭も". Mantan-web. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  15. ^ "先生を消す方程式。". TV drama database. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "田中圭主演『らせんの迷宮』10月スタート コロナ禍で"一年延期"も再クランクイン". Oricon. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  17. ^ "田中圭が伊藤博文に 広瀬すず主演ドラマ『津田梅子』、ディーン・フジオカら共演陣発表". Crank-in. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  18. ^ "田中圭の主演ドラマ「ブラックポストマン」ビジュアル解禁、志田未来との郵便局員姿も". Eiga natalie (in Japanese). Natalie. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  19. ^ "ゴジラ キング・オブ・モンスターズ". Fukikaeru. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  20. ^ "『ゴジラvsコング』芦田愛菜＆田中圭が吹き替え続投！田中裕二・尾上松也・田中みな実も参戦". www.cinematoday.jp. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
  21. ^ "「ザ・ロストシティ」田中圭、チャニング・テイタム演じるクセ強セクシーモデルに声当てる". Natalie. April 28, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  22. ^ Tokyo Drama Awards 2018
  23. ^ a b "田中圭「あな番」ドラマGP2年連続主演男優賞". Nikkan Sports. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  24. ^ エランドール賞歴代受賞者一覧 [List of Élan d'Or awardee] (in Japanese). All Nippon Producers Association. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  25. ^ "第46回報知映画賞ノミネート決定". PR Times. Retrieved November 13, 2021.

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