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

Kei Tanaka
田中圭
2023
Born (1984-07-10) July 10, 1984 (age 40)
NationalityJapanese
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Sakura
(m. 2011)
Children2

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 Suicide Club High school student
2004 Be with You Mio's university friend [2]
2007 Hōtai Club Shinichi 'Gimo' Yanagimoto [3]
2011 Runway Beat Satoru Inuda
2012 Afro Tanaka Hajime Okamoto
.hack//The Movie Tomohiko Okano (voice)
2013 Library Wars Mikihisa Komaki [4]
2015 Library Wars: The Last Mission Mikihisa Komaki
2017 Manhunt Kitagawa Chinese film [5]
2018 The Many Faces of Ito Shin'ya Tamura [5]
Stolen Identity Makoto Tomita [5]
2019 Marriage Hunting Beauty Yatabe [5]
Hit Me Anyone One More Time Heitarō Ōzeki
Ossan's Love: Love or Dead Sōichi Haruta Lead role [5]
2020 Mellow Seiichi Natsume Lead role
Stolen Identity 2 Makoto Tomita Special appearance
2021 The Cinderella Addiction Daigo Izumisawa
Jump!! The Heroes Behind the Gold Jinya Nishikata Lead role [6]
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Part 2 Cameo appearance [7]
First Gentleman Hiyori Sōma Lead role [8]
And So the Baton Is Passed Sōsuke Morimiya [9]
Your Turn to Kill: The Movie Shōta Tezuka Lead role [10]
2022 To Be Killed by a High School Girl Haruto Higashiyama Lead role [11]
Whisper of the Heart Sonomura [12]
Haw Tamio Akanishi Lead role [13]
Phases of the Moon Ryunosuke Masaki [14]
2023 G-Men Kōichi Yagami [15]
2024 Ano Hito ga Kieta Arakawa [16]
Doctor-X: The Movie Hikaru Morimoto [17]
Stolen Identity: The Last Hacker Makoto Tomita Special appearance [18]
The Hotel of My Dream Endo [19]

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002 Gokusen Ono
2003 Water Boys
2004 Socrates in Love
2005 Water Boys 2005 Natsu
Tokyo Friends Wataru Iwatsuki DVD released
2006 Journey Under the Midnight Sun
2007 Hana Yori Dango Returns
2008 Maō Hitoshi Kasai
2011 Diplomat Kosaku Kuroda
Sunshine Haruki Sudō Asadora
The Reason I Can't Find My Love Yu Hasegawa
2012 Deka Kurokawa Suzuki
2012–2021 Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon Hikaru Morimoto Season 1, 5 and 7
2013 No Continue Kid: Bokura no Game Shi Reiji Watanabe Lead role
2014 Gunshi Kanbei Ishida Mitsunari Taiga drama [20]
2015 I'm Home Tsuyoshi Honjō
2016 Good Morning Call Takuya Uehara
2017 Tokyo Tarareba Musume Yoshio Marui
2018 Miss Sherlock Toshio Yoneyama
Double Fantasy Ryosuke Iwai Miniseries
2018–2024 Ossan's Love Sōichi Haruta Lead role; 3 seasons [5]
2019 Your Turn to Kill Shōta Tezuka Lead role
2020 Panda Judges the World Tetsuya Morishima
Discord Yūsuke Kawakami Lead role; TV movie
Unsung Cinderella Shōgo Seno
How to Eliminate My Teacher Tsuneo Yoshizawa Lead role [21]
2021 Helical Labyrinth Jin Jinbo Lead role [22]
2022 Umeko: The Face of Female Education Itō Hirobumi TV movie [23]
2023 Black Postman Rikiya Soejima Lead role [24]

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Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work(s) Result Ref.
2018 11th Tokyo Drama Awards Best Actor Ossan's Love Won [28]
2019 22nd Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix Best Actor Won [29]
43rd Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year Himself Won [30]
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 [29]
2021 46th Hochi Film Awards Best Supporting Actor And So the Baton Is Passed, etc. Nominated [31]
2023 115th Television Drama Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Reversal Orchestra Won [32][33]

References

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  1. ^ "Itao Itsuj & Tanabe Seiichi & Tanaka Kei intabyū". Terebi Dogatchi. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  2. ^ "いま、会いにゆきます". eiga.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "包帯クラブ". eiga.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Library War Live-Action Film's Promo Aired (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2013-02-11. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  5. ^ 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.
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  7. ^ "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.
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  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "女子高生に殺されたい". eiga.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "耳をすませば". eiga.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "月の満ち欠け". eiga.com. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  15. ^ "Gメン". eiga.com. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  16. ^ "あの人が消えた". eiga.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  17. ^ "「ドクターX」映画化決定 主演・米倉涼子が熱望「私たちの12年の想いがこもった作品」". eiga.com. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  18. ^ "スマホを落としただけなのに 最終章 ファイナル ハッキング ゲーム". eiga.com. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  19. ^ "私にふさわしいホテル". eiga.com. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "先生を消す方程式。". TV drama database. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  22. ^ "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.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "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.
  25. ^ "ゴジラ キング・オブ・モンスターズ". Fukikaeru. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  26. ^ "『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.
  27. ^ "「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.
  28. ^ Tokyo Drama Awards 2018
  29. ^ 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.
  30. ^ 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.
  31. ^ "第46回報知映画賞ノミネート決定". PR Times. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  32. ^ "Best Supporting Actor". Reversal Orchestra. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  33. ^ "<ドラマアカデミー賞>助演男優賞は「リバーサルオーケストラ」田中圭『不器用な朝陽も愛してくれてうれしかった』". Reversal Orchestra. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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