---
name: "Min Tanaka"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/min-tanaka"
fi1m_id: "min-tanaka"
imdb_id: "nm0849032"
tmdb_id: 136191
wikidata_id: "Q3108327"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 March 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-22T04:20:12.181269+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Min Tanaka

## Identity

Min Tanaka

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/min-tanaka
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** min-tanaka
- **IMDb ID:** nm0849032
- **TMDB ID:** 136191
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3108327
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Tanaka, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3108327, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0849032/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/136191

Actor. Born 10 March 1945 in Tokyo, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 March 1945, Tokyo, Japan
- **Active:** 2023–present
- **Also known as:** たなか みん, 田中 泯, مین تاناکا
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Min_Tanaka, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3108327, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0849032/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/136191

## Coming up

- *Godzilla Minus Zero* (2026-11-03), as Kanji Murakami — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-minus-zero.md)

## Biography

Min Tanaka (田中泯) is a Japanese dancer and actor. Born in Tokyo in 1945, he trained in ballet and modern dance before developing his own improvisational style from 1974, performing extensively outdoors and later incorporating elements of Body Weather training.

He began appearing in films in 2002. Tanaka is known for roles including Zenemon Yogo in *The Twilight Samurai* (2002), Lord Asano in *47 Ronin* (2013), and the Homeless man in *Perfect Days* (2023). He received the Japan Academy Prize for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in *The Twilight Samurai*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Sheep in the Box* (2026), Fi1m 54, as Akio Yamagata — [page](https://film.one/film/sheep-in-the-box.md)
- *Perfect Days* (2023), Fi1m 83, as Homeless — [page](https://film.one/film/perfect-days.md)

## Complete filmography (75)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Godzilla Minus Zero* (2026), as Kanji Murakami — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-minus-zero.md)
- *Sheep in the Box* (2026), as Akio Yamagata — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/sheep-in-the-box.md)
- *History's Greatest Warriors* (2026), series, Actor
- *Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries* (2025), as Narrator (voice)
- *The 19th Medical Chart* (2025), series, as Noboru Akaike
- *Kokuho* (2025), as Mangiku Onogawa
- *The Real You* (2024), as Wakamatsu
- *Black Ox* (2024), Actor
- *Who Were We?* (2024), as [Facility director]
- *House of the Owl* (2024), series, as Ryutaro 'The Owl' Ogami
- *Ryuichi Sakamoto's Last Days* (2024), as Narrator
- *Perfect Days* (2023), as Homeless — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/perfect-days.md)
- *Some Body Comes Into the Light* (2023), as Dancer
- *Mom, Is That You?!* (2023), Actor
- *Barakamon* (2023), series, as Ryuunosuke Yagami
- *Father of the Milky Way Railroad* (2023), as Miyazawa Kisuke
- *Amnesiac Love* (2022), as Takashima Yajuro
- *Ghost Book* (2022), Actor
- *GAME OF SPY* (2022), series, as Naoto Kaizaki
- *The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai* (2022), Actor
- *The Unnameable Dance* (2022), Actor
- *HOKUSAI* (2021), as Hokusai Katsushika (old)
- *A Morning of Farewell* (2021), as Tatsuro Shiraishi
- *The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood* (2021), Actor
- *SPECサーガ黎明編『Knockin'on 冷泉's SPEC Door』～絶対預言者 冷泉俊明が守りたかった幸福の欠片～* (2021), series, as Rōjin
- *Forgery  It's tough being a man* (2020), series, Actor
- *Four Women Living in That House* (2019), as 山田一郎
- *The Great War of Archimedes* (2019), as Tadamichi Hirayama
- *Children of the Sea* (2019), as Jimu (voice)
- *Ninomiya Kinjirou* (2019), Actor
- *Svaha: The Sixth Finger* (2019), as Nechoong Tenpa
- *The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps* (2018), as Tatsuo Harima
- *Miracles* (2018), series, as Yoshitaka Aikawa
- *Modest Heroes* (2018), as Blind Man (voice)
- *Vision* (2018), as Minamoto
- *The Outsider* (2018), as Akihiro
- *The Scythian Lamb* (2018), as Katsumi Ōno
- *Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura* (2017), as Binbogami
- *Goodbye Newspaper* (2017), series, Actor
- *Blade of the Immortal* (2017), as Kagimura Habaki
- *A Life: A Love* (2017), series, as Okita Isshin
- *Haruneko* (2016), as Manager's Father
- *Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken* (2016), Actor
- *Fukuyadou Honpo: Kyoto Love Story* (2016), series, as Oribe Kiyosaku
- *The Ark in the Mirage* (2016), Actor
- *Love That Makes You Cry* (2016), series, as Kenji Soda
- *Summer on the Frontline: A Boy's Story* (2015), Actor
- *The God of Risk* (2015), series, as Takao Sekiguchi
- *To Give a Dream* (2015), series, as President
- *Mare* (2015), series, as Okesaku Ganji
- *Gu Gu the Cat* (2014), series, as Homeless man, Akama
- *Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends* (2014), as Kashiwazaki Nenji
- *Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno* (2014), as Kashiwazaki Nenji
- *The Eternal Zero* (2013), Actor
- *Hajimari mo owari mo nai* (2013), Actor
- *47 Ronin* (2013), as Lord Asano
- *The Tale of Iya* (2013), as Grandpa
- *My Wife is Ninja* (2013), series, as Seizan
- *Foreign Affairs Police: Don't be fooled by that man* (2012), Actor
- *Rebirth* (2011), as Taki
- *Hokaibito: Ina no Seigetsu* (2011), as Seigetsu Inoue
- *Ryōmaden* (2010), series, Actor
- *Map of the Sounds of Tokyo* (2009), as Narrator
- *Osamu Dazai Short Story Collection* (2009), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Heaven's Door* (2009), as Henmi
- *Hagetaka: Road to Rebirth* (2007), series, as Yukio Katou
- *Tekkonkinkreet* (2006), as Suzuki (voice)
- *Riding the Metro* (2006), Actor
- *La Maison de Himiko* (2005), as Himiko
- *The Hidden Blade* (2004), as Kansai Toda
- *The Twilight Samurai* (2002), as Zenemon Yogo
- *Oedipus Rex* (1993), as Dancer (Oedipus)
- *The Day Time Noon* (1986), Choreographer
- *Min Tanaka à La Borde* (1986), Actor
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Oedipus Dancer

## Gallery

- ![post by Madada Inc. (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/11986/gallery-a8d0a076a1b7.jpg) post by Madada Inc. (2015) — Hayato Araki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/MinTanaka.2016..jpg/1280px-MinTanaka.2016..jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Madada Inc. official photo (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/11986/gallery-8af1ce1831d7.jpg) Madada Inc. official photo (2015) — Hayato Araki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/MinTanaka.HA2.jpg/1280px-MinTanaka.HA2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![第36回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 田中泯 (Perfect Days) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/11986/gallery-9ffb6af1dd19.jpg) 第36回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 田中泯 (Perfect Days) (2023) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Tanaka_Min_from_%22Perfect_Days%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2023_%2853348561480%29.jpg/1280px-Tanaka_Min_from_%22Perfect_Days%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2023_%2853348561480%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![第36回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 田中泯 (Perfect Days) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/11986/gallery-e71c9f7d2040.jpg) 第36回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 田中泯 (Perfect Days) (2023) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Tanaka_Min_from_%22Perfect_Days%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2023_%2853348561480%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Tanaka_Min_from_%22Perfect_Days%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2023_%2853348561480%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Min Tanaka](https://film.one/media/person/11986/gallery-df6fad5c8677.jpg) Min Tanaka — Image via TMDB
- ![Min Tanaka](https://film.one/media/person/11986/gallery-b3aea0469117.jpg) Min Tanaka — Image via TMDB
- ![Min Tanaka](https://film.one/media/person/11986/gallery-38d0114d7549.jpg) Min Tanaka — Image via TMDB
- ![第36回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 田中泯 (Perfect Days) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/11986/gallery-cf43e275d93e.jpg) 第36回 東京国際映画祭 オープニングイベント レッドカーペット 田中泯 (Perfect Days) (2023) — Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Tanaka_Min_from_%22Perfect_Days%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2023_%2853348561490%29.jpg/1280px-Tanaka_Min_from_%22Perfect_Days%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2023_%2853348561490%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Min Tanaka](https://film.one/media/person/11986/gallery-3784b79ddf4d.jpg) Min Tanaka — Image via TMDB
- ![Min Tanaka](https://film.one/media/person/11986/gallery-d68109479c4d.jpg) Min Tanaka — Image via TMDB
- ![Min Tanaka](https://film.one/media/person/11986/gallery-9e80803cc884.jpg) Min Tanaka — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Person of Cultural Merit 2025: Person of Cultural Merit (won)
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres 1990: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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