Yōji Tanaka

is a Japanese actor and tarento. He is often credited as BoBA.

Career Born in Kiso, Nagano, Tanaka first began working for Japan National Railways after high school, but often went to the movies, including shows of indie and self-produced films. Becoming friends with young directors like Naoto Yamakawa, he left his job in 1990 and went to Tokyo, where he began working as an extra or lighting assistant on films by Naoto Takenaka, Junji Sakamoto, and others.

Filmography Film

Kanemasa (2020) The Grapes of Joy (2021) Your Turn to Kill: The Movie (2021) Ring Wandering (2022) What to Do with the Dead Kaiju? (2022), the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff The Broken Commandment (2022) Sun and Bolero (2022), Masamichi Endo Haw (2022) Thousand and One Nights (2022) The Dry Spell (2023), Hosokawa Detective of Joshidaikoji (2023) The Silent Service (2023) Jigen Daisuke (2023) Dare to Stop Us 2 (2024) Demon Virus (2025) Kaiju Guy! (2025) Let's Meet at Angie's Bar (2025) See You Again (2025) Bullet Train Explosion (2025) Okaeri no Yu (2026)

Television

Hero (2001) Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo (2013 - 2015) Reach Beyond the Blue Sky (2021), Hagiwara Shirobei A Day-Off of Ryunosuke Kamiki (2022) The Silent Service (2024) The Tiger and Her Wings (2024), Sasayama Brothers in Arms (2026), Ryoun