Naoto Takenaka
Known for Acting · 342 credits
- Born
- 1956-03-20 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Takenaka Naoto · 타케나카 나오토 · 竹中 直人 · Naoto Takanaka · نائوتو تاکناکا · 竹中ナオト
Biography
Naoto Takenaka is a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director from Yokohama, Kanagawa, affiliated with From First Production. He is married to former idol singer and actress Midori Kinouchi.
Known For
TV Shows (83)
Kamen Rider
1971
as Sennin
GARO
2005
as Eiichi Anami
Taxi Driver
2021
Tales of the Bizarre
1990
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
2003
as Guest
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
as 小村寿太郎
DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
2024
as Head of the invaders (voice)
Suits
2018
as Keiichiro Hijirisawa（聖澤 敬一郎）
The Next Generation: Patlabor
2014
Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama
2023
Good Luck!!
2003
as Naito Jane
Your Turn to Kill
2019
as Hiroshi Tokoshima
Hideyoshi
1996
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Nodame Cantabile
2006
as Franz Strezemann
BOSS
2009
as Junichiro Yoshino
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
2012
as Ichio Tannai
Water Boys
2003
as Mr. Isomura
The Fugitive: Plan B
2010
as Hiroki (Kieko's father)
My Undead Yokai Girlfriend
2024
as Takeru Ippongi
A Sinner's Lie
2014
as Hisayuki Kajio
The Boy and I Who Will Break Up in 100 Days
2026
as Hinode Isao
I Will Be Your Bloom
2022
as Trinity Kasuga
Kamen Rider Ghost
2015
as Hermit / Edith
Princess Hiro
2003
as Masahiko Amakasu
I'm a D-list Handler
2025
as Yoshihiko Gomi
The Scales of Justice
2021
as Kiyotaka Saionji
4 Shimai Tantei Dan
2008
Legendary Teacher
2000
as Ryuji Asai（浅井 龍次）
The Way of the Househusband
2020
as Tenjakukai
A Song to the Sun
2006
as Miura Osamu
Heartbroken Chocolatier
2014
as Makoto Koyurugi
Hadaka no Taishō
2007
Women Does Not Allow That
2014
as Yoshikatsu Kodama
Voice Spring!
2021
as Enjo Kinkakuji
Ikemen Domoyo Meshi wo Kue
2022
as Shin Oji
Age Harassment
2015
as Tetsutarou Takayama
Kami no Shizuku
2009
as Robert Doi
Moon Lovers
2010
as Tetsuji Maruyama
Bartender
2011
as Kase Goro
Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance
1986
as Sakae Kujo
Bewitched In Tokyo
2004
as Ichio Suzuki
Aikurushii
2005
as Tetsuo Mashiba
Cheers to Miki Clinic
2019
as Mimori Daiki
×××HOLiC
2013
as Doctor
Tokyo Houchi Shokudou
2021
as Shohei Yamanaka
Cain and Abel
2016
as Kurosawa Kosuke
Hotelier
2007
as Masakazu Morimoto
Orphan Black – 7 GENES
2017
as Wakita
Samurai Gourmet
2017
as Takeshi Kasumi
An Encouragement of Love
2023
as Gotetsu Ryuzaki
Tokyo 23-ku Onna
2019
as Chauffeur
Black Suit Story
2014
Kamen Rider Ghost: Commemoration! Short Stories
2016
as Sennin
Tokyo Love Cinema
2003
as Kaoru Edogawa
Wife of Soseki Natsume
2016
as 塩原昌之助
100 Tales of Horror
2002
as Ashiya Dosan
Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko
2002
Freeter, Ie wo Kau
2010
The Battle at Sekigahara
2006
as Ishida Mitsunari
Banjo no Himawari
2019
Movies (259)
Demon City
2025
as Haruo Kawano
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004
as Kim (voice)
Shinjuku Incident
2009
as Inspector Kitano
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016
as Double Down / Whitejack (voice)
Pokémon 3: The Movie
2000
as Sully Snowdon / Entei (voice)
One Piece Film: Strong World
2009
as Shiki (voice)
Sword of the Stranger
2007
as Shoan (voice)
Bedtime Eyes
1987
Sweet Whip
2013
as Daigo
Tracked
1985
as Masasuke Ujiie
Guinea Pig Part 4: Devil Doctor Woman
1986
The Sky Crawlers
2008
as Bar Owner (voice)
One Piece: Stampede
2019
as Tabi / Horo (voice)
Swing Girls
2004
as Tadahiko Ozawa
009-1: The End of the Beginning
2013
as 020, Boss of Agent 009-1
Happy Flight
2008
as Passenger
Penguin Highway
2018
as Hamamoto's Father (voice)
The Perfect Education
1999
as Iwazono
Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend
2013
as Department Head Oikawa
Azumi
2003
as Kiyomasa Katô
Over the Sky
2020
as Mogari (voice)
Not Quite Dead Yet
2020
as Buddhist priest
Tokyo!
2008
as Pizza-Delivery Girl's Boss (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Patlabor 2: The Movie
1993
as Shigeki Arakawa (voice)
Until the End of the World
1991
as Custodian
Enter the Fat Dragon
2020
as Mr. Endo
Manhunt
2017
as Mamoru Ito
Lust in the Rain
2024
as Oyaji
The Making of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004
as Self
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie Wars Genesis
2015
as Sennin
Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress
2012
as Juushoku (voice)
The Brutal Hopelessness of Love
2007
as Katsuragi
Waterboys
2001
as Isomura
Cyborg She
2008
as Math Professor
Perfect Education 3
2002
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
2010
as Shiki (voice)
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011
as Tajiri
125 Years Memory
2015
as Kudo
Perfect Education: 40 Days of Love
2001
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
2009
as Pierre Ichimonji
Shall We Dance?
1996
as Tomio Aoki
Gonza the Spearman
1986
as Fumiemon
Samurai Marathon
2019
as Mataemon Kurita
I Just Didn't Do It
2007
as Tomio Aoki
The Big Bee
2015
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
2003
as Masamura
Fly Me to the Saitama
2019
Perfect Education: A Maid for You
2010
as Taira
Temple
2017
as Ryo
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Asakazu Isobe
Tokyo Bordello
1987
as Sakurada
Ping Pong
2002
as Butterfly Joe
A Night In Nude: Salvation
2010
as Jiro Kurenai
The Great Yokai War
2005
as Lamp-Oil
Kamen Rider Ghost: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost’s Fateful Moment
2016
as Sennin
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie II
2010
as Franz Strezemann
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo
1988
as Tetsuro Muraki
A Night in Nude
1993
as Kojiro / Tetsuro Muraki
Run! T High School Basketball Club
2018
as 管理人
Hiruko the Goblin
1991
as Takashi Yabe
Gonin Saga
2015
as Myojin
Perfect Education 5: Amazing Story
2004
as Ikuo
SHANAŌ: Les Garçons-Bonbons 3
2019
as Taira no Kiyomori
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
Heat Wave
1991
as Yasugoro
Mutant Girls Squad
2010
The After-Dinner Mysteries
2013
as Kenta Koenji
Groper Train: Search for the Black Pearl
1984
as Yusaku Matsuda / Seicho Matsuki
Eight Ranger
2012
RoboGeisha
2009
as Rojin Kanai
Gonin
1995
as Shohei Ogiwara
The Happiness of the Katakuris
2002
as TV Reporter / Singer
Freeze Me
2000
as Minoru Baba
Your Turn to Kill: The Movie
2021
as Hiroshi Tokoshima
Gonin 2
1996
as Weapon Shop Owner
The Mystery of Rampo
1994
as Edogawa Rampo
The Way of the Househusband: The Cinema
2022
as Kikujiro Eguchi
Welcome to Our Home
2015
as Hiroki Mase
Surely Someday
2010
as Takeo Kishi
Gemini
1999
as Rich Man
Last Scene
2002
Reon
2018
as Reo Asahina
Trick: The Movie
2002
as God No. 001
BECK
2010
Agitator
2001
as Higuchi
Nodame Cantabile in Europe
2008
as Franz Strezemann
Red Shadow
2001
as Shirokage
Road to Vendetta
2025
as Sonjya
Karate-Robo Zaborgar
2011
as Dr. Daimon
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 2
2024
as Head of the invaders (voice)
East Meets West
1995
as Tommy, Tamejiro
Hibi Rock
2014
as Takeshi Matsumoto
Take Me Out to the Snowland
1987
as Tokorozaki
The Intermission
2013
Ishoku Manga-shi 33-nen no Kiseki ~ Garo no Jidai o Yomu
1997
as Self
Fancy Dance
1989
as Mitsuki Kitagawa
Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord
2021
as Michizora Hotaka
700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police
2008
as Coach
Tokyo Fist
1995
as Ohizumi
Ninja Kids!!!
2011
Gold Medal Man
2016
as principal
Ken and Mary: The Asian Truck Express
2013
as Ken Katakura
The Hungry Lion
2018
as Principal
Six Singing Women
2023
as Matsune
Colors of Wind
2018
as Master
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I
2009
as Franz Stresseman
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997
as Mikio Shimazu
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 1
2024
as Head of the Invaders (voice)
119
1994
as Tatsuya Tsuda
Ultimate Teacher
1988
as Ganpachi Chabane (voice)
The Longest Night in Shanghai
2007
as Chihiro Yamaoka
Ley Lines
1999
as Wong
Best Guy
1990
as flight operations officer
Perfect Education: étude
2020
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi - Special 1
1999
TAP: Perfect Education
2013
Sharaku
1995
as Ōta Nanpo
Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991
as Doctor
Robo-G
2012
as Man in a Public Lavatory
Death Shadows
1986
About Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka is a Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director from Yokohama, Kanagawa, affiliated with From First Production. He is married to former idol singer and actress Midori Kinouchi. With 342 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Naoto Takenaka has appeared in 259 films and 83 TV shows.
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Most Popular Naoto Takenaka Movies
- Demon City (2025) — as Haruo Kawano
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) — as Kim (voice)
- Shinjuku Incident (2009) — as Inspector Kitano
- One Piece Film: GOLD (2016) — as Double Down / Whitejack (voice)
- Pokémon 3: The Movie (2000) — as Sully Snowdon / Entei (voice)
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