Naoto Takenaka
Known for Acting · 345 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 (85)
Kamen Rider
1971
as Sennin
GARO
2005
as Eiichi Anami
Taxi Driver
2021
Tales of the Bizarre
1990
Hideyoshi
1996
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Your Turn to Kill
2019
as Hiroshi Tokoshima
×××HOLiC
2013
as Doctor
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
2003
as Guest
Suits
2018
as Keiichiro Hijirisawa（聖澤 敬一郎）
Samurai Gourmet
2017
as Takeshi Kasumi
Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama
2023
Sailor Suit Rebel Alliance
1986
as Sakae Kujo
Clouds Over the Hill
2009
as 小村寿太郎
DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
2024
as Head of the invaders (voice)
Nodame Cantabile
2006
as Franz Strezemann
Water Boys
2003
as Mr. Isomura
I Love Tokyo Legend - Kawaii Detective -
2012
as Ichio Tannai
Good Luck!!
2003
as Naito Jane
BOSS
2009
as Junichiro Yoshino
The Fugitive: Plan B
2010
as Hiroki (Kieko's father)
Kamen Rider Ghost
2015
as Hermit / Edith
My Undead Yokai Girlfriend
2024
as Takeru Ippongi
The Next Generation: Patlabor
2014
A Song to the Sun
2006
as Miura Osamu
Midnight Taxi
2026
as Hirukawa Gen
Kami no Shizuku
2009
as Robert Doi
Cain and Abel
2016
as Kurosawa Kosuke
The Boy and I Who Will Break Up in 100 Days
2026
as Hinode Isao
Moon Lovers
2010
as Tetsuji Maruyama
Aikurushii
2005
as Tetsuo Mashiba
The Way of the Househusband
2020
as Tenjakukai
I Will Be Your Bloom
2022
as Trinity Kasuga
Heartbroken Chocolatier
2014
as Makoto Koyurugi
Freeter, Ie wo Kau
2010
4 Shimai Tantei Dan
2008
Tokyo 23-ku Onna
2019
as Chauffeur
Hotelier
2007
as Masakazu Morimoto
Orphan Black – 7 GENES
2017
as Wakita
Age Harassment
2015
as Tetsutarou Takayama
Women Does Not Allow That
2014
as Yoshikatsu Kodama
A Sinner's Lie
2014
as Hisayuki Kajio
Voice Spring!
2021
as Enjo Kinkakuji
Hadaka no Taishō
2007
Bewitched In Tokyo
2004
as Ichio Suzuki
Princess Hiro
2003
as Masahiko Amakasu
Ikemen Domoyo Meshi wo Kue
2022
as Shin Oji
An Encouragement of Love
2023
as Gotetsu Ryuzaki
100 Tales of Horror
2002
as Ashiya Dosan
The Battle at Sekigahara
2006
as Ishida Mitsunari
The Scales of Justice
2021
as Kiyotaka Saionji
Zannenna Ikimono Jiten
2020
Black Suit Story
2014
Legendary Teacher
2000
as Ryuji Asai（浅井 龍次）
Bartender
2011
as Kase Goro
Tokyo Houchi Shokudou
2021
as Shohei Yamanaka
Cheers to Miki Clinic
2019
as Mimori Daiki
Nanohana no Oki
2001
のだめカンタービレ 最終楽章
2009
as フランツ・フォン・シュトレーゼマン
Tokyo Love Cinema
2003
as Kaoru Edogawa
Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko
2002
Movies (260)
Guinea Pig Part 4: Devil Doctor Woman
1986
Sweet Whip
2013
as Daigo
Demon City
2025
as Haruo Kawano
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016
as Double Down / Whitejack (voice)
Yamagata Scream
2009
as Yamazaki / Leader of Red Barons
So What
1988
Pokémon 3: The Movie
2000
as Sully Snowdon / Entei (voice)
The Perfect Education
1999
as Iwazono
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004
as Kim (voice)
恋に唄えば♪
2002
One Piece Film: Strong World
2009
as Shiki (voice)
On Next Sunday
2009
as Kōji Kamifuji
Shinjuku Incident
2009
as Inspector Kitano
Manhunt
2017
as Mamoru Ito
Earth Defense Girl Iko-chan 3: Big Operation in Big Edo
1990
Tenshin
2013
as Okakura Tenshin
Cat-Eyed Boy
2006
Bedtime Eyes
1987
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Ghost & Drive: Super Movie Wars Genesis
2015
as Sennin
Hello, My Dolly Girlfriend
2013
as Department Head Oikawa
Sword of the Stranger
2007
as Shoan (voice)
Tokyo!
2008
as Pizza-Delivery Girl's Boss (segment "Shaking Tokyo")
Why She Won't Marry
1990
One Piece: Stampede
2019
as Tabi / Horo (voice)
Until the End of the World
1991
as Custodian
TAP: Perfect Education
2013
Swing Girls
2004
as Tadahiko Ozawa
Be-Bop High School
1994
Enter the Fat Dragon
2020
as Mr. Endo
Jikenya Kagyou 事件屋稼業
2013
Over the Sky
2020
as Mogari (voice)
Crystal Frog
2019
as Chef
Perfect Education: A Maid for You
2010
as Taira
Nodame Cantabile in Europe
2008
as Franz Strezemann
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011
as Tajiri
Angel Guts: Red Vertigo
1988
as Tetsuro Muraki
Perfect Education: 40 Days of Love
2001
Patlabor 2: The Movie
1993
as Shigeki Arakawa (voice)
The Sky Crawlers
2008
as Bar Owner (voice)
A Night In Nude: Salvation
2010
as Jiro Kurenai
Making of Gemini
2000
as Self
Ultraman Arc the Movie: The Clash of Light and Evil
2025
as Sascal
Perfect Education 3
2002
Tracked
1985
as Masasuke Ujiie
Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress
2012
as Juushoku (voice)
Shall We Dance?
1996
as Tomio Aoki
Azumi
2003
as Kiyomasa Katô
009-1: The End of the Beginning
2013
as 020, Boss of Agent 009-1
Cyborg She
2008
as Math Professor
Penguin Highway
2018
as Hamamoto's Father (voice)
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
2010
as Shiki (voice)
Ghost of Ueno
2026
as Toshi
Gonin
1995
as Shohei Ogiwara
Tokyo Fist
1995
as Ohizumi
Muscle Heat
2002
as Tajima, the Street Better
A Night in Nude
1993
as Kojiro / Tetsuro Muraki
Run! T High School Basketball Club
2018
as 管理人
Love Bites Back
1988
as Uemura
Kamen Rider Ghost: The 100 Eyecons and Ghost’s Fateful Moment
2016
as Sennin
Happy People
1997
The Mystery of Rampo
1994
as Edogawa Rampo
DAUGHTER
2023
Lust in the Rain
2024
as Oyaji
Red Shadow
2001
as Shirokage
Perfect Education 4: Secret Basement
2003
as Masamura
The Long Season Revue
2006
as Self
Gemini
1999
as Rich Man
The Happiness of the Katakuris
2002
as TV Reporter / Singer
Tokyo Bordello
1987
as Sakurada
The Great Yokai War
2005
as Lamp-Oil
Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan: The Movie
2004
Ping Pong
2002
as Butterfly Joe
Alone in the Night
1994
125 Years Memory
2015
as Kudo
The Brutal Hopelessness of Love
2007
as Katsuragi
Death Shadows
1986
I Just Didn't Do It
2007
as Tomio Aoki
Heat Wave
1991
as Yasugoro
Waterboys
2001
as Isomura
Mutant Girls Squad
2010
Ninja Kids!!!
2011
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't
1992
as Aoki Tomio
20th Century Boys 3: Redemption
2009
as Pierre Ichimonji
Temple
2017
as Ryo
Karate-Robo Zaborgar
2011
as Dr. Daimon
Robo-G
2012
as Man in a Public Lavatory
Road to Vendetta
2025
as Sonjya
Perfect Education: étude
2020
Freeze Me
2000
as Minoru Baba
The After-Dinner Mysteries
2013
as Kenta Koenji
Maku wo Orosu na!
2023
as Basho Matsuo (松尾芭蕉)
Not Quite Dead Yet
2020
as Buddhist priest
Samurai Marathon
2019
as Mataemon Kurita
Fly Me to the Saitama
2019
Welcome to Our Home
2015
as Hiroki Mase
BECK
2010
Hiruko the Goblin
1991
as Takashi Yabe
The Degrees of Pain
East Meets West
1995
as Tommy, Tamejiro
Gonin Saga
2015
as Myojin
Sharaku
1995
as Ōta Nanpo
Chizuko's Younger Sister
1991
as Doctor
Take Me Out to the Snowland
1987
as Tokorozaki
Ley Lines
1999
as Wong
Gonin 2
1996
as Weapon Shop Owner
Judge!
2014
as Man at Bar
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 2
2024
as Head of the invaders (voice)
Sayonara Color
2005
as Shohei Sasaki
The Longest Night in Shanghai
2007
as Chihiro Yamaoka
Nodame Cantabile: The Movie I
2009
as Franz Stresseman
Reon
2018
as Reo Asahina
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
Ultimate Teacher
1988
as Ganpachi Chabane (voice)
Crab Goalkeeper
2006
The Blue Light
2003
as Shishobako no Otoko
Les Garçons-Bonbons 2: l'Oiseau du paradis
2017
Nowhere Man
1991
as Sukezo Sukegawa
700 Days of Battle: Us vs. the Police
2008
as Coach
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997
as Mikio Shimazu
Original Sin
1992
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 345 credits spanning from 1971 to 2026, Naoto Takenaka has appeared in 260 films and 85 TV shows.
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Most Popular Naoto Takenaka Movies
- Guinea Pig Part 4: Devil Doctor Woman (1986)
- Sweet Whip (2013) — as Daigo
- Demon City (2025) — as Haruo Kawano
- One Piece Film: GOLD (2016) — as Double Down / Whitejack (voice)
- Yamagata Scream (2009) — as Yamazaki / Leader of Red Barons
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