Tanaka Minoru
田中実
Date of birth till death - October 27, 1966 - April 25, 2011 (aged 44)
Blood Type O
History
Was married in 1993. Has a son and a daughter.
On April 2011, his manager and mother discovered that he had hanged himself in his home.
Work (Notable Works)
TV
- 1995 Abarenbou Shogun VI Ep 32- 佐吉
- 2005 Aibou season IV Ep 1 - 宮添卓也
- 2006 Ultraman Mebius - Captain Sakomizu Shingo サコミズ・シンゴ隊長
- 2007 Fuurin Kazan - 妻鹿田新介
- 2008 Keitai Deka Zenigata Kai Third Series Ep 4 - 鯨岡潤一郎
DVD
- 2008 Ultraman Mebius Gaiden Armored Darkness（2008年）- Sakomizu Shingo
- 2011 Kamen Rider W RETURNS: Kamen Rider Accel - Sagami Hiroshi / Command Dopant (Voice) 相模広志/コマンダー・ドーパント
Movies
- Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers（2006年） - Captain Sakomizu Shingo
See the Japanese wiki for a complete list.
Anecdotes without citations
- Apparently the setting for his Mebius character Sakomizu was that he liked horse racing, and would have a red pencil sticking out from behind his ear. Since this didn't seem suitable for kids, it was changed so that he liked coffee, and would have coffee beans on reserve.
- He starred in a lot of period dramas, so he's well-versed in etiquette. So when Mebius' Igarashin Shunji didn't know that you're not supposed to step on the tatami's edge, he was given a scolding.