Directed credits
9
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Naoto Takenaka
Acting
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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 68704
IMDb ID: nm0847562
Known for: Acting
Born: March 20, 1956
Age: 70
Place of birth: Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2026
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.71
Wikidata: Q1154179
Also known as
Takenaka Naoto • 타케나카 나오토 • 竹中 直人 • Naoto Takanaka • نائوتو تاکناکا • 竹中ナオト
Frequent jobs
Director (9)Writer (2)Music (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Naoto Takenaka.
Director
Hostage
2024 • Movie
Director
MIRRORLIAR FILMS Season5
2024 • Movie
Director
Downfall
2023 • Movie
Director
ZOKKI
2021 • Movie
Director
Self-Bondage: All Tied Up with My Own Rope
2013 • Movie
Director
Sayonara Color
2005 • Movie
Director
Quartet for Two
2001 • Movie
Director
Tokyo Fair Weather
1997 • Movie
Director
Nowhere Man
1991 • Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Naoto Takenaka.
as Tadahiko Ozawa
Swing Girls
2004 • Movie
as Tabi / Horo (voice)
One Piece: Stampede
2019 • Movie
as Shoan (voice)
Sword of the Stranger
2007 • Movie
as Tomio Aoki
Shall We Dance?
1996 • Movie
as Shiki (voice)
One Piece Film: Strong World
2009 • Movie
as Shigeki Arakawa (voice)
Patlabor 2: The Movie
1993 • Movie
as Kim (voice)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004 • Movie
as Shiki (voice)
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
2010 • Movie
as Double Down / Whitejack (voice)
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016 • Movie
as Math Professor
Cyborg She
2008 • Movie
as Tajiri
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 • Movie
as Hamamoto's Father (voice)
Penguin Highway
2018 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Naoto Takenaka.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Naoto Takenaka.
Guinea Pig Part 4: Devil Doctor Woman
1986 • Movie
as Daigo
Sweet Whip
2013 • Movie
Writer
Yamagata Scream
2009 • Movie
as Double Down / Whitejack (voice)
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016 • Movie
as Haruo Kawano
Demon City
2025 • Movie
as Mamoru Ito
Manhunt
2017 • Movie
So What
1988 • Movie
恋に唄えば♪
2002 • Movie
as Shiki (voice)
One Piece Film: Strong World
2009 • Movie
as Kim (voice)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004 • Movie
as Kōji Kamifuji
On Next Sunday
2009 • Movie
Cat-Eyed Boy
2006 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Naoto Takenaka.
as Sennin • 50 eps
Kamen Rider
1971 • Series
2 eps
Taxi Driver
2021 • Series
as Eiichi Anami • 1 eps
GARO
2005 • Series
1 eps
Tales of the Bizarre
1990 • Series
as Takeshi Kasumi • 12 eps
Samurai Gourmet
2017 • Series
as Toyotomi Hideyoshi • 49 eps
Hideyoshi
1996 • Series
as Hiroshi Tokoshima • 20 eps
Your Turn to Kill
2019 • Series
as Guest • 1 eps
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
2003 • Series
as Doctor • 8 eps
×××HOLiC
2013 • Series
1 eps
Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama
2023 • Series
as 小村寿太郎 • 9 eps
Clouds Over the Hill
2009 • Series
as Keiichiro Hijirisawa（聖澤 敬一郎） • 2 eps
Suits
2018 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Naoto Takenaka.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Naoto Takenaka.
as Sonjya
Road to Vendetta
2025 • Movie
as Haruo Kawano
Demon City
2025 • Movie
as Sascal
Ultraman Arc the Movie: The Clash of Light and Evil
2025 • Movie
as Oyaji
Lust in the Rain
2024 • Movie
A Day Begins
2024 • Movie
Manga Ka Hori Mamoru
2024 • Movie
as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister
2024 • Movie
as Head of the invaders (voice)
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 2
2024 • Movie
as Rossy Ogawa
Runaway Wrestler
2024 • Movie
as Head of the Invaders (voice)
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 1
2024 • Movie
as Self
Hijacked Youth – Dare To Stop Us 2
2024 • Movie
DAUGHTER
2023 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Naoto Takenaka.
4 eps
My Offset Diary
2026 • Series
as Hirukawa Gen • 28 eps
Midnight Taxi
2026 • Series
as Hinode Isao • 6 eps
The Boy and I Who Will Break Up in 100 Days
2026 • Series
as Yoshihiko Gomi • 10 eps
I'm a D-list Handler
2025 • Series
as Terutoku Hojo • 10 eps
Moonlight Kitchen
2025 • Series
1 eps
NODA・MAP「正三角関係」
2025 • Series
as Head of the invaders (voice) • 17 eps
DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
2024 • Series
as Takeru Ippongi • 2 eps
My Undead Yokai Girlfriend
2024 • Series
as Gotetsu Ryuzaki • 8 eps
An Encouragement of Love
2023 • Series
1 eps
Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama
2023 • Series
as Trinity Kasuga • 10 eps
I Will Be Your Bloom
2022 • Series
as Shin Oji • 12 eps
Ikemen Domoyo Meshi wo Kue
2022 • Series