
Minoru Tanaka
Known for Acting · 25 credits
- Born
- 1972-11-29 (age 53)
- Place of birth
- Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- C.T.U Ranger Pink · Minoru Polnareff · The Orange Prince · Trans-Am★Tanaka
Biography
Minoru Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler. Tanaka first gained prominence in Fujiwara Gumi and Battlarts before moving on to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a four time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, a five time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 2006 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. After leaving NJPW, he joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he found continued success in the junior heavyweight and tag team ranks upon winning the World Junior Heavyweight Championship once and the All Asia Tag Team Championship twice. From 2013 to 2016, Tanaka worked for Wrestle-1. He is currently a freelancer, and primarily competes in Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), where he has held the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship twice. He is a former GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, making him the second man (after Naomichi Marufuji) to hold all three major Japanese junior heavyweight singles titles as well as the only man to hold all five major junior heavyweight titles in Japan (counting the aforementioned tag team prizes).
Known For
TV Shows (4)
Movies (21)

Zero Woman: The Hunted
1997
as Bodyguard

Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
2013
as Heat/Himself

TNA Sacrifice 2006
2006
as Himself

Cinderella Formula
2008
as Dr. Komiya

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
2007
as Minoru

TNA Lockdown 2006
2006
as Minoru Tanaka

TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014
2014
as Minoru Tanaka

TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
2008
as Minoru Tanaka

TNA Bound For Glory 2014
2014
as Minoru Tanaka

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
2008
as Minoru

NJPW Final Dome
1999

The Best of the X Division Vol. 2
2006
as Himself

NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012
Freedom's Bloody X-Mas
2015
as Minoru Tanaka

NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
2007
as Minoru
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
2001
Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1
2013
Battlarts Battle Fiction
1998

AAA Triplemania VIII
2000

NOAH: Naomichi Marufuji 20th Anniversary Show
2018
NJPW Wrestling World 2001
2001
as Minoru Tanaka
About Minoru Tanaka
Minoru Tanaka is a Japanese professional wrestler. Tanaka first gained prominence in Fujiwara Gumi and Battlarts before moving on to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a four time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, a five time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 2006 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. After leaving NJPW, he joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he found continued success in the junior heavyweight and tag team ranks upon winning the World Junior Heavyweight Championship once and… With 25 credits spanning from 1972 to 2021, Minoru Tanaka has appeared in 21 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Minoru Tanaka Movies
- Zero Woman: The Hunted (1997) — as Bodyguard
- Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson (2013) — as Heat/Himself
- TNA Sacrifice 2006 (2006) — as Himself
- Cinderella Formula (2008) — as Dr. Komiya
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 (2007) — as Minoru
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