Seiichi Tanabe

Seiichi Tanabe is one of those actors I always find myself trusting the second he steps into frame. He's a tall, clean-lined presence from Tokyo, and he never seems to be fighting for attention; he just plants himself at the edge of a scene and quietly squares the whole thing up. What gets me is that he's not only a performer but a director and writer too, so there's this craftsman's logic under everything he does, an understanding of how a moment is built that makes his stillness feel deliberate rather than passive. And then he turns around and shows this loose, self-deprecating goofiness elsewhere, which I love. That gap, dignified gravity on one side and a sly, easygoing warmth on the other, is exactly what makes him so weirdly endearing to me. Total class act, and clearly in on the joke.

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Seiichi Tanabe is a Japanese actor and filmmaker born on April 3, 1969, in Tokyo. Standing 182 cm tall, he is known for his understated presence in both film and television. In addition to acting, he works as a director, screenwriter, and film editor, demonstrating a multifaceted command of the filmmaking craft. He maintains an official website and an active presence on X (formerly Twitter).

Name (English)

Seiichi Tanabe

Name (Japanese)

田辺誠一

Reading

たなべ せいいち

Born

April 3, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Height

182cm

Occupation

Actor / Film Director / Director / Screenwriter / Film Editor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rooster

Blood type

A

Agency

enchanté

Active years

1987 -

Spouse

大塚寧々

Works summary

Appearances

263 (1992–2027)

By year

1992: 2, 1993: 2, 1994: 3, 1995: 6, 1996: 7, 1997: 5, 1998: 10, 1999: 8, 2000: 5, 2001: 7, 2002: 9, 2003: 6, 2004: 12, 2005: 8, 2006: 10, 2007: 5, 2008: 5, 2009: 8, 2010: 6, 2011: 8, 2012: 7, 2013: 10, 2014: 11, 2015: 10, 2016: 6, 2017: 8, 2018: 5, 2019: 7, 2020: 6, 2021: 8, 2022: 5, 2023: 6, 2024: 5, 2025: 8, 2026: 6, 2027: 1

Debut work

熱い胸さわぎ 第3章 思い出のリボン

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://www015.upp.so-net.ne.jp/tanaves/
• Xhttps://x.com/tanabe1969
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B0%E8%BE%BA%E8%AA%A0%E4%B8%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1053102

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Actor
• Film Director
• Director

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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