Minoru Tanaka (田中 実 Tanaka Minoru?, October 27, 1966 – April 25, 2011) was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan. He was a graduate of the Tokyo metropolitan Yukigaya high school, Mumeijuku and was represented by JVC Entertainment Networks at the time of his death. He portrayed Shingo Sakomizu in Ultraman Mebius. He also portrayed Hiroshi Sagami/Commander Dopant in Kamen Rider W.
Death History
He was found hanged on Monday 25 April, 2011. According to the metropolitan police department, Minoru's mother and his manager around visited his house on April 25th around 3:30 PM because they could not contact him, and they found him hanging. Minoru Tanaka was 44 years old at that time. According to his manager who had spoken to him the day before about to work, there was nothing unusual about Tanaka's behavior. His agency stated that there had beed no problems at work.