Acting
Takao Yoshida
Takao Yoshida, better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku, is a Japanese professional wrestler, trainer, former mixed martial artist, and the founder of Just Tap Out (JTO). Trained by The Great Sasuke, he debuted in 1992 and became one of the most influential junior heavyweights of his generation, finding international fame during his time in the WWF (now WWE), where he became the inaugural WWF Light Heavyweight Champion. He has also enjoyed championship success across Japan, Mexico, Europe, and North America, including lengthy reigns as the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion and WEW Six-Man Tag Team Champion, while simultaneously holding the World Junior Heavyweight Championship, Michinoku Pro Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship, and Kaientai Dojo Strongest-K Championship for nearly ten months. He founded Kaientai Dojo in 2002 before launching JTO in 2019, received the Tokyo Sports Technique Award in 2005, and was ranked No. 22 in the 1998 PWI 500. Since 2007, Michinoku has been a regular competitor for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship while also spending more than a decade as a member of Suzuki-gun before joining Just 5 Guys. Widely respected as both a wrestler and trainer, his influence extends far beyond his own accomplishments, helping shape generations of wrestlers through Kaientai Dojo and JTO while remaining an active competitor well into his 50s.
Filmography
Mystery Wrestling #23
Film · 2026
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
Film · 2025
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
Film · 2025
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
Film · 2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
Film · 2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
Film · 2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
Film · 2025
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
Film · 2025
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous
Film · 2025
NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025
Film · 2025
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time
Film · 2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2
Film · 2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
Film · 2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
Film · 2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5
Film · 2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7
Film · 2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8
Film · 2025
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
Film · 2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
Film · 2024
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
Film · 2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
Film · 2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
Film · 2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
Film · 2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
Film · 2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
Film · 2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
Film · 2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
Film · 2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
Film · 2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
Film · 2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
Film · 2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
Film · 2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
Film · 2024
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
Film · 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
Film · 2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
Film · 2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
Film · 2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
Film · 2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
Film · 2024
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
Film · 2024
NJPW Royal Quest IV
Film · 2024
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
Film · 2024
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
Film · 2023
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
Film · 2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
Film · 2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
Film · 2023
All Together Again
Film · 2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
Film · 2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
Film · 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
Film · 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
Film · 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
Film · 2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
Film · 2023
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
Film · 2023
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
Film · 2023
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
Film · 2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
Film · 2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
Film · 2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6
Film · 2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
Film · 2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
Film · 2022
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
Film · 2022
JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi
Film · 2022
JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
Film · 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
Film · 2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
Film · 2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9
Film · 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 1
Film · 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6
Film · 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7
Film · 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
Film · 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14
Film · 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13
Film · 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
Film · 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11
Film · 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10
Film · 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
Film · 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8
Film · 2022
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1
Film · 2019
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
Film · 2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
Film · 2019
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
Film · 2019
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
Film · 2019
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
Film · 2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
Film · 2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
Film · 2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
Film · 2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
Film · 2019
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
Film · 2019
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
Film · 2019
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
Film · 2018
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
Film · 2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
Film · 2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
Film · 2018
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
Film · 2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
Film · 2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
Film · 2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
Film · 2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
Film · 2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
Film · 2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
Film · 2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
Film · 2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
Film · 2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
Film · 2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
Film · 2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
Film · 2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
Film · 2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
Film · 2018
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4
Film · 2018
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2
Film · 2018
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
Film · 2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
Film · 2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
Film · 2017
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
Film · 2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
Film · 2017
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
Film · 2017
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
Film · 2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
Film · 2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
Film · 2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
Film · 2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
Film · 2017
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
Film · 2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
Film · 2017
The Great Sasuke
Film · 2016
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
Film · 2015
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
Film · 2014
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
Film · 2014
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
Film · 2014
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
Film · 2014
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
Film · 2014
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
Film · 2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
Film · 2014
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
Film · 2014
NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
Film · 2014
NJPW Destruction 2013
Film · 2013
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
Film · 2013
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
Film · 2013
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Film · 2013
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
Film · 2013
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
Film · 2013
NJPW Dominion 6.16
Film · 2012
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
Film · 2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
Film · 2012
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
Film · 2012
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
Film · 2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
Film · 2007
AJPW Realize
Film · 2005
NJPW New Japan Cup
Series · 2005
HUSTLE-3
Film · 2004
AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
Film · 2003
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
Film · 2001
WWE WrestleMania 2000
Film · 2000
The Best of Eddy Guerrero
Film · 1999
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
Film · 1999
WWE Survivor Series 1999
Film · 1999
ECW CyberSlam 1999
Film · 1999
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
Film · 1999
ECW on TNN
Series · 1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Series · 1999
WWE Metal
Series · 1999
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Series · 1999
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
Film · 1998
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
Film · 1998
WWE SummerSlam 1998
Film · 1998
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
Film · 1998
Battlarts Battle Fiction
Film · 1998
WWE WrestleMania XIV
Film · 1998
WWE King of the Ring 1998
Film · 1998
WWE Heat
Series · 1998
ECW Barely Legal 1997
Film · 1997
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
Film · 1997
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
Film · 1997
ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997
Film · 1997
Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary
Film · 1997
NJPW Skydiving J
Film · 1996
Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
Film · 1996
FMW 7th Anniversary Show
Film · 1996
FMW Year End Spectacular '95 - Day 10
Film · 1995
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
Film · 1994
ECW Hardcore TV
Series · 1993
Raw
Series · 1993
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Series · 1972
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Series · 1972