Tanaka — Shanghai Character Profile

About Tanaka

Japanese military captain stationed in Shanghai whose personal jealousy and military ambitions drive key murders and tensions.

Character Facts

Played by

Ken Watanabe

Appears in

Shanghai (2010)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Tanaka — Conflict Murderer — Conner (Jeffrey Dean Morgan)

  Fatal enmity rooted in personal jealousy and professional rivalry.

• Tanaka — Conflict Rival — Anthony Lan-Ting (Chow Yun-Fat)

  Deep-seated hostility culminating in lethal confrontation.

• Tanaka — Conflict Interrogator — Paul Soames (John Cusack)

  Adversarial dynamic centered on intelligence gathering and coercion.

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