Takao Yoshida
male
Born on October 26, 1973 (51 years old)
From Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
Known for Acting
Biography
Takao Yoshida better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. Michinoku is known in North America for his work for WWE where he had the first ever WWE Light Heavyweight Championship reign recognized by the North American promotion. Michinoku is the founder and former promoter of Kaientai Dojo, where he also wrestled until 2019. In 2019, Michinoku started another promotion, Just Tap Out. Michinoku currently appears for New Japan Pro-Wrestling as a freelancer, where he is a member of Suzuki-gun.
Cast Credits
- 2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
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TAKA Michinoku
2025
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
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TAKA Michinoku
2025
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
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TAKA Michinoku
2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Final
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TAKA Michinoku
2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
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TAKA Michinoku
2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
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TAKA Michinoku
2025
- 2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
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Taka Michinoku
2024
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2024
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW: Royal Quest IV
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TAKA Michinoku
2024
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
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Taka Michinoku
2024
- 2023
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
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Taka Michinoku
2023
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
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Taka Michinoku
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1
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TAKA Michinoku
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2
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TAKA Michinoku
2023
NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again
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TAKA Michinoku
2023
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
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TAKA Michinoku
2023
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
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TAKA Michinoku
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
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TAKA Michinoku
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
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TAKA Michinoku
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
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TAKA Michinoku
2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
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TAKA Michinoku
2023
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
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TAKA Michinoku
2023
- 2022
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
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Taka Michinoku
2022
NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
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Taka Michinoku
2022
New year’s Golden Series night 14
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Taka Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
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TAKA Michinoku
2022
- 2019
- 2018
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
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Taka Michinoku
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
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TAKA Michinoku
2018
- 2017
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
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TAKA Michinoku
2017
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2
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TAKA Michinoku
2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
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TAKA Michinoku
2017
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
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TAKA Michinoku
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
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TAKA Michinoku
2017
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
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TAKA Michinoku
2017
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
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TAKA Michinoku
2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2014
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
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Taka Michinoku
2014
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
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TAKA Michinoku
2014
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NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2014
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
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Takao Yoshida
2014
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NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
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Himself
2014
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NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
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TAKA Michinoku
2014
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
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Taka Michinoku
2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2007
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
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The Best of Eddy Guerrero
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TAKA Michinoku
1999
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ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
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TAKA Michinoku
1999
WWE Survivor Series 1999
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TAKA Michinoku (Appearance)
1999
ECW CyberSlam 1999
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TAKA Michinoku
1999
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
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TAKA Michinoku
1999
ECW on TNN
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Taka Michinoku
1999
WWE SmackDown
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Taka Michinoku
1999
- 1998
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
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TAKA Michinoku
1998
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
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TAKA Michinoku
1998
WWE SummerSlam 1998
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TAKA Michinoku
1998
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
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TAKA Michinoku
1998
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Battlarts Battle Fiction
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TAKA Michinoku
1998
WWE WrestleMania XIV
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TAKA Michinoku
1998
WWE King of the Ring 1998
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TAKA Michinoku
1998
WWE Heat
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Taka Michinoku
1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994
- 1993
- 1972
