Takao Yoshida
Acting
1973-10-26 · Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
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
TheatersNJPW Taichi School Pro Wrestling 2
2026 · Movie
Mystery Wrestling #23
2026 · Movie
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time
2025 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025
2025 · Movie
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous
2025 · Movie
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
2025 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
2025 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
2025 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8
2025 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7
2025 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5
2025 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
2025 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
2025 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2
2025 · Movie
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
2025 · Movie
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
2025 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025 · Movie
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
2024 · Movie
NJPW Royal Quest IV
2024 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
2024 · Movie
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
2024 · Movie
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
2024 · Movie
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
2024 · Movie
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
2024 · Movie
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
2024 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
2024 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
2024 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
2024 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024 · Movie
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
2023 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023 · Movie
All Together Again
2023 · Movie
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
2023 · Movie
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023 · Movie
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
2023 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
2023 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023 · Movie
JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi
2022 · Movie
JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 1
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
2022 · Movie
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
2022 · Movie
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
2022 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022 · Movie
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
2019 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
2019 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
2019 · Movie
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
2019 · Movie
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1
2019 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
2019 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
2019 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
2019 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
2019 · Movie
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
2019 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
2019 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
2018 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
2018 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
2018 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
2018 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
2018 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
2018 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
2018 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
2018 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
2018 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
2018 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
2018 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4
2018 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2
2018 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
2018 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2018 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018 · Movie
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
2017 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
2017 · Movie
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017 · Movie
The Great Sasuke
2016 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
2015 · Movie
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2014 · Movie
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014 · Movie
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014 · Movie
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
2014 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
2014 · Movie
NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
2014 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
2014 · Movie
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013 · Movie
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013 · Movie
NJPW Destruction 2013
2013 · Movie
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
2013 · Movie
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
2013 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
2013 · Movie
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012 · Movie
NJPW Dominion 6.16
2012 · Movie
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
2012 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
2012 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
2007 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup
2005 · Series
AJPW Realize
2005 · Movie
HUSTLE-3
2004 · Movie
AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
2003 · Movie
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
2001 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania 2000
2000 · Movie
WWE Survivor Series 1999
1999 · Movie
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
1999 · Movie
WWE Metal
1999 · Series
ECW on TNN
1999 · Series
The Best of Eddy Guerrero
1999 · Movie
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
1999 · Movie
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999 · Series
ECW CyberSlam 1999
1999 · Movie
Battlarts Battle Fiction
1998 · Movie
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
1998 · Movie
WWE SummerSlam 1998
1998 · Movie
WWE Heat
1998 · Series
WWE King of the Ring 1998
1998 · Movie
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
1998 · Movie
WWE WrestleMania XIV
1998 · Movie
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
1998 · Movie
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
1997 · Movie
Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary
1997 · Movie
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
1997 · Movie
ECW Barely Legal 1997
1997 · Movie
ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997
1997 · Movie
Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
1996 · Movie
NJPW Skydiving J
1996 · Movie
FMW 7th Anniversary Show
1996 · Movie
FMW Year End Spectacular '95 - Day 10
1995 · Movie
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
1994 · Movie
ECW Hardcore TV
1993 · Series
Raw
1993 · Series
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972 · Series