Takao Yoshida

Acting • Born 1973-10-26

Acting0Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Biography

Takao Yoshida, better known by his ring name TAKA Michinoku, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist best known for his time in WWF (WWE) from 1997 to 2001, where he became the inaugural WWF Light Heavyweight Champion. He founded Kaientai Dojo, where he wrestled until 2019 before creating Just Tap Out, and currently competes as a freelancer for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Filmography

190 credits

NJPW Dominion 6.16

Movie • 2012

Taka Michinoku

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1

Movie • 2019

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

ECW Barely Legal 1997

Movie • 1997

Taka Michinoku

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

Movie • 2023

Taka Michinoku

NJPW 40th Anniversary Show

Movie • 2012

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

Movie • 2023

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1

Movie • 2023

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

Movie • 2007

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2

Movie • 2023

TAKA Michinoku

All Together Again

Movie • 2023

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1

Movie • 2023

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3

Movie • 2023

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

WWE Judgment Day: In Your House

Movie • 1998

TAKA Michinoku

JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)

Movie • 2023

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18

Movie • 2023

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

Movie • 2023

TAKA Michinoku

WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

Movie • 1997

Taka Michinoku

WWE D-Generation X: In Your House

Movie • 1997

Taka Michinoku

WWE Over the Edge: In Your House

Movie • 1998

TAKA Michinoku

WWE SummerSlam 1998

Movie • 1998

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction 2013

Movie • 2013

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013

Movie • 2013

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8

Movie • 2014

Taka Michinoku

The Best of Eddy Guerrero

Movie • 1999

TAKA Michinoku

JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

The Great Sasuke

Movie • 2016

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Skydiving J

Movie • 1996

TAKA Michinoku

ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka

Movie • 1999

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Power Struggle 2014

Movie • 2014

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6

Movie • 2014

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014

Movie • 2014

Takao Yoshida

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11

Movie • 2014

Himself

NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11

Movie • 2014

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023

Movie • 2023

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Power Struggle 2013

Movie • 2013

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Power Struggle 2017

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

Movie • 2012

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning 2012

Movie • 2012

TAKA Michinoku

WWE WrestleMania 2000

Movie • 2000

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)

Movie • 2014

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

Movie • 2013

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

WWE Survivor Series 1999

Movie • 1999

TAKA Michinoku (Appearance)

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

Movie • 1997

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023

Movie • 2023

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1

Movie • 2018

Taka Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House

Movie • 1998

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2

Movie • 2014

Taka Michinoku

WWE: The Best Of In Your House

Movie • 2013

Taka Michinoku

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

Movie • 2013

Taka Michinoku

HUSTLE-3

Movie • 2004

TAKA Michinoku

ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard

Movie • 2019

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1

Movie • 2019

TAKA Michinoku

Battlarts Battle Fiction

Movie • 1998

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

Movie • 2017

TAKA MichinokuMinoru Suzuki

NJPW Super J-Cup 1994

Movie • 1994

TAKA Michinoku

Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days

Movie • 1996

TAKA Michinoku

Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary

Movie • 1997

TAKA Michinoku

WWE WrestleMania XIV

Movie • 1998

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love

Movie • 2012

TAKA Michinoku

AJPW Realize

Movie • 2005

TAKA Michinoku

WWE King of the Ring 1998

Movie • 1998

TAKA Michinoku

ECW CyberSlam 1999

Movie • 1999

TAKA Michinoku

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999

Movie • 1999

TAKA Michinoku

AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary

Movie • 2003

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Royal Quest IV

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024

Movie • 2024

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

Movie • 2001

Taka Michinoku

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015

Movie • 2015

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW 47th Anniversary Show

Movie • 2019

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1

Movie • 2019

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2

Movie • 2019

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Invasion Attack 2014

Movie • 2014

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9

Movie • 2022

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2

Movie • 2019

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1

Movie • 2019

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2

Movie • 2019

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3

Movie • 2019

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4

Movie • 2019

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1

Movie • 2017

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2

Movie • 2018

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3

Movie • 2025

TAKA Michinoku

FMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th Anniversary

Movie • 1996

TAKA Michinoku

Mystery Wrestling #23

Movie

Taka Michinoku

ECW on TNN

TV • 1999

Taka Michinoku

ECW Hardcore TV

TV • 1993

WWE Friday Night SmackDown

TV • 1999

Taka Michinoku

Raw

TV • 1993

Taka Michinoku

New Japan Pro Wrestling

TV • 1972

TAKA Michinoku

WWE Heat

TV • 1998

Taka Michinoku

New Japan Pro Wrestling

TV • 1972

Taka Michinoku

NJPW New Japan Cup

TV • 2005

TAKA Michinoku