Takao Yoshida

Takao Yoshida

Acting
Born Oct 26, 1973
From Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Japan

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.

Known For

WWE WrestleMania 2000
7.2

WWE WrestleMania 2000

TAKA Michinoku
WWE King of the Ring 1998
8.4

WWE King of the Ring 1998

TAKA Michinoku
WWE Survivor Series 1999
8.5

WWE Survivor Series 1999

TAKA Michinoku (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania XIV
7.8

WWE WrestleMania XIV

TAKA Michinoku
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
7.4

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

Taka Michinoku
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
7.1

WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
10.0

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8

Taka Michinoku
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
9.0

WWE Over the Edge: In Your House

TAKA Michinoku
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
9.0

WWE: The Best Of In Your House

Taka Michinoku
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
8.7

WWE Judgment Day: In Your House

TAKA Michinoku

Filmography — Acting

WWE WrestleMania 2000
7.2
2000

WWE WrestleMania 2000

TAKA Michinoku
WWE King of the Ring 1998
8.4
1998

WWE King of the Ring 1998

TAKA Michinoku
WWE Survivor Series 1999
8.5
1999

WWE Survivor Series 1999

TAKA Michinoku (Appearance)
WWE WrestleMania XIV
7.8
1998

WWE WrestleMania XIV

TAKA Michinoku
WWE Royal Rumble 2001
7.4
2001

WWE Royal Rumble 2001

Taka Michinoku
WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House
7.1
1998

WWE No Way Out of Texas: In Your House

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
10.0
2014

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8

Taka Michinoku
WWE Over the Edge: In Your House
9.0
1998

WWE Over the Edge: In Your House

TAKA Michinoku
WWE: The Best Of In Your House
9.0
2013

WWE: The Best Of In Your House

Taka Michinoku
WWE Judgment Day: In Your House
8.7
1998

WWE Judgment Day: In Your House

TAKA Michinoku
ECW Barely Legal 1997
8.0
1997

ECW Barely Legal 1997

Taka Michinoku
WWE SummerSlam 1998
9.0
1998

WWE SummerSlam 1998

TAKA Michinoku
ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
9.0
2013

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2

Taka Michinoku
WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2
9.0
2014

WWE: Attitude Era: Vol. 2

Taka Michinoku
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
8.8
2018

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

TAKA Michinoku
WWE D-Generation X: In Your House
7.8
1997

WWE D-Generation X: In Your House

Taka Michinoku
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014

Takao Yoshida
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
2017

NJPW Power Struggle 2017

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
2012

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Dominion 6.16
2012

NJPW Dominion 6.16

Taka Michinoku
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
2007

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2018

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
2024

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
2025

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
2017

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
7.0
2018

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018

TAKA Michinoku
ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999
1.0
1999

ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999

TAKA Michinoku
WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede
9.0
1997

WWE In Your House 16: Canadian Stampede

Taka Michinoku
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
2023

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
2024

NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
2025

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1

TAKA Michinoku
ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard
2019

ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
2024

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
2025

NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
2025

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
7.0
2017

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
2022

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
2023

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

Taka Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
2019

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
2022

NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18

TAKA Michinoku
2004

HUSTLE-3

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
2014

NJPW Invasion Attack 2014

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
2024

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
2019

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
2024

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
2023

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
2023

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
10.0
2025

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
2024

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2

TAKA Michinoku
2015

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
2024

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017

NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

TAKA MichinokuMinoru Suzuki
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
2013

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
2024

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9
2022

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
2024

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
2024

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
2019

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
All Together Again
2023

All Together Again

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
2023

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
10.0
2017

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017

TAKA Michinoku
2014

NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
2022

JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
2024

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1

Taka Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
2014

NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
2024

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
2024

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
2023

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
2019

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Destruction 2013
7.0
2013

NJPW Destruction 2013

TAKA Michinoku
2003

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

TAKA Michinoku
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1
2019

GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 3: Part 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Royal Quest IV
2024

NJPW Royal Quest IV

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time
2025

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
2022

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
2023

NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014

NJPW Power Struggle 2014

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
2024

NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
2023

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
2018

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
6.0
2025

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

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14
2022

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
5.5
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2
2025

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
2024

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7

TAKA Michinoku
1996

NJPW Skydiving J

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous
2025

NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous

TAKA Michinoku
1997

ECW Fan Cam: February 14, 1997

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
2024

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012

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

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
2018

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012

NJPW The New Beginning 2012

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
2024

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 9

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
2025

NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
7.3
2023

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
8.0
2022

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
2019

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
2023

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi
2022

JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together ~ Last TAKATaichi

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
2024

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3

TAKA Michinoku
The Great Sasuke
0.5
2016

The Great Sasuke

TAKA Michinoku
1997

Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
2022

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
2024

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
2024

NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
2024

NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event

TAKA Michinoku
2014

NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
2017

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
2013

NJPW Power Struggle 2013

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2
2018

NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019

NJPW 47th Anniversary Show

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018
2018

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2018

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
2024

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
2025

NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
2023

NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
1996

FMW Kawasaki Stadium 7th Anniversary

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017

NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025
2025

NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025

TAKA Michinoku
Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
10.0
1996

Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 14

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
10.0
1994

NJPW Super J-Cup 1994

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
2019

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6

TAKA Michinoku
1999

The Best of Eddy Guerrero

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
2012

NJPW 40th Anniversary Show

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5

TAKA Michinoku
ECW CyberSlam 1999
1999

ECW CyberSlam 1999

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017

NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4
2018

NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
2019

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4

TAKA Michinoku
2005

AJPW Realize

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
2017

NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
2018

NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
2022

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1

TAKA Michinoku
1999

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

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
2019

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6
2022

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
2019

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
2023

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2

TAKA Michinoku
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
2022

NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8

TAKA Michinoku
1998

Battlarts Battle Fiction

TAKA Michinoku
Mystery Wrestling #23
6.0
2026

Mystery Wrestling #23

Taka Michinoku