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In 2016, Tanahashi, along with fellow wrestler Togi Makabe, appeared in "Garo: Ashura", the 10th anniversary special of the Japanese "tokusatsu" series "Garo", with Tanahashi starring as the eponymous Golden Knight. The Garo Project production team collaborated with New Japan Pro-Wrestling for the special. Both Tanahashi and Makabe also appeared in the 2016 Doraemon movie, "".