Kunie Tanaka
Acting
- Born:
- 1932-11-23
- Died:
- 2021-03-24
- Place of birth:
- Toki, Gifu, Japan
Biography
Kunie Tanaka (田中 邦衛 Tanaka Kunie, November 23, 1932 - March 24, 2021) was a Japanese actor. He had his first notable role in 1960 as a thug in Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well, and worked with the director again on Sanjuro. Tanaka is well known for his roles in Kinji Fukasaku's yakuza films, namely the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. He also appeared in Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan. He has been nominated for five Japanese Academy Awards, winning the Best Supporting Actor statuette for Gakko in 1993. He appeared as the lecherous Shinjiro Ishiyama, nicknamed Aodaishō, the antagonist of the hero, played by Yūzō Kayama, in all of the Wakadaishō series of films. The character Kizaru, from Eiichiro Oda's manga series One Piece, is modeled after Tanaka.
Known For
Filmography
The Last Ronin
The Sun in Kurobe
The Hidden Blade
Fukumimi
The Boat to Heaven
北の国から 記憶 前編
Yomigaeri
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
北の国から記憶
Kewaishi
世界で一番熱い夏
All About Our House
Proof of the Man 2001
The Password is Courage
As the River Flows
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
The Rainbow Seeker
Oishinbo
Tora-san to the Rescue
Salaryman Senka
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
イルカに逢える日
Free and Easy Special
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
A Class to Remember
Rainbow Bridge
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
Luminous Moss
My Sons
Baian the Assassin
Castle of Sand
A Desirable Marriage
The love song of farewell later
Shy Security
Private Detective Dobu
Mourning Work
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
Baian the Assassin
Ronin-gai
Tasmania Story
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
Love on a Daily Basis
I Love You So Much
Yojo no jidai
This Heartbeat
Tomorrow
Oración
The Great Department Store Robbery
Take Me Out to the Snowland
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
The Thief and the Expelled Master
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
The House of Wedlock
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Rice Curry
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!
Early Spring Story
Demon
Ghost Reunion
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
Sukanpin Walk
Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Choji Snack Bar
Nogare no machi
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
The Undercover Ninja Organization
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Highschool Scramble
Tonga Adventure Family
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
The Shootout
Ekisutora
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Karate Cop
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Station
From the Northern Country
Return of the Champ
Private Detective DOBU 1
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
May Love Be Restored
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
The Revolt
The Last Game
The Fixer
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
White Love
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
The Inferno
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
Murder in the Doll House
Down with The Big Boss
Nichiren
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Blood Type: Blue
Ghost Coast
Never Give Up
Dynamite Don-Don
The Demon
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Winter's Flower
Inside the Storm of Love
Ghost Train
The Extravagant Cops
Village of Eight Gravestones
Sugata Sanshiro
Older brother
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Seasonal Wind
Dazzling Cops
Japan's Don
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
Hangyaku no Tabi
Hobo General
The Machine Gun Dragon
Manhunt
The Wild Trucker
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
The International Gang of Kobe
Company Buggers
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
The Bullet Train
Light of Africa
Shimane Prison Riot
Cops vs. Thugs
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
Great Jailbreak
Battle Cry
Graveyard of Honor
Doterai Man
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Submersion of Japan
Third Generation Boss
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Evil of Dracula
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Machi no Hi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Yakuza of the Present
Stray Dog
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Japan's Top Gangster
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
What is Love?
The School Deviate Waru
Deeper Than Blue
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
The Shin Hasegawa Series
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
My Voiceless Friends
Summer Soldiers
The Witty Samurai
Zorome no San Kyoudai
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
The Wolves
The Battle of Okinawa
The Instant Services Bureau
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
Young Guy, the Ace Rider
Banner of the Young
It's a Man's Way of Life
Dodes'ka-den
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Fear of Sex
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Charming Men
Bravo, Young Guy
Live Again Tomorrow
Rebel Against Glory
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Duel at Fort Ezo
Zoku Isoginchaku
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Tenchu!
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
Forward, Young People!
Goyokin
夕月
Young Guy Graduates
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Angel's Lover
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
Young People
The Day the Sun Rose
In Broad Daylight
The Human Bullet
Three Rogues
Cry of the Mountain
An Angel's Temptation
Young Guy in Rio
Women and Miso Soup
The Woman Champion
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
Hymn to a Tired Man
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Circuit-A-Go-Go
The Free Island
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
Young Guy in the South Pacific
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Game of Chance 2
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
River of Forever
Birth of a Fighter
Let's Go! Young Guy
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
Debt of Honor
Golden Ninja
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
The Face of Another
The Front Line Showdown
It Started In The Alps
Third Class Soldier Boss
The Bullet and the Horse
The Sword of Doom
The Threat
Silence Has No Wings
The Saturday Tiger
Cash Calls Hell
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Campus A Go-Go
Wakai nobara
Yakuza G-Men
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Sword of the Beast
Young Guy at Sea
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Three Yakuza
The Last Judgment
Abashiri Prison
Tale of Ninja Duty
Kwaidan
Red Diamond
間諜
Shingo's Final Duel
The Desperate
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
Sasuke and His Comedians
Hell Festival
Okashina yatsu
Kagami no naka no razō
Walleyed Nippon
Young Guy in Hawaii
A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment
Sensation Seekers
A Fishmonger's Tour
College Champ
Pitfall
Operation Sewer Rats
The Crimson Sky
The Inheritance
Pride of the Campus
Sanjuro
Blood on the Sea
Sir Galahad in Campus
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Eternity of Love
Hidden Fangs
The Merciless Trap
The War Without Weapons
The Bad Sleep Well
The Sun's Burial
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Lucky Dragon No. 5
The Story of Pure Love
Triumphant Song of Youth