Kunie Tanaka
Known for Acting · 288 credits
- Born
- 1932-11-23
- Died
- 2021-03-24
- Place of birth
- Toki, Gifu, Japan
- Also known as
- 田中邦卫
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
TV Shows (15)
Kita no kuni kara
1981
as Goru Kuroita (黑板五郎)
Rice Curry
1986
Submersion of Japan
1974
as Tatsuno
The Shin Hasegawa Series
1972
as 蛙ヶ池の仙太
The Password is Courage
2000
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
1993
The Sun in Kurobe
2009
as Genkichi
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
1975
as Yoshitoshi Kogure
Older brother
1977
as Kintaro
Baian the Assassin
1991
as Han-Emon of Otowa
Private Detective Dobu
1991
世界で一番熱い夏
2001
Dazzling Cops
1977
as Nangou Goro
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
1980
as ボオルチュ
The Saturday Tiger
1966
Movies (273)
Sanjuro
1962
as Samurai
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
Kwaidan
1965
as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
The Face of Another
1966
as Mentally Ill Man #1
Campus A Go-Go
1965
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Hitman
The Bullet Train
1975
as Koga's Brother
The Inferno
1979
as Unpei Ikegata
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
as Masakichi Makihara
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Obara Nitôhei
Graveyard of Honor
1975
as Katsuji Ozaki
My Sons
1991
Dodes'ka-den
1970
as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
The Sword of Doom
1966
as Senkichi
May Love Be Restored
1980
as Yugiri-ro client
Demon
1985
as Keita
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
as Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
as Masakichi Makihara
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
The Shootout
1982
as Iwai
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
1967
Never Give Up
1978
as Bartender
Red Diamond
1964
as George Takase
Cops vs. Thugs
1975
as Kinpachi Komiya
The Merciless Trap
1961
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
as Gen Sakagami
Yomigaeri
2003
as Dr. Saito
The Wolves
1971
as Matsuzo Tsumura
Third Generation Boss
1974
The Last Ronin
2010
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
Tenchu!
1969
as Rokkaku Prison Officer
Village of Eight Gravestones
1977
White Love
1979
The Hidden Blade
2004
as Kanbê Katagiri
Nogare no machi
1983
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Rikichi Komadera
Blood on the Sea
1961
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Tanji
Hobo General
1976
Station
1981
as Sugawara
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970
The love song of farewell later
1991
The Sun's Burial
1960
as Thief
Down with The Big Boss
1979
Manhunt
1976
as Yokomichi Keiji
Ronin-gai
1990
as Magozaemon Doi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
as Masakichi Makihara
The Wild Trucker
1975
as Borsalino 2
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
1993
The Rainbow Seeker
1996
as Tsune-san
The Story of Pure Love
1957
as Satoyan
Sir Galahad in Campus
1961
as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Goyokin
1969
as Hirosuke
All About Our House
2001
as Chouichirou Iwata
A Class to Remember
1993
as Ino
The House of Wedlock
1986
as Kazuya Enomoto
The Demon
1978
as Policeman
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
Shimane Prison Riot
1975
as Yoshikazu Minagawa
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
1992
The International Gang of Kobe
1975
as Teruo Maruyama
Oishinbo
1996
as Tattsan
The Rainbow Seeker 2
1997
Japan's Don
1977
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
1990
as Kenji Yoshida
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
1979
as Lt. Todoroki
Deeper Than Blue
1973
as Ajikawa
Koto—The Lake of Tears
1966
as Kenkichi Ohara
間諜
1964
Pitfall
1962
as Man in White Suit
Winter's Flower
1978
as Kokichi Minami
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
1975
as Toyama
Choji Snack Bar
1983
as Iwashita
Baian the Assassin
1990
Early Spring Story
1985
as Okino, Hitomi's father
Take Me Out to the Snowland
1987
as Yûichirô Tayama
Oración
1988
The Revolt
1980
Blood Type: Blue
1978
Stray Dog
1973
as Sagawa
Hangyaku no Tabi
1976
Pride of the Campus
1962
as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Summer Soldiers
1972
as Fujimura
Outlaw: Black Dagger
1968
as Doctor Michio Hongô
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
1984
The Human Bullet
1968
Silence Has No Wings
1966
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
Kewaishi
2002
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
The Inheritance
1962
The School Deviate Waru
1973
The Boat to Heaven
2003
as Masato Sakurai
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
1974
as Daisuke Jigen
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
as 石山新次郎（青大将）
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965
as Otsuki
Young People
1968
as Taro
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965
Rainbow Bridge
1993
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
1973
as Soldier Mania
The Fixer
1979
Hymn to a Tired Man
1968
as Hisataro Ohno
Dynamite Don-Don
1978
as Sakuzo
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993
as Buddhist Priest
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
1986
as Man
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
1966
This Heartbeat
1988
Abashiri Prison
1965
as Otsuki
Company Buggers
1975
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
Great Jailbreak
1975
as Goda
Luminous Moss
1992
as Hachizo
Duel at Fort Ezo
1970
as Kurobei
Yakuza of the Present
1973
as Zen san
Cash Calls Hell
1966
as Umegaya
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
1964
About Kunie Tanaka
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 Shi… With 288 credits spanning from 1956 to 2010, Kunie Tanaka has appeared in 273 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kunie Tanaka Movies
- Sanjuro (1962) — as Samurai
- Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959)
- Kwaidan (1965) — as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- The Face of Another (1966) — as Mentally Ill Man #1
- Campus A Go-Go (1965)
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