Kunie Tanaka
Known for Acting · 292 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)
Submersion of Japan
1974
as Tatsuno
From the Northern Country
1981
as Goru Kuroita (黑板五郎)
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
1975
as Yoshitoshi Kogure
Rice Curry
1986
The Password is Courage
2000
世界で一番熱い夏
2001
The Shin Hasegawa Series
1972
as 蛙ヶ池の仙太
Baian the Assassin
1991
as Han-Emon of Otowa
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
1980
as ボオルチュ
Private Detective Dobu
1991
Older brother
1977
as Kintaro
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
1993
The Sun in Kurobe
2009
as Genkichi
Dazzling Cops
1977
as Nangou Goro
The Saturday Tiger
1966
Movies (277)
Blood on the Sea
1961
Red Diamond
1964
as George Takase
White Love
1979
The love song of farewell later
1991
Sir Galahad in Campus
1961
as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Kwaidan
1965
as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
The House of Wedlock
1986
as Kazuya Enomoto
Sanjuro
1962
as Samurai
Debt of Honor
1966
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
1979
The Merciless Trap
1961
The Shootout
1982
as Iwai
The Face of Another
1966
as Mentally Ill Man #1
Tomorrow
1988
as Shoji's stepfather
Nogare no machi
1983
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
1991
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Hitman
The Bullet Train
1975
as Koga's Brother
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Obara Nitôhei
Dodes'ka-den
1970
as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Station
1981
as Sugawara
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
The Inferno
1979
as Unpei Ikegata
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975
The Sword of Doom
1966
as Senkichi
Kewaishi
2002
Graveyard of Honor
1975
as Katsuji Ozaki
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
1987
as Yutaro Hatori
Goyokin
1969
as Hirosuke
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
1973
as Soldier Mania
Campus A Go-Go
1965
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
as Masakichi Makihara
A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment
1963
Demon
1985
as Keita
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
as Masakichi Makihara
Manhunt
1976
as Yokomichi Keiji
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
as Masakichi Makihara
The Demon
1978
as Policeman
Nichiren
1979
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Rikichi Komadera
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966
Village of Eight Gravestones
1977
As the River Flows
2000
as Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
The Last Ronin
2010
Choji Snack Bar
1983
as Iwashita
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
1967
as Ken Takahashi
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
1986
as Man
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
1979
as Inspector Joichi Uno
Return of the Champ
1981
as Shinjiro Ishiyama
Tenchu!
1969
as Rokkaku Prison Officer
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
1974
as Daisuke Jigen
Inside the Storm of Love
1978
Cash Calls Hell
1966
as Umegaya
Evil of Dracula
1974
as Dr. Shimomura
Wakai nobara
1965
as 石丸雄吉
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
1979
as Inspector Joichi Uno
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
as Gen Sakagami
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
1998
as Inoue
Live Again Tomorrow
1970
as 刈田勝利
All About Our House
2001
as Chouichirou Iwata
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970
What is Love?
1973
as Saitaro Asami
The Last Judgment
1965
The Human Bullet
1968
as Platoon Leader
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!
1986
as Yutaro Hatori
The Hidden Blade
2004
as Kanbê Katagiri
Sword of the Beast
1965
as Tanji
The Sun's Burial
1960
as Thief
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
as Masakichi Makihara
The Free Island
1967
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Cops vs. Thugs
1975
as Kinpachi Komiya
Take Me Out to the Snowland
1987
as Yûichirô Tayama
Yomigaeri
2003
as Dr. Saito
Japan's Top Gangster
1973
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
1971
The Wolves
1971
as Matsuzo Tsumura
Pitfall
1962
as Man in White Suit
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
1972
as Ohno
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!
1987
as Yutaro Hatori
Sugata Sanshiro
1977
as Yasuyoshi
Yakuza of the Present
1973
as Zen san
Japan's Don
1977
May Love Be Restored
1980
as Yugiri-ro client
Never Give Up
1978
as Bartender
Ghost Reunion
1984
as Inspector Joichi Uno
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
1973
My Sons
1991
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
The Revolt
1980
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
1993
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
1995
Ronin-gai
1990
as Magozaemon Doi
Battle Cry
1975
北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
as 演员
Love on a Daily Basis
1988
Light of Africa
1975
as Katsuhiro
Young Guy Graduates
1969
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
1984
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!
1985
as Yutaro Hatori
Winter's Flower
1978
as Kokichi Minami
Down with The Big Boss
1979
Tora-san to the Rescue
1995
as Ship Captain
The Inheritance
1962
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
as Masakichi Makihara
The Fixer
1979
Stray Dog
1973
as Sagawa
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
1966
as Storyteller
Operation Sewer Rats
1962
as Private Anayama
Three Yakuza
1965
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
1972
as Johei Yawata
The International Gang of Kobe
1975
as Teruo Maruyama
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965
as Otsuki
The Threat
1966
Third Generation Boss
1974
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
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 292 credits spanning from 1956 to 2010, Kunie Tanaka has appeared in 277 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kunie Tanaka Movies
- Blood on the Sea (1961)
- Red Diamond (1964) — as George Takase
- White Love (1979)
- The love song of farewell later (1991)
- Sir Galahad in Campus (1961) — as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
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