Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka (田中 邦衛 Tanaka Kunie, born November 23, 1932) is 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.
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- Born:
- Nov 23, 1932 In Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 188
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Story of Pure Love 1957-10-15
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Last Ronin 2010-12-18
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Last Ronin | 2010-12-18 | |
| Movie | The Hidden Blade | Kanbê Katagiri | 2004-10-30 |
| Movie | 北の国から 記憶 前編 | 演员 | 2003-08-23 |
| Movie | Resurrection | Dr. Saito | 2003-01-18 |
| Movie | Fukumimi | 2003-09-13 | |
| Movie | The Boat to Heaven | Masato Sakurai | 2003-09-13 |
| Movie | Kewaishi | 2002-02-09 | |
| Movie | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Bad Sleep Well | Self | 2002-10-25 |
| Movie | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' | Self | 2002-10-25 |
| Movie | All About Our House | Chouichirou Iwata | 2001-06-09 |
| Series | The Password is "Courage" | 2000-07-06 | |
| Movie | The Rainbow Seeker 2 | 1997-12-27 | |
| Movie | The Rainbow Seeker | 1996-12-28 | |
| Movie | Oishinbo | Tattsan | 1996-04-13 |
| Movie | Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu | 1995-06-09 | |
| Movie | Salaryman Senka | 1995-12-23 | |
| Movie | Free and Easy Special | 1994-07-16 | |
| Movie | Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict | Buddhist Priest | 1993-02-06 |
| Movie | A Class to Remember | Ino | 1993-11-06 |
| Movie | Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 | 1992-05-22 | |
| Movie | Luminous Moss | Hachizo | 1992-04-25 |
| Movie | Mourning Work | 1991-03-20 | |
| Movie | Shy Security | 1991-04-13 | |
| Movie | Kamigata Kugaizoshi | 1991-02-09 | |
| Movie | Castle of Sand | Eitaro Imanishi | 1991-10-01 |
| Movie | The love song of farewell later | 1991-05-01 | |
| Series | Baian the Assassin | Han-Emon of Otowa | 1991-10-09 |
| Movie | A Desirable Marriage | Mr. Kawamata | 1991-05-18 |
| Movie | Hoshi wo tsugu mono | Kenji Yoshida | 1990-02-03 |
| Movie | Ronin-gai | Magozaemon Doi | 1990-08-18 |
| Movie | Tasmania Story | 1990-06-21 | |
| Movie | Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo | 1989-03-31 | |
| Movie | Tomorrow | Shoji's stepfather | 1988-08-13 |
| Movie | Oracion | 1988-07-23 | |
| Movie | Yojo no jidai | 1988-10-29 | |
| Movie | Love on a Daily Basis | 1988-12-17 | |
| Movie | The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop | Yutaro Hatori | 1987-10-03 |
| Movie | Take Me Out to the Snowland | Yûichirô Tayama | 1987-11-21 |
| Series | Rice Curry | 1986-04-03 | |
| Movie | Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy | 1986-10-10 | |
| Movie | The House of Wedlock | 1986-10-18 | |
| Movie | Demon | Keita | 1985-08-31 |
| Movie | Early Spring Story | Okino, Hitomi's father | 1985-09-14 |
| Movie | Sukanpin Walk | Keizo Fukami | 1984-02-11 |
| Movie | The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel | 1984-04-28 | |
| Movie | Nogare no machi | 1983-10-15 | |
| Movie | Choji Snack Bar | Iwashita | 1983-11-12 |
| Movie | Highschool Scramble | 1982-12-18 | |
| Movie | The Shootout | Iwai | 1982-09-15 |
| Movie | Karate Cop | Neighbor | 1982-04-17 |
| Movie | Tonga Adventure Family | 1982-11-25 | |
| Series | Kita no kuni kara | 黑板五郎 | 1981-10-09 |
| Movie | Station | Sugawara | 1981-11-07 |
| Movie | At This Late Date, the Charleston | Army Minister | 1981-12-19 |
| Movie | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga | Masakichi Makihara | 1980-04-05 |
| Movie | The Revolt | 1980-01-15 | |
| Movie | May Love Be Restored | Yugiri-ro client | 1980-04-29 |
| Movie | Down with The Big Boss | 1979-03-24 | |
| Movie | Nichiren | 1979-03-10 | |
| Movie | The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi | Lt. Todoroki | 1979-07-14 |
| Movie | Murder in the Doll House | Detective Naraki | 1979-04-28 |
| Movie | White Love | 1979-08-03 | |
| Movie | The Last Game | 1979-11-03 | |
| Movie | The Fixer | 1979-10-27 | |
| Movie | Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron | Rikichi Komadera | 1978-07-01 |
| Movie | 幽霊列車 | 1978-01-14 | |
| Movie | Winter's Flower | Kokichi Minami | 1978-06-17 |
| Movie | The Demon | Policeman | 1978-10-07 |
| Movie | Dynamite Don-Don | Sakuzo | 1978-10-07 |
| Movie | Pink Lady's Motion Picture | 1978-12-16 | |
| Movie | Truck Rascals VIII: Ichibanboshi Returns North | 1978-12-23 | |
| Movie | Blood Type: Blue | 1978-11-23 | |
| Movie | Seasonal Wind | 1977-07-16 | |
| Movie | Japan's Don | 1977-01-22 | |
| Movie | The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro | Kuroki Taro | 1977-09-17 |
| Movie | Sugata Sanshiro | Yasuyoshi | 1977-10-29 |
| Movie | The Extravagant Cops | 1977-12-24 | |
| Series | Older brother | Kintaro | 1977-10-07 |
| Movie | Village of Eight Gravestones | 1977-10-29 | |
| Movie | Manhunt | Yokomichi Keiji | 1976-02-11 |
| Movie | The Machine Gun Dragon | 1976-02-28 | |
| Movie | Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On | 1976-12-25 | |
| Movie | Hobo General | 1976-04-24 | |
| Movie | Hangyaku no Tabi | 1976-09-04 | |
| Movie | Shimane Prison Riot | Yoshikazu Minagawa | 1975-06-07 |
| Movie | Cops vs. Thugs | Kinpachi Komiya | 1975-04-26 |
| Movie | Great Jailbreak | Goda | 1975-04-05 |
| Movie | Graveyard of Honor | Katsuji Ozaki | 1975-02-15 |
| Movie | Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack | 1975-01-15 | |
| Movie | Doterai Man | 1975-02-01 | |
| Movie | Battle Cry | 1975-03-14 | |
| Series | The Dark Magistrate | Yoshitoshi Kogure | 1975-04-06 |
| Movie | The Wild Trucker | 1975-12-27 | |
| Movie | Light of Africa | Katsuhiro | 1975-06-21 |
| Movie | 300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins | Toyama | 1975-11-22 |
| Movie | The International Gang of Kobe | Teruo Maruyama | 1975-10-14 |
| Movie | The Bullet Train | Koga's Brother | 1975-07-05 |
| Movie | Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women | 1975-07-12 | |
| Movie | Company Buggers | 1975-08-09 | |
| Movie | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics | Masakichi Makihara | 1974-01-15 |
| Movie | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode | Masakichi Makihara | 1974-06-29 |
| Movie | Evil of Dracula | Dr. Shimomura | 1974-07-20 |
| Movie | New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 | Gen Sakagami | 1974-12-28 |
| Movie | Third Generation Boss | 1974-08-10 | |
| Movie | Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy | Daisuke Jigen | 1974-08-03 |
| Movie | Deeper Than Blue | Ajikawa | 1973-02-10 |
| Movie | Battles Without Honor and Humanity | Masakichi Makihara | 1973-01-13 |
| Movie | Japan's Top Gangster | 1973-08-11 | |
| Movie | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War | Masakichi Makihara | 1973-09-25 |
| Movie | Yakuza of the Present | Zen san | 1973-10-27 |
| Movie | Stray Dog | Sagawa | 1973-09-29 |
| Movie | Summer Soldiers | Fujimura | 1972-03-25 |
| Movie | My Voiceless Friends | 1972-04-29 | |
| Movie | Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth | Johei Yawata | 1972-09-14 |
| Movie | New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm | 1972-08-12 | |
| Movie | Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers | Ohno | 1972-10-25 |
| Movie | The Battle of Okinawa | 1971-08-14 | |
| Movie | Tora-san, the Good Samaritan | Teacher Fukushi | 1971-04-28 |
| Movie | The Wolves | Matsuzo Tsumura | 1971-10-30 |
| Movie | New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter | 1971-12-29 | |
| Movie | Duel at Fort Ezo | Kurobei | 1970-02-09 |
| Movie | Zoku Isoginchaku | Takashi Takai | 1970-02-07 |
| Movie | Charming Men | Kuramoto Kuraji | 1970-06-13 |
| Movie | Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival | 1970-08-12 | |
| Movie | Dodes'ka-den | Hatsutaro Kawaguchi | 1970-10-31 |
| Movie | The Kingpin of Fair Ladies | Tadao Ueda | 1970-09-09 |
| Movie | Forward, Young People! | Taro | 1969-05-10 |
| Movie | Goyokin | Hirosuke | 1969-05-01 |
| Movie | Tenchu! | Rokkaku Prison Officer | 1969-08-09 |
| Movie | The Human Bullet | 1968-10-22 | |
| Movie | Women and Miso Soup | 1968-07-04 | |
| Movie | Hymn to a Tired Man | 1968-06-08 | |
| Movie | In Broad Daylight | March | 1968-10-26 |
| Movie | The Woman Champion | 1968-07-01 | |
| Movie | Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 | Katsuji Nemoto | 1968-04-28 |
| Movie | The Day the Sun Rose | 1968-11-23 | |
| Movie | Outlaw: Black Dagger | Doctor Michio Hongô | 1968-12-28 |
| Movie | Angel's Lover | 1968-12-28 | |
| Movie | Young People | Taro | 1968-12-16 |
| Movie | The Woman Gambler's Revenge | 1968-12-20 | |
| Movie | Let's Go! Young Guy | Shinjirou Ishiyama | 1967-01-01 |
| Movie | River of Forever | 1967-02-19 | |
| Movie | Game of Chance 2 | 1967-04-01 | |
| Movie | Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil | 1967-08-12 | |
| Movie | The Young Ace in the South Pacific | Shinjiro Ishiyama | 1967-07-01 |
| Movie | Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido | 1967-04-20 | |
| Movie | The Sword of Doom | Senkichi | 1966-02-25 |
| Movie | The Bullet and the Horse | 1966-04-23 | |
| Movie | The Threat | 1966-02-17 | |
| Movie | Cash Calls Hell | 1966-01-15 | |
| Movie | The Front Line Showdown | Sawamura | 1966-07-13 |
| Movie | Silence Has No Wings | 1966-02-11 | |
| Movie | Koto—The Lake of Tears | Kenkichi Ohara | 1966-11-13 |
| Movie | Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country | 1966-12-31 | |
| Movie | The Face of Another | Mentally Ill Man #1 | 1966-07-15 |
| Movie | Golden Ninja | Risuke | 1966-12-13 |
| Movie | Zatoichi's Pilgrimage | Storyteller | 1966-08-12 |
| Movie | Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South | 1966-08-13 | |
| Movie | Abashiri Prison | Otsuki | 1965-04-18 |
| Movie | The Last Judgment | 1965-05-16 | |
| Movie | Tale of Ninja Duty | 1965-02-25 | |
| Movie | Kwaidan | Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | 1965-01-06 |
| Movie | Three Yakuza | 1965-05-22 | |
| Movie | Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 | 1965-10-31 | |
| Movie | Prison Walls of Abashiri 4 | 1965-12-31 | |
| Movie | Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 | Kirikawa | 1965-07-10 |
| Movie | Campus A Go-Go | 1965-12-19 | |
| Movie | Yakuza G-Men | Masayoshi Imanishi | 1965-11-13 |
| Movie | Sword of the Beast | Tanji | 1965-09-18 |
| Movie | Shingo's Final Duel | 1964-05-23 | |
| Movie | Red Diamond | George Takase | 1964-10-14 |
| Movie | Sasuke and His Comedians | 1963-12-11 | |
| Movie | A Fishmonger's Tour | 1963-01-15 | |
| Movie | The Inheritance | 1962-02-16 | |
| Movie | Sanjuro | Samurai | 1962-01-01 |
| Movie | Pride of the Campus | Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho) | 1962-02-10 |
| Movie | Operation Sewer Rats | Private Anayama | 1962-06-01 |
| Movie | College Champ | 1962-07-14 | |
| Movie | Pitfall | Man in White Suit | 1962-07-01 |
| Movie | The Crimson Sky | 1962-03-21 | |
| Movie | The Merciless Trap | 1961-02-01 | |
| Movie | Big Shots Die at Dawn | 1961-04-09 | |
| Movie | Sir Galahad in Campus | Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho) | 1961-07-08 |
| Movie | Blood on the Sea | 1961-08-13 | |
| Movie | The Sun's Burial | Thief | 1960-08-09 |
| Movie | The Bad Sleep Well | Hitman | 1960-09-15 |
| Movie | The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity | Obara Nitôhei | 1959-11-20 |
| Movie | The Story of Pure Love | Satoyan | 1957-10-15 |