Kunie Tanaka
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 23, 1932
- Died
- March 24, 2021 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
The Last Ronin
Movie · as Okuno Shōgen
The Sun in Kurobe
TV · as Genkichi · 2 eps
The Hidden Blade
Movie · as Kanbê Katagiri
Yomigaeri
Movie · as Dr. Saito
Fukumimi
Movie
The Boat to Heaven
Movie · as Masato Sakurai
北の国から 記憶 前編
Movie · as 演员
Kewaishi
Movie
北の国から記憶
Movie · as 演员
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
Movie
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Movie · as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
Movie · as Self
All About Our House
Movie · as Chouichirou Iwata - Master Carpenter
Proof of the Man 2001
Movie
世界で一番熱い夏
TV · 4 eps
As the River Flows
Movie · as Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
The Password is Courage
TV · 11 eps
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Movie · as Inoue
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Movie
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Movie
The Rainbow Seeker
Movie · as Tsune-san
Oishinbo
Movie · as Tattsan
Tora-san to the Rescue
Movie · as 船长
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Movie
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
Movie
Salaryman Senka
Movie
Free and Easy Special
Movie
イルカに逢える日
Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Movie · as Buddhist Priest
A Class to Remember
Movie · as Ino
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Movie
Rainbow Bridge
Movie
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
TV · 2 eps
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
Movie
Luminous Moss
Movie · as Hachizo
Shy Security
Movie
Mourning Work
Movie
Castle of Sand
Movie · as Eitaro Imanishi
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
Movie
A Desirable Marriage
Movie · as Mr. Kawamata
The love song of farewell later
Movie
My Sons
Movie
Private Detective Dobu
TV · 7 eps
Baian the Assassin
TV · as Han-Emon of Otowa · 5 eps
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Movie · as Kenji Yoshida
Tasmania Story
Movie
Ronin-gai
Movie · as Magozaemon Doi
Baian the Assassin
Movie
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
Movie
Love on a Daily Basis
Movie
Yojo no jidai
Movie
Oración
Movie
Tomorrow
Movie · as Shoji's stepfather
This Heartbeat
Movie
I Love You So Much
Movie
The Great Department Store Robbery
Movie
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Movie · as Yutaro Hatori
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
Movie
Take Me Out to the Snowland
Movie · as Yûichirô Tayama
The Thief and the Expelled Master
Movie
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!
Movie · as Yutaro Hatori
The House of Wedlock
Movie · as Kazuya Enomoto
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Movie · as Man
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!
Movie · as Yutaro Hatori
Rice Curry
TV · 13 eps
Demon
Movie · as Keita
Early Spring Story
Movie · as Okino, Hitomi's father
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!
Movie · as Yutaro Hatori
Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari
Movie
Sukanpin Walk
Movie · as Keizo Fukami
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
Movie
Ghost Reunion
Movie · as Inspector Joichi Uno
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
Movie · as Dosegashira
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Movie
The Undercover Ninja Organization
Movie
Choji Snack Bar
Movie · as Iwashita
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Movie · as Dobu
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
Movie · as Dobu
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Movie · as Dobu
Nogare no machi
Movie
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
Movie
Tonga Adventure Family
Movie
Karate Cop
Movie · as Neighbor
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Movie · as Dobu
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
Movie · as Dobu
Highschool Scramble
Movie
The Shootout
Movie · as Iwai
Ekisutora
Movie
Station
Movie · as Sugawara
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Movie · as Army Minister
Private Detective DOBU 1
Movie · as Dobu
Return of the Champ
Movie · as Shinjiro Ishiyama
From the Northern Country
TV · as Goru Kuroita (黑板五郎) · 24 eps
The Revolt
Movie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Movie · as Masakichi Makihara
May Love Be Restored
Movie · as Yugiri-ro client
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
TV · as ボオルチュ · 2 eps
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
Movie
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Movie · as Lt. Todoroki
Murder in the Doll House
Movie · as Detective Naraki
White Love
Movie
The Fixer
Movie
Nichiren
Movie
Down with The Big Boss
Movie
The Last Game
Movie
The Inferno
Movie · as Unpei Ikegata
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
Movie · as Inspector Joichi Uno
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
Movie · as Inspector Joichi Uno
Ghost Train
Movie
Winter's Flower
Movie · as Kokichi Minami
Blood Type: Blue
Movie · as Kazuo, Saeko's brother
Never Give Up
Movie · as Bartender
Dynamite Don-Don
Movie · as Sakuzo
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Movie
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Movie · as Rikichi Komadera
The Demon
Movie · as Policeman
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Movie
Inside the Storm of Love
Movie
Ghost Coast
Movie · as Inspector Joichi Uno
Yabure Shinkurō
TV · as Kichibe · 25 eps
Japanese Godfather
Movie · as Detective Goto
Seasonal Wind
Movie
Village of Eight Gravestones
Movie
The Extravagant Cops
Movie
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Movie · as Kuroki Taro
Sugata Sanshiro
Movie · as Yasuyoshi
Older brother
TV · as Kintaro · 13 eps
Dazzling Cops
TV · as Nangou Goro · 1 ep
The Machine Gun Dragon
Movie
Hangyaku no Tabi
Movie
Manhunt
Movie · as Yokomichi Keiji
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
Movie · as Shinichiro Nabeyama
Hobo General
Movie
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
Movie · as Toramatsu Otani
Battle Cry
Movie · as Yamakawa Hiroshi
Graveyard of Honor
Movie · as Katsuji Kozaki
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
Movie
Doterai Man
Movie
The International Gang of Kobe
Movie · as Teruo Maruyama
The Bullet Train
Movie · as Koga's Brother
Light of Africa
Movie · as Katsuhiro
Cops vs. Thugs
Movie · as Kinpachi Komiya
Shimane Prison Riot
Movie · as Yoshikazu Minagawa
The Wild Trucker
Movie · as Borsalino 2
Great Jailbreak
Movie · as Goda
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
Movie · as Toyama
Company Buggers
Movie
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
Movie
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
TV · as Yoshitoshi Kogure · 26 eps
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Movie · as Daisuke Jigen
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Movie · as Gen Sakagami
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Movie · as Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Movie · as Masakichi Makihara
Evil of Dracula
Movie · as Dr. Shimomura
Third Generation Boss
Movie
Machi no Hi
Movie · as Goro
Submersion of Japan
TV · as Tatsuno · 26 eps
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Movie · as Masakichi Makihara
The School Deviate Waru
Movie
Stray Dog
Movie · as Sagawa
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Movie · as Masakichi Makihara
Deeper Than Blue
Movie · as Ajikawa
Yakuza of the Present
Movie · as Zen san
Japan's Top Gangster
Movie
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
Movie · as Ken
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
Movie · as Soldier Mania
What is Love?
Movie · as Saitaro Asami
Three Brothers' Identical Dice
Movie
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Movie · as Ohno
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Movie · as Johei Yawata
Summer Soldiers
Movie · as Fujimura
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
Movie
My Voiceless Friends
Movie
The Witty Samurai
Movie
The Shin Hasegawa Series
TV · as 蛙ヶ池の仙太 · 30 eps
The Wolves
Movie · as Matsuzo Tsumura
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Movie
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
Movie
The Battle of Okinawa
Movie · as Barber Higa
The Instant Services Bureau
Movie
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Movie · as 福士老师
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
Movie
Young Guy, the Ace Rider
Movie
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
Movie
Dodes'ka-den
Movie · as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Rebel Against Glory
Movie
Banner of the Young
Movie · as Taro
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Movie · as Tadao Ueda
Duel at Fort Ezo
Movie · as Kurobei
Bravo, Young Guy
Movie
Charming Men
Movie · as Kuramoto Kuraji
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Movie
Zoku Isoginchaku
Movie · as Takashi Takai
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Movie
It's a Man's Way of Life
Movie · as Heihachirou Yanai
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
Movie
Fear of Sex
Movie
Live Again Tomorrow
Movie · as 刈田勝利
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
Movie · as Seiji Matsumiya
Goyokin
Movie · as Hirosuke
Forward, Young People!
Movie · as Taro
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Movie · as Kanegai
Tenchu!
Movie · as Rokkaku Prison Officer
夕月
Movie
Young Guy Graduates
Movie
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
Movie
Hymn to a Tired Man
Movie · as Hisataro Ohno
In Broad Daylight
Movie · as March
The Human Bullet
Movie · as Platoon Leader
Women and Miso Soup
Movie
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
Movie
Young People
Movie · as Taro
Three Rogues
Movie
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Movie · as Katsuji Nemoto
The Day the Sun Rose
Movie
The Woman Champion
Movie
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
Movie
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Movie · as Doctor Michio Hongô
Angel's Lover
Movie
Cry of the Mountain
Movie
An Angel's Temptation
Movie
Young Guy in Rio
Movie
Young Guy in the South Pacific
Movie · as Shinjiro Ishiyama
River of Forever
Movie
Birth of a Fighter
Movie
Game of Chance 2
Movie
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Movie
Let's Go! Young Guy
Movie · as Shinjirou Ishiyama
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
Movie
Circuit-A-Go-Go
Movie
The Free Island
Movie
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
Movie · as Ken Takahashi
The Face of Another
Movie · as Mentally Ill Man #1
The Sword of Doom
Movie · as Senkichi
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Movie · as Storyteller
Golden Ninja
Movie · as Risuke
The Threat
Movie
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Movie · as Kenkichi Ohara
The Bullet and the Horse
Movie
Cash Calls Hell
Movie · as Umegaya
Silence Has No Wings
Movie
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Movie
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
Movie
The Front Line Showdown
Movie · as Sawamura
Debt of Honor
Movie
It Started In The Alps
Movie · as Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
Third Class Soldier Boss
Movie
The Saturday Tiger
TV · 1 ep
Kwaidan
Movie · as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Sword of the Beast
Movie · as Tanji
Young Guy at Sea
Movie · as 石山新次郎（青大））
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Movie · as Otsuki
Abashiri Prison
Movie · as Otsuki
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Movie
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Movie · as Kirikawa
Yakuza G-Men
Movie · as Masayoshi Imanishi
Campus A Go-Go
Movie
Tale of Ninja Duty
Movie
Three Yakuza
Movie
The Last Judgment
Movie
Wakai nobara
Movie · as 石丸雄吉
The Desperate
Movie · as Chiba
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
Movie
Red Diamond
Movie · as George Takase
Shingo's Final Duel
Movie
間諜
Movie
A Fishmonger's Tour
Movie
Okashina yatsu
Movie · as Sankichi Fujita
Sasuke and His Comedians
Movie
Young Guy in Hawaii
Movie · as 石山新次郎（青大将）
Sensation Seekers
Movie
Walleyed Nippon
Movie · as Shirosaka
A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment
Movie
Hell Festival
Movie · as Somei To
Kagami no naka no razō
Movie
Sanjuro
Movie · as Samurai
The Crimson Sky
Movie
Pitfall
Movie · as Man in White Suit
The Inheritance
Movie
Pride of the Campus
Movie · as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
College Champ
Movie
Operation Sewer Rats
Movie · as Private Anayama
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Movie
Hidden Fangs
Movie
The Merciless Trap
Movie
Sir Galahad in Campus
Movie · as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Blood on the Sea
Movie
Eternity of Love
Movie
The Bad Sleep Well
Movie · as Hitman
The Sun's Burial
Movie · as Thief
The War Without Weapons
Movie · as Detective Kitajima
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Movie · as Obara Nitôhei
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Movie
The Story of Pure Love
Movie · as Satoyan
Triumphant Song of Youth
Movie