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Kunie Tanaka

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1932-11-23

Deathday: 2021-03-24 (88 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 251

Movies 239

Kunie Tanaka

Biography

Filmography

all 251

Movies 239

TV Shows 12

self 2

The Last Ronin (2010)

The Sun in Kurobe (2009)

The Hidden Blade (2004)

Fukumimi (2003)

The Boat to Heaven (2003)

北の国から 記憶 前編 (2003)

Resurrection (2003)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' (2002)

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' (2002)

Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2 (2002)

Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 1 (2002)

Kewaishi (2002)

All About Our House (2001)

The Password is Courage (2000)

As the River Flows (2000)

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage (1998)

Kita no kuni kara '98 Jidai Part 1 (1998)

The Rainbow Seeker 2 (1997)

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow (1997)

The Rainbow Seeker (1996)

Oishinbo (1996)

Salaryman Senka (1995)

Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)

北の国から ’95秘密 後編 (1995)

Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu (1995)

Free and Easy Special (1994)

Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi (1993)

A Class to Remember (1993)

Baian the Assassin: Showdown (1993)

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (1993)

Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 (1992)

Luminous Moss (1992)

My Sons (1991)

Baian the Assassin (1991)

Castle of Sand (1991)

A Desirable Marriage (1991)

The love song of farewell later (1991)

Shy Security (1991)

Private Detective Dobu (1991)

Mourning Work (1991)

Kamigata Kugaizoshi (1991)

Baian the Assassin (1990)

Good-bye Dear Friend (1990)

Ronin-gai (1990)

Tasmania Story (1990)

Hoshi wo tsugu mono (1990)

Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo (1989)

Love on a Daily Basis (1988)

Yojo no jidai (1988)

Tomorrow (1988)

Oración (1988)

The Great Department Store Robbery (1987)

Take Me Out to the Snowland (1987)

The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop (1987)

Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi (1987)

The House of Wedlock (1986)

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (1986)

Rice Curry (1986)

Early Spring Story (1985)

Demon (1985)

From Oregon with Love (1984)

Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu (1984)

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel (1984)

Sukanpin Walk (1984)

Tokimeki Coast Story (1984)

Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case (1983)

Choji Snack Bar (1983)

Nogare no machi (1983)

Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold (1983)

The Undercover Ninja Organization (1983)

Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu (1983)

Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case (1983)

Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case (1983)

北の国から記憶前編 (2003)

北の国から ’95秘密後編 (1995)