Kunie Tanaka

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 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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
    Birthday
    11/23/1932
Hymn to a Tired Man
Hymn to a Tired Man
7.8
Kwaidan
Kwaidan
7.7
Sanjuro
Sanjuro
7.9
Tora-san to the Rescue
Tora-san to the Rescue
7
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
6.6
Dodes'ka-den
Dodes'ka-den
7
The Hidden Blade
The Hidden Blade
7.4
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
0
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
7.4
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
8.2
Resurrection
Resurrection
5.6
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
0
A Fishmonger's Tour
A Fishmonger's Tour
0
Shy Security
Shy Security
0
The Wolves
The Wolves
7.3
Zorome no San Kyoudai
Zorome no San Kyoudai
0
In Broad Daylight
In Broad Daylight
0
Fukumimi
Fukumimi
0
The Face of Another
The Face of Another
7.8
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
6
The Crimson Sky
The Crimson Sky
0
The Human Bullet
The Human Bullet
6.1
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
0
Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast
7.5
Women and Miso Soup
Women and Miso Soup
0
Okashina yatsu
Okashina yatsu
0
Goyokin
Goyokin
7.5
Rebel Against Glory
Rebel Against Glory
0
The Sword of Doom
The Sword of Doom
7.7
Pitfall
Pitfall
7.3
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
7
The School Deviate Waru
The School Deviate Waru
0
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
6.6
Tonga Adventure Family
Tonga Adventure Family
0
Japan's Don
Japan's Don
7.5
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
0
Young People
Young People
0
Forward, Young People!
Forward, Young People!
0
Banner of the Young
Banner of the Young
0
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
0
All About Our House
All About Our House
5.9
The Undercover Ninja Organization
The Undercover Ninja Organization
0
Station
Station
6.1
Demon
Demon
7.7
The Great Department Store Robbery
The Great Department Store Robbery
0
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
6
At This Late Date, the Charleston
At This Late Date, the Charleston
6.3
Luminous Moss
Luminous Moss
5.5
A Class to Remember
A Class to Remember
7.5
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The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
0
Duel at Fort Ezo
Duel at Fort Ezo
5.4
The Desperate
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7
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
5.3
Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor
6.7
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
0
Young Guy at Sea
Young Guy at Sea
0
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
6.9
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
7.3
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Three Rogues
0
The House of Wedlock
The House of Wedlock
0
The Young Ace in the South Pacific
The Young Ace in the South Pacific
0
Bravo, Young Guy
Bravo, Young Guy
0
Evil of Dracula
Evil of Dracula
6.7
Karate Cop
Karate Cop
0
Free and Easy Special
Free and Easy Special
7.5
As the River Flows
As the River Flows
0
The Last Ronin
The Last Ronin
6.3
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
5.7
Kewaishi
Kewaishi
7
The Boat to Heaven
The Boat to Heaven
0
The Rainbow Seeker
The Rainbow Seeker
0
Mourning Work
0
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Big Shots Die at Dawn
6.2
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
0
River of Forever
River of Forever
0
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
0
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
0
幽霊列車
幽霊列車
0
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
0
Hidden Fangs
Hidden Fangs
0
北の国から 記憶 前編
北の国から 記憶 前編
0
Winter's Flower
Winter's Flower
6.2
Tasmania Story
Tasmania Story
9
Tokimeki Coast Story
Tokimeki Coast Story
0
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well
7.7
Murder in the Doll House
Murder in the Doll House
6.5
Castle of Sand
Castle of Sand
0
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
6
Seasonal Wind
Seasonal Wind
0
Doterai Man
Doterai Man
9
Private Detective DOBU 1
Private Detective DOBU 1
0
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
0
Blood Type: Blue
Blood Type: Blue
6.2
The Merciless Trap
The Merciless Trap
7
The Inheritance
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7.2
Charming Men
Charming Men
0
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
6.8
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Choji Snack Bar
7
Red Diamond
Red Diamond
0
Stray Dog
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7
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Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
5
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
0
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
0
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
0
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
0
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
0
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6
White Love
White Love
5
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5.7
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Dynamite Don-Don
7
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
6.7
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
0
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Birth of a Fighter
7
The Day the Sun Rose
7
Love on a Daily Basis
Love on a Daily Basis
1
Early Spring Story
Early Spring Story
6.3
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
7.2
Yojo no jidai
Yojo no jidai
0
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
0
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
6.4
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6.3
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0
The Fixer
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6
The International Gang of Kobe
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5.7
Nichiren
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0
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10
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6.8
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7
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6
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
0
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0
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
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0
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
0
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0
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6.2
Oishinbo
Oishinbo
0
Deeper Than Blue
Deeper Than Blue
0
The Threat
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6.8
Yakuza of the Present
Yakuza of the Present
0
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
6
The Rainbow Seeker 2
The Rainbow Seeker 2
0
Third Generation Boss
Third Generation Boss
0
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Sasuke and His Comedians
5.8
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Outlaw: Black Dagger
6.4
Village of Eight Gravestones
Village of Eight Gravestones
6.6
Yakuza G-Men
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0
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
0
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Koto—The Lake of Tears
6.5
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The Extravagant Cops
0
Down with The Big Boss
Down with The Big Boss
0
Sir Galahad in Campus
Sir Galahad in Campus
0
Pride of the Campus
Pride of the Campus
0
Salaryman Senka
Salaryman Senka
0
Shimane Prison Riot
Shimane Prison Riot
5
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
0
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
6.2
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
6.7
The Sun's Burial
The Sun's Burial
6.5
The Wild Trucker
The Wild Trucker
7
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
7.3
Manhunt
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6.4
Nogare no machi
Nogare no machi
0
Campus A Go-Go
Campus A Go-Go
8.5
The Bullet and the Horse
The Bullet and the Horse
0
Highschool Scramble
Highschool Scramble
0
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Kamigata Kugaizoshi
1
Great Jailbreak
Great Jailbreak
7
Cash Calls Hell
Cash Calls Hell
7.6
Shingo's Final Duel
Shingo's Final Duel
0
Game of Chance 2
Game of Chance 2
6
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
5.5
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
7
Summer Soldiers
Summer Soldiers
6
Silence Has No Wings
Silence Has No Wings
7
300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins
300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins
0
Japan's Top Gangster
Japan's Top Gangster
0
A Desirable Marriage
A Desirable Marriage
0
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
0
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
0
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
0
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
0
Zoku Isoginchaku
0
May Love Be Restored
May Love Be Restored
0
Let's Go! Young Guy
Let's Go! Young Guy
0
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
6
Tale of Ninja Duty
Tale of Ninja Duty
1
College Champ
College Champ
0
The Shootout
The Shootout
5
Blood on the Sea
Blood on the Sea
0
The Story of Pure Love
The Story of Pure Love
6.8
Sukanpin Walk
Sukanpin Walk
5
Company Buggers
Company Buggers
7
Oración
Oración
6
The Front Line Showdown
The Front Line Showdown
0
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
0
The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa
7.5
Angel's Lover
Angel's Lover
0
The Instant Services Bureau
9
The Demon
The Demon
6.4
My Voiceless Friends
My Voiceless Friends
0
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
8
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
0
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
5
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
6
Operation Sewer Rats
Operation Sewer Rats
0
Sugata Sanshiro
0
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
7.5
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
7.8
Ronin-gai
Ronin-gai
5.9
Take Me Out to the Snowland
Take Me Out to the Snowland
6
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
0
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
0
Machi no Hi
Machi no Hi
0
Tenchu!
Tenchu!
7
Three Yakuza
Three Yakuza
7.8
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
0
Baian the Assassin
Baian the Assassin
0
Hobo General
Hobo General
0
The Last Judgment
The Last Judgment
0
The Young Ace in Hawaii
The Young Ace in Hawaii
0
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
0
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
0
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
6.2
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The love song of farewell later
0
The Last Game
The Last Game
0
Debt of Honor
Debt of Honor
0
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
5.5
My Sons
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7.9
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Arupusu no wakadaishô
0
The Inferno
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7
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