Kunie Tanaka

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

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The Last Ronin

2010 ⭐ 6.6

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The Hidden Blade

2004 ⭐ 7.4

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Fukumimi

2003 ⭐ 10.0

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The Boat to Heaven

2003 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

2010

The Last Ronin

2010

⭐ 6.6

2004

The Hidden Blade Notable

Kanbê Katagiri · 2004

⭐ 7.4

2003

Fukumimi Notable

2003

⭐ 10.0

The Boat to Heaven Notable

Masato Sakurai · 2003

⭐ 8.0

北の国から 記憶 前編

演员 · 2003

2002

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

Self · 2002

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

Self · 2002

Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2

2002

2001

All About Our House

Chouichirou Iwata · 2001

⭐ 6.3

2000

As the River Flows Notable

Matsuda (The Shopkeeper) · 2000

⭐ 9.0

1998

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

Inoue · 1998

⭐ 6.6

1997

The Rainbow Seeker 2

1997

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

1997

1996

The Rainbow Seeker Notable

Tsune-san · 1996

⭐ 7.0

Oishinbo

Tattsan · 1996

⭐ 6.5

1995

Tora-san to the Rescue Notable

Ship Captain · 1995

⭐ 7.8

Salaryman Senka

1995

北の国から ’95秘密 後編

1995

1994

イルカに逢える日

1994

⭐ 4.0

Free and Easy Special Notable

1994

⭐ 7.3

1993

A Class to Remember Notable

Ino · 1993

⭐ 7.5

Rainbow Bridge Notable

1993

⭐ 8.0

Baian the Assassin: Showdown

1993

1992

Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 Notable

1992

⭐ 8.0

Luminous Moss

Hachizo · 1992

⭐ 6.2

1991

My Sons Notable

1991

⭐ 7.8

Castle of Sand

Eitaro Imanishi · 1991

A Desirable Marriage Notable

Mr. Kawamata · 1991

⭐ 7.0

1990

Baian the Assassin

1990

Ronin-gai

Magozaemon Doi · 1990

⭐ 6.2

Tasmania Story Notable

1990

⭐ 8.5

1989

Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo Notable

1989

⭐ 8.0

1988

Love on a Daily Basis

1988

⭐ 1.0

I Love You So Much

1988

Yojo no jidai Notable

1988

⭐ 7.0

1987

The Great Department Store Robbery Notable

1987

⭐ 9.0

Take Me Out to the Snowland Notable

Yûichirô Tayama · 1987

⭐ 8.6

The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop

Yutaro Hatori · 1987

⭐ 5.5

1986

The House of Wedlock Notable

Kazuya Enomoto · 1986

⭐ 8.0

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

Man · 1986

⭐ 5.7

The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!

Yutaro Hatori · 1986

1985

The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!

Yutaro Hatori · 1985

Early Spring Story

Okino, Hitomi's father · 1985

⭐ 6.4

Demon Notable

Keita · 1985

⭐ 7.6

Frequently appears with

Koji Yakusho

Magozaemon Senoo

Koichi Sato

Kichiemon Terasaka

Hitomi Miyauchi

Kane

Koji Yamamoto

Jun Fubuki

Kiwa

Full filmography

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The Last Ronin

2010 ⭐ 6.6

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The Hidden Blade

2004 ⭐ 7.4

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Fukumimi

2003 ⭐ 10.0

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The Boat to Heaven

2003 ⭐ 8.0

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北の国から 記憶 前編

2003

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Yomigaeri

2003 ⭐ 6.1

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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

2002

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

2002

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Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2

2002

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北の国から記憶

2002

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Kewaishi

2002 ⭐ 8.5

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All About Our House

2001 ⭐ 6.3

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As the River Flows

2000 ⭐ 9.0

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A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

1998 ⭐ 6.6

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The Rainbow Seeker 2

1997

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Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

1997

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The Rainbow Seeker

1996 ⭐ 7.0

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Oishinbo

1996 ⭐ 6.5

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Tora-san to the Rescue

1995 ⭐ 7.8

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Salaryman Senka

1995