Kunie Tanaka
Born: 1932-11-23
From: Toki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
About: 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.
Kwaidan
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
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Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Buddhist Priest
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Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
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Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
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The Face of Another
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Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
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Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
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How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
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The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Kanegai
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All About Our House
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At This Late Date, the Charleston
Army Minister
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The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Tadao Ueda
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Gen Sakagami
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Masakichi Makihara
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Masakichi Makihara
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Young Guy in the South Pacific
Shinjiro Ishiyama
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As the River Flows
Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Lt. Todoroki
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Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
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Murder in the Doll House
Detective Naraki
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Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
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Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Katsuji Nemoto
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Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
Dobu
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Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Dobu
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Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
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Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
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Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Masakichi Makihara
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Early Spring Story
Okino, Hitomi's father
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Masakichi Makihara
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Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Ohno
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The International Gang of Kobe
Teruo Maruyama
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
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Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Kirikawa
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Outlaw: Black Dagger
Doctor Michio Hongô
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Self
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Koto—The Lake of Tears
Kenkichi Ohara
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Sir Galahad in Campus
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
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Pride of the Campus
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
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Shimane Prison Riot
Yoshikazu Minagawa
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Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Rikichi Komadera
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The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Kuroki Taro
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The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Yutaro Hatori
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Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Johei Yawata
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300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
Toyama
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Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
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May Love Be Restored
Yugiri-ro client
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Let's Go! Young Guy
Shinjirou Ishiyama
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New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
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Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Teacher Fukushi
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Take Me Out to the Snowland
Yûichirô Tayama
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Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
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Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
Toramatsu Otani
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Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
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A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Inoue
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It Started In The Alps
Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
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It's a Man's Way of Life
Heihachirou Yanai
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Return of the Champ
Shinjiro Ishiyama
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