Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 23, 1932
Died
Mar 24, 2021
Place of Birth
Toki, Gifu, Japan
Credits
292 titles
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
Filmography
The Last Ronin
The Sun in Kurobe
Genkichi
The Hidden Blade
Kanbê Katagiri
The Boat to Heaven
Masato Sakurai
Fukumimi
北の国から 記憶 前編
演员
Yomigaeri
Dr. Saito
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
Self
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
北の国から記憶
演员
Kewaishi
世界で一番熱い夏
All About Our House
Chouichirou Iwata
The Password is Courage
As the River Flows
Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Inoue
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
The Rainbow Seeker
Tsune-san
Oishinbo
Tattsan
Tora-san to the Rescue
Ship Captain
Salaryman Senka
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
イルカに逢える日
Free and Easy Special
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
A Class to Remember
Ino
Rainbow Bridge
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Buddhist Priest
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
Luminous Moss
Hachizo
My Sons
Baian the Assassin
Han-Emon of Otowa
Castle of Sand
Eitaro Imanishi
A Desirable Marriage
Mr. Kawamata
The love song of farewell later
Shy Security
Private Detective Dobu
Mourning Work
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
Baian the Assassin
Ronin-gai
Magozaemon Doi
Tasmania Story
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Kenji Yoshida
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
Love on a Daily Basis
I Love You So Much