Acting
Kunie Tanaka
JA, EN cinema · 279 credits
Born
23 November 1932
Died
24 March 2021 (aged 88)
Birthplace
Toki, Gifu, Japan
Also known as 田中邦卫
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
as Okuno Shōgen
The Hidden Blade
as Kanbê Katagiri
Yomigaeri
as Dr. Saito
The Boat to Heaven
as Masato Sakurai
Kewaishi
Actor
All About Our House
as Chouichirou Iwata - Master Carpenter
As the River Flows
as Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
The Rainbow Seeker
as Tsune-san
Oishinbo
as Tattsan
イルカに逢える日
Actor
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
as Buddhist Priest
Luminous Moss
as Hachizo
Castle of Sand
as Eitaro Imanishi
A Desirable Marriage
as Mr. Kawamata
My Sons
Actor
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
as Kenji Yoshida
Ronin-gai
as Magozaemon Doi
Oración
Actor
Tomorrow
as Shoji's stepfather
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
as Yutaro Hatori
Take Me Out to the Snowland
as Yûichirô Tayama
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!
as Yutaro Hatori
The House of Wedlock
as Kazuya Enomoto
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!
as Yutaro Hatori
Demon
as Keita
Early Spring Story
as Okino, Hitomi's father
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!
as Yutaro Hatori
Sukanpin Walk
as Keizo Fukami
Ghost Reunion
as Inspector Joichi Uno
Choji Snack Bar
as Iwashita
Karate Cop
as Neighbor
The Shootout
as Iwai
Station
as Sugawara
At This Late Date, the Charleston
as Army Minister
Return of the Champ
as Shinjiro Ishiyama
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
as Masakichi Makihara
May Love Be Restored
as Yugiri-ro client
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
as Lt. Todoroki
Murder in the Doll House
as Detective Naraki
Nichiren
Actor
The Inferno
as Unpei Ikegata
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
as Inspector Joichi Uno
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
as Inspector Joichi Uno
Winter's Flower
as Kokichi Minami
Blood Type: Blue
as Kazuo, Saeko's brother
Never Give Up
as Bartender
Dynamite Don-Don
as Sakuzo
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
as Rikichi Komadera
The Demon
as Policeman
Ghost Coast
as Inspector Joichi Uno
Japan's Don
as Detective Goto
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
as Kuroki Taro
Sugata Sanshiro
as Yasuyoshi
Manhunt
as Yokomichi Keiji
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
as Shinichiro Nabeyama
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
as Toramatsu Otani
Battle Cry
as Yamakawa Hiroshi
Graveyard of Honor
as Katsuji Kozaki
The International Gang of Kobe
as Teruo Maruyama
The Bullet Train
as Koga's Brother
Light of Africa
as Katsuhiro
Cops vs. Thugs
as Kinpachi Komiya
Shimane Prison Riot
as Yoshikazu Minagawa
The Wild Trucker
as Borsalino 2
Great Jailbreak
as Goda
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
as Daisuke Jigen
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
as Gen Sakagami
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
as Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
as Masakichi Makihara
Evil of Dracula
as Dr. Shimomura
Machi no Hi
as Goro
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
as Masakichi Makihara
Stray Dog
as Sagawa
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
as Masakichi Makihara
Deeper Than Blue
as Ajikawa
Yakuza of the Present
as Zen san
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
as Soldier Mania
What is Love?
as Saitaro Asami
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
as Johei Yawata
Summer Soldiers
as Fujimura
The Wolves
as Matsuzo Tsumura
The Battle of Okinawa
as Barber Higa
Dodes'ka-den
as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
as Tadao Ueda
Duel at Fort Ezo
as Kurobei
Charming Men
as Kuramoto Kuraji
続・いそぎんちゃく
1970
Zoku Isoginchaku
as Takashi Takai
It's a Man's Way of Life
as Heihachirou Yanai
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
as Seiji Matsumiya
Goyokin
as Hirosuke
Tenchu!
as Rokkaku Prison Officer
夕月
Actor
Hymn to a Tired Man
as Hisataro Ohno
In Broad Daylight
as March
The Human Bullet
as Platoon Leader
Young People
as Taro
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
as Katsuji Nemoto
Outlaw: Black Dagger
as Doctor Michio Hongô
Young Guy in the South Pacific
as Shinjiro Ishiyama
Let's Go! Young Guy
as Shinjirou Ishiyama
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
as Ken Takahashi
The Face of Another
as Mentally Ill Man #1
The Sword of Doom
as Senkichi
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
as Storyteller
Golden Ninja
as Risuke
Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Kenkichi Ohara
Cash Calls Hell
as Umegaya
The Front Line Showdown
as Sawamura
It Started In The Alps
as Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
Kwaidan
as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Sword of the Beast
as Tanji
Young Guy at Sea
as 石山新次郎（青大））
Abashiri Prison
as Otsuki
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
as Kirikawa
Yakuza G-Men
as Masayoshi Imanishi
The Desperate
as Chiba
Red Diamond
as George Takase
間諜
Actor
Okashina yatsu
as Sankichi Fujita
Young Guy in Hawaii
as 石山新次郎（青大将）
Walleyed Nippon
as Shirosaka
Hell Festival
as Somei To
Sanjuro
as Samurai
Pitfall
as Man in White Suit
Pride of the Campus
as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Operation Sewer Rats
as Private Anayama
Sir Galahad in Campus
as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
The Bad Sleep Well
as Hitman
The Sun's Burial
as Thief
The War Without Weapons
as Detective Kitajima
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Obara Nitôhei
The Story of Pure Love
as Satoyan
