Kunie Tanaka
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-11-23
Place of Birth
Toki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
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.
Also Known For
Hymn to a Tired Man
Jun 08, 1968
Kwaidan
Jan 06, 1965
Sanjuro
Jan 01, 1962
Tora-san to the Rescue
Dec 23, 1995
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Feb 06, 1993
Dodes'ka-den
Oct 31, 1970
The Hidden Blade
Oct 30, 2004
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Aug 19, 1983
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Jan 13, 1973
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Nov 20, 1959
Resurrection
Jan 18, 2003
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
Nov 22, 1969
A Fishmonger's Tour
Jan 15, 1963
Shy Security
Apr 13, 1991
The Wolves
Oct 30, 1971
Zorome no San Kyoudai
Jan 15, 1972
In Broad Daylight
Oct 26, 1968
Fukumimi
Sep 13, 2003
The Face of Another
Jul 15, 1966
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
May 22, 1992
The Crimson Sky
Mar 21, 1962
The Human Bullet
Oct 22, 1968
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Nov 22, 1997
Sword of the Beast
Sep 18, 1965
Women and Miso Soup
Jul 04, 1968
Okashina yatsu
Nov 01, 1963
Goyokin
May 01, 1969
Rebel Against Glory
Apr 04, 1970
The Sword of Doom
Feb 25, 1966
Pitfall
Jul 01, 1962
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Aug 12, 1966
The School Deviate Waru
Mar 31, 1973
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Aug 03, 1974
Tonga Adventure Family
Nov 25, 1982
Japan's Don
Jan 22, 1977
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
Jun 22, 1968
Young People
Dec 16, 1968
Banner of the Young
Nov 28, 1970
Forward, Young People!
May 10, 1969
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Nov 22, 1969
All About Our House
Jun 09, 2001
The Undercover Ninja Organization
Jul 12, 1983
Station
Nov 07, 1981
Demon
Aug 31, 1985
The Great Department Store Robbery
Dec 26, 1987
Battle Cry
Mar 14, 1975
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Dec 19, 1981
Luminous Moss
Apr 25, 1992
A Class to Remember
Nov 06, 1993
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Sep 09, 1970
Duel at Fort Ezo
Feb 09, 1970
The Desperate
Apr 18, 1964
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Dec 28, 1974
Graveyard of Honor
Feb 15, 1975
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
Aug 04, 1979
Young Guy at Sea
Aug 08, 1965
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Jan 15, 1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Jun 29, 1974
Three Rogues
Oct 19, 1968
The House of Wedlock
Oct 18, 1986
The Young Ace in the South Pacific
Jul 01, 1967
Bravo, Young Guy
May 27, 1970
Evil of Dracula
Jul 20, 1974
Karate Cop
Apr 17, 1982
Free and Easy Special
Jul 16, 1994
As the River Flows
Apr 29, 2000
The Last Ronin
Dec 18, 2010
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Jul 14, 1979
Kewaishi
Feb 09, 2002
The Boat to Heaven
Sep 13, 2003
The Rainbow Seeker
Dec 28, 1996
Mourning Work
Mar 20, 1991
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Apr 09, 1961
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Jul 24, 1971
River of Forever
Feb 19, 1967
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Feb 03, 1990
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
Jul 12, 1975
幽霊列車
Jan 14, 1978
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
Mar 25, 1964
Hidden Fangs
Feb 08, 1961
北の国から 記憶 前編
Aug 23, 2003
北の国から記憶
Aug 23, 2002
Winter's Flower
Jun 17, 1978
Tasmania Story
Jun 21, 1990
Tokimeki Coast Story
Jan 01, 1984
The Bad Sleep Well
Sep 19, 1960
Murder in the Doll House
Apr 28, 1979
Castle of Sand
Oct 01, 1991
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Jun 09, 1995
Seasonal Wind
Jul 16, 1977
Doterai Man
Feb 01, 1975
Private Detective DOBU 1
Jan 01, 1981
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
Sep 07, 2002
Blood Type: Blue
Nov 23, 1978
The Merciless Trap
Feb 01, 1961
The Inheritance
Feb 16, 1962
Charming Men
Jun 13, 1970
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Apr 28, 1968
Choji Snack Bar
Nov 12, 1983
Red Diamond
Oct 14, 1964
Stray Dog
Sep 29, 1973
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Oct 10, 1986
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
Feb 11, 1983
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Jul 09, 1982
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
Nov 19, 1982
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Feb 11, 1983
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Dec 29, 1983
The Revolt
Jan 15, 1980
White Love
Aug 03, 1979
Never Give Up
Oct 07, 1978
Dynamite Don-Don
Oct 07, 1978
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Apr 05, 1980
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
Jun 10, 1995
Birth of a Fighter
Feb 04, 1967
The Day the Sun Rose
Nov 23, 1968
Love on a Daily Basis
Dec 17, 1988
Early Spring Story
Sep 14, 1985
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Sep 25, 1973
Yojo no jidai
Oct 29, 1988
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Oct 31, 1965
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Oct 25, 1972
The Machine Gun Dragon
Feb 28, 1976
Hangyaku no Tabi
Sep 04, 1976
The Fixer
Oct 27, 1979
The International Gang of Kobe
Oct 14, 1975
Nichiren
Mar 10, 1979
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Dec 23, 1978
The Bullet Train
Jul 05, 1975
Abashiri Prison
Apr 18, 1965
Light of Africa
Jun 21, 1975
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Dec 31, 1965
The Woman Champion
Jul 01, 1968
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
Dec 20, 1968
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
Dec 29, 1971
Golden Ninja
Dec 13, 1966
Cops vs. Thugs
Apr 26, 1975
Oishinbo
Apr 13, 1996
Deeper Than Blue
Feb 10, 1973
Yakuza of the Present
Oct 27, 1973
The Threat
Feb 17, 1966
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Jul 10, 1965
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Dec 27, 1997
Third Generation Boss
Aug 10, 1974
Sasuke and His Comedians
Dec 11, 1963
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Dec 28, 1968
Village of Eight Gravestones
Oct 29, 1977
Yakuza G-Men
Nov 13, 1965
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Oct 25, 2002
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Nov 13, 1966
The Extravagant Cops
Dec 24, 1977
Down with The Big Boss
Mar 24, 1979
Sir Galahad in Campus
Jul 08, 1961
Pride of the Campus
Feb 10, 1962
Salaryman Senka
Dec 23, 1995
Shimane Prison Riot
Jun 07, 1975
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
Oct 25, 2002
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Jul 01, 1978
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Aug 12, 1970
The Sun's Burial
Aug 09, 1960
The Wild Trucker
Dec 27, 1975
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Sep 17, 1977
Manhunt
Feb 11, 1976
Nogare no machi
Oct 15, 1983
Campus A Go-Go
Dec 19, 1965
The Bullet and the Horse
Apr 23, 1966
Highschool Scramble
Dec 18, 1982
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
Feb 09, 1991
Great Jailbreak
Apr 05, 1975
Cash Calls Hell
Jan 15, 1966
Shingo's Final Duel
May 23, 1964
Game of Chance 2
Apr 01, 1967
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Oct 03, 1987
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Sep 14, 1972
Summer Soldiers
Mar 25, 1972
Silence Has No Wings
Feb 11, 1966
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
Nov 22, 1975
Japan's Top Gangster
Aug 11, 1973
A Desirable Marriage
May 18, 1991
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
Dec 25, 1976
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
Dec 31, 1966
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Aug 13, 1966
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Apr 20, 1967
Zoku Isoginchaku
Feb 07, 1970
May Love Be Restored
Apr 29, 1980
Let's Go! Young Guy
Jan 01, 1967
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
Apr 28, 1984
Tale of Ninja Duty
Feb 25, 1965
College Champ
Jul 14, 1962
The Shootout
Sep 15, 1982
Blood on the Sea
Aug 13, 1961
The Story of Pure Love
Oct 15, 1957
Sukanpin Walk
Feb 11, 1984
Company Buggers
Aug 09, 1975
Oración
Jul 23, 1988
The Front Line Showdown
Jul 13, 1966
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
Aug 12, 1972
The Battle of Okinawa
Aug 14, 1971
The Instant Services Bureau
Aug 07, 1971
Angel's Lover
Dec 28, 1968
The Demon
Oct 07, 1978
My Voiceless Friends
Apr 29, 1972
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
Mar 31, 1989
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
Mar 24, 1983
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
Mar 27, 1987
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
Sep 27, 1984
Operation Sewer Rats
Jun 01, 1962
Sugata Sanshiro
Oct 29, 1977
Tomorrow
Aug 13, 1988
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Apr 28, 1971
Ronin-gai
Aug 18, 1990
Take Me Out to the Snowland
Nov 21, 1987
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
Aug 12, 1967
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
Mar 06, 1971
Machi no Hi
Apr 27, 1974
Tenchu!
Aug 09, 1969
Three Yakuza
May 22, 1965
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Oct 06, 1993
Baian the Assassin
Dec 26, 1990
Hobo General
Apr 24, 1976
The Last Judgment
May 16, 1965
The Young Ace in Hawaii
Aug 11, 1963
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
Oct 16, 1976
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
Jan 15, 1975
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Oct 17, 1998
The love song of farewell later
May 01, 1991
The Last Game
Nov 03, 1979
Debt of Honor
Dec 24, 1966
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Dec 16, 1978
My Sons
Oct 12, 1991
Young Ace in the Alps
May 28, 1966
The Inferno
Jun 03, 1979
Wakadaisho vs Aodaisho
Jan 09, 1971
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Feb 28, 1970
Cry of the Mountain
Sep 07, 1968
This Heartbeat
Oct 08, 1988
I Love You So Much
Dec 17, 1988
The Witty Samurai
Jan 21, 1972
間諜
Sep 16, 1964
Ekisutora
Aug 07, 1982
Sensation Seekers
Feb 16, 1963
Wakarete ikiru toki mo
Apr 04, 1961
It's a Man's Way of Life
Nov 28, 1970
Nippon ichi no shokku otoko
Dec 31, 1971
イルカに逢える日
Nov 05, 1994
The Thief and the Expelled Master
Jun 25, 1987
An Angel's Temptation
Jul 20, 1968
Circuit-A-Go-Go
Dec 31, 1967
Young Guy - The Sky is Ours!
Aug 14, 1970
The Password is Courage
Jul 06, 2000
Rice Curry
Apr 03, 1986
Older brother
Oct 07, 1977
Private Detective Dobu
Apr 10, 1991
Kita no kuni kara
Oct 09, 1981
Submersion of Japan
Oct 06, 1974
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
Nov 17, 1993
Baian the Assassin
Oct 09, 1991
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
Apr 06, 1975
The Shin Hasegawa Series
Oct 04, 1972