Kunie Tanaka
Acting
Born: November 23, 1932 · Toki, Gifu, Japan
Died: March 24, 2021 (aged 88)
Highest Rated
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
Sanjuro
1962
Kwaidan
1965
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
The Face of Another
1966
The Sword of Doom
1966
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
Dodes'ka-den
1970
The Hidden Blade
2004
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
Pitfall
1962
Sword of the Beast
1965
Goyokin
1969
Photos (4)
Movies (273)
Sanjuro
Samurai
Kwaidan
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Never Give Up
Bartender
The Shootout
Iwai
The Sword of Doom
Senkichi
The Bad Sleep Well
Hitman
Ronin-gai
Magozaemon Doi
The Face of Another
Mentally Ill Man #1
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Obara Nitôhei
The Bullet Train
Koga's Brother
Dodes'ka-den
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Yutaro Hatori
White Love
1979
Manhunt
Yokomichi Keiji
Village of Eight Gravestones
1977
The Inferno
Unpei Ikegata
The Battle of Okinawa
Barber Higa
Evil of Dracula
Dr. Shimomura
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Masakichi Makihara
Demon
Keita
The Inheritance
1962
Station
Sugawara
The Demon
Policeman
May Love Be Restored
Yugiri-ro client
Graveyard of Honor
Katsuji Kozaki
The love song of farewell later
1991
A Class to Remember
Ino
Red Diamond
George Takase
Tenchu!
Rokkaku Prison Officer
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Masakichi Makihara
The Last Ronin
Okuno Shōgen
The Sun's Burial
Thief
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
1992
The House of Wedlock
Kazuya Enomoto
Pitfall
Man in White Suit
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
1970
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Daisuke Jigen
Bravo, Young Guy
1970
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
1979
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Inoue
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Rikichi Komadera
Sir Galahad in Campus
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
The Merciless Trap
1961
Yomigaeri
Dr. Saito
Goyokin
Hirosuke
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Storyteller
Take Me Out to the Snowland
Yûichirô Tayama
Cops vs. Thugs
Kinpachi Komiya
Yojo no jidai
1988
Tora-san to the Rescue
Ship Captain
Debt of Honor
1966
Kewaishi
2002
My Sons
1991
Choji Snack Bar
Iwashita
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
1995
The War Without Weapons
Detective Kitajima
The Human Bullet
Platoon Leader
Blood Type: Blue
1978
Down with The Big Boss
1979
Blood on the Sea
1961
Japan's Don
Detective Goto
Nogare no machi
1983
Sugata Sanshiro
Yasuyoshi
Cash Calls Hell
Umegaya
Japan's Top Gangster
1973
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Otsuki
The Threat
1966
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
Soldier Mania
Campus A Go-Go
1965
The Undercover Ninja Organization
1983
Young Guy in Hawaii
石山新次郎（青大将）
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Masakichi Makihara
Fear of Sex
1970
Early Spring Story
Okino, Hitomi's father
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
1987
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
Yakuza of the Present
Zen san
Tasmania Story
1990
The International Gang of Kobe
Teruo Maruyama
Sword of the Beast
Tanji
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Masakichi Makihara
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
1984
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
1995
The Machine Gun Dragon
1976
Battle Cry
Yamakawa Hiroshi
Karate Cop
Neighbor
The Extravagant Cops
1977
Three Yakuza
1965
Shingo's Final Duel
1964
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Lt. Todoroki
The Revolt
1980
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Tadao Ueda
The Rainbow Seeker 2
1997
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Doctor Michio Hongô
Hymn to a Tired Man
Hisataro Ohno
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978
Luminous Moss
Hachizo
Winter's Flower
Kokichi Minami
A Desirable Marriage
Mr. Kawamata
All About Our House
Chouichirou Iwata
Return of the Champ
Shinjiro Ishiyama
The Hidden Blade
Kanbê Katagiri
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
Shinichiro Nabeyama
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Gen Sakagami
Birth of a Fighter
1967
Rainbow Bridge
1993
The Free Island
1967
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
1989
It's a Man's Way of Life
Heihachirou Yanai
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Kirikawa
Game of Chance 2
1967
Dynamite Don-Don
Sakuzo
Tomorrow
Shoji's stepfather
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Kuroki Taro
北の国から 記憶 前編
演员
Nichiren
1979
Forward, Young People!
Taro
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978
Eternity of Love
1961
Abashiri Prison
Otsuki
Shimane Prison Riot
Yoshikazu Minagawa
The Story of Pure Love
Satoyan
Ghost Train
1978
Young Guy in the South Pacific
Shinjiro Ishiyama
Third Generation Boss
1974
Salaryman Senka
1995
The Wolves
Matsuzo Tsumura
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
1964
The Desperate
Chiba
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Buddhist Priest
Oración
1988
Sensation Seekers
1963
Deeper Than Blue
Ajikawa
Oishinbo
Tattsan
The Rainbow Seeker
Tsune-san
As the River Flows
Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
Stray Dog
Sagawa
Love on a Daily Basis
1988
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
1967
Charming Men
Kuramoto Kuraji
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972
Let's Go! Young Guy
Shinjirou Ishiyama
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Dobu
Golden Ninja
Risuke
Young People
Taro
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
The Last Judgment
1965
Young Guy at Sea
石山新次郎（青大））
Tale of Ninja Duty
1965
My Voiceless Friends
1972
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Katsuji Nemoto
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
Dobu
The Last Game
1979
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
2002
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
1983
Women and Miso Soup
1968
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
Toramatsu Otani
River of Forever
1967
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966
In Broad Daylight
March
Castle of Sand
Eitaro Imanishi
Great Jailbreak
Goda
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Teacher Fukushi
Live Again Tomorrow
刈田勝利
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Man
Murder in the Doll House
Detective Naraki
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Ohno
The Instant Services Bureau
1971
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
1971
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
1966
The Crimson Sky
1962
Light of Africa
Katsuhiro
The Boat to Heaven
Masato Sakurai
Hangyaku no Tabi
1976
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Dobu
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
Inspector Joichi Uno
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
1975
Ekisutora
1982
It Started In The Alps
Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
Pride of the Campus
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Hidden Fangs
1961
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
1984
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
1993
Okashina yatsu
Sankichi Fujita
This Heartbeat
1988
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Kanegai
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Johei Yawata
Highschool Scramble
1982
夕月
1969
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
Seiji Matsumiya
Angel's Lover
1968
Free and Easy Special
1994
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
1968
Young Guy Graduates
1969
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Kenkichi Ohara
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
Summer Soldiers
Fujimura
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
1983
Private Detective DOBU 1
Dobu
The Woman Champion
1968
Young Guy in Rio
1968
The Thief and the Expelled Master
1987
Seasonal Wind
1977
Yakuza G-Men
Masayoshi Imanishi
Duel at Fort Ezo
Kurobei
Kagami no naka no razō
1963
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
1969
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971
Baian the Assassin
1990
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
Dobu
Silence Has No Wings
1966
Operation Sewer Rats
Private Anayama
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Army Minister
北の国から記憶
演员
Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari
1984
The School Deviate Waru
1973
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
1970
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
Toyama
What is Love?
Saitaro Asami
Circuit-A-Go-Go
1967
The Front Line Showdown
Sawamura
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Dobu
Company Buggers
1975
The Fixer
1979
A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment
1963
Rebel Against Glory
1970
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
Inspector Joichi Uno
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
1971
The Wild Trucker
Borsalino 2
Hobo General
1976
Ghost Reunion
Inspector Joichi Uno
Zorome no San Kyoudai
1972
Hell Festival
Somei To
Shy Security
1991
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
1991
間諜
1964
Cry of the Mountain
1968
Doterai Man
1975
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Kenji Yoshida
Ghost Coast
Inspector Joichi Uno
Machi no Hi
Goro
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!
Yutaro Hatori
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!
Yutaro Hatori
The Witty Samurai
1972
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama!
Yutaro Hatori
Sukanpin Walk
Keizo Fukami
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
Walleyed Nippon
Shirosaka
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
1966
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
Wakai nobara
石丸雄吉
I Love You So Much
1988
The Bullet and the Horse
1966
College Champ
1962
Three Rogues
1968
イルカに逢える日
1994
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
Ken
Tonga Adventure Family
1982
Triumphant Song of Youth
1956
An Angel's Temptation
1968
Inside the Storm of Love
1978
Young Guy, the Ace Rider
1971
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
1967
Banner of the Young
Taro
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
Ken Takahashi
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
1975
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
1971
Fukumimi
2003
TV Shows (14)
From the Northern Country
Goru Kuroita (黑板五郎) · 24 eps
Submersion of Japan
Tatsuno · 26 eps
Dazzling Cops
Nangou Goro · 1 eps
Older brother
Kintaro · 13 eps
The Password is Courage
11 eps
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
Yoshitoshi Kogure · 26 eps
Rice Curry
13 eps
The Shin Hasegawa Series
蛙ヶ池の仙太 · 30 eps
Private Detective Dobu
7 eps
Baian the Assassin
Han-Emon of Otowa · 5 eps
The Sun in Kurobe
Genkichi · 2 eps
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
2 eps
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
ボオルチュ · 2 eps
The Saturday Tiger
1 eps
