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