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Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1932-11-23

Birth Place

Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Movies and TV shows :

300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins

300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins

1975

0.0

Movie
A Class to Remember

A Class to Remember

1993

7.5

Movie
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

1998

6.2

Movie
A Desirable Marriage

A Desirable Marriage

1991

0.0

Movie
A Fishmonger's Tour

A Fishmonger's Tour

1963

0.0

Movie
Abashiri Prison

Abashiri Prison

1965

7.0

Movie
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

1967

0.0

Movie
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

1967

0.0

Movie
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

1966

0.0

Movie
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

1966

0.0

Movie
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

2002

0.0

Movie
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

2002

0.0

Movie
All About Our House

All About Our House

2001

5.9

Movie
Angel's Lover

Angel's Lover

1968

0.0

Movie
Arupusu no wakadaishô

Arupusu no wakadaishô

1966

0.0

Movie
As the River Flows

As the River Flows

2000

0.0

Movie
At This Late Date, the Charleston

At This Late Date, the Charleston

1981

6.3

Movie
Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin

1990

0.0

Movie
poster

Baian the Assassin

1991

10.0

TV
Baian the Assassin: Showdown

Baian the Assassin: Showdown

1993

0.0

Movie
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

1978

6.2

Movie
Banner of the Young

Banner of the Young

1970

0.0

Movie
Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1975

6.0

Movie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1973

7.4

Movie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

1974

7.3

Movie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

1974

7.0

Movie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

1973

7.2

Movie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

1980

6.7

Movie
Big Shots Die at Dawn

Big Shots Die at Dawn

1961

6.2

Movie
Birth of a Fighter

Birth of a Fighter

1967

7.0

Movie
Blood on the Sea

Blood on the Sea

1961

0.0

Movie
Blood Type: Blue

Blood Type: Blue

1978

5.9

Movie
Bravo, Young Guy

Bravo, Young Guy

1970

0.0

Movie
Campus A Go-Go

Campus A Go-Go

1965

8.5

Movie
Cash Calls Hell

Cash Calls Hell

1966

7.6

Movie
Castle of Sand

Castle of Sand

1991

0.0

Movie
Charming Men

Charming Men

1970

0.0

Movie
Choji Snack Bar

Choji Snack Bar

1983

7.0

Movie
College Champ

College Champ

1962

0.0

Movie
Company Buggers

Company Buggers

1975

7.0

Movie
Cops vs. Thugs

Cops vs. Thugs

1975

6.3

Movie
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold

Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold

1983

0.0

Movie
Debt of Honor

Debt of Honor

1966

0.0

Movie
Deeper Than Blue

Deeper Than Blue

1973

0.0

Movie
Demon

Demon

1985

7.7

Movie
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule

Detective Story: A Brother's Rule

1971

0.0

Movie
Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den

1970

7.0

Movie
Doterai Man

Doterai Man

1975

9.0

Movie
Down with The Big Boss

Down with The Big Boss

1979

0.0

Movie
Duel at Fort Ezo

Duel at Fort Ezo

1970

5.4

Movie
Dynamite Don-Don

Dynamite Don-Don

1978

7.0

Movie
Early Spring Story

Early Spring Story

1985

6.3

Movie
Evil of Dracula

Evil of Dracula

1974

6.7

Movie
Forward, Young People!

Forward, Young People!

1969

0.0

Movie
Free and Easy Special

Free and Easy Special

1994

7.5

Movie
Fukumimi

Fukumimi

2003

0.0

Movie
Game of Chance 2

Game of Chance 2

1967

6.0

Movie
Golden Ninja

Golden Ninja

1966

0.0

Movie
Goyokin

Goyokin

1969

7.5

Movie
Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor

1975

6.7

Movie
Great Jailbreak

Great Jailbreak

1975

7.0

Movie
poster

Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi

1993

0.0

TV
Hangyaku no Tabi

Hangyaku no Tabi

1976

0.0

Movie
Hidden Fangs

Hidden Fangs

1961

0.0

Movie
Highschool Scramble

Highschool Scramble

1982

0.0

Movie
Hobo General

Hobo General

1976

0.0

Movie
Hoshi wo tsugu mono

Hoshi wo tsugu mono

1990

0.0

Movie
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

1968

0.0

Movie
Hymn to a Tired Man

Hymn to a Tired Man

1968

7.8

Movie
In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

1968

0.0

Movie
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women

Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women

1975

0.0

Movie
Japan's Don

Japan's Don

1977

7.5

Movie
Japan's Top Gangster

Japan's Top Gangster

1973

0.0

Movie
Kamigata Kugaizoshi

Kamigata Kugaizoshi

1991

1.0

Movie
Karate Cop

Karate Cop

1982

0.0

Movie
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On

Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On

1976

0.0

Movie
Kewaishi

Kewaishi

2002

7.0

Movie
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu

Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu

1971

0.0

Movie
poster

Kita no kuni kara

1981

9.0

TV
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu

Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu

1983

0.0

Movie
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu

Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu

1984

5.0

Movie
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi

Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi

1987

6.0

Movie
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo

Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo

1989

8.0

Movie
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1

Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1

1992

6.0

Movie
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu

Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu

1995

6.0

Movie
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2

Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2

2002

0.0

Movie
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

1972

7.0

Movie
Koto—The Lake of Tears

Koto—The Lake of Tears

1966

6.5

Movie
Kwaidan

Kwaidan

1965

7.7

Movie
Let's Go! Young Guy

Let's Go! Young Guy

1967

0.0

Movie
Light of Africa

Light of Africa

1975

6.0

Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

1993

6.6

Movie
Love on a Daily Basis

Love on a Daily Basis

1988

1.0

Movie
Luminous Moss

Luminous Moss

1992

5.5

Movie
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy

Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy

1974

6.5

Movie
Machi no Hi

Machi no Hi

1974

0.0

Movie
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

1997

0.0

Movie
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

1986

5.0

Movie
Manhunt

Manhunt

1976

6.4

Movie
May Love Be Restored

May Love Be Restored

1980

0.0

Movie
Mourning Work

Mourning Work

1991

0.0

Movie
Murder in the Doll House

Murder in the Doll House

1979

6.5

Movie
My Sons

My Sons

1991

7.9

Movie
My Voiceless Friends

My Voiceless Friends

1972

0.0

Movie
Never Give Up

Never Give Up

1978

5.7

Movie
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm

New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm

1972

0.0

Movie
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

1974

5.3

Movie
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter

1971

0.0

Movie
Nichiren

Nichiren

1979

0.0

Movie
Nogare no machi

Nogare no machi

1983

0.0

Movie
Oishinbo

Oishinbo

1996

0.0

Movie
Okashina yatsu

Okashina yatsu

1963

0.0

Movie
poster

Older brother

1977

0.0

TV
Operation Sewer Rats

Operation Sewer Rats

1962

0.0

Movie
Oración

Oración

1988

6.0

Movie
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers

1972

6.4

Movie
Outlaw: Black Dagger

Outlaw: Black Dagger

1968

6.4

Movie
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

1968

6.8

Movie
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack

1975

0.0

Movie
Pink Lady's Motion Picture

Pink Lady's Motion Picture

1978

5.5

Movie
Pitfall

Pitfall

1962

7.3

Movie
Pride of the Campus

Pride of the Campus

1962

0.0

Movie
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

1965

0.0

Movie
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

1965

0.0

Movie
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

1965

6.0

Movie
poster

Private Detective Dobu

1991

0.0

TV
Private Detective DOBU 1

Private Detective DOBU 1

1981

0.0

Movie
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case

1982

0.0

Movie
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case

1982

0.0

Movie
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case

Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case

1983

0.0

Movie
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case

1983

0.0

Movie
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case

1983

0.0

Movie
Punishment of a Lawless Villian

Punishment of a Lawless Villian

1964

0.0

Movie
Rebel Against Glory

Rebel Against Glory

1970

0.0

Movie
Red Diamond

Red Diamond

1964

0.0

Movie
Resurrection

Resurrection

2003

5.6

Movie
poster

Rice Curry

1986

0.0

TV
River of Forever

River of Forever

1967

0.0

Movie
Ronin-gai

Ronin-gai

1990

5.9

Movie
Salaryman Senka

Salaryman Senka

1995

0.0

Movie
Sanjuro

Sanjuro

1962

7.9

Movie
Sasuke and His Comedians

Sasuke and His Comedians

1963

5.8

Movie
Seasonal Wind

Seasonal Wind

1977

0.0

Movie
Shimane Prison Riot

Shimane Prison Riot

1975

5.0

Movie
Shingo's Final Duel

Shingo's Final Duel

1964

0.0

Movie
Shy Security

Shy Security

1991

0.0

Movie
Silence Has No Wings

Silence Has No Wings

1966

7.0

Movie
Sir Galahad in Campus

Sir Galahad in Campus

1961

0.0

Movie
Station

Station

1981

6.1

Movie
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1973

7.0

Movie
poster

Submersion of Japan

1974

0.0

TV
Sugata Sanshiro

Sugata Sanshiro

1977

0.0

Movie
Sukanpin Walk

Sukanpin Walk

1984

5.0

Movie
Summer Soldiers

Summer Soldiers

1972

6.0

Movie
Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

1965

7.5

Movie
Take Me Out to the Snowland

Take Me Out to the Snowland

1987

6.0

Movie
Tale of Ninja Duty

Tale of Ninja Duty

1965

1.0

Movie
Tasmania Story

Tasmania Story

1990

9.0

Movie
Tenchu!

Tenchu!

1969

7.0

Movie
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

1979

6.4

Movie
The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

1960

7.7

Movie
The Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa

1971

7.5

Movie
The Boat to Heaven

The Boat to Heaven

2003

0.0

Movie
The Bullet and the Horse

The Bullet and the Horse

1966

0.0

Movie
The Bullet Train

The Bullet Train

1975

6.7

Movie
The Crimson Sky

The Crimson Sky

1962

0.0

Movie
The Day the Sun Rose

The Day the Sun Rose

1968

7.0

Movie
The Demon

The Demon

1978

6.5

Movie
The Desperate

The Desperate

1964

7.0

Movie
The Extravagant Cops

The Extravagant Cops

1977

0.0

Movie
The Face of Another

The Face of Another

1966

7.8

Movie
The Fixer

The Fixer

1979

6.0

Movie
The Front Line Showdown

The Front Line Showdown

1966

0.0

Movie
The Great Department Store Robbery

The Great Department Store Robbery

1987

0.0

Movie
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

1969

0.0

Movie
The Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade

2004

7.4

Movie
The House of Wedlock

The House of Wedlock

1986

0.0

Movie
The Human Bullet

The Human Bullet

1968

6.1

Movie
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

1959

8.2

Movie
The Inferno

The Inferno

1979

7.0

Movie
The Inheritance

The Inheritance

1962

7.2

Movie
The Instant Services Bureau

The Instant Services Bureau

1971

9.0

Movie
The International Gang of Kobe

The International Gang of Kobe

1975

5.7

Movie
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies

The Kingpin of Fair Ladies

1970

0.0

Movie
The Last Game

The Last Game

1979

0.0

Movie
The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

1965

0.0

Movie
The Last Ronin

The Last Ronin

2010

6.3

Movie
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

1977

7.3

Movie
The love song of farewell later

The love song of farewell later

1991

0.0

Movie
The Machine Gun Dragon

The Machine Gun Dragon

1976

6.3

Movie
The Merciless Trap

The Merciless Trap

1961

7.0

Movie
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

1984

6.0

Movie
poster

The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles

1975

0.0

TV
poster

The Password is Courage

2000

0.0

TV
The Rainbow Seeker

The Rainbow Seeker

1996

0.0

Movie
The Rainbow Seeker 2

The Rainbow Seeker 2

1997

0.0

Movie
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop

The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop

1987

5.5

Movie
The Revolt

The Revolt

1980

6.0

Movie
The School Deviate Waru

The School Deviate Waru

1973

0.0

Movie
The Shootout

The Shootout

1982

5.0

Movie
The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love

1957

6.8

Movie
The Summit of Mt. Fuji

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

1970

0.0

Movie
The Sun's Burial

The Sun's Burial

1960

6.5

Movie
The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

1966

7.7

Movie
The Threat

The Threat

1966

6.8

Movie
The Truck Rascals Go to The North

The Truck Rascals Go to The North

1978

10.0

Movie
The Undercover Ninja Organization

The Undercover Ninja Organization

1983

0.0

Movie
The Wild Trucker

The Wild Trucker

1975

7.0

Movie
The Wolves

The Wolves

1971

7.4

Movie
The Woman Champion

The Woman Champion

1968

0.0

Movie
The Woman Gambler's Revenge

The Woman Gambler's Revenge

1968

0.0

Movie
The Young Ace in Hawaii

The Young Ace in Hawaii

1963

0.0

Movie
The Young Ace in the South Pacific

The Young Ace in the South Pacific

1967

0.0

Movie
Third Generation Boss

Third Generation Boss

1974

0.0

Movie
Three Rogues

Three Rogues

1968

0.0

Movie
Three Yakuza

Three Yakuza

1965

7.8

Movie
Tokimeki Coast Story

Tokimeki Coast Story

1984

0.0

Movie
Tomorrow

Tomorrow

1988

7.5

Movie
Tonga Adventure Family

Tonga Adventure Family

1982

0.0

Movie
Tora-san to the Rescue

Tora-san to the Rescue

1995

7.0

Movie
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

1971

7.8

Movie
Troubleman Laughs and Kills

Troubleman Laughs and Kills

1979

0.0

Movie
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms

Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms

1969

0.0

Movie
Village of Eight Gravestones

Village of Eight Gravestones

1977

6.6

Movie
Wakadaisho vs Aodaisho

Wakadaisho vs Aodaisho

1971

0.0

Movie
White Love

White Love

1979

5.0

Movie
Winter's Flower

Winter's Flower

1978

6.2

Movie
Women and Miso Soup

Women and Miso Soup

1968

0.0

Movie
Yakuza G-Men

Yakuza G-Men

1965

0.0

Movie
Yakuza of the Present

Yakuza of the Present

1973

0.0

Movie
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den

Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den

1976

0.0

Movie
Yojo no jidai

Yojo no jidai

1988

0.0

Movie
Young Guy at Sea

Young Guy at Sea

1965

0.0

Movie
Young People

Young People

1968

0.0

Movie
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

1970

6.7

Movie
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966

7.0

Movie
Zoku Isoginchaku

Zoku Isoginchaku

1970

0.0

Movie
Zorome no San Kyoudai

Zorome no San Kyoudai

1972

0.0

Movie
北の国から ’95秘密 後編

北の国から ’95秘密 後編

1995

0.0

Movie
北の国から 記憶 前編

北の国から 記憶 前編

2003

0.0

Movie
北国之恋1988~1998 [记忆]

北国之恋1988~1998 [记忆]

0.0

Movie
幽霊列車

幽霊列車

1978

0.0

Movie