Kunie Tanaka
Birthday: November 23rd, 1932 Date of Death: March 24th, 2021 Place of Birth: Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
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.
Cast Credits
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The Last Ronin (2011) -
The Hidden Blade (2005) -
As the River Flows (2000) -
Mo no shigoto (1991)Mo no shigoto (1991) -
Tomorrow (1988)Tomorrow (1988)
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The House of Wedlock (1986) -
Highschool Scramble (1982) -
The Shootout (1982)The Shootout (1982)
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Blue Christmas (1978)Blue Christmas (1978)
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The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro (1977)
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Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On (1976) -
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974) -
Evil of Dracula (1974)Evil of Dracula (1974)
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Stray Dog (1973) -
Zorome no San Kyoudai (1972) -
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club (1969) -
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) -
The Face of Another (1966) -
Sanjuro (1963) -
Operation Sewer Rats (1962) -
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity -
Yakuza of the PresentYakuza of the Present
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The Man Who Caught the RainbowThe Man Who Caught the Rainbow
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All About Our HouseAll About Our House
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The Yakuza Papers, Vol. 5: Final Episode