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.
Known For70
Sanjuro
The Bullet Train
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
The Sword of Doom
Graveyard of Honor
The Shootout
Manhunt
Goyokin
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Tenchu!
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Never Give Up
Ronin-gai
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Sword of the Beast
The Threat
Cops vs. Thugs
Karate Cop
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Tale of Ninja Duty
Cash Calls Hell
The Machine Gun Dragon
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Shimane Prison Riot
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
Japan's Top Gangster
Sasuke and His Comedians
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Shingo's Final Duel
The School Deviate Waru
Sugata Sanshiro
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
The Wild Trucker
Duel at Fort Ezo
Three Yakuza
Rebel Against Glory
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Dynamite Don-Don
Young Guy at Sea
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
The Undercover Ninja Organization
Hell Festival
Great Jailbreak
Birth of a Fighter
Hangyaku no Tabi
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Private Detective DOBU 1
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Zorome no San Kyoudai
Three Rogues
