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Kunie Tanaka

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1932-11-23

Day of Death

2021-03-24

Place of Birth

Toki, Gifu, Japan

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.

Filmography (271)

⭐ 6.6 Role: Unknown

The Last Ronin

2010
⭐ 7.4 Role: Kanbê Katagiri

The Hidden Blade

2004
⭐ 10.0 Role: Unknown

Fukumimi

2003
⭐ 8.0 Role: Masato Sakurai

The Boat to Heaven

2003
⭐ 0 Role: 演员

北の国から 記憶 前編

2003
⭐ 6.0 Role: Dr. Saito

Yomigaeri

2003
⭐ 0 Role: Self

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

2002
⭐ 0 Role: Self

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

2002
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2

2002
⭐ 0 Role: 演员

北の国から記憶

2002
⭐ 8.5 Role: Unknown

Kewaishi

2002
⭐ 6.3 Role: Chouichirou Iwata

All About Our House

2001
⭐ 9.0 Role: Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)

As the River Flows

2000
⭐ 6.6 Role: Inoue

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

1998
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

The Rainbow Seeker 2

1997