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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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Toki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, 1932-11-23

Died: 2021-03-24

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1957	The Story of Pure Love	Satoyan	68
2	1959	The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity	Obara Nitôhei	82
3	1960	The Sun's Burial	Thief	65
4	1960	The Bad Sleep Well	Hitman	77
5	1961	The Merciless Trap		70
6	1961	Hidden Fangs		0
7	1961	Wakarete ikiru toki mo		0
8	1961	Big Shots Die at Dawn		62
9	1961	Sir Galahad in Campus	Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)	0
10	1961	Blood on the Sea		0
11	1962	Sanjuro	Samurai	80
12	1962	Pride of the Campus	Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)	0
13	1962	The Inheritance		72
14	1962	The Crimson Sky		0
15	1962	Operation Sewer Rats	Private Anayama	0
16	1962	Pitfall	Man in White Suit	73
17	1962	College Champ		0
18	1963	A Fishmonger's Tour		0
19	1963	Sensation Seekers		0
20	1963	The Young Ace in Hawaii	石山新次郎（青大将）	0
21	1963	Okashina yatsu	Sankichi Fujita	0
22	1963	Sasuke and His Comedians		58
23	1964	Punishment of a Lawless Villian		0
24	1964	The Desperate	Chiba	70
25	1964	Shingo's Final Duel		0
26	1964	間諜		0
27	1964	Red Diamond	George Takase	0
28	1965	Kwaidan	Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")	77
29	1965	Tale of Ninja Duty		10
30	1965	Abashiri Prison	Otsuki	71
31	1965	The Last Judgment		0
32	1965	Three Yakuza		78
33	1965	Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2	Kirikawa	70
34	1965	Young Guy at Sea	石山新次郎（青大））	0
35	1965	Sword of the Beast	Tanji	75
36	1965	Prison Walls of Abashiri 3	Otsuki	70
37	1965	Yakuza G-Men	Masayoshi Imanishi	0
38	1965	Campus A Go-Go		85
39	1965	Prison Walls of Abashiri 4		0
40	1966	Cash Calls Hell	Umegaya	76
41	1966	Silence Has No Wings		70
42	1966	The Threat		73
43	1966	The Sword of Doom	Senkichi	77
44	1966	The Bullet and the Horse		0
45	1966	Young Ace in the Alps	Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô	0
46	1966	The Front Line Showdown	Sawamura	0
47	1966	The Face of Another	Mentally Ill Man #1	78
48	1966	Zatoichi's Pilgrimage	Storyteller	70
49	1966	Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South		0
50	1966	Koto—The Lake of Tears	Kenkichi Ohara	65
51	1966	Golden Ninja	Risuke	0
52	1966	Debt of Honor		0
53	1966	Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country		0
54	1967	Let's Go! Young Guy	Shinjirou Ishiyama	0
55	1967	Birth of a Fighter		70
56	1967	River of Forever		0
57	1967	Game of Chance 2		60
58	1967	Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido		0
59	1967	The Young Ace in the South Pacific	Shinjiro Ishiyama	0
60	1967	Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil		0
61	1968	Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2	Katsuji Nemoto	68
62	1968	Hymn to a Tired Man	Hisataro Ohno	78
63	1968	How to Be the Worst of Office Workers		0
64	1968	The Woman Champion		0
65	1968	Women and Miso Soup		0
66	1968	Cry of the Mountain		0
67	1968	Three Rogues		0
68	1968	The Human Bullet		61
69	1968	In Broad Daylight	March	0
70	1968	The Day the Sun Rose		70
71	1968	Young People	Taro	0
72	1968	The Woman Gambler's Revenge		0
73	1968	Outlaw: Black Dagger	Doctor Michio Hongô	64
74	1968	Angel's Lover		0
75	1969	Goyokin	Hirosuke	76
76	1969	Forward, Young People!	Taro	0
77	1969	Tenchu!	Rokkaku Prison Officer	70
78	1969	Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms	Seiji Matsumiya	0
79	1969	The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club	Kanegai	0
80	1970	Zoku Isoginchaku	Takashi Takai	0
81	1970	Duel at Fort Ezo	Kurobei	54
82	1970	The Summit of Mt. Fuji		0
83	1970	Rebel Against Glory		0
84	1970	Bravo, Young Guy		0
85	1970	Charming Men	Kuramoto Kuraji	0
86	1970	Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival		67
87	1970	The Kingpin of Fair Ladies	Tadao Ueda	0
88	1970	Dodes'ka-den	Hatsutaro Kawaguchi	70
89	1970	Banner of the Young	Taro	0
90	1970	It's a Man's Way of Life	Heihachirou Yanai	0
91	1971	Wakadaisho vs Aodaisho		0
92	1971	Detective Story: A Brother's Rule		0
93	1971	Tora-san, the Good Samaritan	Teacher Fukushi	78
94	1971	Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu		0
95	1971	The Instant Services Bureau		90
96	1971	The Battle of Okinawa		75
97	1971	The Wolves	Matsuzo Tsumura	74
98	1971	New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter		0
99	1971	Nippon ichi no shokku otoko		0
100	1972	Zorome no San Kyoudai		0
101	1972	The Witty Samurai		0
102	1972	Summer Soldiers	Fujimura	60
103	1972	My Voiceless Friends		0
104	1972	New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm		0
105	1972	Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth	Johei Yawata	70
106	1972	Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers	Ohno	64
107	1973	Battles Without Honor and Humanity	Masakichi Makihara	74
108	1973	Deeper Than Blue	Ajikawa	0
109	1973	The School Deviate Waru		0
110	1973	Japan's Top Gangster		0
111	1973	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War	Masakichi Makihara	73
112	1973	Stray Dog	Sagawa	70
113	1973	Yakuza of the Present	Zen san	0
114	1974	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics	Masakichi Makihara	70
115	1974	Machi no Hi	Goro	0
116	1974	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode	Masakichi Makihara	73
117	1974	Evil of Dracula	Dr. Shimomura	68
118	1974	Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy	Daisuke Jigen	60
119	1974	Third Generation Boss		0
120	1974	New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1	Gen Sakagami	56
121	1975	Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack		0
122	1975	Doterai Man		90
123	1975	Graveyard of Honor	Katsuji Ozaki	67
124	1975	Battle Cry		60
125	1975	Great Jailbreak	Goda	70
126	1975	Cops vs. Thugs	Kinpachi Komiya	63
127	1975	Shimane Prison Riot	Yoshikazu Minagawa	50
128	1975	Light of Africa	Katsuhiro	60
129	1975	The Bullet Train	Koga's Brother	68
130	1975	Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women		0
131	1975	Company Buggers		70
132	1975	The International Gang of Kobe	Teruo Maruyama	57
133	1975	300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations	Toyama	0
134	1975	The Wild Trucker	Borsalino 2	70
135	1976	Manhunt	Yokomichi Keiji	65
136	1976	The Machine Gun Dragon		63
137	1976	Hobo General		0
138	1976	Hangyaku no Tabi		0
139	1976	Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den	Toramatsu Otani	70
140	1976	Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On		0
141	1977	Japan's Don		75
142	1977	Seasonal Wind		0
143	1977	The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro	Kuroki Taro	78
144	1977	Village of Eight Gravestones		67
145	1977	Sugata Sanshiro	Yasuyoshi	0
146	1977	The Extravagant Cops		0
147	1978	幽霊列車		0
148	1978	Winter's Flower	Kokichi Minami	62
149	1978	Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron	Rikichi Komadera	63
150	1978	Never Give Up	Bartender	57
151	1978	Dynamite Don-Don	Sakuzo	70
152	1978	The Demon	Policeman	65
153	1978	Blood Type: Blue		55
154	1978	Pink Lady's Motion Picture		55
155	1978	The Truck Rascals Go to The North		100
156	1979	Nichiren		0
157	1979	Down with The Big Boss		0
158	1979	Murder in the Doll House	Detective Naraki	65
159	1979	The Inferno	Unpei Ikegata	66
160	1979	The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi	Lt. Todoroki	64
161	1979	White Love		50
162	1979	Troubleman Laughs and Kills		0
163	1979	The Fixer		60
164	1979	The Last Game		0
165	1980	The Revolt		60
166	1980	Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga	Masakichi Makihara	67
167	1980	May Love Be Restored	Yugiri-ro client	0
168	1981	Private Detective DOBU 1		0
169	1981	Station	Sugawara	61
170	1981	At This Late Date, the Charleston	Army Minister	63
171	1982	Karate Cop	Neighbor	0
172	1982	Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case	Dobu	0
173	1982	Ekisutora		0
174	1982	The Shootout	Iwai	50
175	1982	Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case	Dobu	0
176	1982	Tonga Adventure Family		0
177	1982	Highschool Scramble		0
178	1983	Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case	Dobu	0
179	1983	Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case		0
180	1983	Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu		0
181	1983	The Undercover Ninja Organization		0
182	1983	Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold		0
183	1983	Nogare no machi		0
184	1983	Choji Snack Bar	Iwashita	70
185	1983	Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case	Dobu	0
186	1984	Tokimeki Coast Story		0
187	1984	Sukanpin Walk	Keizo Fukami	50
188	1984	The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel		60
189	1984	Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu		50
190	1985	Demon	Keita	70
191	1985	Early Spring Story	Okino, Hitomi's father	63
192	1986	Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy		50
193	1986	The House of Wedlock		0
194	1987	Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi		60
195	1987	The Thief and the Expelled Master		0
196	1987	The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop	Yutaro Hatori	55
197	1987	Take Me Out to the Snowland	Yûichirô Tayama	60
198	1987	The Great Department Store Robbery		0
199	1988	Oración		60
200	1988	Tomorrow	Shoji's stepfather	75
201	1988	This Heartbeat		0
202	1988	Yojo no jidai		0
203	1988	Love on a Daily Basis		10
204	1988	I Love You So Much		0
205	1989	Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo		80
206	1990	Hoshi wo tsugu mono	Kenji Yoshida	0
207	1990	Tasmania Story		90
208	1990	Ronin-gai	Magozaemon Doi	59
209	1990	Baian the Assassin		0
210	1991	Kamigata Kugaizoshi		10
211	1991	Mourning Work		0
212	1991	Shy Security		0
213	1991	The love song of farewell later		0
214	1991	A Desirable Marriage	Mr. Kawamata	60
215	1991	Castle of Sand	Eitaro Imanishi	0
216	1991	My Sons		77
217	1992	Luminous Moss	Hachizo	55
218	1992	Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1		60
219	1993	Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict	Buddhist Priest	76
220	1993	Baian the Assassin: Showdown		0
221	1993	A Class to Remember	Ino	75
222	1994	Free and Easy Special		75
223	1994	イルカに逢える日		0
224	1995	Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu		60
225	1995	北の国から ’95秘密後編		0
226	1995	Tora-san to the Rescue	Ship Captain	70
227	1995	Salaryman Senka		0
228	1996	Oishinbo	Tattsan	60
229	1996	The Rainbow Seeker		0
230	1997	Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow		0
231	1997	The Rainbow Seeker 2		0
232	1998	A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage	Inoue	62
233	2000	As the River Flows	Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)	0
234	2001	All About Our House	Chouichirou Iwata	59
235	2002	Kewaishi		70
236	2002	北の国から記憶	演员	0
237	2002	Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2		0
238	2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'	Self	0
239	2002	Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'	Self	0
240	2003	Resurrection	Dr. Saito	57
241	2003	北の国から記憶前編	演员	0
242	2003	Fukumimi		0
243	2003	The Boat to Heaven	Masato Sakurai	0
244	2004	The Hidden Blade	Kanbê Katagiri	74
245	2010	The Last Ronin		63

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	The Shin Hasegawa Series	蛙ヶ池の仙太	0
2	1974	Submersion of Japan	Tatsuno	0
3	1975	The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles	Yoshitoshi Kogure	0
4	1977	Older brother	Kintaro	0
5	1981	Kita no kuni kara	黑板五郎	90
6	1986	Rice Curry		0
7	1991	Private Detective Dobu		0
8	1991	Baian the Assassin	Han-Emon of Otowa	100
9	1993	Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi		0
10	2000	The Password is Courage		0