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

Television

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