Kunie Tanaka
Born November 23, 1932 (Age: 93)
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Toki, Gifu, Japan
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.
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.
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Filmography
北の国から記憶
2002
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as 演员
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Age: 69
As the River Flows
2000
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as Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
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Age: 67
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
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as
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Age: 64
イルカに逢える日
1994
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as
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Age: 61
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
1992
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as
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Age: 59
Castle of Sand
1991
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as Eitaro Imanishi
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Age: 58
A Desirable Marriage
1991
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as Mr. Kawamata
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Age: 58
The love song of farewell later
1991
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as
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Age: 58
Shy Security
1991
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Age: 58
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
1991
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Age: 58
Baian the Assassin
1990
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Age: 58
Ghost Reunion
1984
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as Inspector Joichi Uno
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Age: 52
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
1983
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as Dobu
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Age: 51
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
1983
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as Dobu
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Age: 50
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
1983
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as Dobu
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Age: 50
Tonga Adventure Family
1982
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as
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Age: 50
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
1982
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as Dobu
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Age: 49
Ekisutora
1982
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as
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Age: 49
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
1982
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as Dobu
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Age: 49
Return of the Champ
1981
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as Shinjiro Ishiyama
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Age: 48
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
1979
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as Inspector Joichi Uno
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Age: 46
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
1979
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as Inspector Joichi Uno
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Age: 46
Ghost Coast
1978
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as Inspector Joichi Uno
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Age: 45
Inside the Storm of Love
1978
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Age: 45
幽霊列車
1978
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Age: 45
Seasonal Wind
1977
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Age: 44
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
1975
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Age: 42
Doterai Man
1975
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Age: 42
Machi no Hi
1974
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as Goro
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Age: 41
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
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as Masakichi Makihara
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Age: 41
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
1973
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Age: 40
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
1971
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as
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Age: 39
The Instant Services Bureau
1971
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Age: 38
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971
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Age: 38
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
1971
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Age: 38
Young Guy, the Ace Rider
1971
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Age: 38
It's a Man's Way of Life
1970
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as Heihachirou Yanai
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Age: 38
Banner of the Young
1970
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as Taro
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Age: 38
Fear of Sex
1970
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Age: 37
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
1970
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Age: 37
Charming Men
1970
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as Kuramoto Kuraji
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Age: 37
Live Again Tomorrow
1970
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as 刈田勝利
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Age: 37
Bravo, Young Guy
1970
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Age: 37
Rebel Against Glory
1970
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Age: 37
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
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Age: 37
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
1969
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as Seiji Matsumiya
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Age: 36
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
1969
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as Kanegai
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Age: 36
Tenchu!
1969
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as Rokkaku Prison Officer
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Age: 36
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
1969
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as
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Age: 36
Forward, Young People!
1969
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as Taro
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Age: 36
夕月
1969
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Age: 36
Young Guy Graduates
1969
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Age: 36
Angel's Lover
1968
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Age: 36
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
1968
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Age: 36
Young People
1968
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as Taro
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Age: 36
In Broad Daylight
1968
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as March
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Age: 35
Three Rogues
1968
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Age: 35
Cry of the Mountain
1968
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Age: 35
An Angel's Temptation
1968
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Age: 35
Young Guy in Rio
1968
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Age: 35
The Woman Champion
1968
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Age: 35
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968
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Age: 35
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966
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Age: 33
若い野ばら
1965
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as 石丸雄吉
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Age: 33
Young Guy at Sea
1965
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as 石山新次郎（青大））
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Age: 32
間諜
1964
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Age: 31
The Desperate
1964
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as Chiba
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Age: 31
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
1964
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Age: 31
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
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Age: 31
Okashina yatsu
1963
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as Sankichi Fujita
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Age: 30
Walleyed Nippon
1963
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as Shirosaka
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Age: 30
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
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as 石山新次郎（青大将）
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Age: 30
A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment
1963
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Age: 30
Sensation Seekers
1963
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Age: 30
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
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Age: 30
College Champ
1962
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Age: 29
Operation Sewer Rats
1962
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as Private Anayama
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Age: 29
The Crimson Sky
1962
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Age: 29
Pride of the Campus
1962
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as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
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Age: 29
Blood on the Sea
1961
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Age: 28
Sir Galahad in Campus
1961
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as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
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Age: 28
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
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Age: 28
Eternity of Love
1961
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Age: 28
Hidden Fangs
1961
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Age: 28
The Merciless Trap
1961
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Age: 28
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
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as Obara Nitôhei
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Age: 26
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
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Age: 26
Triumphant Song of Youth
1956
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Age: 23