
Kunie Tanaka
- Date of Birth: 1932-11-23
- Date of Death: 2021-03-24
- Place of Birth: Toki, Gifu Prefecture, 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 w... 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.

Baian the Assassin
Crime • 1991 October

The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Comedy, Action, Romance • 1978 December

Doterai Man
Drama • 1975 February

Tasmania Story
Drama • 1990 June

Kita no kuni kara
Family • 1981 October

The Instant Services Bureau
Comedy • 1971 August

Campus A Go-Go
Drama, Music • 1965 December

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
War, Drama, History • 1959 November

Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
Drama, TV Movie • 1989 March

Sanjuro
Drama, Action, Comedy • 1962 January