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.
Known For70
Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby
Sanjuro
The Bullet Train
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Graveyard of Honor
The Shootout
The Sword of Doom
Tenchu!
Manhunt
Goyokin
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Ronin-gai
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Sword of the Beast
Cops vs. Thugs
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
The Threat
Never Give Up
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Cash Calls Hell
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
The Machine Gun Dragon
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Three Yakuza
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
Sugata Sanshiro
Great Jailbreak
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Tale of Ninja Duty
Big Shots Die at Dawn
The Wild Trucker
Shimane Prison Riot
Karate Cop
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Sasuke and His Comedians
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Japan's Top Gangster
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Shingo's Final Duel
Dynamite Don-Don
Duel at Fort Ezo
The School Deviate Waru
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Birth of a Fighter
Hangyaku no Tabi
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
The Undercover Ninja Organization
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Private Detective DOBU 1
Rebel Against Glory
Young Guy at Sea
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
Hell Festival
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Three Rogues
The Thief and the Expelled Master
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
