Kunie Tanaka
ActingKunie 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
Kwaidan
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
The Face of Another
Mentally Ill Man #1
Sanjuro
Samurai
The Bad Sleep Well
Hitman
The Bullet Train
Koga's Brother
Dodes'ka-den
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Obara Nitôhei
The Sword of Doom
Senkichi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Masakichi Makihara
Filmography — Acting
Kwaidan
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
The Face of Another
Mentally Ill Man #1
Sanjuro
Samurai
The Bad Sleep Well
Hitman
The Bullet Train
Koga's Brother
Dodes'ka-den
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Obara Nitôhei
The Sword of Doom
Senkichi
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Masakichi Makihara
Tenchu!
Rokkaku Prison Officer
Silence Has No Wings
Manhunt
Yokomichi Keiji
The Revolt
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Rikichi Komadera
The Battle of Okinawa
Japan's Don
Village of Eight Gravestones
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Masakichi Makihara
Graveyard of Honor
Katsuji Ozaki
The Inheritance
Goyokin
Hirosuke
The Story of Pure Love
Satoyan
Resurrection
Dr. Saito
Never Give Up
Bartender
Demon
Keita
The Demon
Policeman
Pitfall
Man in White Suit
The International Gang of Kobe
Teruo Maruyama
The Wolves
Matsuzo Tsumura
Blood Type: Blue
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Ohno
The Inferno
Unpei Ikegata
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Sword of the Beast
Tanji
Cash Calls Hell
Umegaya
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Yakuza of the Present
Zen san
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Gen Sakagami
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Daisuke Jigen
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Kenkichi Ohara
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Kenji Yoshida
Stray Dog
Sagawa
The Sun's Burial
Thief
My Sons
Ronin-gai
Magozaemon Doi
Three Yakuza
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
Self
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Lt. Todoroki
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Teacher Fukushi
The Rainbow Seeker
Tsune-san
Choji Snack Bar
Iwashita
Company Buggers
Tora-san to the Rescue
Ship Captain
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Storyteller
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
Third Generation Boss
Winter's Flower
Kokichi Minami
The Shootout
Iwai
All About Our House
Chouichirou Iwata
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Johei Yawata
Oishinbo
Tattsan
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Otsuki
Hymn to a Tired Man
Hisataro Ohno
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Kuroki Taro
Sugata Sanshiro
Yasuyoshi
The Hidden Blade
Kanbê Katagiri
Pride of the Campus
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
The Wild Trucker
Borsalino 2
Eternity of Love
Japan's Top Gangster
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
Cops vs. Thugs
Kinpachi Komiya
Early Spring Story
Okino, Hitomi's father
The Extravagant Cops
The Boat to Heaven
Masato Sakurai
Dynamite Don-Don
Sakuzo
Free and Easy Special
Down with The Big Boss
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Man
May Love Be Restored
Yugiri-ro client
The Last Ronin
The Desperate
Chiba
The Crimson Sky
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Masakichi Makihara
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
The Human Bullet
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Karate Cop
Neighbor
Take Me Out to the Snowland
Yûichirô Tayama
Fear of Sex
Young Guy in the South Pacific
Shinjiro Ishiyama
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
間諜
Baian the Assassin
Great Jailbreak
Goda
The Machine Gun Dragon
Abashiri Prison
Otsuki
Young Guy in Hawaii
石山新次郎（青大将）
My Voiceless Friends
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Light of Africa
Katsuhiro
Tale of Ninja Duty
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Katsuji Nemoto
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Kirikawa
A Class to Remember
Ino
The Fixer
Young People
Taro
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Doctor Michio Hongô
The Last Game
Highschool Scramble
Shimane Prison Riot
Yoshikazu Minagawa
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Buddhist Priest
Sukanpin Walk
Keizo Fukami
Shingo's Final Duel
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Kanegai
Sasuke and His Comedians
College Champ
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Birth of a Fighter
The School Deviate Waru
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Summer Soldiers
Fujimura
The Bullet and the Horse
Tasmania Story
Charming Men
Kuramoto Kuraji
Young Guy at Sea
石山新次郎（青大））
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Hangyaku no Tabi
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
Dobu
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Evil of Dracula
Dr. Shimomura
The Woman Champion
A Desirable Marriage
Mr. Kawamata
Duel at Fort Ezo
Kurobei
Station
Sugawara
Let's Go! Young Guy
Shinjirou Ishiyama
Machi no Hi
Goro
Yojo no jidai
Golden Ninja
Risuke
Deeper Than Blue
Ajikawa
Game of Chance 2
Luminous Moss
Hachizo
The Threat
Love on a Daily Basis
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Self
This Heartbeat
Murder in the Doll House
Detective Naraki
Seasonal Wind
Operation Sewer Rats
Private Anayama
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
Yakuza G-Men
Masayoshi Imanishi
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Inoue
Oración
Salaryman Senka
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
Toramatsu Otani
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Army Minister
Hobo General
The Great Department Store Robbery
Sensation Seekers
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
Dobu
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
Ekisutora
The Day the Sun Rose
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
Battle Cry
Banner of the Young
Taro
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Dobu
The Front Line Showdown
Sawamura
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Campus A Go-Go
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
Doterai Man
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
Seiji Matsumiya
Three Rogues
The Witty Samurai
River of Forever
Women and Miso Soup
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Tadao Ueda
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
Toyama
Private Detective DOBU 1
Dobu
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
Shinichiro Nabeyama
幽霊列車
Rebel Against Glory
Red Diamond
George Takase
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
It Started In The Alps
Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
Zorome no San Kyoudai
Castle of Sand
Eitaro Imanishi
White Love
Circuit-A-Go-Go
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
In Broad Daylight
March
Forward, Young People!
Taro
北の国から記憶
演员
Hidden Fangs
I Love You So Much
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
The Thief and the Expelled Master
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Dobu
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Nichiren
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
The Last Judgment
Young Guy Graduates
Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
Shy Security
It's a Man's Way of Life
Heihachirou Yanai
Young Guy in Rio
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
Okashina yatsu
Sankichi Fujita
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Walleyed Nippon
Shirosaka
北の国から 記憶 前編
演员
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
Cry of the Mountain
Hell Festival
Somei To
Mourning Work
Fukumimi
Zoku Isoginchaku
Takashi Takai
A Fishmonger's Tour
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment
Tomorrow
Shoji's stepfather
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
Tonga Adventure Family
Blood on the Sea
Young Guy, the Ace Rider
The love song of farewell later
Return of the Champ
Shinjiro Ishiyama
The House of Wedlock
Kazuya Enomoto
An Angel's Temptation
The Instant Services Bureau
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Dobu
The Undercover Ninja Organization
As the River Flows
Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
The Merciless Trap
Ghost Reunion
Inspector Joichi Uno
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
Inspector Joichi Uno
Kewaishi
Nogare no machi
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
Inspector Joichi Uno
Sir Galahad in Campus
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Live Again Tomorrow
刈田勝利
Third Class Soldier Boss
Ghost Coast
Inspector Joichi Uno
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Yutaro Hatori
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
Triumphant Song of Youth
Angel's Lover
Debt of Honor
Inside the Storm of Love
イルカに逢える日
Bravo, Young Guy
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
The Free Island
夕月
若い野ばら
石丸雄吉
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
Ken Takahashi