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.
Filmography (291 titles)
6.6MovieThe Last Ronin
2010
ShowThe Sun in Kurobe
Genkichi · 2009
7.4MovieThe Hidden Blade
Kanbê Katagiri · 2004
10.0MovieFukumimi
2003
8.0MovieThe Boat to Heaven
Masato Sakurai · 2003
Movie北の国から 記憶 前編
演员 · 2003
6.1MovieYomigaeri
Dr. Saito · 2003
MovieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Self · 2002
MovieAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
Self · 2002
MovieKita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
2002
Movie北の国から記憶
演员 · 2002
8.5MovieKewaishi
2002
世界で一番熱い夏
2001
6.3MovieAll About Our House
Chouichirou Iwata · 2001
ShowThe Password is Courage
2000
9.0MovieAs the River Flows
Matsuda (The Shopkeeper) · 2000
6.6MovieA Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Inoue · 1998
MovieThe Rainbow Seeker 2
1997
MovieMagnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
7.0MovieThe Rainbow Seeker
Tsune-san · 1996
6.5MovieOishinbo
Tattsan · 1996
7.8MovieTora-san to the Rescue
Ship Captain · 1995
MovieSalaryman Senka
1995
Movie北の国から ’95秘密 後編
1995
8.0MovieKita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
1995
4.0Movieイルカに逢える日
1994
7.3MovieFree and Easy Special
1994
ShowHacchōbori Torimono Banashi
1993
7.3MovieA Class to Remember
Ino · 1993
8.0MovieRainbow Bridge
1993