Kunie Tanaka
Acting
Born 1932-11-23 · Toki, Gifu, Japan
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
The Last Ronin
Dec 18, 2010
The Hidden Blade
Oct 30, 2004
Fukumimi
Sep 13, 2003
The Boat to Heaven
Sep 13, 2003
北の国から 記憶 前編
Aug 23, 2003
Resurrection
Jan 18, 2003
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Oct 25, 2002
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
Oct 25, 2002
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
Sep 7, 2002
北の国から記憶
Aug 23, 2002
Kewaishi
Feb 9, 2002
All About Our House
Jun 9, 2001
As the River Flows
Apr 29, 2000
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Oct 17, 1998
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Dec 27, 1997
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Nov 22, 1997
The Rainbow Seeker
Dec 28, 1996
Oishinbo
Apr 13, 1996
Tora-san to the Rescue
Dec 23, 1995
Salaryman Senka
Dec 23, 1995
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
Jun 10, 1995
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Jun 9, 1995
イルカに逢える日
Nov 5, 1994
Free and Easy Special
Jul 16, 1994
A Class to Remember
Nov 6, 1993
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Oct 6, 1993
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Feb 6, 1993
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
May 22, 1992
Luminous Moss
Apr 25, 1992
My Sons
Oct 12, 1991