Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1932-11-23
Place of Birth:Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Also Known As: 田中邦卫 /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1932-11-23 More

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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.
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Fukumimi
Comedy Drama Fantasy
Resurrection
Fantasy Drama Mystery
My Sons
Comedy Romance
A Desirable Marriage
Comedy Drama Romance
Shy Security
Drama Romance
Private Detective Dobu
Crime Drama Action & Adventure
Ronin-gai
History Drama Action
The Shootout
Drama Crime Action
Karate Cop
Action Comedy Romance
Station
Drama Thriller Romance
Nichiren
History Drama
Blood Type: Blue
Science Fiction Thriller Drama
Never Give Up
Drama Action Thriller
Seasonal Wind
Romance Drama
Manhunt
Action Crime Drama
The Wild Trucker
Action Comedy Romance
The Bullet Train
Action Crime Drama Thriller
Cops vs. Thugs
Drama Action Crime
Battle Cry
Comedy Drama War
Stray Dog
Crime Thriller Drama
Zorome no San Kyoudai
Action Drama Crime
Tenchu!
History Action Drama
Goyokin
Drama Action
Angel's Lover
Comedy Drama
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Action Crime Thriller
The Human Bullet
Comedy Drama War
Three Rogues
Action Crime Drama
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Crime Action Thriller
Golden Ninja
Comedy Adventure
The Face of Another
Drama Science Fiction
The Threat
Crime Action Thriller
Cash Calls Hell
Action Drama Crime
Young Guy at Sea
Comedy Action Romance
Three Yakuza
Action Adventure
Abashiri Prison
Drama Thriller Crime
Kwaidan
Horror Fantasy Drama
Sasuke and His Comedians
Fantasy Action Comedy
Pitfall
Mystery Fantasy Crime
Sanjuro
Drama Action Comedy
The Bad Sleep Well
Crime Drama Thriller
  • name:Kunie Tanaka
  • Known For:Acting
  • Gender:Male
  • Birthday:1932-11-23
  • Place of Birth:Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
  • Also Known As: 田中邦卫 ·
  • 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.
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