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 For
Acting

1968
asHisataro Ohno

1965
asYasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

1962
asSamurai

1995
asShip Captain

1993
asBuddhist Priest

1970
asHatsutaro Kawaguchi

2004
asKanbê Katagiri

1983
as
1973
asMasakichi Makihara

1959
asObara Nitôhei

2003
asDr. Saito

1969
asSeiji Matsumiya

1963
as
1991
as
1971
asMatsuzo Tsumura

1972
as
1968
asMarch

2003
as
1966
asMentally Ill Man #1

1992
as
1962
as
1968
as
1997
as
1965
asTanji

1968
as
1963
asSankichi Fujita

1969
asHirosuke

1970
as
1966
asSenkichi

1962
asMan in White Suit

1966
asStoryteller

1973
as
1974
asDaisuke Jigen

1982
as
1977
as
1968
as
1968
asTaro

1969
asTaro

1970
asTaro

1969
asKanegai

2001
asChouichirou Iwata

1983
as
1981
asSugawara

1985
asKeita

1987
as
1975
as
1981
asArmy Minister

1992
asHachizo

1993
asIno

1970
asTadao Ueda

1970
asKurobei

1964
asChiba

1975
asKatsuji Ozaki

1974
asGen Sakagami

1979
as
1965
as石山新次郎(青大))

1974
asMasakichi Makihara

1974
asMasakichi Makihara

1968
as
1986
as
1967
asShinjiro Ishiyama

1970
as
1974
asDr. Shimomura

1982
asNeighbor

1994
as
2000
asMatsuda (The Shopkeeper)

2010
as
1979
asLt. Todoroki

2003
asMasato Sakurai

2002
as
1991
as
1996
as
1961
as
1971
as
1967
as
1990
asKenji Yoshida

1975
as
1978
as
1964
as
1961
as
2003
as演员

2002
as演员

1990
as
1978
asKokichi Minami

1984
as
1960
asHitman

1979
asDetective Naraki

1991
asEitaro Imanishi

1995
as
1977
as
1975
as
1981
as
2002
as
1978
as
1961
as
1962
as
1970
asKuramoto Kuraji

1968
asKatsuji Nemoto

1983
asIwashita

1964
asGeorge Takase

1973
asSagawa

1986
as
1982
asDobu

1982
asDobu

1983
asDobu

1983
asDobu

1983
as
1980
as
1979
as
1978
asBartender

1978
asSakuzo

1980
asMasakichi Makihara

1995
as
1967
as
1968
as
1988
as
1985
asOkino, Hitomi's father

1973
asMasakichi Makihara

1988
as
1965
asOtsuki

1972
asOhno

1976
as
1976
as
1979
as
1975
asTeruo Maruyama

1979
as
1978
as
1975
asKoga's Brother

1965
asOtsuki

1975
asKatsuhiro

1965
as
1968
as
1968
as
1971
as
1966
asRisuke

1975
asKinpachi Komiya

1996
asTattsan

1973
asAjikawa

1966
as
1973
asZen san

1997
as
1965
asKirikawa

1974
as
1963
as
1968
asDoctor Michio Hongô

1977
as
1965
asMasayoshi Imanishi

2002
asSelf

1966
asKenkichi Ohara

1977
as
1979
as
1961
asShinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)

1962
asShinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)

1995
as
1975
asYoshikazu Minagawa

2002
asSelf

1978
asRikichi Komadera

1970
as
1960
asThief

1975
as
1977
asKuroki Taro

1976
asYokomichi Keiji

1983
as
1965
as
1966
as
1982
as
1991
as
1975
asGoda

1966
asUmegaya

1964
as
1967
as
1987
asYutaro Hatori

1972
asJohei Yawata

1972
asFujimura

1966
as
1975
asToyama

1973
as
1991
asMr. Kawamata

1976
as
1967
as
1966
as
1966
as
1970
asTakashi Takai

1980
asYugiri-ro client

1967
asShinjirou Ishiyama

1984
as
1965
as
1962
as
1982
asIwai

1961
as
1957
asSatoyan

1984
asKeizo Fukami

1975
as
1988
as
1966
asSawamura

1972
as
1971
as
1971
as
1968
as
1978
asPoliceman

1972
as
1989
as
1983
as
1987
as
1984
as
1962
asPrivate Anayama

1977
asYasuyoshi

1988
asShoji's stepfather

1971
asTeacher Fukushi

1990
asMagozaemon Doi

1987
asYûichirô Tayama

1967
as
1971
as
1974
asGoro

1969
asRokkaku Prison Officer

1965
as
1993
as
1990
as
1976
as
1965
as
1963
as石山新次郎(青大将)

1976
asToramatsu Otani

1975
as
1998
asInoue

1991
as
1979
as
1966
as
1978
as
1991
as
1966
asShinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô

1979
asUnpei Ikegata

1971
as
1970
as
1968
as
1988
as
1988
as
1972
as
1964
as
1982
as
as
as
asKintaro
as
as黑板五郎
asTatsuno
as
asHan-Emon of Otowa
asYoshitoshi Kogure
Production
Crew
Directing