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
as1968
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
as1970
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
as1971
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
as1964
as
1982
as
as
as
asKintaro
as
as黑板五郎
asTatsuno
as
asHan-Emon of Otowa
asYoshitoshi Kogure
Production
Crew
Directing
