Kunie Tanaka
Acting
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.
Born: November 23, 1932
Place of Birth: Toki, Gifu, Japan
Known For
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Eighth movie in the Torakku Yarō series
Baian the Assassin
During the day, Dr. Baian is the friendly and trusted village acupuncturist. At night, he becomes Baian, the assassin. Using his acupuncture needles as weapons, he takes on deadly assignments, killing evildoers with an undeniable skill and precision.
Tasmania Story
Eiji Kawano (Kunie Tanaka) has recently broken from the Japanese company he used to work for. As an immigrant to Tasmania, he has been won over by the island's immense natural beauty, and he is conscience-bound to oppose his former employer's ecologically unsound practices. He is also estranged from his grown son, who still resides in Japan. When his son comes to Tasmania for a visit, he must face the challenge of renewing their relationship.
Doterai Man
Business is a game! A theatrical version of the TV drama that became a social phenomenon starring Teruhiko Saigo. Set in a wholesaler town in Osaka, it depicts the activities of the main character Takezo Yamashita who repels adversity with a man's stubbornness and guts.
The Instant Services Bureau
Comedy of two brothers working at a local governmental office.
Kita no kuni kara
Narrated by the son, Jun, the tale follows the lives of two children torn between their parents and their parents' divorce. Jun, and his sister Hotaru, grow and mature - willingly and sometimes forcibly - in the harsh climates of Hokkaido, learning the ways of life through their interaction with the folk of Furano.
Take Me Out to the Snowland
Fumio Yano is an unassuming young businessman in the ski wear line. His own skiing ability is close to professional level, and he assists a former world champion, Tayama, on the sales team. Fumio meets and falls in love with Yu, a young secretary, but initially finds it hard to express his true feelings for her. A St Valentine's Day fashion show provides an unexpected backdrop for crisis resolution, and a mad scramble ensues to beat the clock and make it to a neighboring ski resort in time for the press and photographers. A pack of chocolate is a symbol of true love...
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Kaji is sent to the Japanese army labeled Red and is mistreated by the vets. Along his assignment, Kaji witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against the recruit Obara. He also sees his friend Shinjô Ittôhei defecting to the Russian border, and he ends in the front to fight a lost battle against the Russian tanks division.
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
Sanjuro
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.
Filmography
as Genkichi
as Kanbê Katagiri
as Masato Sakurai
as 演员
as Dr. Saito
as 演员
as Chouichirou Iwata
as Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
as Tsune-san
as Tattsan
as Ship Captain
as Ino
as Buddhist Priest
as Hachizo
as Han-Emon of Otowa
as Eitaro Imanishi
as Mr. Kawamata
as Magozaemon Doi
as Kenji Yoshida
as Shoji's stepfather
as Yûichirô Tayama
as Yutaro Hatori
as Okino, Hitomi's father
as Keita
as Inspector Joichi Uno
as Keizo Fukami
as Iwashita
as Iwai
as Neighbor
as Army Minister
as Sugawara
as 黑板五郎
as Shinjiro Ishiyama
as Dobu
as Yugiri-ro client
as Masakichi Makihara
as Inspector Joichi Uno
as Lt. Todoroki
as Unpei Ikegata
as Inspector Joichi Uno
as Detective Naraki
as Inspector Joichi Uno
as Sakuzo
as Policeman
as Bartender
as Rikichi Komadera
as Kokichi Minami
as Kintaro
as Kuroki Taro
as Nangou Goro
as Toramatsu Otani
as Yokomichi Keiji
as Borsalino 2
as Teruo Maruyama
as Koga's Brother
as Katsuhiro
as Yoshikazu Minagawa
as Kinpachi Komiya
as Yoshitoshi Kogure
as Goda
as Katsuji Ozaki
as Gen Sakagami
as Tatsuno
as Daisuke Jigen
as Dr. Shimomura
as Masakichi Makihara
as Goro
as Masakichi Makihara
as Zen san
as Sagawa
as Masakichi Makihara
as Ajikawa
as Masakichi Makihara
as 蛙ヶ池の仙太
as Johei Yawata
as Fujimura
as Matsuzo Tsumura
as Teacher Fukushi
as Taro
as Heihachirou Yanai
as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
as Tadao Ueda
as Kuramoto Kuraji
as 刈田勝利
as Kurobei
as Kanegai
as Rokkaku Prison Officer
as Taro
as Hirosuke
as Doctor Michio Hongô
as Taro
as March
as Hisataro Ohno
as Katsuji Nemoto
as Shinjiro Ishiyama
as Shinjirou Ishiyama
as Risuke
as Kenkichi Ohara
as Storyteller
as Mentally Ill Man #1
as Sawamura
as Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
as Senkichi
as Umegaya
as 石丸雄吉
as Masayoshi Imanishi
as Otsuki
as Tanji
as 石山新次郎（青大））
as Kirikawa
as Otsuki
as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
as George Takase
as Chiba
as Sankichi Fujita
as Shirosaka
as 石山新次郎（青大将）
as Man in White Suit
as Private Anayama
as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
as Samurai
as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
as Hitman
as Thief
as Obara Nitôhei
as Satoyan