Kunie Tanaka
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
The Last Ronin
The Hidden Blade
as Kanbê Katagiri
The Hidden Blade
as Kanbê Katagiri
Fukumimi
Fukumimi
北の国から 記憶 前編
as 演员
北の国から 記憶 前編
as 演员
Yomigaeri
as Dr. Saito
Yomigaeri
as Dr. Saito
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
北の国から記憶
as 演员
北の国から記憶
as 演员
Kewaishi
Kewaishi
All About Our House
as Chouichirou Iwata
All About Our House
as Chouichirou Iwata
As the River Flows
as Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
As the River Flows
as Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
as Inoue
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
as Inoue
The Rainbow Seeker 2
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
The Rainbow Seeker
as Tsune-san
The Rainbow Seeker
as Tsune-san
Oishinbo
as Tattsan
Oishinbo
as Tattsan
Tora-san to the Rescue
as Ship Captain
Tora-san to the Rescue
as Ship Captain
Salaryman Senka
Salaryman Senka
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
イルカに逢える日
イルカに逢える日
Free and Easy Special
Free and Easy Special
A Class to Remember
as Ino
A Class to Remember
as Ino
Rainbow Bridge
Rainbow Bridge
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Castle of Sand
as Eitaro Imanishi
Castle of Sand
as Eitaro Imanishi
A Desirable Marriage
as Mr. Kawamata
A Desirable Marriage
as Mr. Kawamata
The love song of farewell later
The love song of farewell later
Shy Security
Shy Security
Mourning Work
Mourning Work
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
Baian the Assassin
Baian the Assassin
Love on a Daily Basis
Love on a Daily Basis
Yojo no jidai
Yojo no jidai
This Heartbeat
This Heartbeat
The Great Department Store Robbery
The Great Department Store Robbery
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
as Yutaro Hatori
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
as Yutaro Hatori
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!
as Yutaro Hatori
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen!
as Yutaro Hatori
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!
as Yutaro Hatori
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba!
as Yutaro Hatori
Tonga Adventure Family
Tonga Adventure Family
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
as Dobu
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
as Dobu
Ekisutora
Ekisutora
Karate Cop
as Neighbor
Karate Cop
as Neighbor
Station
as Sugawara
Station
as Sugawara
May Love Be Restored
as Yugiri-ro client
May Love Be Restored
as Yugiri-ro client
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
as Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
as Masakichi Makihara
The Revolt
The Revolt
The Fixer
The Fixer
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
as Lt. Todoroki
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
as Lt. Todoroki
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
as Inspector Joichi Uno
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
as Inspector Joichi Uno
Murder in the Doll House
as Detective Naraki
Murder in the Doll House
as Detective Naraki
Down with The Big Boss
Down with The Big Boss
Dynamite Don-Don
as Sakuzo
Dynamite Don-Don
as Sakuzo
The Demon
as Policeman
The Demon
as Policeman
Winter's Flower
as Kokichi Minami
Winter's Flower
as Kokichi Minami
The Extravagant Cops
The Extravagant Cops
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
as Shinichiro Nabeyama
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
as Shinichiro Nabeyama
The Wild Trucker
as Borsalino 2
The Wild Trucker
as Borsalino 2
The International Gang of Kobe
as Teruo Maruyama
The International Gang of Kobe
as Teruo Maruyama
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
The Bullet Train
as Koga's Brother
The Bullet Train
as Koga's Brother
Great Jailbreak
as Goda
Great Jailbreak
as Goda
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
as Daisuke Jigen
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
as Daisuke Jigen
Evil of Dracula
as Dr. Shimomura
Evil of Dracula
as Dr. Shimomura
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
as Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
as Masakichi Makihara
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
as Ohno
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
as Ohno
The Witty Samurai
The Witty Samurai
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
as Teacher Fukushi
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
as Teacher Fukushi
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
as Tadao Ueda
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
as Tadao Ueda
Fear of Sex
Fear of Sex
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Live Again Tomorrow
as 刈田勝利
Live Again Tomorrow
as 刈田勝利
Rebel Against Glory
Rebel Against Glory
Young Guy Graduates
Young Guy Graduates
The Day the Sun Rose
The Day the Sun Rose
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Game of Chance 2
Game of Chance 2
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
as Ken Takahashi
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
as Ken Takahashi
River of Forever
River of Forever
Birth of a Fighter
Birth of a Fighter
Let's Go! Young Guy
as Shinjirou Ishiyama
Let's Go! Young Guy
as Shinjirou Ishiyama
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
Debt of Honor
Debt of Honor
Golden Ninja
as Risuke
Golden Ninja
as Risuke
Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Kenkichi Ohara
Koto—The Lake of Tears
as Kenkichi Ohara
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
as Storyteller
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
as Storyteller
The Face of Another
as Mentally Ill Man #1
The Face of Another
as Mentally Ill Man #1
The Front Line Showdown
as Sawamura
The Front Line Showdown
as Sawamura
It Started In The Alps
as Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
It Started In The Alps
as Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
Third Class Soldier Boss
Third Class Soldier Boss
The Sword of Doom
as Senkichi
The Sword of Doom
as Senkichi
Campus A Go-Go
Campus A Go-Go
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
as Otsuki
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
as Otsuki
Sword of the Beast
as Tanji
Sword of the Beast
as Tanji
Young Guy at Sea
as 石山新次郎（青大））
Young Guy at Sea
as 石山新次郎（青大））
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
as Kirikawa
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
as Kirikawa
Three Yakuza
Three Yakuza
Abashiri Prison
as Otsuki
Abashiri Prison
as Otsuki
Sasuke and His Comedians
Sasuke and His Comedians
Young Guy in Hawaii
as 石山新次郎（青大将）
Young Guy in Hawaii
as 石山新次郎（青大将）
Pitfall
as Man in White Suit
Pitfall
as Man in White Suit
Operation Sewer Rats
as Private Anayama
Operation Sewer Rats
as Private Anayama
Pride of the Campus
as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Pride of the Campus
as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Sanjuro
as Samurai
Sanjuro
as Samurai
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Eternity of Love
Eternity of Love
The Merciless Trap
The Merciless Trap
The War Without Weapons
as Detective Kitajima
The War Without Weapons
as Detective Kitajima
The Sun's Burial
as Thief
The Sun's Burial
as Thief
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Obara Nitôhei
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
as Obara Nitôhei
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Lucky Dragon No. 5