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.
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
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New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
Charming Men
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
Dazzling Cops
Okashina yatsu
Baian the Assassin
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
White Love
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Castle of Sand
Machi no Hi
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
The Undercover Ninja Organization
Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari
Hangyaku no Tabi
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
Angel's Lover
The Witty Samurai
Three Rogues
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