Kunie Tanaka
Born in Toki, Gifu, Japan — Nov 23 1932• Died Mar 24 2021
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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 Ishi…
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Kita no kuni kara
Goru Kuroita (黑板五郎)
Rice Curry
Private Detective Dobu
Kwaidan
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Submersion of Japan
Tatsuno
Sanjuro
Samurai
The Bad Sleep Well
Hitman
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Rikichi Komadera
The Sword of Doom
Senkichi
Dodes'ka-den
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Shin Hasegawa Series
蛙ヶ池の仙太
Evil of Dracula
Dr. Shimomura
The Human Bullet
Goyokin
Hirosuke
Graveyard of Honor
Katsuji Ozaki
世界で一番熱い夏
The Bullet Train
Koga's Brother
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Obara Nitôhei
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Storyteller
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Masakichi Makihara
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
Yoshitoshi Kogure
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Inoue
Village of Eight Gravestones
The Face of Another
Mentally Ill Man #1
Older brother
Kintaro
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Masakichi Makihara
Japan's Don
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Masakichi Makihara
The Last Ronin
Ronin-gai
Magozaemon Doi
The Sun in Kurobe
Genkichi
Tenchu!
Rokkaku Prison Officer
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Ohno
The Revolt
The Demon
Policeman
The Rainbow Seeker
Tsune-san
The Battle of Okinawa
The Inferno
Unpei Ikegata
Never Give Up
Bartender
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Lt. Todoroki
The International Gang of Kobe
Teruo Maruyama
Yakuza of the Present
Zen san
Demon
Keita
Manhunt
Yokomichi Keiji
The Story of Pure Love
Satoyan
Winter's Flower
Kokichi Minami
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
The Inheritance
Oishinbo
Tattsan
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Daisuke Jigen
Blood Type: Blue
Sugata Sanshiro
Yasuyoshi
The Password is Courage
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Teacher Fukushi
The Sun's Burial
Thief
Young Guy at Sea
石山新次郎（青大））
Lucky Dragon No. 5
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Cash Calls Hell
Umegaya
My Voiceless Friends
The Fixer
Cops vs. Thugs
Kinpachi Komiya
Station
Sugawara
The Wolves
Matsuzo Tsumura
Operation Sewer Rats
Private Anayama
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Masakichi Makihara
Stray Dog
Sagawa
The Great Department Store Robbery
Pitfall
Man in White Suit
Baian the Assassin
Han-Emon of Otowa
Karate Cop
Neighbor
Third Generation Boss
Company Buggers
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Gen Sakagami
Silence Has No Wings
The Hidden Blade
Kanbê Katagiri
Abashiri Prison
Otsuki
Resurrection
Dr. Saito
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
Kuroki Taro
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Tale of Ninja Duty
Highschool Scramble
Battle Cry
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Dynamite Don-Don
Sakuzo
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
The Shootout
Iwai
Young People
Taro
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Otsuki
May Love Be Restored
Yugiri-ro client
Deeper Than Blue
Ajikawa
Sword of the Beast
Tanji
Sasuke and His Comedians
Down with The Big Boss
Choji Snack Bar
Iwashita
The Day the Sun Rose
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Kanegai
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
A Class to Remember
Ino
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Light of Africa
Katsuhiro
Women and Miso Soup
Game of Chance 2
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
Self
Shimane Prison Riot
Yoshikazu Minagawa
Tora-san to the Rescue
Ship Captain
Pride of the Campus
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
The Last Game
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Kirikawa
Young Guy in Hawaii
石山新次郎（青大将）
Great Jailbreak
Goda
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Masakichi Makihara
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Katsuji Nemoto
Summer Soldiers
Fujimura
Shingo's Final Duel
The Extravagant Cops
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
The Boat to Heaven
Masato Sakurai
Luminous Moss
Hachizo
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
In Broad Daylight
March
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
Young Guy in the South Pacific
Shinjiro Ishiyama
Hobo General
Hymn to a Tired Man
Hisataro Ohno
Salaryman Senka
Banner of the Young
Taro
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Kenji Yoshida
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Man
Yojo no jidai
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
The Crimson Sky
Three Yakuza
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Army Minister
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
White Love
The Bullet and the Horse
Tasmania Story
Let's Go! Young Guy
Shinjirou Ishiyama
Nichiren
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Johei Yawata
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Take Me Out to the Snowland
Yûichirô Tayama
Japan's Top Gangster
Eternity of Love
Duel at Fort Ezo
Kurobei
Love on a Daily Basis
Hidden Fangs
間諜
The Woman Champion
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
All About Our House
Chouichirou Iwata
The Machine Gun Dragon
Murder in the Doll House
Detective Naraki
北の国から記憶
演员
Early Spring Story
Okino, Hitomi's father
This Heartbeat
The Threat
Tomorrow
Shoji's stepfather
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
The Desperate
Chiba
Rebel Against Glory
My Sons
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Doctor Michio Hongô
It Started In The Alps
Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
Dobu
Baian the Assassin
幽霊列車
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
Seiji Matsumiya
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Zorome no San Kyoudai
Castle of Sand
Eitaro Imanishi
Oración
The Witty Samurai
Free and Easy Special
Okashina yatsu
Sankichi Fujita
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Yutaro Hatori
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations
Toyama
Yakuza G-Men
Masayoshi Imanishi
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Buddhist Priest
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Golden Ninja
Risuke
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Hangyaku no Tabi
Dazzling Cops
Nangou Goro
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Tadao Ueda
I Love You So Much
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Self
The Wild Trucker
Borsalino 2
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
Toramatsu Otani
Kewaishi
Forward, Young People!
Taro
The School Deviate Waru
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
Sukanpin Walk
Keizo Fukami
Three Rogues
Charming Men
Kuramoto Kuraji
Birth of a Fighter
Young Guy Graduates
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Kenkichi Ohara
Ekisutora
A Desirable Marriage
Mr. Kawamata
北の国から 記憶 前編
演员
Seasonal Wind
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
College Champ
夕月
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
Mourning Work
Fukumimi
Machi no Hi
Goro
The Undercover Ninja Organization
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
Dobu
Walleyed Nippon
Shirosaka
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Dobu
The Front Line Showdown
Sawamura
Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
ボオルチュ
Sensation Seekers
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
Zoku Isoginchaku
Takashi Takai
Return of the Champ
Shinjiro Ishiyama
The love song of farewell later
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Dobu
A Fishmonger's Tour
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
Sir Galahad in Campus
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Blood on the Sea
It's a Man's Way of Life
Heihachirou Yanai
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
Dobu
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
Triumphant Song of Youth
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
The Merciless Trap
The House of Wedlock
Kazuya Enomoto
Private Detective DOBU 1
Dobu
Shy Security
Campus A Go-Go
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
Doterai Man
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
Live Again Tomorrow
刈田勝利
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
Shinichiro Nabeyama
Ghost Coast
Inspector Joichi Uno
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
Cry of the Mountain
The Instant Services Bureau
Circuit-A-Go-Go
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
The Thief and the Expelled Master
River of Forever
Third Class Soldier Boss
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
Inspector Joichi Uno
Nogare no machi
As the River Flows
Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
Young Guy in Rio
Fear of Sex
Angel's Lover
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
若い野ばら
石丸雄吉
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
Inspector Joichi Uno
An Angel's Temptation
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
イルカに逢える日
Tonga Adventure Family
Bravo, Young Guy
A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment
Young Guy, the Ace Rider
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri
Ken Takahashi
Red Diamond
George Takase
The Last Judgment
Inside the Storm of Love
Debt of Honor
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
The Free Island
Ghost Reunion
Inspector Joichi Uno