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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
November 23, 1932Deathday
March 24, 2021Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
225Place of birth
Gifu Prefecture, Japan.Also known as
田中邦衛, 田中邦卫![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/i5CPYwU2cmCRYFnTrsOHFyqslcO.jpg)
Cast credits
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Kwaidan
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zW47oIH3bc3ggmmmzTvKqM4Fqjk.jpg)
Sanjuro
Samurai![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gP9pM94ATcZGfKQ3faKy0a3dVIi.jpg)
Dodes'ka-den
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/j6eOTaZJqWG9lEFWfK9jJqd03Qo.jpg)
The Hidden Blade
Kanbê Katagiri![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mQRXLwUabZT9hh7jQMc740DkO8Z.jpg)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Masakichi Makihara![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gbs7K9guX2pktd0WmKesMwBJgVV.jpg)
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Obara Nitôhei![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3p3L8bZ0bQtAfPX3st0VgdhRJEx.jpg)
Resurrection
Dr. Saito![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jLH0YA4BMOnDxtE9q1jfTHU8tbM.jpg)
The Wolves
Matsuzo Tsumura![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eUnFdf1Mf1b8AD3ChMPOCUfTBDQ.jpg)
The Face of Another
Mentally Ill Man #1![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8CoqruUTwDldSP8iNSKvmhq2sOC.jpg)
Sword of the Beast
Tanji![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5X0oO5Lg5OmYRd2zsGfxTaSFXEp.jpg)
Goyokin
Hirosuke![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yjHbIihqpuAXlZVoPbWdqaukllB.jpg)
The Sword of Doom
Senkichi![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/7VJ9RvCehgLlGI0NXmS9RUZMTND.jpg)
Pitfall
Man in White Suit![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8mPhPVAIuV0FlgkZMwGSXNyJPrd.jpg)
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Storyteller![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rmqZsKuRaKt48HBUlTxeSIHPS11.jpg)
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Daisuke Jigen![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/6Z7jBc56gsCsehcTCa9JNsRUkAf.jpg)
All About Our House
Chouichirou Iwata![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ASuWq3kDQRdXLe5B5WVXJq0lls.jpg)
Station
Sugawara![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/uBdhztEjOIuY5SdAxxFZfYhaCFM.jpg)
Demon
Keita![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/o2eI6cHlXcPk8k2vESyOnPnUEW9.jpg)
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Army Minister![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2ldEC0DN3WqJJpvKkIwKwvdXWuO.jpg)
Battle Cry
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Luminous Moss
Hachizo