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Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Birthday: 1932-11-23 | Place of Birth: Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Kunie Tanaka (田中 邦衛 Tanaka Kunie, born November 23, 1932) 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2005
The Hidden Blade

as    Kanbê Katagiri

2003
Resurrection

as    Dr. Saito

2001
All About Our House

as    Chouichirou Iwata

1992
Luminous Moss

as    Hachizo

1981
At This Late Date, the Charleston

as    Army Minister

1975
Graveyard of Honor

as    Katsuji Ozaki

1974
Evil of Dracula

as    Dr. Shimomura

1972
The Wolves

as    Matsuzo Tsumura

1970
Duel at Fort Ezo

as    Kurobei

1966
The Sword of Doom

as    Senkichi

1965
Abashiri Prison

as    Otsuki