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.
Movies
Hymn to a Tired Man
Kwaidan Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Sanjuro Samurai
Tora-san to the Rescue Ship Captain
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict Buddhist Priest
Dodes'ka-den Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Hidden Blade Kanbê Katagiri
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Battles Without Honor and Humanity Masakichi Makihara
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity Obara Nitôhei
Resurrection Dr. Saito
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms Seiji Matsumiya
A Fishmonger's Tour
Shy Security
The Wolves Matsuzo Tsumura
Zorome no San Kyoudai
In Broad Daylight March
Fukumimi
The Face of Another Mentally Ill Man #1
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
The Crimson Sky
The Human Bullet
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Sword of the Beast Tanji
Women and Miso Soup
Okashina yatsu Sankichi Fujita
Goyokin Hirosuke
Rebel Against Glory
The Sword of Doom Senkichi
Pitfall Man in White Suit
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage Storyteller
The School Deviate Waru
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy Daisuke Jigen
Tonga Adventure Family
Japan's Don
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
Young People Taro
Banner of the Young Taro
Forward, Young People! Taro
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club Kanegai
All About Our House Chouichirou Iwata
The Undercover Ninja Organization
Station Sugawara
Demon Keita
The Great Department Store Robbery
Battle Cry
At This Late Date, the Charleston Army Minister
Luminous Moss Hachizo
A Class to Remember Ino
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies Tadao Ueda
Duel at Fort Ezo Kurobei
The Desperate
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 Gen Sakagami
Graveyard of Honor Katsuji Ozaki
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
Young Guy at Sea 石山新次郎（青大））
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode Masakichi Makihara
Three Rogues
The House of Wedlock
The Young Ace in the South Pacific Shinjiro Ishiyama
Bravo, Young Guy
Evil of Dracula Dr. Shimomura
Karate Cop Neighbor
Free and Easy Special
As the River Flows Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
The Last Ronin
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi Lt. Todoroki
Kewaishi
The Boat to Heaven Masato Sakurai
The Rainbow Seeker
Mourning Work
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
River of Forever
Hoshi wo tsugu mono Kenji Yoshida
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
幽霊列車
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
Hidden Fangs
北の国から 記憶 前編 演员
北国之恋1988~1998 [记忆] 演员
Winter's Flower Kokichi Minami
Tasmania Story
Tokimeki Coast Story
The Bad Sleep Well Hitman
Murder in the Doll House Detective Naraki
Castle of Sand Eitaro Imanishi
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Seasonal Wind
Doterai Man
Private Detective DOBU 1
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
Blood Type: Blue
The Merciless Trap
The Inheritance
Charming Men Kuramoto Kuraji
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 Katsuji Nemoto
Choji Snack Bar Iwashita
Red Diamond George Takase
Stray Dog Sagawa
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case Dobu
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case Dobu
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case Dobu
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case Dobu
The Revolt
White Love
Never Give Up Bartender
Dynamite Don-Don Sakuzo
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga Masakichi Makihara
北の国から ’95秘密 後編
Birth of a Fighter
The Day the Sun Rose
Love on a Daily Basis
Early Spring Story Okino, Hitomi's father
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War Masakichi Makihara
Yojo no jidai
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 Otsuki
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers Ohno
The Machine Gun Dragon
Hangyaku no Tabi
The Fixer
The International Gang of Kobe Teruo Maruyama
Nichiren
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
The Bullet Train Koga's Brother
Abashiri Prison Otsuki
Light of Africa Katsuhiro
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
The Woman Champion
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
Golden Ninja Risuke
Cops vs. Thugs Kinpachi Komiya
Oishinbo Tattsan
Deeper Than Blue Ajikawa
Yakuza of the Present Zen san
The Threat
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 Kirikawa
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Third Generation Boss
Sasuke and His Comedians
Outlaw: Black Dagger Doctor Michio Hongô
Village of Eight Gravestones
Yakuza G-Men Masayoshi Imanishi
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' Self
Koto—The Lake of Tears Kenkichi Ohara
The Extravagant Cops
Down with The Big Boss
Sir Galahad in Campus Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Pride of the Campus Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Salaryman Senka
Shimane Prison Riot Yoshikazu Minagawa
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' Self
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron Rikichi Komadera
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
The Sun's Burial Thief
The Wild Trucker
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro Kuroki Taro
Manhunt Yokomichi Keiji
Nogare no machi
Campus A Go-Go
The Bullet and the Horse
Highschool Scramble
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
Great Jailbreak Goda
Cash Calls Hell
Shingo's Final Duel
Game of Chance 2
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop Yutaro Hatori
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth Johei Yawata
Summer Soldiers Fujimura
Silence Has No Wings
300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins Toyama
Japan's Top Gangster
A Desirable Marriage Mr. Kawamata
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Zoku Isoginchaku Takashi Takai
May Love Be Restored Yugiri-ro client
Let's Go! Young Guy Shinjirou Ishiyama
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
Tale of Ninja Duty
College Champ
The Shootout Iwai
Blood on the Sea
The Story of Pure Love Satoyan
Sukanpin Walk Keizo Fukami
Company Buggers
Oración
The Front Line Showdown Sawamura
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
The Battle of Okinawa
The Instant Services Bureau
Angel's Lover
The Demon Policeman
My Voiceless Friends
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
Operation Sewer Rats Private Anayama
Sugata Sanshiro Yasuyoshi
Tomorrow Shoji's stepfather
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan Teacher Fukushi
Ronin-gai Magozaemon Doi
Take Me Out to the Snowland Yûichirô Tayama
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
Machi no Hi Goro
Tenchu! Rokkaku Prison Officer
Three Yakuza
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Baian the Assassin
Hobo General
The Last Judgment
The Young Ace in Hawaii 石山新次郎（青大将）
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den Toramatsu Otani
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage Inoue
The love song of farewell later
The Last Game
Debt of Honor
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
My Sons
Arupusu no wakadaishô Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
The Inferno Unpei Ikegata
Wakadaisho vs Aodaisho
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
Shows
The Password is Courage
Rice Curry
Older brother Kintaro
Private Detective Dobu
Kita no kuni kara 黑板五郎
Submersion of Japan Tatsuno
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
Baian the Assassin Han-Emon of Otowa
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles Yoshitoshi Kogure
