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
Kwaidan
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Sanjuro
Samurai
Dodes'ka-den
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Hidden Blade
Kanbê Katagiri
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Masakichi Makihara
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Obara Nitôhei
Resurrection
Dr. Saito
The Wolves
Matsuzo Tsumura
The Face of Another
Mentally Ill Man #1
Sword of the Beast
Tanji
Goyokin
Hirosuke
The Sword of Doom
Senkichi
Pitfall
Man in White Suit
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Storyteller
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Daisuke Jigen
All About Our House
Chouichirou Iwata
Station
Sugawara
Demon
Keita
At This Late Date, the Charleston
Army Minister
Battle Cry
Luminous Moss
Hachizo
A Class to Remember
Ino
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
Tadao Ueda
Duel at Fort Ezo
Kurobei
The House of Wedlock
The Machine Gun Dragon
Graveyard of Honor
Katsuji Ozaki
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
Gen Sakagami
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Masakichi Makihara
Evil of Dracula
Dr. Shimomura
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Lt. Todoroki
The Last Ronin
Kewaishi
Mourning Work
The Rainbow Seeker
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Kenji Yoshida
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Masakichi Makihara
Yojo no jidai
Tasmania Story
Winter's Flower
Kokichi Minami
The Bad Sleep Well
Hitman
Blood Type: Blue
The Inheritance
Choji Snack Bar
Iwashita
The Merciless Trap
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
Katsuji Nemoto
The Boat to Heaven
Masato Sakurai
Red Diamond
George Takase
Stray Dog
Sagawa
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Murder in the Doll House
Detective Naraki
The Revolt
White Love
The Day the Sun Rose
Dynamite Don-Don
Sakuzo
Love on a Daily Basis
Early Spring Story
Okino, Hitomi's father
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Masakichi Makihara
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Otsuki
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Ohno
Hangyaku no Tabi
The Fixer
The International Gang of Kobe
Teruo Maruyama
Nichiren
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
Abashiri Prison
Otsuki
The Bullet Train
Koga's Brother
Light of Africa
Katsuhiro
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
The Woman Champion
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
Golden Ninja
Risuke
Cops vs. Thugs
Kinpachi Komiya
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
Oishinbo
Tattsan
Deeper Than Blue
Ajikawa
Sasuke and His Comedians
Yakuza of the Present
Zen san
Third Generation Boss
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Kirikawa
The Rainbow Seeker 2
The Threat
Outlaw: Black Dagger
Doctor Michio Hongô
Village of Eight Gravestones
Yakuza G-Men
Masayoshi Imanishi
Down with The Big Boss
Koto—The Lake of Tears
Kenkichi Ohara
The Extravagant Cops
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
Self
Pride of the Campus
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Sir Galahad in Campus
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Shimane Prison Riot
Yoshikazu Minagawa
Salaryman Senka
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 Wild Trucker
The Sun's Burial
Thief
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
Game of Chance 2
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
Yutaro Hatori
Shingo's Final Duel
Summer Soldiers
Fujimura
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Johei Yawata
300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins
Toyama
Japan's Top Gangster
Silence Has No Wings
A Desirable Marriage
Mr. Kawamata
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Zoku Isoginchaku
Takashi Takai
May Love Be Restored
Yugiri-ro client
Let's Go! Young Guy
Shinjirou Ishiyama
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
College Champ
Tale of Ninja Duty
The Shootout
Iwai
Blood on the Sea
The Story of Pure Love
Satoyan
Sukanpin Walk
Keizo Fukami
Company Buggers
Oracion
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 '83 Fuyu
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
Sugata Sanshiro
Yasuyoshi
Operation Sewer Rats
Private Anayama
Tomorrow
Shoji's stepfather
Ronin-gai
Magozaemon Doi
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
Teacher Fukushi
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
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Baian the Assassin
Three Yakuza
Hobo General
The Last Judgment
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
Toramatsu Otani
The Young Ace in Hawaii
石山新次郎(青大将)
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
The love song of farewell later
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
Inoue
The Last Game
Debt of Honor
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
Hymn to a Tired Man
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Buddhist Priest
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
Seiji Matsumiya
A Fishmonger's Tour
Zorome no San Kyoudai
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
Women and Miso Soup
The School Deviate Waru
Tonga Adventure Family
Japan's Don
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
Young People
Taro
Forward, Young People!
Taro
Banner of the Young
Taro
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
Kanegai
The Desperate
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
Young Guy at Sea
石山新次郎(青大))
Bravo, Young Guy
Karate Cop
Neighbor
Free and Easy Special
As the River Flows
Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
Tokimeki Coast Story
Doterai Man
Seasonal Wind
Tora-san to the Rescue
Ship Captain
Shy Security
In Broad Daylight
March
Fukumimi
The Crimson Sky
The Human Bullet
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
Okashina yatsu
Sankichi Fujita
Rebel Against Glory
The Undercover Ninja Organization
The Great Department Store Robbery
Three Rogues
The Young Ace in the South Pacific
Shinjiro Ishiyama
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
River of Forever
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
幽霊列車
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
北の国から 記憶 前編
演员
北国之恋1988~1998 [记忆]
演员
Hidden Fangs
Castle of Sand
Eitaro Imanishi
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
Private Detective DOBU 1
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
Charming Men
Kuramoto Kuraji
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 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
Dobu
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
Dobu
Shows
The Password is "Courage"
Kita no kuni kara
黑板五郎
Baian the Assassin
Han-Emon of Otowa
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
Yoshitoshi Kogure
Older brother
Kintaro
Submersion of Japan
Tatsuno
Rice Curry
Private Detective Dobu
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi