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
Kwaidan
(1965)
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
The Bad Sleep Well
(1960)
Hitman
Sanjuro
(1962)
Samurai
The Face of Another
(1966)
Mentally Ill Man #1
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
(1974)
Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
(1973)
Masakichi Makihara
The Sword of Doom
(1966)
Senkichi
Station
(1981)
Sugawara
Dodes'ka-den
(1970)
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Bullet Train
(1975)
Koga's Brother
Pitfall
(1962)
Man in White Suit
Sword of the Beast
(1965)
Tanji
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
(1973)
Masakichi Makihara
Graveyard of Honor
(1975)
Katsuji Ozaki
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
(1959)
Obara Nitôhei
The Battle of Okinawa
(1971)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Story of Pure Love
(1957)
Satoyan
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
(1959)
Obara Nitôhei
The Sun's Burial
(1960)
Thief
The Bad Sleep Well
(1960)
Hitman
Big Shots Die at Dawn
(1961)
Sir Galahad in Campus
(1961)
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Hidden Fangs
(1961)
The Merciless Trap
(1961)
Blood on the Sea
(1961)
Pride of the Campus
(1962)
Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Sanjuro
(1962)
Samurai
College Champ
(1962)
Pitfall
(1962)
Man in White Suit
The Inheritance
(1962)
The Crimson Sky
(1962)
Operation Sewer Rats
(1962)
Private Anayama
The Young Ace in Hawaii
(1963)
石山新次郎（青大将）
Okashina yatsu
(1963)
Sankichi Fujita
A Fishmonger's Tour
(1963)
Sasuke and His Comedians
(1963)
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
(1964)
Shingo's Final Duel
(1964)
The Desperate
(1964)
Red Diamond
(1964)
George Takase
Abashiri Prison
(1965)
Otsuki
Yakuza G-Men
(1965)
Masayoshi Imanishi
Sword of the Beast
(1965)
Tanji
Three Yakuza
(1965)
The Last Judgment
(1965)
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
(1965)
Kirikawa
Tale of Ninja Duty
(1965)
Kwaidan
(1965)
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
(1965)
Otsuki
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
(1965)
Campus A Go-Go
(1965)
Young Guy at Sea
(1965)
石山新次郎（青大））
Silence Has No Wings
(1966)
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
(1966)
Koto—The Lake of Tears
(1966)
Kenkichi Ohara
Golden Ninja
(1966)
Risuke
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
(1966)
Cash Calls Hell
(1966)
Debt of Honor
(1966)
The Bullet and the Horse
(1966)
The Threat
(1966)
The Front Line Showdown
(1966)
Sawamura
The Sword of Doom
(1966)
Senkichi
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
(1966)
Storyteller
The Face of Another
(1966)
Mentally Ill Man #1
River of Forever
(1967)
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
(1967)
Game of Chance 2
(1967)
The Young Ace in the South Pacific
(1967)
Shinjiro Ishiyama
Let's Go! Young Guy
(1967)
Shinjirou Ishiyama
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
(1967)
Young People
(1968)
Taro
In Broad Daylight
(1968)
March
Hymn to a Tired Man
(1968)
Angel's Lover
(1968)
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
(1968)
The Day the Sun Rose
(1968)
The Human Bullet
(1968)
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
(1968)
Katsuji Nemoto
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
(1968)
Women and Miso Soup
(1968)
The Woman Champion
(1968)
Three Rogues
(1968)
Outlaw: Black Dagger
(1968)
Doctor Michio Hongô
Forward, Young People!
(1969)
Taro
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
(1969)
Seiji Matsumiya
Tenchu!
(1969)
Rokkaku Prison Officer
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
(1969)
Kanegai
Goyokin
(1969)
Hirosuke
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
(1970)
Banner of the Young
(1970)
Taro
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
(1970)
Tadao Ueda
Charming Men
(1970)
Kuramoto Kuraji
Duel at Fort Ezo
(1970)
Kurobei
Bravo, Young Guy
(1970)
Zoku Isoginchaku
(1970)
Takashi Takai
Dodes'ka-den
(1970)
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
Rebel Against Glory
(1970)
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
(1971)
The Battle of Okinawa
(1971)
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
(1971)
The Wolves
(1971)
Matsuzo Tsumura
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
(1971)
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
(1971)
Teacher Fukushi
The Instant Services Bureau
(1971)
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
(1972)
Ohno
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
(1972)
My Voiceless Friends
(1972)
Summer Soldiers
(1972)
Fujimura
Zorome no San Kyoudai
(1972)
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
(1972)
Johei Yawata
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
(1973)
Masakichi Makihara
Stray Dog
(1973)
Sagawa
The School Deviate Waru
(1973)
Japan's Top Gangster
(1973)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
(1973)
Masakichi Makihara
Yakuza of the Present
(1973)
Zen san
Deeper Than Blue
(1973)
Ajikawa
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
(1974)
Masakichi Makihara
Machi no Hi
(1974)
Goro
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
(1974)
Masakichi Makihara
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
(1974)
Gen Sakagami
Evil of Dracula
(1974)
Dr. Shimomura
Third Generation Boss
(1974)
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
(1974)
Daisuke Jigen
Truck Rascals II: Ichibanboshi Runs Wild
(1975)
Doterai Man
(1975)
Shimane Prison Riot
(1975)
Yoshikazu Minagawa
Company Buggers
(1975)
Great Jailbreak
(1975)
Goda
Cops vs. Thugs
(1975)
Kinpachi Komiya
The Bullet Train
(1975)
Koga's Brother
Light of Africa
(1975)
Katsuhiro
The International Gang of Kobe
(1975)
Teruo Maruyama
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
(1975)
Graveyard of Honor
(1975)
Katsuji Ozaki
Battle Cry
(1975)
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
(1975)
300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins
(1975)
Toyama
Manhunt
(1976)
Yokomichi Keiji
Hobo General
(1976)
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On
(1976)
Hangyaku no Tabi
(1976)
The Machine Gun Dragon
(1976)
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
(1976)
Toramatsu Otani
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
(1977)
Kuroki Taro
The Extravagant Cops
(1977)
Village of Eight Gravestones
(1977)
Japan's Don
(1977)
Seasonal Wind
(1977)
Sugata Sanshiro
(1977)
Yasuyoshi
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
(1978)
Rikichi Komadera
幽霊列車
(1978)
The Demon
(1978)
Policeman
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
(1978)
Blood Type: Blue
(1978)
Dynamite Don-Don
(1978)
Sakuzo
Winter's Flower
(1978)
Kokichi Minami
Truck Rascals VIII: Ichibanboshi Returns North
(1978)
Down with The Big Boss
(1979)
The Fixer
(1979)
White Love
(1979)
Murder in the Doll House
(1979)
Detective Naraki
Nichiren
(1979)
The Last Game
(1979)
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
(1979)
Lt. Todoroki
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
(1979)
The Revolt
(1980)
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
(1980)
Masakichi Makihara
May Love Be Restored
(1980)
Yugiri-ro client
Private Detective DOBU 1
(1981)
Station
(1981)
Sugawara
At This Late Date, the Charleston
(1981)
Army Minister
Highschool Scramble
(1982)
Tonga Adventure Family
(1982)
Karate Cop
(1982)
Neighbor
The Shootout
(1982)
Iwai
Nogare no machi
(1983)
Choji Snack Bar
(1983)
Iwashita
The Undercover Ninja Organization
(1983)
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
(1983)
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
(1983)
Tokimeki Coast Story
(1984)
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
(1984)
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
(1984)
Sukanpin Walk
(1984)
Keizo Fukami
Early Spring Story
(1985)
Okino, Hitomi's father
Demon
(1985)
Keita
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
(1986)
The House of Wedlock
(1986)
Take Me Out to the Snowland
(1987)
Yûichirô Tayama
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
(1987)
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
(1987)
Yutaro Hatori
The Great Department Store Robbery
(1987)
Tomorrow
(1988)
Shoji's stepfather
Oracion
(1988)
Love on a Daily Basis
(1988)
Yojo no jidai
(1988)
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
(1989)
Baian the Assassin
(1990)
Ronin-gai
(1990)
Magozaemon Doi
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
(1990)
Kenji Yoshida
Tasmania Story
(1990)
The love song of farewell later
(1991)
A Desirable Marriage
(1991)
Mr. Kawamata
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
(1991)
Castle of Sand
(1991)
Eitaro Imanishi
Mourning Work
(1991)
Shy Security
(1991)
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
(1992)
Luminous Moss
(1992)
Hachizo
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
(1993)
Buddhist Priest
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
(1993)
A Class to Remember
(1993)
Ino
Free and Easy Special
(1994)
Salaryman Senka
(1995)
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu
(1995)
Tora-san to the Rescue
(1995)
Ship Captain
Oishinbo
(1996)
Tattsan
The Rainbow Seeker
(1996)
The Rainbow Seeker 2
(1997)
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
(1997)
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
(1998)
Inoue
As the River Flows
(2000)
Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
All About Our House
(2001)
Chouichirou Iwata
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: The Bad Sleep Well
(2002)
Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
(2002)
Self
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
(2002)
Kewaishi
(2002)
The Boat to Heaven
(2003)
Masato Sakurai
Resurrection
(2003)
Dr. Saito
Fukumimi
(2003)
北の国から 記憶 前編
(2003)
演员
The Hidden Blade
(2004)
Kanbê Katagiri
The Last Ronin
(2010)