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.
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)
Forward, Young People!
(Taro)
Banner of the Young
(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 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)
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)
The Threat
Yakuza of the Present
(Zen san)
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 Hokkaido
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country
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
Angel's Lover
The Instant Services Bureau
The Demon
(Policeman)
My Voiceless Friends
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
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)
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)