Kunie Tanaka

Actor

Kunie Tanaka

1932Toki, Gifu, Japan264 Movies13 TV Shows

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.

Filmography

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264 titles

The Last Ronin

The Last Ronin

The Hidden Blade

Kanbê Katagiri

The Hidden Blade

Fukumimi

Fukumimi

The Boat to Heaven

The Boat to Heaven

北の国から記憶前編

北の国から記憶前編

Resurrection

Resurrection

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'

Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2

Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2

北の国から記憶

北の国から記憶

Kewaishi

Kewaishi

All About Our House

Chouichirou Iwata

All About Our House

As the River Flows

Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)

As the River Flows

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

The Rainbow Seeker 2

The Rainbow Seeker 2

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

The Rainbow Seeker

The Rainbow Seeker

Oishinbo

Oishinbo

Tora-san to the Rescue

Tora-san to the Rescue

Salaryman Senka

Salaryman Senka

北の国から ’95秘密後編

北の国から ’95秘密後編

Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu

Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu

イルカに逢える日

イルカに逢える日

Free and Easy Special

Free and Easy Special

A Class to Remember

A Class to Remember

Baian the Assassin: Showdown

Baian the Assassin: Showdown

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

Buddhist Priest

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1

Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1

Luminous Moss

Luminous Moss

My Sons

My Sons

Castle of Sand

Eitaro Imanishi

Castle of Sand

A Desirable Marriage

A Desirable Marriage

The love song of farewell later

The love song of farewell later

Shy Security

Shy Security

Kamigata Kugaizoshi

Kamigata Kugaizoshi

Baian the Assassin

Baian the Assassin

Ronin-gai

Ronin-gai

Tasmania Story

Tasmania Story

Hoshi wo tsugu mono

Hoshi wo tsugu mono

Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo

Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo

Love on a Daily Basis

Love on a Daily Basis

I Love You So Much

I Love You So Much

Yojo no jidai

Yojo no jidai

This Heartbeat

This Heartbeat

Tomorrow

Shoji's stepfather

Tomorrow

Oración

Oración

The Great Department Store Robbery

The Great Department Store Robbery

Take Me Out to the Snowland

Yûichirô Tayama

Take Me Out to the Snowland

The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop

The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop

The Thief and the Expelled Master

The Thief and the Expelled Master

Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi

Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi

The House of Wedlock

The House of Wedlock

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

Early Spring Story

Okino, Hitomi's father

Early Spring Story

Demon

Demon

Ghost Reunion

Inspector Joichi Uno

Ghost Reunion

Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu

Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

Sukanpin Walk

Sukanpin Walk

Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari

Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari

Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case

Choji Snack Bar

Choji Snack Bar

Nogare no machi

Nogare no machi

Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold

Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold

The Undercover Ninja Organization

The Undercover Ninja Organization

Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case

Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu

Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu

Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case

Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case

Highschool Scramble

Highschool Scramble

Tonga Adventure Family

Tonga Adventure Family

Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case

The Shootout

The Shootout

Ekisutora

Ekisutora

Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case

Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case

Karate Cop

Karate Cop

At This Late Date, the Charleston

At This Late Date, the Charleston

Station

Station

Return of the Champ

Shinjiro Ishiyama

Return of the Champ

Private Detective DOBU 1

Private Detective DOBU 1

May Love Be Restored

Yugiri-ro client

May Love Be Restored

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

Masakichi Makihara

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

The Revolt

The Revolt

The Last Game

The Last Game

The Fixer

The Fixer

The Bride of the Ghost Lake

Inspector Joichi Uno

The Bride of the Ghost Lake

Troubleman Laughs and Kills

Troubleman Laughs and Kills

White Love

White Love

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

The Inferno

The Inferno

Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village

Inspector Joichi Uno

Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village

Murder in the Doll House

Detective Naraki

Murder in the Doll House

Down with The Big Boss

Down with The Big Boss

Nichiren

Nichiren

The Truck Rascals Go to The North

The Truck Rascals Go to The North

Pink Lady's Motion Picture

Pink Lady's Motion Picture

Blood Type: Blue

Blood Type: Blue

Ghost Coast

Inspector Joichi Uno

Ghost Coast

Never Give Up

Never Give Up

Dynamite Don-Don

Dynamite Don-Don

The Demon

The Demon

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Rikichi Komadera

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Winter's Flower

Winter's Flower

Inside the Storm of Love

Inside the Storm of Love

幽霊列車

幽霊列車

The Extravagant Cops

The Extravagant Cops

Village of Eight Gravestones

Village of Eight Gravestones

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

Seasonal Wind

Seasonal Wind

Japan's Don

Japan's Don

Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On

Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On

Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den

Toramatsu Otani

Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den

Hangyaku no Tabi

Hangyaku no Tabi

Hobo General

Hobo General

The Machine Gun Dragon

The Machine Gun Dragon

Manhunt

Yokomichi Keiji

Manhunt

The Wild Trucker

The Wild Trucker

300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations

300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations

The International Gang of Kobe

The International Gang of Kobe

Company Buggers

Company Buggers

Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women

Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women

The Bullet Train

The Bullet Train

Light of Africa

Light of Africa

Shimane Prison Riot

Yoshikazu Minagawa

Shimane Prison Riot

Cops vs. Thugs

Kinpachi Komiya

Cops vs. Thugs

Great Jailbreak

Great Jailbreak

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

Graveyard of Honor

Graveyard of Honor

Doterai Man

Doterai Man

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack

Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

Third Generation Boss

Third Generation Boss

Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy

Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy

Evil of Dracula

Evil of Dracula

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Masakichi Makihara

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

Machi no Hi

Machi no Hi

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Masakichi Makihara

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

Yakuza of the Present

Yakuza of the Present

Stray Dog

Stray Dog

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Masakichi Makihara

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Japan's Top Gangster

Japan's Top Gangster

The School Deviate Waru

The School Deviate Waru

Deeper Than Blue

Deeper Than Blue

The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi

The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Masakichi Makihara

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm

New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm

My Voiceless Friends

My Voiceless Friends

Summer Soldiers

Summer Soldiers

The Witty Samurai

The Witty Samurai

Zorome no San Kyoudai

Zorome no San Kyoudai

Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man

Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter

New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter

The Wolves

Matsuzo Tsumura

The Wolves

The Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa

The Instant Services Bureau

The Instant Services Bureau

Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu

Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

Teacher Fukushi

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

Detective Story: A Brother's Rule

Detective Story: A Brother's Rule

Young Guy, the Ace Rider

Young Guy, the Ace Rider

Banner of the Young

Banner of the Young

It's a Man's Way of Life

Heihachirou Yanai

It's a Man's Way of Life

Dodes'ka-den

Hatsutaro Kawaguchi

Dodes'ka-den

The Kingpin of Fair Ladies

The Kingpin of Fair Ladies

Fear of Sex

Fear of Sex

Get Your Sky, Young Guy

Get Your Sky, Young Guy

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Charming Men

Kuramoto Kuraji

Charming Men

Bravo, Young Guy

Bravo, Young Guy

Live Again Tomorrow

Live Again Tomorrow

Rebel Against Glory

Rebel Against Glory

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

The Summit of Mt. Fuji

Duel at Fort Ezo

Duel at Fort Ezo

Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms

Seiji Matsumiya

Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms

The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

Tenchu!

Rokkaku Prison Officer

Tenchu!

Young Guy on Mt. Cook

Young Guy on Mt. Cook

Forward, Young People!

Forward, Young People!

Goyokin

Goyokin

夕月

Young Guy Graduates

Young Guy Graduates

Outlaw: Black Dagger

Doctor Michio Hongô

Outlaw: Black Dagger

Angel's Lover

Angel's Lover

The Woman Gambler's Revenge

The Woman Gambler's Revenge

Young People

Young People

In Broad Daylight

In Broad Daylight

The Human Bullet

The Human Bullet

Three Rogues

Three Rogues

Cry of the Mountain

Cry of the Mountain

An Angel's Temptation

An Angel's Temptation

Young Guy in Rio

Young Guy in Rio

Women and Miso Soup

Women and Miso Soup

The Woman Champion

The Woman Champion

How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

Hymn to a Tired Man

Hymn to a Tired Man

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

Circuit-A-Go-Go

Circuit-A-Go-Go

喜劇大風呂敷

喜劇大風呂敷

Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

Young Guy in the South Pacific

Shinjiro Ishiyama

Young Guy in the South Pacific

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

Game of Chance 2

Game of Chance 2

River of Forever

River of Forever

Birth of a Fighter

Birth of a Fighter

Let's Go! Young Guy

Shinjirou Ishiyama

Let's Go! Young Guy

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

Debt of Honor

Debt of Honor

Golden Ninja

Golden Ninja

Koto—The Lake of Tears

Koto—The Lake of Tears

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

The Face of Another

Mentally Ill Man #1

The Face of Another

The Front Line Showdown

The Front Line Showdown

It Started In The Alps

Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô

It Started In The Alps

Third Class Soldier Boss

Third Class Soldier Boss

The Bullet and the Horse

The Bullet and the Horse

The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

The Threat

The Threat

Silence Has No Wings

Silence Has No Wings

Cash Calls Hell

Cash Calls Hell

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

Campus A Go-Go

Campus A Go-Go

若い野ばら

若い野ばら

Yakuza G-Men

Masayoshi Imanishi

Yakuza G-Men

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

Young Guy at Sea

石山新次郎（青大））

Young Guy at Sea

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

Three Yakuza

Three Yakuza

The Last Judgment

The Last Judgment

Abashiri Prison

Abashiri Prison

Tale of Ninja Duty

Tale of Ninja Duty

Kwaidan

Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Kwaidan

Red Diamond

Red Diamond

間諜

Shingo's Final Duel

Shingo's Final Duel

The Desperate

The Desperate

Punishment of a Lawless Villian

Punishment of a Lawless Villian

Sasuke and His Comedians

Sasuke and His Comedians

Okashina yatsu

Sankichi Fujita

Okashina yatsu

Walleyed Nippon

Walleyed Nippon

Young Guy in Hawaii

石山新次郎（青大将）

Young Guy in Hawaii

A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment

A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment

Sensation Seekers

Sensation Seekers

A Fishmonger's Tour

A Fishmonger's Tour

College Champ

College Champ

Pitfall

Man in White Suit

Pitfall

Operation Sewer Rats

Private Anayama

Operation Sewer Rats

The Crimson Sky

The Crimson Sky

The Inheritance

The Inheritance

Pride of the Campus

Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)

Pride of the Campus

Sanjuro

Sanjuro

Blood on the Sea

Blood on the Sea

Sir Galahad in Campus

Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)

Sir Galahad in Campus

Big Shots Die at Dawn

Big Shots Die at Dawn

Wakarete ikiru toki mo

Wakarete ikiru toki mo

Hidden Fangs

Hidden Fangs

The Merciless Trap

The Merciless Trap

The Bad Sleep Well

The Bad Sleep Well

The Sun's Burial

The Sun's Burial

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

Lucky Dragon No. 5

Lucky Dragon No. 5

The Story of Pure Love

The Story of Pure Love

Triumphant Song of Youth

Triumphant Song of Youth

Television

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The Sun in Kurobe

The Sun in Kurobe

The Password is Courage

The Password is Courage

Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi

Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi

Baian the Assassin

Han-Emon of Otowa

Baian the Assassin

Private Detective Dobu

Private Detective Dobu

Rice Curry

Rice Curry

Kita no kuni kara

Kita no kuni kara

Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai

ボオルチュ

Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai

Older brother

Older brother

Dazzling Cops

Dazzling Cops

The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles

Yoshitoshi Kogure

The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles

Submersion of Japan

Submersion of Japan

The Shin Hasegawa Series

蛙ヶ池の仙太

The Shin Hasegawa Series