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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…
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- Kita no kuni kara (1981) as Goru Kuroita (黑板五郎)
- Kwaidan (1965) as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Sanjuro (1962) as Samurai
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) as Hitman
- Submersion of Japan (1974) as Tatsuno
- The Bullet Train (1975) as Koga's Brother
- The Sword of Doom (1966) as Senkichi
- Dodes'ka-den (1970) as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
- The Story of Pure Love (1957) as Satoyan
- The Battle of Okinawa (1971) Cast
- Village of Eight Gravestones (1977) Cast
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) as Masakichi Makihara
- May Love Be Restored (1980) as Yugiri-ro client
- The Inferno (1979) as Unpei Ikegata
- Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978) as Rikichi Komadera
- The Face of Another (1966) as Mentally Ill Man #1
- Ronin-gai (1990) as Magozaemon Doi
- Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi (1993) Cast
- The Inheritance (1962) Cast
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) as Masakichi Makihara
- Station (1981) as Sugawara
- The Bride of the Ghost Lake (1979) as Inspector Joichi Uno
- The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) as Obara Nitôhei
- The Revolt (1980) Cast
- Graveyard of Honor (1975) as Katsuji Ozaki
- Blood Type: Blue (1978) Cast
- Goyokin (1969) as Hirosuke
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) as Masakichi Makihara
- Japan's Don (1977) Cast
- The Rainbow Seeker (1996) as Tsune-san
- Older brother (1977) as Kintaro
- Tenchu! (1969) as Rokkaku Prison Officer
- Never Give Up (1978) as Bartender
- The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970) Cast
- Three Yakuza (1965) Cast
- Stray Dog (1973) as Sagawa
- Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961) Cast
- The International Gang of Kobe (1975) as Teruo Maruyama
- Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 (1992) Cast
- The Password is Courage (2000) Cast
- Manhunt (1976) as Yokomichi Keiji
- The Shin Hasegawa Series (1972) as 蛙ヶ池の仙太
- Cash Calls Hell (1966) as Umegaya
- The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel (1984) Cast
- Yomigaeri (2003) as Dr. Saito
- Evil of Dracula (1974) as Dr. Shimomura
- Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970) Cast
- The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979) as Lt. Todoroki
- Operation Sewer Rats (1962) as Private Anayama
- The Sun's Burial (1960) as Thief
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980) as Masakichi Makihara
- The Demon (1978) as Policeman
- Rice Curry (1986) Cast
- Third Generation Boss (1974) Cast
- Yakuza of the Present (1973) as Zen san
- The Last Ronin (2010) Cast
- Choji Snack Bar (1983) as Iwashita
- Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' (2002) as Self
- The Human Bullet (1968) Cast
- The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles (1975) as Yoshitoshi Kogure
- Lucky Dragon No. 5 (1959) Cast
- Young Guy in Hawaii (1963) as 石山新次郎（青大将）
- Winter's Flower (1978) as Kokichi Minami
- Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido (1967) Cast
- Demon (1985) as Keita
- Sugata Sanshiro (1977) as Yasuyoshi
- Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (1986) as Man
- Dynamite Don-Don (1978) as Sakuzo
- Hymn to a Tired Man (1968) as Hisataro Ohno
- Pitfall (1962) as Man in White Suit
- Private Detective Dobu (1991) Cast
- Hobo General (1976) Cast
- Eternity of Love (1961) Cast
- Banner of the Young (1970) as Taro
- The Shootout (1982) as Iwai
- New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974) as Gen Sakagami
- A Class to Remember (1993) as Ino
- Abashiri Prison (1965) as Otsuki
- Tora-san to the Rescue (1995) as Ship Captain
- The Fixer (1979) Cast
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Most-watched Kunie Tanaka films currently: Kwaidan (1965), Sanjuro (1962), The Bad Sleep Well (1960), The Bullet Train (1975), The Sword of Doom (1966).
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Selected TV credits: Kita no kuni kara (1981), Submersion of Japan (1974), Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi (1993), Older brother (1977), The Password is Courage (2000).
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