
Kunie Tanaka
Acting
Born: 1932-11-23 · Toki, Gifu, Japan
Died: 2021-03-24
Biography
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 f
🎬 Movies (20)

The Last Ronin
2010

The Hidden Blade
2004
Kanbê Katagiri

Fukumimi
2003

The Boat to Heaven
2003
Masato Sakurai

北の国から 記憶 前編
2003
演员

Yomigaeri
2003
Dr. Saito

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
2002
Self

Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
Self

Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
2002

北の国から記憶
2002
演员

Kewaishi
2002

All About Our House
2001
Chouichirou Iwata

As the River Flows
2000
Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)

A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
1998
Inoue

The Rainbow Seeker 2
1997

Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997

The Rainbow Seeker
1996
Tsune-san

Oishinbo
1996
Tattsan

Tora-san to the Rescue
1995
Ship Captain

Salaryman Senka
1995
📺 TV Shows (15)

The Sun in Kurobe
2009
Genkichi
世界で一番熱い夏
2001

The Password is Courage
2000

Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
1993

Baian the Assassin
1991
Han-Emon of Otowa

Private Detective Dobu
1991

Rice Curry
1986

Kita no kuni kara
1981
Goru Kuroita (黑板五郎)

Aoki Ookami Narukichiomoase no Shougai
1980
ボオルチュ

Older brother
1977
Kintaro

Dazzling Cops
1977
Nangou Goro

The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
1975
Yoshitoshi Kogure

Submersion of Japan
1974
Tatsuno

The Shin Hasegawa Series
1972
蛙ヶ池の仙太

The Saturday Tiger
1966