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 Awa...
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Hymn to a Tired Man
Kwaidan
As Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Sanjuro
As Samurai
Tora-san to the Rescue
As Ship Captain
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
As Buddhist Priest
Dodes'ka-den
As Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Hidden Blade
As Kanbê Katagiri
Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
As Masakichi Makihara
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
As Obara Nitôhei
Resurrection
As Dr. Saito
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
As Seiji Matsumiya
A Fishmonger's Tour
Shy Security
The Wolves
As Matsuzo Tsumura
Zorome no San Kyoudai
In Broad Daylight
As March
Fukumimi
The Face of Another
As 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
As Tanji
Women and Miso Soup
Okashina yatsu
As Sankichi Fujita
Goyokin
As Hirosuke
Rebel Against Glory
The Sword of Doom
As Senkichi
Pitfall
As Man in White Suit
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
As Storyteller
The School Deviate Waru
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
As Daisuke Jigen
Tonga Adventure Family
Japan's Don
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
Young People
As Taro
Forward, Young People!
As Taro
Banner of the Young
As Taro
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
As Kanegai
All About Our House
As Chouichirou Iwata
The Undercover Ninja Organization
Station
As Sugawara
Demon
As Keita
The Great Department Store Robbery
Battle Cry
At This Late Date, the Charleston
As Army Minister
Luminous Moss
As Hachizo
A Class to Remember
As Ino
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies
As Tadao Ueda
Duel at Fort Ezo
As Kurobei
The Desperate
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
As Gen Sakagami
Graveyard of Honor
As Katsuji Ozaki
Troubleman Laughs and Kills
Young Guy at Sea
As 石山新次郎（青大））
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
As Masakichi Makihara
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
As Masakichi Makihara
Three Rogues
The House of Wedlock
The Young Ace in the South Pacific
As Shinjiro Ishiyama
Bravo, Young Guy
Evil of Dracula
As Dr. Shimomura
Karate Cop
As Neighbor
Free and Easy Special
As the River Flows
As Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
The Last Ronin
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
As Lt. Todoroki
Kewaishi
The Boat to Heaven
As Masato Sakurai
The Rainbow Seeker
Mourning Work
Big Shots Die at Dawn
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
River of Forever
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
As 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
As 演员
北国之恋1988~1998 [记忆]
As 演员
Winter's Flower
As Kokichi Minami
Tasmania Story
Tokimeki Coast Story
The Bad Sleep Well
As Hitman
Murder in the Doll House
As Detective Naraki
Castle of Sand
As 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
As Kuramoto Kuraji
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2
As Katsuji Nemoto
Choji Snack Bar
As Iwashita
Red Diamond
As George Takase
Stray Dog
As Sagawa
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
As Dobu
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
As Dobu
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
As Dobu
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
As Dobu
The Revolt
White Love
Never Give Up
As Bartender
Dynamite Don-Don
As Sakuzo
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
As 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
As Okino, Hitomi's father
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
As Masakichi Makihara
Yojo no jidai
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
As Otsuki
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
As Ohno
The Machine Gun Dragon
Hangyaku no Tabi
The Fixer
The International Gang of Kobe
As Teruo Maruyama
Nichiren
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
The Bullet Train
As Koga's Brother
Abashiri Prison
As Otsuki
Light of Africa
As Katsuhiro
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
The Woman Champion
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter
Golden Ninja
As Risuke
Cops vs. Thugs
As Kinpachi Komiya
Oishinbo
As Tattsan
Deeper Than Blue
As Ajikawa
The Threat
Yakuza of the Present
As Zen san
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
As Kirikawa
The Rainbow Seeker 2
Third Generation Boss
Sasuke and His Comedians
Outlaw: Black Dagger
As Doctor Michio Hongô
Village of Eight Gravestones
Yakuza G-Men
As Masayoshi Imanishi
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
As Self
Koto—The Lake of Tears
As Kenkichi Ohara
The Extravagant Cops
Down with The Big Boss
Sir Galahad in Campus
As Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Pride of the Campus
As Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Salaryman Senka
Shimane Prison Riot
As Yoshikazu Minagawa
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
As Self
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
As Rikichi Komadera
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
The Sun's Burial
As Thief
The Wild Trucker
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro
As Kuroki Taro
Manhunt
As Yokomichi Keiji
Nogare no machi
Campus A Go-Go
The Bullet and the Horse
Highschool Scramble
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
Great Jailbreak
As Goda
Cash Calls Hell
Shingo's Final Duel
Game of Chance 2
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
As Yutaro Hatori
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
As Johei Yawata
Summer Soldiers
As Fujimura
Silence Has No Wings
300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins
As Toyama
Japan's Top Gangster
A Desirable Marriage
As 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
As Takashi Takai
May Love Be Restored
As Yugiri-ro client
Let's Go! Young Guy
As Shinjirou Ishiyama
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
Tale of Ninja Duty
College Champ
The Shootout
As Iwai
Blood on the Sea
The Story of Pure Love
As Satoyan
Sukanpin Walk
As Keizo Fukami
Company Buggers
Oración
The Front Line Showdown
As 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
As 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
As Private Anayama
Sugata Sanshiro
As Yasuyoshi
Tomorrow
As Shoji's stepfather
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
As Teacher Fukushi
Ronin-gai
As Magozaemon Doi
Take Me Out to the Snowland
As Yûichirô Tayama
Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
Machi no Hi
As Goro
Tenchu!
As Rokkaku Prison Officer
Three Yakuza
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
Baian the Assassin
Hobo General
The Last Judgment
The Young Ace in Hawaii
As 石山新次郎（青大将）
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den
As Toramatsu Otani
Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
As Inoue
The love song of farewell later
The Last Game
Debt of Honor
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
My Sons
Arupusu no wakadaishô
As Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
The Inferno
As Unpei Ikegata
Wakadaisho vs Aodaisho
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
The Password is Courage
Rice Curry
Older brother
As Kintaro
Private Detective Dobu
Kita no kuni kara
As 黑板五郎
Submersion of Japan
As Tatsuno
Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi
Baian the Assassin
As Han-Emon of Otowa
The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles
As Yoshitoshi Kogure