Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

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

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Kwaidan

As Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

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Sanjuro

As Samurai

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Tora-san to the Rescue

As Ship Captain

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Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict

As Buddhist Priest

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Dodes'ka-den

As Hatsutaro Kawaguchi

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The Hidden Blade

As Kanbê Katagiri

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Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity

As Masakichi Makihara

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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

As Obara Nitôhei

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Resurrection

As Dr. Saito

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Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms

As Seiji Matsumiya

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A Fishmonger's Tour

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Shy Security

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The Wolves

As Matsuzo Tsumura

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Zorome no San Kyoudai

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In Broad Daylight

As March

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Fukumimi

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The Face of Another

As Mentally Ill Man #1

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Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1

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The Crimson Sky

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The Human Bullet

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Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow

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Sword of the Beast

As Tanji

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Women and Miso Soup

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Okashina yatsu

As Sankichi Fujita

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Goyokin

As Hirosuke

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Rebel Against Glory

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The Sword of Doom

As Senkichi

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Pitfall

As Man in White Suit

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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

As Storyteller

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The School Deviate Waru

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Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy

As Daisuke Jigen

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Tonga Adventure Family

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Japan's Don

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How to Be the Worst of Office Workers

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Young People

As Taro

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Forward, Young People!

As Taro

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Banner of the Young

As Taro

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The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club

As Kanegai

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All About Our House

As Chouichirou Iwata

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The Undercover Ninja Organization

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Station

As Sugawara

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Demon

As Keita

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The Great Department Store Robbery

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Battle Cry

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At This Late Date, the Charleston

As Army Minister

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Luminous Moss

As Hachizo

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A Class to Remember

As Ino

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The Kingpin of Fair Ladies

As Tadao Ueda

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Duel at Fort Ezo

As Kurobei

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The Desperate

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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1

As Gen Sakagami

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Graveyard of Honor

As Katsuji Ozaki

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Troubleman Laughs and Kills

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Young Guy at Sea

As 石山新次郎(青大))

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics

As Masakichi Makihara

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode

As Masakichi Makihara

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Three Rogues

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The House of Wedlock

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The Young Ace in the South Pacific

As Shinjiro Ishiyama

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Bravo, Young Guy

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Evil of Dracula

As Dr. Shimomura

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Karate Cop

As Neighbor

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Free and Easy Special

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As the River Flows

As Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)

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The Last Ronin

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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi

As Lt. Todoroki

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Kewaishi

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The Boat to Heaven

As Masato Sakurai

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The Rainbow Seeker

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Mourning Work

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Big Shots Die at Dawn

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Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu

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River of Forever

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Hoshi wo tsugu mono

As Kenji Yoshida

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Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women

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幽霊列車

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Punishment of a Lawless Villian

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Hidden Fangs

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北の国から 記憶 前編

As 演员

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北国之恋1988~1998 [记忆]

As 演员

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Winter's Flower

As Kokichi Minami

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Tasmania Story

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Tokimeki Coast Story

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The Bad Sleep Well

As Hitman

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Murder in the Doll House

As Detective Naraki

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Castle of Sand

As Eitaro Imanishi

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Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu

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Seasonal Wind

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Doterai Man

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Private Detective DOBU 1

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Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2

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Blood Type: Blue

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The Merciless Trap

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The Inheritance

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Charming Men

As Kuramoto Kuraji

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Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2

As Katsuji Nemoto

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Choji Snack Bar

As Iwashita

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Red Diamond

As George Takase

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Stray Dog

As Sagawa

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Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

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Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case

As Dobu

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Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case

As Dobu

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Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case

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Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case

As Dobu

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Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case

As Dobu

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The Revolt

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White Love

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Never Give Up

As Bartender

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Dynamite Don-Don

As Sakuzo

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

As Masakichi Makihara

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北の国から ’95秘密 後編

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Birth of a Fighter

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The Day the Sun Rose

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Love on a Daily Basis

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Early Spring Story

As Okino, Hitomi's father

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

As Masakichi Makihara

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Yojo no jidai

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Prison Walls of Abashiri 3

As Otsuki

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Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers

As Ohno

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The Machine Gun Dragon

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Hangyaku no Tabi

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The Fixer

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The International Gang of Kobe

As Teruo Maruyama

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Nichiren

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The Truck Rascals Go to The North

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The Bullet Train

As Koga's Brother

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Abashiri Prison

As Otsuki

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Light of Africa

As Katsuhiro

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Prison Walls of Abashiri 4

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The Woman Champion

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The Woman Gambler's Revenge

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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter

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Golden Ninja

As Risuke

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Cops vs. Thugs

As Kinpachi Komiya

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Oishinbo

As Tattsan

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Deeper Than Blue

As Ajikawa

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The Threat

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Yakuza of the Present

As Zen san

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Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2

As Kirikawa

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The Rainbow Seeker 2

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Third Generation Boss

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Sasuke and His Comedians

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Outlaw: Black Dagger

As Doctor Michio Hongô

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Village of Eight Gravestones

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Yakuza G-Men

As Masayoshi Imanishi

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

As Self

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Koto—The Lake of Tears

As Kenkichi Ohara

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The Extravagant Cops

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Down with The Big Boss

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Sir Galahad in Campus

As Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)

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Pride of the Campus

As Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)

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Salaryman Senka

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Shimane Prison Riot

As Yoshikazu Minagawa

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

As Self

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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

As Rikichi Komadera

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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

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The Sun's Burial

As Thief

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The Wild Trucker

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The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro

As Kuroki Taro

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Manhunt

As Yokomichi Keiji

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Nogare no machi

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Campus A Go-Go

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The Bullet and the Horse

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Highschool Scramble

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Kamigata Kugaizoshi

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Great Jailbreak

As Goda

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Cash Calls Hell

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Shingo's Final Duel

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Game of Chance 2

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The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop

As Yutaro Hatori

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Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth

As Johei Yawata

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Summer Soldiers

As Fujimura

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Silence Has No Wings

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300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins

As Toyama

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Japan's Top Gangster

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A Desirable Marriage

As Mr. Kawamata

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Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On

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Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

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Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South

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Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country

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Zoku Isoginchaku

As Takashi Takai

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May Love Be Restored

As Yugiri-ro client

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Let's Go! Young Guy

As Shinjirou Ishiyama

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The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel

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Tale of Ninja Duty

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College Champ

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The Shootout

As Iwai

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Blood on the Sea

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The Story of Pure Love

As Satoyan

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Sukanpin Walk

As Keizo Fukami

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Company Buggers

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Oración

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The Front Line Showdown

As Sawamura

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

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The Battle of Okinawa

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Angel's Lover

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The Instant Services Bureau

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The Demon

As Policeman

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My Voiceless Friends

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Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo

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Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu

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Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu

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Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi

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Operation Sewer Rats

As Private Anayama

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Sugata Sanshiro

As Yasuyoshi

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Tomorrow

As Shoji's stepfather

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Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

As Teacher Fukushi

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Ronin-gai

As Magozaemon Doi

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Take Me Out to the Snowland

As Yûichirô Tayama

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Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil

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Detective Story: A Brother's Rule

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Machi no Hi

As Goro

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Tenchu!

As Rokkaku Prison Officer

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Three Yakuza

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Baian the Assassin: Showdown

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Baian the Assassin

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Hobo General

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The Last Judgment

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The Young Ace in Hawaii

As 石山新次郎(青大将)

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Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den

As Toramatsu Otani

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Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack

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A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage

As Inoue

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The love song of farewell later

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The Last Game

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Debt of Honor

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Pink Lady's Motion Picture

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My Sons

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Arupusu no wakadaishô

As Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô

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The Inferno

As Unpei Ikegata

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The Password is Courage

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Rice Curry

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Older brother

As Kintaro

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Private Detective Dobu

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Kita no kuni kara

As 黑板五郎

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Submersion of Japan

As Tatsuno

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Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi

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Baian the Assassin

As Han-Emon of Otowa

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The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles

As Yoshitoshi Kogure