Kunie Tanaka
Acting 1932-11-23 Toki, Gifu, Japan
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…
Known For
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Kwaidan
1965
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Sanjuro
1962
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The Face of Another
1966
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
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Dodes'ka-den
1970
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
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The Hidden Blade
2004
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Yomigaeri
2003
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The Wolves
1971
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Hymn to a Tired Man
1968
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Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993
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Tora-san to the Rescue
1995
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Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
1992
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Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold
1983
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In Broad Daylight
1968
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Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
1969
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Shy Security
1991
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A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
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Zorome no San Kyoudai
1972
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Fukumimi
2003