Kunie Tanaka

Acting

Born: 1932-11-23
Died: 2021-03-24
From: Toki, Gifu, Japan
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.5

Also Known As

田中邦卫

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 for Gakko in 1993. He appeared as the lecherous Shinjiro Ishiyama, nicknamed Aodaishō, the antagonist of the hero, played by Yūzō Kayama, in all of the Wakadaishō series of films. The character Kizaru, from Eiichiro Oda's manga series One Piece, is modeled after Tanaka.

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Awards & Nominations5 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette

2006
🏆 Won

Medal with Purple Ribbon

1999
🏆 Won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor

1987
🏆 Won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor

1984
🏆 Won

Golden Arrow Award

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