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 Awards, winning the Best Supporting Actor sta
Born
Nov 23, 1932
Toki, Gifu, Japan
Died
Mar 24, 2021
Known For
Acting
Movies
277 acting
0 crew
Popularity
1.1
Known For
Sanjuro
1962
as Samurai
Kwaidan
1965
as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
as Hitman
The Face of Another
1966
as Mentally Ill Man #1
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
as Masakichi Makihara
Dodes'ka-den
1970
as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Sword of Doom
1966
as Senkichi
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
as Obara Nitôhei
Pitfall
1962
as Man in White Suit
The Hidden Blade
2004
as Kanbê Katagiri
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