Where to watch Kunie Tanaka in the UK
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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…
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- Sanjuro (1962) as Samurai
- Kita no kuni kara (1981) as Goru Kuroita (黑板五郎)
- Kwaidan (1965) as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
- Submersion of Japan (1974) as Tatsuno
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) as Masakichi Makihara
- The Bullet Train (1975) as Koga's Brother
- The Battle of Okinawa (1971) Cast
- The Bad Sleep Well (1960) as Hitman
- The Story of Pure Love (1957) as Satoyan
- The Sword of Doom (1966) as Senkichi
- The Face of Another (1966) as Mentally Ill Man #1
- Graveyard of Honor (1975) as Katsuji Ozaki
- Dodes'ka-den (1970) as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
- The Revolt (1980) Cast
- Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978) as Rikichi Komadera
- The Inheritance (1962) Cast
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) as Masakichi Makihara
- The Inferno (1979) as Unpei Ikegata
- Ronin-gai (1990) as Magozaemon Doi
- Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi (1993) Cast
- The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) as Obara Nitôhei
- Japan's Don (1977) Cast
- The Summit of Mt. Fuji (1970) Cast
- Village of Eight Gravestones (1977) Cast
- May Love Be Restored (1980) as Yugiri-ro client
- Goyokin (1969) as Hirosuke
- Third Generation Boss (1974) Cast
- Never Give Up (1978) as Bartender
- The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979) as Lt. Todoroki
- Blood Type: Blue (1978) Cast
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) as Masakichi Makihara
- Stray Dog (1973) as Sagawa
- The Shootout (1982) as Iwai
- Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970) Cast
- Pitfall (1962) as Man in White Suit
- The Password is Courage (2000) Cast
- Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966) as Storyteller
- Big Shots Die at Dawn (1961) Cast
- Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971) as Teacher Fukushi
- Duel at Fort Ezo (1970) as Kurobei
- Older brother (1977) as Kintaro
- Choji Snack Bar (1983) as Iwashita
- New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974) as Gen Sakagami
- Tenchu! (1969) as Rokkaku Prison Officer
- The Last Ronin (2010) Cast
- The Sun's Burial (1960) as Thief
- The International Gang of Kobe (1975) as Teruo Maruyama
- Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 (1992) Cast
- Demon (1985) as Keita
- Down with The Big Boss (1979) Cast
- Station (1981) as Sugawara
- Operation Sewer Rats (1962) as Private Anayama
- Manhunt (1976) as Yokomichi Keiji
- The Shin Hasegawa Series (1972) as 蛙ヶ池の仙太
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) as Masakichi Makihara
- The Day the Sun Rose (1968) Cast
- Three Yakuza (1965) Cast
- The Crimson Sky (1962) Cast
- Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On (1976) as Shinichiro Nabeyama
- A Class to Remember (1993) as Ino
- Private Detective Dobu (1991) Cast
- Dynamite Don-Don (1978) as Sakuzo
- Yomigaeri (2003) as Dr. Saito
- Cash Calls Hell (1966) as Umegaya
- The Rainbow Seeker (1996) as Tsune-san
- The Nagasaki Crime Chronicles (1975) as Yoshitoshi Kogure
- Yakuza of the Present (1973) as Zen san
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980) as Masakichi Makihara
- Rice Curry (1986) Cast
- Evil of Dracula (1974) as Dr. Shimomura
- Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (1986) as Man
- Deeper Than Blue (1973) as Ajikawa
- My Voiceless Friends (1972) Cast
- The Sun in Kurobe (2009) as Genkichi
- Winter's Flower (1978) as Kokichi Minami
- The Demon (1978) as Policeman
- Sasuke and His Comedians (1963) Cast
- The Wolves (1971) as Matsuzo Tsumura
- The Wild Trucker (1975) as Borsalino 2
- Eternity of Love (1961) Cast
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Most-watched Kunie Tanaka films currently: Sanjuro (1962), Kwaidan (1965), Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973), The Bullet Train (1975), The Battle of Okinawa (1971).
What TV shows has Kunie Tanaka appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Kita no kuni kara (1981), Submersion of Japan (1974), Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi (1993), The Password is Courage (2000), Older brother (1977).
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