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.
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Known for Sanjuro 1962 Kwaidan 1965 The Bad Sleep Well 1960 The Face of Another 1966 ★ 7.4 The Hidden Blade 2004
Kanbê Katagiri ★ 6.1 Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron 1978
Rikichi Komadera ★ 6.6 The Demon 1978
Policeman ★ 6.2 Manhunt 1976
Yokomichi Keiji ★ 6.7 Graveyard of Honor 1975
Katsuji Kozaki ★ 6.9 The Bullet Train 1975
Koga's Brother ★ 6.1 Cops vs. Thugs 1975
Kinpachi Komiya ★ 5.9 New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 1974
Gen Sakagami ★ 7 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics 1974
Masakichi Makihara ★ 7.2 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode 1974
Masakichi Makihara ★ 6.8 Evil of Dracula 1974
Dr. Shimomura ★ 7.3 Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1973
Masakichi Makihara ★ 7 Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War 1973
Masakichi Makihara ★ 7.4 The Wolves 1971
Matsuzo Tsumura ★ 7.1 Dodes'ka-den 1970
Hatsutaro Kawaguchi ★ 6.8 Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival 1970
★ 7.5 Goyokin 1969
Hirosuke ★ 7 Tenchu! 1969
Rokkaku Prison Officer ★ 7.8 The Face of Another 1966
Mentally Ill Man #1 ★ 7.7 The Sword of Doom 1966
Senkichi ★ 7.1 Zatoichi's Pilgrimage 1966
Storyteller ★ 7.7 Kwaidan 1965
Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless") ★ 7.5 Sword of the Beast 1965
Tanji ★ 7.9 Sanjuro 1962
Samurai ★ 7.3 Pitfall 1962
Man in White Suit ★ 7.3 The Inheritance 1962
★ 7.7 The Bad Sleep Well 1960
Hitman ★ 6.4 The Sun's Burial 1960
Thief ★ 8.2 The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959
Obara Nitôhei 
