Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

November 23, 1932 · 93 years old

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, name…

Known For

29 titles
1
Sanjuro

Sanjuro

1962 · 1h 36m · Movie

A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.

8.0
2
The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

1966 · 2h 0m · Movie

Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.

7.9
3
The Face of Another

The Face of Another

1966 · 2h 4m · Movie

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.

7.9
4
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

1959 · 3h 1m · Movie

As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.

8.5
5
Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den

1970 · 2h 20m · Movie

Various tales in the lives of Tokyo slum dwellers, including a mentally deficient young man obsessed with driving his own commuter trolley.

7.3
6
The Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade

2004 · 2h 12m · Movie

A 19th Century samurai, held in low esteem due to an action by his late father, must resolve his history with a maid and with his close friend.

7.7
7
Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1973 · 1h 39m · Movie

During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono has to keep up with the rapid shifts of power between unscrupulous bosses.

7.4
8
The Steel Edge of Revenge

The Steel Edge of Revenge

1969 · 2h 4m · Movie

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to prevent a massacre from taking place.

7.6
9
Proxy War

Proxy War

1973 · 1h 59m · Movie

Yakuza boss Shozo Hirono must choose his alliances carefully as the local gangster family affiliations prove themselves to be wildly unstable, causing gang conflicts to slowly escalate.

7.3
10
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival

1970 · 1h 36m · Movie

Zatoichi meets an infamous blind leader of a gangster organization as he contends with a gloomy ronin widower.

7.3
11
Police Tactics

Police Tactics

1974 · 1h 41m · Movie

Conflicts between Hirono's family and Yamamori's family (and their allies) are made more tense by the ambitious underlings and the police's efforts to impose a crackdown on the gangs.

7.3
12
Final Episode

Final Episode

1974 · 1h 40m · Movie

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.

7.3
13
Hitokiri

Hitokiri

1969 · 2h 20m · Movie

A destitute ronin allies himself with an established clan, but its ruthless leader tries to turn him into a mindless killer.

7.4
14
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

1966 · 1h 22m · Movie

Zatoichi's trek through 88 temples to atone for his violent past is interrupted as he stumbles into a village terrorized by a violent yakuza boss.

7.2
15
The Demon

The Demon

1978 · 1h 50m · Movie

After a married man stops providing for his mistress, she abandons their three young children with him and his wrathful wife.

7.4
16
The Sun's Burial

The Sun's Burial

1960 · 1h 27m · Movie

In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.

6.9
17
Evil of Dracula

Evil of Dracula

1974 · 1h 27m · Movie

A teacher assumes a position at a school that's run by a vampire.

6.3
18
Manhunt

Manhunt

1976 · 2h 31m · Movie

A tough police detective is falsely accused of corruption, and goes on the run to clear his name. He is assisted by the beautiful daughter of a rich man.

6.8
19
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity

1974 · 1h 38m · Movie

Bunta Sugawara is Miyoshi, a low-level assassin of the Yamamori gang who is sent to jail after a bungled hit. While in stir, family member Aoki attempts to seize power from the boss, and Miyoshi finds himself stuck between the two...

6.9
20
The Last Ronin

The Last Ronin

2010 · 2h 13m · Movie

An army of loyal samurai plot to revenge their unjustly executed lord.

7.2
21
A Class to Remember

A Class to Remember

1993 · 2h 8m · Movie

At a night school a diverse group of students ranging from teenagers to elderly, smart to under-developed and of different races have been assembled to study and finally hopefully graduate.

7.0
22
Fuyu no hana

Fuyu no hana

1978 · 2h 1m · Movie

A thug is released after fifteen years in prison for the murder of a yakuza gang boss. Things were never going to be simple and bygones were never going to be bygones of course, but to make matters more complicated the murdered bo...

6.7
23
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

Tora-san, the Good Samaritan

1971 · 1h 31m · Movie

After a quarrel with his mother, Torajiro sets off to find a bride.

6.9
24
Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana

Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro kurenai no hana

1995 · 1h 47m · Movie

Tora-san works hard to bring together his nephew, Mitsuo, and Mitsuo's girlfriend who is engaged to someone else.

7.1
25
A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage

A Class to Remember 3: The New Voyage

1998 · 2h 13m · Movie

A widow who has raised her autistic son alone loses her job and begins attending a technical college. She meets others looking for a new start in life, including a former salary-man with whom she begins a furtive romance.

6.5
26
Sôshun monogatari

Sôshun monogatari

1985 · 1h 36m · Movie

A university student Hitomi falls in love with a middle-aged man Okawa, who was the lover of her deceased mother. Hitomi's feelings shift back and forth as she is not sure whether it is true love or just a realization of her mothe...

6.4
28
Kogarashi Monjirô: Kakawari gozansen

Kogarashi Monjirô: Kakawari gozansen

1972 · 1h 30m · Movie

Monjiro, reunited with his long lost sister, is pursued by a yakuza gang because he killed their boss. He also meets a fellow gambler who idolizes Monjiro.

6.1