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 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.

Name Kunie Tanaka
Age 91 years 7 month 11 days old
Born Place Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Birthday 1932-11-23
Death 2021-03-24

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1. Kunie Tanaka Age in 2024 ?

Kunie Tanaka Age in 2024 is 91 years 7 month 11 days old

2. What was the birthday of Kunie Tanaka ?

Birthday of Kunie Tanaka was 1932-11-23

3. What was the gender of Kunie Tanaka ?

Gender of Kunie Tanaka was Male

4. When Kunie Tanaka was Died ?

Kunie Tanaka was died on 2021-03-24

5. What was nick name of Kunie Tanaka ?

Nick name of Kunie Tanaka was 田中邦衛,田中邦卫

6. Where Kunie Tanaka was born?

Kunie Tanaka was born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

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