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1955–2021. Kunie Tanaka ( Japanese: 田中 邦衛, Hepburn: Tanaka Kunie, November 23, 1932 – March 24, 2021 [1]) was a Japanese actor. Tanaka first made a name for himself as the lecherous antagonist of the Wakadaishō series (1961–1981) of films. [2] He is also well-known for his roles in Kinji Fukasaku 's yakuza films, namely the ...
1X. Japanese actor Kunie Tanaka, known for his appearances in the 1962 film "Sanjuro" directed by Akira Kurosawa and a long-running TV drama series, died on March 24 at 88, his family said. Tanaka ...
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Apr 2, 2021 · Actor Kunie Tanaka, who became a household name playing an awkward but devoted father in a long-running TV drama series, died of natural causes on March 24. He was 88. Tanaka played Goro Kuroita ...
Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 3:14. Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) 1 Video. 8 Photos. Kunie Tanaka was born on 23 November 1932 in Gifu, Japan. He was an actor, known for Sanjuro (1962), Live Your Own Way (1968) and Nogare no machi (1983). He died on 24 March 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Mar 24, 2021 · 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 ...
Apr 12, 2021 · Legendary Japanese cinema actor Kunie Tanaka (Battles Without Honor, Humanity) passed away March 24 th at 88 years of age, surrounded by family.The beloved actor was the inspiration for the design of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga character Admiral Kizaru, a major antagonist of the anime series’ Marineford Arc.
Apr 2, 2021 · Japanese actor Kunie Tanaka, known for his appearances in the 1962 film "Sanjuro" directed by Akira Kurosawa and a long-running TV drama series, died of old age on March 24 at 88, his family said. Tanaka was almost a fixture of Japanese households playing an awkward but loving father in a 20-year-long TV drama "Kita no kuni kara" (From the ...
