Kunie Tanaka

was a Japanese actor. Tanaka first made a name for himself as the lecherous antagonist of the Wakadaishō series (1961–1981) of films. He is also well-known for his roles in Kinji Fukasaku's yakuza films, namely the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series (1973–1974), and for starring in the Kita no Kuni Kara (1981–2002) television series.

Tanaka was nominated for five Japanese Academy Awards, winning Best Supporting Actor for Gakko in 1993. He also won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor for Nogare no Machi and Izakaya Chōji in 1983, and the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor for Uhohho Tankentai in 1986. Brave Records of the Sanada Clan (1963) as Sakazaki Naomori Kwaidan (1964) Ninpō-chūshingura (1965) as Fuwa Kazuemon Abashiri Prison (1965) Ereki no Wakadaishō (1965) as Shinjiro Ishiyama The Sword of Doom (1966) as Senkichi The Threat (1966) as a police officer The Human Bullet (1968) Fuji Sanchō (1970) Dodes'ka-den (1970) as Hatsutaro Summer Soldiers (1972) Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (1972) Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973) as Masakichi Makihara Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973) as Masakichi Makihara Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974) as Masakichi Makihara Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974) as Masakichi Makihara Evil of Dracula (1974) Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974) as Daisuke Jigen New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974) as Gen Sakagami Graveyard of Honor (1975) as Katsuji Ozaki Cops vs. Thugs (1975) as Kinpachi Komiya Kimi yo Funnu no Kawa wo Watare (1976) Dynamite Dondon (1978) Pink Lady no Katsudō Daishashin (1978) Nihon no Fixer (1979) Nichiren (1979) Izakaya Choji (1983) Okinawan Boys (1983) Soushun Monogatari (1985) Tokei – Adieu l'hiver (1986) Uhohho Tankentai (1986) Yojo no Jidai (1988) Tasmania Story (1990) Luminous Moss (1992) Gakko (1993) Kozure Ōkami: Sono Chiisaki Te ni (1993) Tora-san to the Rescue (1995) Minna no Ie (2001) Saigo no Chushingura (2010)

Honors Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor (1967) Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor (1983) Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor (1986) Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (1993) Medal with Purple Ribbon (1999) Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (2006)