Portrait of Kunie Tanaka

Acting

Kunie Tanaka

Career

Active from 1959 to 2010, busiest in 1965 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
46
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
GoodWatch score87/100

Characters

1

The characters Kunie Tanaka played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kunie Tanaka Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.3, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Japanese Cinema 11
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Historical Drama 5
  • Crime Thriller 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Gang Warfare 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Yakuza Warfare 3
  • Moral Conflict 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

162
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 70
The Last Ronin
The Last Ronin (2010)
GoodWatch score 70

as Okuno Shōgen

2000s

10 titles · average score 66
The Sun in Kurobe
The Sun in Kurobe (2009)

TV show · as Genkichi

The Hidden Blade
The Hidden Blade (2004)
GoodWatch score 78

as Kanbê Katagiri

Yomigaeri
Yomigaeri (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

as Dr. Saito

The Boat to Heaven
The Boat to Heaven (2003)

as Masato Sakurai

北の国から 記憶 前編
北の国から 記憶 前編 (2003)

as 演员

北の国から記憶
北の国から記憶 (2002)

as 演员

All About Our House
All About Our House (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Chouichirou Iwata - Master Carpenter

世界で一番熱い夏
世界で一番熱い夏 (2001)

TV show

As the River Flows
As the River Flows (2000)

as Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)

The Password is Courage
The Password is Courage (2000)

TV show

1990s

14 titles · average score 68
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage (1998)

as Inoue

The Rainbow Seeker
The Rainbow Seeker (1996)

as Tsune-san

Oishinbo
Oishinbo (1996)

as Tattsan

Tora-san to the Rescue
Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)

as 船长

A Class to Remember
A Class to Remember (1993)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ino

Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict (1993)

as Buddhist Priest

Luminous Moss
Luminous Moss (1992)

as Hachizo

Baian the Assassin
Baian the Assassin (1991)

TV show · as Han-Emon of Otowa

A Desirable Marriage
A Desirable Marriage (1991)

as Mr. Kawamata

Private Detective Dobu
Private Detective Dobu (1991)

TV show

Hoshi wo tsugu mono
Hoshi wo tsugu mono (1990)

as Kenji Yoshida

Ronin-gai
Ronin-gai (1990)
GoodWatch score 65

as Magozaemon Doi

1980s

29 titles · average score 74
Tomorrow
Tomorrow (1988)

as Shoji's stepfather

Take Me Out to the Snowland
Take Me Out to the Snowland (1987)
GoodWatch score 71

as Yûichirô Tayama

The House of Wedlock
The House of Wedlock (1986)

as Kazuya Enomoto

Demon
Demon (1985)
GoodWatch score 72

as Keita

Early Spring Story
Early Spring Story (1985)

as Okino, Hitomi's father

Sukanpin Walk
Sukanpin Walk (1984)

as Keizo Fukami

Choji Snack Bar
Choji Snack Bar (1983)

as Iwashita

The Shootout
The Shootout (1982)

as Iwai

From the Northern Country
From the Northern Country (1981)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Goru Kuroita (黑板五郎)

Station
Station (1981)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sugawara

At This Late Date, the Charleston
At This Late Date, the Charleston (1981)

as Army Minister

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga (1980)

as Masakichi Makihara

1970s

61 titles · average score 70
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi (1979)

as Lt. Todoroki

The Inferno
The Inferno (1979)
GoodWatch score 67

as Unpei Ikegata

Evil of Dracula
Evil of Dracula (1974)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dr. Shimomura

Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (1974)
GoodWatch score 61

as Daisuke Jigen

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

as Masakichi Makihara

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as Masakichi Makihara

New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 (1974)
GoodWatch score 64

as Gen Sakagami

Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)
GoodWatch score 78

as Masakichi Makihara

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

as Masakichi Makihara

Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers (1972)
GoodWatch score 68

as Ohno

Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth (1972)

as Johei Yawata

The Wolves
The Wolves (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

as Matsuzo Tsumura

1960s

45 titles · average score 76
Goyokin
Goyokin (1969)
GoodWatch score 78

as Hirosuke

Hymn to a Tired Man
Hymn to a Tired Man (1968)
GoodWatch score 78

as Hisataro Ohno

Young People
Young People (1968)

as Taro

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)
GoodWatch score 71

as Storyteller

Cash Calls Hell
Cash Calls Hell (1966)
GoodWatch score 74

as Umegaya

Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast (1965)
GoodWatch score 79

as Tanji

Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 (1965)
GoodWatch score 68

as Otsuki

Abashiri Prison
Abashiri Prison (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

as Otsuki

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 (1965)

as Kirikawa

Kwaidan
Kwaidan (1965)
GoodWatch score 78

as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

Pitfall
Pitfall (1962)
GoodWatch score 74

as Man in White Suit

Sanjuro
Sanjuro (1962)
GoodWatch score 87

as Samurai

1950s

2 titles · average score 87
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
GoodWatch score 87

as Obara Nitôhei

The Story of Pure Love
The Story of Pure Love (1957)

as Satoyan