
About
Kunie Tanaka
Overview
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.
Known for
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2010 | The Last Ronin | Actor | 59 Average |
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2004 | The Hidden Blade | Actor | Kanbê Katagiri | 61 Fair |
2003 | The Boat to Heaven | Actor | Masato Sakurai | N/A N/A |
2003 | Fukumimi | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2003 | 北の国から 記憶 前編 | Actor | 演员 | N/A N/A |
2003 | Resurrection | Actor | Dr. Saito | 58 Average |
2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2002 | Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2002 | Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2002 | 北の国から記憶 | Actor | 演员 | N/A N/A |
2002 | Kewaishi | Actor | 59 Average |
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2001 | All About Our House | Actor | Chouichirou Iwata | 59 Average |
2000 | The Password is Courage | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2000 | As the River Flows | Actor | Matsuda (The Shopkeeper) | N/A N/A |
1998 | A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage | Actor | Inoue | 58 Average |
1997 | The Rainbow Seeker 2 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1997 | Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1996 | The Rainbow Seeker | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1996 | Oishinbo | Actor | Tattsan | N/A N/A |
1995 | Salaryman Senka | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1995 | Tora-san to the Rescue | Actor | Ship Captain | 59 Average |
1995 | 北の国から ’95秘密 後編 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1995 | Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu | Actor | 59 Average |
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1994 | Free and Easy Special | Actor | 58 Average |
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1993 | Hacchōbori Torimono Banashi | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1993 | A Class to Remember | Actor | Ino | 58 Average |
1993 | Baian the Assassin: Showdown | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1993 | Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict | Actor | Buddhist Priest | 59 Average |
1992 | Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 | Actor | 59 Average |
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1992 | Luminous Moss | Actor | Hachizo | 58 Average |
1991 | My Sons | Actor | 59 Average |
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1991 | Baian the Assassin | Actor | Han-Emon of Otowa | 70 Good |
1991 | Castle of Sand | Actor | Eitaro Imanishi | N/A N/A |
1991 | A Desirable Marriage | Actor | Mr. Kawamata | N/A N/A |
1991 | The love song of farewell later | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1991 | Shy Security | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1991 | Private Detective Dobu | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1991 | Mourning Work | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1991 | Kamigata Kugaizoshi | Actor | 59 Average |
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1990 | Baian the Assassin | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1990 | Ronin-gai | Actor | Magozaemon Doi | 58 Average |
1990 | Tasmania Story | Actor | 59 Average |
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1990 | Hoshi wo tsugu mono | Actor | Kenji Yoshida | N/A N/A |
1989 | Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo | Actor | 59 Average |
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1988 | Love on a Daily Basis | Actor | 58 Average |
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1988 | I Love You So Much | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1988 | Yojo no jidai | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1988 | This Heartbeat | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1988 | Tomorrow | Actor | Shoji's stepfather | 59 Average |
1988 | Oración | Actor | 58 Average |
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1987 | The Great Department Store Robbery | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1987 | Take Me Out to the Snowland | Actor | Yûichirô Tayama | 58 Average |
1987 | The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop | Actor | Yutaro Hatori | 59 Average |
1987 | Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi | Actor | 59 Average |
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1986 | The House of Wedlock | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1986 | Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy | Actor | 58 Average |
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1986 | Rice Curry | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1985 | Early Spring Story | Actor | Okino, Hitomi's father | 58 Average |
1985 | Demon | Actor | Keita | 58 Average |
1984 | Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu | Actor | 59 Average |
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1984 | The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel | Actor | 58 Average |
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1984 | Sukanpin Walk | Actor | Keizo Fukami | 59 Average |
1984 | Tokimeki Coast Story | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1983 | Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case | Actor | Dobu | N/A N/A |
1983 | Choji Snack Bar | Actor | Iwashita | 58 Average |
1983 | Nogare no machi | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1983 | Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1983 | The Undercover Ninja Organization | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1983 | Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1983 | Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case | Actor | Dobu | N/A N/A |
1983 | Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1982 | Highschool Scramble | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1982 | Tonga Adventure Family | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1982 | Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case | Actor | Dobu | N/A N/A |
1982 | The Shootout | Actor | Iwai | 58 Average |
1982 | Ekisutora | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1982 | Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case | Actor | Dobu | N/A N/A |
1982 | Karate Cop | Actor | Neighbor | N/A N/A |
1981 | At This Late Date, the Charleston | Actor | Army Minister | 59 Average |
1981 | Station | Actor | Sugawara | 58 Average |
1981 | Kita no kuni kara | Actor | 黑板五郎 | 71 Good |
1981 | Private Detective DOBU 1 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1980 | May Love Be Restored | Actor | Yugiri-ro client | N/A N/A |
1980 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga | Actor | Masakichi Makihara | 58 Average |
1980 | The Revolt | Actor | 59 Average |
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1979 | The Last Game | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1979 | The Fixer | Actor | 58 Average |
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1979 | Troubleman Laughs and Kills | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1979 | White Love | Actor | 58 Average |
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1979 | The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi | Actor | Lt. Todoroki | 58 Average |
1979 | The Inferno | Actor | Unpei Ikegata | 59 Average |
1979 | Murder in the Doll House | Actor | Detective Naraki | 59 Average |
1979 | Down with The Big Boss | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1979 | Nichiren | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1978 | The Truck Rascals Go to The North | Actor | 59 Average |
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1978 | Pink Lady's Motion Picture | Actor | 58 Average |
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1978 | Blood Type: Blue | Actor | 59 Average |
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1978 | Dynamite Don-Don | Actor | Sakuzo | 58 Average |
1978 | The Demon | Actor | Policeman | 59 Average |
1978 | Never Give Up | Actor | Bartender | 58 Average |
1978 | Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron | Actor | Rikichi Komadera | 59 Average |
1978 | Winter's Flower | Actor | Kokichi Minami | 58 Average |
1978 | 幽霊列車 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1977 | The Extravagant Cops | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1977 | Village of Eight Gravestones | Actor | 59 Average |
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1977 | Sugata Sanshiro | Actor | Yasuyoshi | N/A N/A |
1977 | Older brother | Actor | Kintaro | N/A N/A |
1977 | The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro | Actor | Kuroki Taro | 58 Average |
1977 | Seasonal Wind | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1977 | Japan's Don | Actor | 59 Average |
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1976 | Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1976 | Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den | Actor | Toramatsu Otani | N/A N/A |
1976 | Hangyaku no Tabi | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1976 | Hobo General | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1976 | The Machine Gun Dragon | Actor | 59 Average |
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1976 | Manhunt | Actor | Yokomichi Keiji | 59 Average |
1975 | The Wild Trucker | Actor | 59 Average |
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1975 | 300 Million Thief Immune to Charges Begins | Actor | Toyama | N/A N/A |
1975 | The International Gang of Kobe | Actor | Teruo Maruyama | 58 Average |
1975 | Company Buggers | Actor | 59 Average |
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1975 | Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1975 | The Bullet Train | Actor | Koga's Brother | 59 Average |
1975 | Light of Africa | Actor | Katsuhiro | 59 Average |
1975 | Shimane Prison Riot | Actor | Yoshikazu Minagawa | 58 Average |
1975 | Cops vs. Thugs | Actor | Kinpachi Komiya | 59 Average |
1975 | The Dark Magistrate | Actor | Yoshitoshi Kogure | N/A N/A |
1975 | Great Jailbreak | Actor | Goda | 59 Average |
1975 | Battle Cry | Actor | 58 Average |
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1975 | Graveyard of Honor | Actor | Katsuji Ozaki | 59 Average |
1975 | Doterai Man | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1975 | Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1974 | New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 | Actor | Gen Sakagami | 59 Average |
1974 | Submersion of Japan | Actor | Tatsuno | N/A N/A |
1974 | Third Generation Boss | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1974 | Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy | Actor | Daisuke Jigen | 59 Average |
1974 | Evil of Dracula | Actor | Dr. Shimomura | 59 Average |
1974 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode | Actor | Masakichi Makihara | 59 Average |
1974 | Machi no Hi | Actor | Goro | N/A N/A |
1974 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics | Actor | Masakichi Makihara | 59 Average |
1973 | Yakuza of the Present | Actor | Zen san | N/A N/A |
1973 | Stray Dog | Actor | Sagawa | 59 Average |
1973 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War | Actor | Masakichi Makihara | 59 Average |
1973 | Japan's Top Gangster | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1973 | The School Deviate Waru | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1973 | Deeper Than Blue | Actor | Ajikawa | N/A N/A |
1973 | Battles Without Honor and Humanity | Actor | Masakichi Makihara | 61 Fair |
1972 | Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers | Actor | Ohno | 59 Average |
1972 | Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth | Actor | Johei Yawata | 58 Average |
1972 | New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1972 | My Voiceless Friends | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1972 | Summer Soldiers | Actor | Fujimura | 58 Average |
1972 | The Witty Samurai | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1972 | Zorome no San Kyoudai | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1971 | New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1971 | The Wolves | Actor | Matsuzo Tsumura | 59 Average |
1971 | The Battle of Okinawa | Actor | 59 Average |
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1971 | The Instant Services Bureau | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1971 | Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1971 | Tora-san, the Good Samaritan | Actor | Teacher Fukushi | 59 Average |
1971 | Detective Story: A Brother's Rule | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1970 | Banner of the Young | Actor | Taro | N/A N/A |
1970 | Dodes'ka-den | Actor | Hatsutaro Kawaguchi | 61 Fair |
1970 | The Kingpin of Fair Ladies | Actor | Tadao Ueda | N/A N/A |
1970 | Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival | Actor | 59 Average |
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1970 | Charming Men | Actor | Kuramoto Kuraji | N/A N/A |
1970 | Bravo, Young Guy | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1970 | Rebel Against Glory | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1970 | The Summit of Mt. Fuji | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1970 | Duel at Fort Ezo | Actor | Kurobei | 59 Average |
1970 | Zoku Isoginchaku | Actor | Takashi Takai | N/A N/A |
1969 | Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms | Actor | Seiji Matsumiya | N/A N/A |
1969 | The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club | Actor | Kanegai | N/A N/A |
1969 | Tenchu! | Actor | Rokkaku Prison Officer | 59 Average |
1969 | Forward, Young People! | Actor | Taro | N/A N/A |
1969 | Goyokin | Actor | Hirosuke | 60 Fair |
1968 | Angel's Lover | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1968 | Outlaw: Black Dagger | Actor | Doctor Michio Hongô | 59 Average |
1968 | The Woman Gambler's Revenge | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1968 | Young People | Actor | Taro | N/A N/A |
1968 | The Day the Sun Rose | Actor | 59 Average |
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1968 | In Broad Daylight | Actor | March | N/A N/A |
1968 | The Human Bullet | Actor | 59 Average |
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1968 | Three Rogues | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1968 | Women and Miso Soup | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1968 | The Woman Champion | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1968 | How to Be the Worst of Office Workers | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1968 | Hymn to a Tired Man | Actor | Hisataro Ohno | 59 Average |
1968 | Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 | Actor | Katsuji Nemoto | 59 Average |
1967 | Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1967 | The Young Ace in the South Pacific | Actor | Shinjiro Ishiyama | N/A N/A |
1967 | Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1967 | Game of Chance 2 | Actor | 58 Average |
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1967 | River of Forever | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1967 | Birth of a Fighter | Actor | 59 Average |
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1967 | Let's Go! Young Guy | Actor | Shinjirou Ishiyama | N/A N/A |
1966 | Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1966 | Debt of Honor | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1966 | Golden Ninja | Actor | Risuke | N/A N/A |
1966 | Koto—The Lake of Tears | Actor | Kenkichi Ohara | 58 Average |
1966 | Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1966 | Zatoichi's Pilgrimage | Actor | Storyteller | 59 Average |
1966 | The Face of Another | Actor | Mentally Ill Man #1 | 65 Fair |
1966 | The Front Line Showdown | Actor | Sawamura | N/A N/A |
1966 | Arupusu no wakadaishô | Actor | Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô | N/A N/A |
1966 | The Bullet and the Horse | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1966 | The Sword of Doom | Actor | Senkichi | 64 Fair |
1966 | The Threat | Actor | 58 Average |
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1966 | Silence Has No Wings | Actor | 59 Average |
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1966 | Cash Calls Hell | Actor | 59 Average |
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1965 | Prison Walls of Abashiri 4 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1965 | Campus A Go-Go | Actor | 59 Average |
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1965 | Yakuza G-Men | Actor | Masayoshi Imanishi | N/A N/A |
1965 | Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 | Actor | Otsuki | 58 Average |
1965 | Sword of the Beast | Actor | Tanji | 60 Fair |
1965 | Young Guy at Sea | Actor | 石山新次郎(青大)) | N/A N/A |
1965 | Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 | Actor | Kirikawa | 58 Average |
1965 | Three Yakuza | Actor | 59 Average |
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1965 | The Last Judgment | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1965 | Abashiri Prison | Actor | Otsuki | 59 Average |
1965 | Tale of Ninja Duty | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1965 | Kwaidan | Actor | Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless") | 66 Fair |
1964 | Red Diamond | Actor | George Takase | N/A N/A |
1964 | 間諜 | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1964 | Shingo's Final Duel | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1964 | The Desperate | Actor | 59 Average |
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1964 | Punishment of a Lawless Villian | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1963 | Sasuke and His Comedians | Actor | 58 Average |
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1963 | Okashina yatsu | Actor | Sankichi Fujita | N/A N/A |
1963 | The Young Ace in Hawaii | Actor | 石山新次郎(青大将) | N/A N/A |
1963 | A Fishmonger's Tour | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1962 | College Champ | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1962 | Pitfall | Actor | Man in White Suit | 61 Fair |
1962 | Operation Sewer Rats | Actor | Private Anayama | N/A N/A |
1962 | The Crimson Sky | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1962 | The Inheritance | Actor | 59 Average |
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1962 | Pride of the Campus | Actor | Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho) | N/A N/A |
1962 | Sanjuro | Actor | Samurai | 70 Good |
1961 | Blood on the Sea | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1961 | Sir Galahad in Campus | Actor | Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho) | N/A N/A |
1961 | Big Shots Die at Dawn | Actor | 59 Average |
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1961 | Hidden Fangs | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1961 | The Merciless Trap | Actor | 59 Average |
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1960 | The Bad Sleep Well | Actor | Hitman | 64 Fair |
1960 | The Sun's Burial | Actor | Thief | 59 Average |
1959 | The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity | Actor | Obara Nitôhei | 65 Fair |
1957 | The Story of Pure Love | Actor | Satoyan | 59 Average |
北穂高絶唱 | Actor | N/A N/A |