Kunie Tanaka
Born November 23, 1932 (Age: 93)
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Toki, Gifu, Japan
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
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as Self
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Age: 69
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
2002
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as Self
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Age: 69
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2
2002
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as
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Age: 69
北の国から記憶
2002
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as 演员
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Age: 69
Kewaishi
2002
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as
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Age: 69
As the River Flows
2000
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as Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
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Age: 67
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage
1998
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as Inoue
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Age: 65
The Rainbow Seeker 2
1997
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as
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Age: 65
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow
1997
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as
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Age: 64
The Rainbow Seeker
1996
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as Tsune-san
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Age: 64
Oishinbo
1996
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as Tattsan
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Age: 63
イルカに逢える日
1994
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as
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Age: 61
A Class to Remember
1993
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as Ino
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Age: 60
Baian the Assassin: Showdown
1993
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as
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Age: 60
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict
1993
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as Buddhist Priest
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Age: 60
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1
1992
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as
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Age: 59
Luminous Moss
1992
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as Hachizo
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Age: 59
My Sons
1991
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as
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Age: 58
Castle of Sand
1991
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as Eitaro Imanishi
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Age: 58
A Desirable Marriage
1991
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as Mr. Kawamata
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Age: 58
The love song of farewell later
1991
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as
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Age: 58
Shy Security
1991
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as
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Age: 58
No Image
Mourning Work
1991
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as
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Age: 58
Kamigata Kugaizoshi
1991
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as
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Age: 58
Baian the Assassin
1990
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as
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Age: 58
Ronin-gai
1990
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as Magozaemon Doi
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Age: 57
Tasmania Story
1990
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as
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Age: 57
Hoshi wo tsugu mono
1990
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as Kenji Yoshida
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Age: 57
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo
1989
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as
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Age: 56
I Love You So Much
1988
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as
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Age: 56
Love on a Daily Basis
1988
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as
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Age: 56
Yojo no jidai
1988
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as
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Age: 55
This Heartbeat
1988
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as
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Age: 55
Tomorrow
1988
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as Shoji's stepfather
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Age: 55
Oración
1988
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as
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Age: 55
The Great Department Store Robbery
1987
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as
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Age: 55
Take Me Out to the Snowland
1987
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as Yûichirô Tayama
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Age: 54
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
1987
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as Yutaro Hatori
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Age: 54
The Thief and the Expelled Master
1987
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as
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Age: 54
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi
1987
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as
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Age: 54
Early Spring Story
1985
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as Okino, Hitomi's father
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Age: 52
Demon
1985
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as Keita
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Age: 52
Ghost Reunion
1984
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as Inspector Joichi Uno
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Age: 52
Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari
1984
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as
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Age: 51
Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
1983
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as Dobu
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Age: 51
Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case
1983
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as Dobu
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Age: 50
Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
1983
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as Dobu
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Age: 50
Tonga Adventure Family
1982
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as
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Age: 50
Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
1982
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as Dobu
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Age: 49
Ekisutora
1982
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as
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Age: 49
Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
1982
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as Dobu
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Age: 49
At This Late Date, the Charleston
1981
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as Army Minister
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Age: 49
Station
1981
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as Sugawara
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Age: 48
Return of the Champ
1981
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as Shinjiro Ishiyama
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Age: 48
Private Detective DOBU 1
1981
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as Dobu
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Age: 48
May Love Be Restored
1980
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as Yugiri-ro client
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Age: 47
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
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as Masakichi Makihara
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Age: 47
The Revolt
1980
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as
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Age: 47
The Bride of the Ghost Lake
1979
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as Inspector Joichi Uno
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Age: 46
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village
1979
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as Inspector Joichi Uno
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Age: 46
The Truck Rascals Go to The North
1978
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as
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Age: 46
Pink Lady's Motion Picture
1978
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as
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Age: 46
Blood Type: Blue
1978
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as
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Age: 46
Ghost Coast
1978
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as Inspector Joichi Uno
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Age: 45
Dynamite Don-Don
1978
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as Sakuzo
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Age: 45
Never Give Up
1978
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as Bartender
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Age: 45
The Demon
1978
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as Policeman
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Age: 45
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
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as Rikichi Komadera
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Age: 45
Winter's Flower
1978
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as Kokichi Minami
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Age: 45
Inside the Storm of Love
1978
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as
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Age: 45
幽霊列車
1978
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as
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Age: 45
The Extravagant Cops
1977
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as
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Age: 45
No Image
Sugata Sanshiro
1977
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as Yasuyoshi
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Age: 44
Seasonal Wind
1977
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as
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Age: 44
Japan's Don
1977
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as
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Age: 44
Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women
1975
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as
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Age: 42
Doterai Man
1975
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as
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Age: 42
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1
1974
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as Gen Sakagami
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Age: 42
Third Generation Boss
1974
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as
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Age: 41
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy
1974
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as Daisuke Jigen
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Age: 41
Evil of Dracula
1974
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as Dr. Shimomura
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Age: 41
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
1974
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as Masakichi Makihara
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Age: 41
Machi no Hi
1974
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as Goro
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Age: 41
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics
1974
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as Masakichi Makihara
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Age: 41
Yakuza of the Present
1973
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as Zen san
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Age: 40
Stray Dog
1973
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as Sagawa
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Age: 40
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
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as Masakichi Makihara
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Age: 40
Japan's Top Gangster
1973
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as
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Age: 40
The School Deviate Waru
1973
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as
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Age: 40
Deeper Than Blue
1973
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as Ajikawa
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Age: 40
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi
1973
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as
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Age: 40
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
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as Masakichi Makihara
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Age: 40
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers
1972
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as Ohno
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Age: 39
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth
1972
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as Johei Yawata
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Age: 39
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972
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as
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Age: 39
My Voiceless Friends
1972
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as
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Age: 39
Summer Soldiers
1972
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as Fujimura
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Age: 39
The Witty Samurai
1972
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as
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Age: 39
Zorome no San Kyoudai
1972
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as
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Age: 39
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
1971
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as
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Age: 39
The Instant Services Bureau
1971
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as
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Age: 38
Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu
1971
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as
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Age: 38
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule
1971
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as
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Age: 38
Young Guy, the Ace Rider
1971
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as
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Age: 38
It's a Man's Way of Life
1970
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as Heihachirou Yanai
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Age: 38
Banner of the Young
1970
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as Taro
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Age: 38
Fear of Sex
1970
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as
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Age: 37
Get Your Sky, Young Guy
1970
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as
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Age: 37
Charming Men
1970
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as Kuramoto Kuraji
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Age: 37
Bravo, Young Guy
1970
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as
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Age: 37
Live Again Tomorrow
1970
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as 刈田勝利
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Age: 37
Rebel Against Glory
1970
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as
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Age: 37
The Summit of Mt. Fuji
1970
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as
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Age: 37
No Image
Zoku Isoginchaku
1970
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as Takashi Takai
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Age: 37
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms
1969
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as Seiji Matsumiya
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Age: 36
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club
1969
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as Kanegai
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Age: 36
Tenchu!
1969
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as Rokkaku Prison Officer
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Age: 36
Young Guy on Mt. Cook
1969
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as
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Age: 36
Forward, Young People!
1969
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as Taro
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Age: 36
Goyokin
1969
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as Hirosuke
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Age: 36
夕月
1969
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Age: 36
Young Guy Graduates
1969
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Age: 36
Angel's Lover
1968
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Age: 36
The Woman Gambler's Revenge
1968
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Age: 36
Young People
1968
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as Taro
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Age: 36
In Broad Daylight
1968
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as March
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Age: 35
Three Rogues
1968
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Age: 35
Cry of the Mountain
1968
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Age: 35
An Angel's Temptation
1968
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Age: 35
Young Guy in Rio
1968
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Age: 35
Women and Miso Soup
1968
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Age: 35
The Woman Champion
1968
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Age: 35
How to Be the Worst of Office Workers
1968
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Age: 35
Third Class Soldier Boss
1966
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as
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Age: 33
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4
1965
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as
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Age: 33
Campus A Go-Go
1965
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as
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Age: 33
若い野ばら
1965
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as 石丸雄吉
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Age: 33
Yakuza G-Men
1965
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as Masayoshi Imanishi
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Age: 32
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3
1965
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as Otsuki
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Age: 32
Sword of the Beast
1965
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as Tanji
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Age: 32
Young Guy at Sea
1965
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as 石山新次郎（青大））
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Age: 32
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2
1965
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as Kirikawa
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Age: 32
Three Yakuza
1965
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as
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Age: 32
The Last Judgment
1965
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as
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Age: 32
Abashiri Prison
1965
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as Otsuki
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Age: 32
Tale of Ninja Duty
1965
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as
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Age: 32
Kwaidan
1965
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as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
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Age: 32
Red Diamond
1964
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as George Takase
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Age: 31
間諜
1964
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as
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Age: 31
Shingo's Final Duel
1964
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as
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Age: 31
The Desperate
1964
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as Chiba
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Age: 31
Punishment of a Lawless Villian
1964
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as
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Age: 31
Sasuke and His Comedians
1963
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as
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Age: 31
Okashina yatsu
1963
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as Sankichi Fujita
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Age: 30
Walleyed Nippon
1963
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as Shirosaka
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Age: 30
Young Guy in Hawaii
1963
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as 石山新次郎（青大将）
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Age: 30
A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment
1963
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as
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Age: 30
Sensation Seekers
1963
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as
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Age: 30
A Fishmonger's Tour
1963
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as
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Age: 30
College Champ
1962
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as
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Age: 29
Pitfall
1962
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as Man in White Suit
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Age: 29
Operation Sewer Rats
1962
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as Private Anayama
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Age: 29
The Crimson Sky
1962
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as
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Age: 29
The Inheritance
1962
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as
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Age: 29
Pride of the Campus
1962
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as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
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Age: 29
Sanjuro
1962
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as Samurai
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Age: 29
Blood on the Sea
1961
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as
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Age: 28
Sir Galahad in Campus
1961
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as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
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Age: 28
Big Shots Die at Dawn
1961
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as
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Age: 28
Eternity of Love
1961
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as
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Age: 28
Hidden Fangs
1961
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as
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Age: 28
The Merciless Trap
1961
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as
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Age: 28
The Bad Sleep Well
1960
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as Hitman
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Age: 27
The Sun's Burial
1960
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as Thief
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Age: 27
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959
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as Obara Nitôhei
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Age: 26
Lucky Dragon No. 5
1959
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as
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Age: 26
Triumphant Song of Youth
1956
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as
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Age: 23