Kunie Tanaka: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 86
- on screen
- 1957–2003
- box office
- $178K
The Best Kunie Tanaka Movies
The films of Kunie Tanaka that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Sanjuro (1962) leads with $65.1K. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
Kunie Tanaka's Career in Numbers
Kunie Tanaka's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Kunie Tanaka works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Story of Pure Love (1957) to Resurrection (2003), and the 1970s were the busiest decade.
Kunie Tanaka Movies by Decade
- 1950s 2
- 1960s 26
- 1970s 36
- 1980s 9
- 1990s 9
- 2000s 2
The 1970s were Kunie Tanaka's busiest decade, with 36 films.
Kunie Tanaka Movies by Genre
- Drama 30
- Comedy 11
- Action 11
- Crime 9
- Thriller 6
- Romance 3
- Horror 3
- Fantasy 3
- Sci-Fi 2
- History 2
Drama is the genre Kunie Tanaka has worked in most, with 30 films, ahead of comedy (11).
Kunie Tanaka Career Milestones
- First film
- The Story of Pure Love 1957
- Biggest box office hit
- Sanjuro $65.1K worldwide
- Newest film
- Resurrection 2003
Kunie Tanaka Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Kunie Tanaka is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Kunie Tanaka Movies as an Actor
84- 2003
Resurrection as Dr. Saito · Drama - 2001
All About Our House as Chouichirou Iwata · Comedy - 1998
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage as Inoue · Drama - 1996
The Rainbow Seeker Comedy - 1995
Tora-san to the Rescue as Ship Captain · Comedy - 1993
A Class to Remember as Ino · Drama - 1993
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict as Buddhist Priest · Thriller - 1992
Luminous Moss as Hachizo · Drama - 1991
My Sons Comedy - 1991
A Desirable Marriage as Mr. Kawamata · Drama - 1990
Ronin-gai as Magozaemon Doi · Action - 1988
Tomorrow as Shoji's stepfather · Drama - 1987
Take Me Out to the Snowland as Yûichirô Tayama · Comedy - 1986
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy Drama - 1985
Early Spring Story as Okino, Hitomi's father · Drama - 1984
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel Action - 1983
Choji Snack Bar as Iwashita · Drama - 1981
At This Late Date, the Charleston as Army Minister · Comedy - 1981
Station as Sugawara · Romance - 1980
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga as Masakichi Makihara · Thriller - 1979
The Inferno as Unpei Ikegata · Horror - 1979
Murder in the Doll House as Detective Naraki · Horror - 1978
The Truck Rascals Go to The North Action - 1978
Pink Lady’s Motion Picture Fantasy - 1978
Blood Type: Blue Sci-Fi - 1978
Never Give Up as Bartender · Thriller - 1978
Dynamite Don-Don as Sakuzo · Action - 1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron as Rikichi Komadera · Drama - 1978
Winter’s Flower as Kokichi Minami · Drama - 1977
Village of Eight Gravestones Horror - 1977
The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro as Kuroki Taro · Drama - 1977
Japan’s Don Crime - 1976
The Machine Gun Dragon Action - 1976
Manhunt as Yokomichi Keiji · Crime - 1975
The Wild Trucker as Borsalino 2 · Romance - 1975
The International Gang of Kobe as Teruo Maruyama · Crime - 1975
The Bullet Train as Koga's Brother · Drama - 1975
Light of Africa as Katsuhiro · Drama - 1975
Shimane Prison Riot as Yoshikazu Minagawa · Action - 1975
Cops vs. Thugs as Kinpachi Komiya · Crime - 1975
Great Jailbreak as Goda · Action - 1975
Battle Cry Comedy - 1975
Graveyard of Honor as Katsuji Ozaki · Action - 1974
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 as Gen Sakagami · Drama - 1974
Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy as Daisuke Jigen · Comedy - 1974
Evil of Dracula as Dr. Shimomura · Mystery - 1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode as Masakichi Makihara · Drama - 1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics as Masakichi Makihara · Drama - 1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War as Masakichi Makihara · Drama - 1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity as Masakichi Makihara · Drama - 1972
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro’s Birth as Johei Yawata · Drama - 1972
Summer Soldiers as Fujimura · War - 1971
The Wolves as Matsuzo Tsumura · Drama - 1971
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan as Teacher Fukushi · Comedy - 1970
Dodes’ka-den as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi · Drama Worldwide box office: $981 - 1970
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival Adventure - 1969
Tenchu! as Rokkaku Prison Officer · History - 1969
Goyokin as Hirosuke · Action - 1968
Outlaw: Black Dagger as Doctor Michio Hongô · Thriller - 1968
The Human Bullet Comedy - 1968
Hymn to a Tired Man as Hisataro Ohno · Drama - 1968
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 as Katsuji Nemoto · Thriller - 1966
Koto—The Lake of Tears as Kenkichi Ohara · Romance - 1966
Zatoichi’s Pilgrimage as Storyteller · Drama - 1966
The Face of Another as Mentally Ill Man #1 · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $35.2K - 1966
The Sword of Doom as Senkichi · Drama - 1966
The Threat Action - 1966
Silence Has No Wings Drama - 1966
Cash Calls Hell as Umegaya · Crime - 1965
Campus A Go-Go Music - 1965
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 as Otsuki · Crime - 1965
Sword of the Beast as Tanji · Drama - 1965
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 as Kirikawa · Crime - 1965
Abashiri Prison as Otsuki · Drama - 1964
Kwaidan as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless") · Fantasy - 1963
Sasuke and His Comedians Fantasy - 1962
Pitfall as Man in White Suit · Crime Worldwide box office: $30.1K - 1962
The Inheritance Drama - 1962
Sanjuro as Samurai · Comedy Worldwide box office: $65.1K - 1961
Big Shots Die at Dawn Action - 1960
The Bad Sleep Well as Hitman · Thriller Worldwide box office: $47K - 1960
The Sun’s Burial as Thief · Crime - 1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity as Obara Nitôhei · History - 1957
The Story of Pure Love as Satoyan · Drama
Kunie Tanaka in Documentaries & Specials
2Who Kunie Tanaka Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Kunie Tanaka shares the most films with. Tatsuya Nakadai comes first, with 17 films together, followed by Hisashi Igawa (14).
Kunie Tanaka: Questions & Answers
How many movies Kunie Tanaka has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Kunie Tanaka been in?
Kunie Tanaka is credited on 86 films, from 1957 to 2003. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Kunie Tanaka's highest-grossing movie?
Sanjuro (1962) is Kunie Tanaka's biggest box office hit, with $65.1K worldwide, ahead of The Bad Sleep Well (1960) ($47K). Across every film with box office figures, Kunie Tanaka's movies have made $178K.
Kunie Tanaka's biggest hits What is Kunie Tanaka's newest movie?
The most recent film on Kunie Tanaka's filmography is Resurrection (2003), in the role of Dr. Saito.
Who does Kunie Tanaka work with most often?
Kunie Tanaka shares the most films with Tatsuya Nakadai (17 films), Hisashi Igawa (14 films) and Ichirô Nakatani (13 films).
The Best Kunie Tanaka Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 86 credits.
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