Kunie Tanaka — Actor (145)
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In Broad Daylight (1968) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
白昼堂々
director: Yoshitarō Nomura actor: Kiyoshi Atsumi / Chieko Baisho …
other title: 白昼堂々
After his company goes bankrupt, Katsuji Watanabe resorts to pickpocketing again with his old swindler buddies. However, one by one, his friends start getting caught. Katsuji decides to play a high stakes game of robbing the proceeds of a department store.
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Seasonal Wind (1977) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
季節風
director: Kōichi Saitō actor: Goro Noguchi / Keiko Usami …
other title: 季節風
Shinji, a young man who accidentally met a successful model, moves to Tokyo because of his admiration for her. However, a harsh reality awaits him in Tokyo. As a result, Shinji returns to his hometown to start life anew. A romantic drama inspired by the hit song of the same name by Goro Noguchi.
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Detective Story: A Brother's Rule (1971) [Movie] TMDB
刑事物語　兄弟の掟
director: Shun Inagaki actor: Kunie Tanaka / Yūzō Kayama …
other title: 刑事物語　兄弟の掟
Iwabuchi of the Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Division cooperates with Kubo of the Foreign Affairs Division in re-investigating the case of a foreign drug addict's death at the request of Kubo.
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Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 (1992) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
北の国か '92巣立ち 前編
director: Shigemichi Sugita actor: Kunie Tanaka / Hidetaka Yoshioka …
other title: 北の国か '92巣立ち 前編
There is a man who divorced his wife. He moved to rural Hokkaido from Tokyo where he lived with his family without running water or electricity. He has his son and daughter in tow and works hard for them. The folk in the area try to help. A couple of years pass and the older son moves back to Tokyo, attends school and works part-time. The daughter commutes to the city to attend school. She wants to become a nurse. To become a registered nurse she needs to study a further three years. This takes money.
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Baian the Assassin: Showdown (1993) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
仕掛人　藤枝梅安スペシャル　対決
director: Haruhiko Mimura actor: Ken Watanabe / Isao Hashizume …
other title: 仕掛人　藤枝梅安スペシャル　対決
Fujieda Baian is admired during the day as a skilled acupuncturist. However, at night, he is a highly skilled assassin, taking on contracts to quietly eliminate those whose existence is deemed toxic to society. Baian's latest target, assigned by his boss Otowa, is Shirakoya Kikuemon, the head of a powerful organization in Osaka.
In the past, Baian had been indebted to Shirakoya, but due to a conflict involving the swordsman Kosugi Jūgorō, their relationship has turned adversarial. After his lover is abducted, Shirakoya storms into Edo. With his life now targeted, Baian resolves to confront Shirakoya in a desperate final showdown.
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Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu (1984) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
北の国から'84夏
director: Shigemichi Sugita actor: Kunie Tanaka / Hidetaka Yoshioka …
other title: 北の国から'84夏
Set in the town of Furano in Hokkaido, Kita no Kuni Kara centers around the story of the Kuroita family. Narrated by the son, Jun, the tale follows the lives of two children torn between their parents and their parents' divorce. Jun, and his sister Hotaru, grow and mature in the harsh climates of Hokkaido, and learn the ways of life through their interaction with the folk of Furano.
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The Boat to Heaven (2003) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
精霊流し
director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka actor: Hiroyuki Ikeuchi / Keizo Kanie …
other title: 精霊流し
A young boy, Masahiko Sakurai, grows up in Nagasaki where he sees the clear blue ocean everyday. His mother wants him to be a violinist. To make her dream come true, Masahiko goes to Tokyo to learn the violin, and stays with his aunt, Setsuko, in Kamakura near Tokyo. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Masashi Sada's novel of the same name received the 21st Japanese Cinema Reconstruction and Promotion Award and the 46th Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Shingo's Final Duel (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
新吾番外勝負
director: Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Hiroki Matsukata …
other title: 新吾番外勝負
After Aoi Shingo, the illegitimate son of Shogun Yoshimune has gained prominence as the finest swordsman in the land, he tries to lead a peaceful life with his mother far away from the seat of government in Edo. Not wanting to inconvenience his father anymore his plan is to stay away from the city and enjoy life like a normal man. Unfortunately for him, his past comes back to haunt him in the person of his mortal enemy, the one swordsman that is skillful enough to defeat him. This is the most perilous moment of Shingo's life as he must face his deadliest foe in a battle to the death!
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The Day the Sun Rose (1968) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
祇園祭
director: Tetsuya Yamanouchi actor: Kinnosuke Nakamura / Toshirō Mifune …
other title: O Momento da Revolta / 祇園祭 …
Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.
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Shimane Prison Riot (1975) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
暴動島根刑務所
director: Sadao Nakajima actor: Hiroki Matsukata / Kinya Kitaoji …
other title: 暴動島根刑務所 / Bodo shimane keimusho
Japan, 1948: Hiroki Matsukata stars as a man facing a nine year prison sentence. He incites prisoners of Shimane Prison to the biggest riot in jail history. A fighter by heart, he sees a way out of any situation, but will he survive this, the gutsiest assault ever attempted?