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Kunie Tanaka Filmography

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Sanjuro (1962)

In the heart of feudal Japan, the wandering samurai known as Sanjuro finds himself inadvertently...

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Kwaidan (1965)

"Kwaidan" weaves together four haunting tales, each one a spectral exploration of ancient Japanese lore....

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The Bad Sleep Well (1960)

In the heart of post-war Japan, amidst the glimmering façade of prosperity, a marriage takes...

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The Face of Another (1966)

In the haunting exploration of identity, "The Face of Another" (1966), we meet the tormented...

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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)

In the compelling second chapter of an arresting trilogy, we follow Kaji, a man of...

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The Hidden Blade (2004)

In the shifting sands of mid-19th Century Japan, three samurai comrades – Yaichiro, Munezo, and...

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Pitfall (1962)

In the heart of the labor-charged world of Kyushu miners emerges a tale of intrigue...

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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage (1966)

Embarking on a spiritual journey, Ichi sets forth on a pilgrimage to seek redemption at...

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Evil of Dracula (1974)

In the haunting whispers of the 1600s, a shipwrecked Dracula finds himself marooned in Japan,...

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The Sun's Burial (1960)

In the heart of Osaka's underbelly, a restless generation treads dangerous paths, their futures shrouded...

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The Sword of Doom (1966)

Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai without compassion or scruples. When he is scheduled for an...

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1973)

During the violent chaos of post-War Japanese black market, a young gangster called Shozo Hirono...

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Dodes'ka-den (1970)

Episodes from the lives of a group of Tokyo slum-dwellers: Rokkuchan, an intellectually disabled boy...

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Sword of the Beast (1965)

Gennosuke, a clan retainer, kills one of the clan ministers as part of a plot...

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War (1973)

Yakuza boss Shozo Hirono must choose his alliances carefully as the local gangster family affiliations...

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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival (1970)

Cowritten by star Shintaro Katsu, this adventure pits Zatoichi against one of his most diabolical...

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The Bullet Train (1975)

One of the Japanese Shinkansen "Bullet Trains" is threatened with a bomb that will explode...

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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode (1974)

While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a...

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Graveyard of Honor (1975)

A look at the life of renegade yakuza, Rikio Ishikawa, particularly the years from 1946...

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Cops vs. Thugs (1975)

Acting boss Hirotani of the Ohara gang uses his friendship with corrupt cop Kuno to...