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Japanese actor
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Male
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16 November 1955(Kumamoto Prefecture)
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Biography
Introduction
Jun Kunimura (國村 隼, Kunimura Jun, born 16 November 1955) is a Japanese actor.
Career
Born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kunimura made his film debut in 1981 in Kazuyuki Izutsu's Gaki Teikoku and has since appeared in over 100 films. He has worked for Western directors such as Ridley Scott and Quentin Tarantino, as well as acted on Japanese television.
Selected filmography
Film
- 1980s
- Gaki Teikoku (1981)
- Black Rain (1989)
- 1990s
- Hard Boiled (1992)
- Suzaku (1997)
- Begging for Love (1998)
- The Story of PuPu (1998)
- Audition (1999)
- Keiho (1999)
- 2000s
- Chaos (2000)
- Ichi the Killer (2001)
- Sorry (2002)
- Tomie: Forbidden Fruit (2002)
- The Laughing Frog (2002)
- Alive (2002)
- Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003)
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
- Lady Joker (2004)
- Vital (2004)
- Half a Confession (2004)
- 69 (2004)
- Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
- Hana (2006)
- Baruto no Gakuen (2006)
- Silk (2007)
- Paco and the Magical Book (2008)
- K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008)
- 2010s
- Here Comes the Bride, My Mom! (2010)
- My Darling Is a Foreigner (2010)
- Outrage (2010)
- Reunion (2012)
- Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
- Like Father, Like Son (2013)
- Unforgiven (2013)
- A Story of Yonosuke (2013)
- The World of Kanako (2014)
- Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
- The Big Bee (2015)
- Attack on Titan (2015)
- A Man Called Pirate (2016)
- Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku (2016)
- Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku (2016)
- The Wailing (2016)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Fullmetal Alchemist (2017)
- Hamon (2017)
- Shinobi no Kuni (2017) – Kitabatake Tomonori
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2017) – Ryohei Higashikata
Television
- Aikotoba wa Yūki (2000)
- Andō Natsu (2008)
- Saka no Ue no Kumo (2009)
- Carnation (2012)
- Taira no Kiyomori (2012) – Fujiwara no Tadazane
- Alice no Toge (2014)
- Keisei Saimin no Otoko Part 3 (2015) – Takashi Miki
- Shizumanu Taiyō (2016)
- Ishikawa Goemon (2016) – Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Wailing | Won |
| Popular Star Award | Won | |||
| 2017 | 11th Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Pending |