Jun Kunimura
Biography
Japanese actor Jun Kunimura has worked in South Korea, Hong Kong, the United States and Japan. Born in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, and raised in Osaka, he trained at a theater program run by the Osaka Broadcasting Corporation. His first film appearance was in Tidal Wave, a 1973 disaster film by Shirō Moritani. Television work followed before his first leading part in Kazuyuki Izutsu's Gaki Teikoku. In the late 1980s and early 1990s he acted in Hong Kong films, including a cameo as a Triad gunman in John Woo's Hard Boiled, and in 1989 he appeared in his first American film, Ridley Scott's Black Rain. He became known internationally for Hollywood work with directors including Quentin Tarantino and Ridley Scott, and for collaborations with Japanese filmmakers such as Takashi Miike. His performance in Na Hong-jin's South Korean horror film The Wailing (2016) won him Best Supporting Actor and Popular Star honors at the 37th Blue Dragon Film Awards.
70years old
Turns 71 on November 16in 34 days
- Born Kumamoto
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Kunimura Jun
Movie Career
- Films
- 30
- Career span
- 25 years1999 to 2024
Genres
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Behind the award
Jun Kunimura became the first non-Korean and first Japanese actor ever nominated for a Blue Dragon Film Award, winning Best Supporting Actor and the Popular Star Award for The Wailing.
First role
Kunimura got his start in acting with a small role in Tidal Wave, a 1973 disaster film directed by Shirō Moritani.
Early training
Kunimura trained in a theater program run by the Osaka Broadcasting Corporation, a theater company owned by a local NHK affiliate.
Jun Kunimura movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Shinji Higuchi directed five of these films, Quentin Tarantino three and Takashi Miike two. Four actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Quentin Tarantino
Also three films together12 more actors
- David CarradineKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- Daryl HannahKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- Uma ThurmanKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- Michael BowenKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- Michael ParksKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- Tadanobu AsanoKate (2021), Minamata (2020) and Ichi the Killer (2001)
- Kanji TsudaShin Godzilla (2016), Japan Sinks (2006) and Audition (1999)
- Chia-Hui LiuKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- Kanata HongôAttack on Titan (2015), Attack on Titan II: End of the World (2015) and K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
- Satoru MatsuoShin Godzilla (2016), Attack on Titan (2015) and Attack on Titan II: End of the World (2015)
- Kenji OhbaKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011), Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- Yuki KazamatsuriKill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Ichi the Killer (2001)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jun Kunimura's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$845 million
20 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 30 films: 20 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 8 figure not found.
- 20Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 1Streaming, short cinema run
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 88% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$181M21.4% of the total
- 2$152M18.0% of the total
- 3$118M14.0% of the total
- 4$83M9.9% of the total
- 5$78M9.2% of the total
- 6$50M5.9% of the total
- 7$48M5.6% of the total
- 8$31M3.6% of the total
$104 millionfrom the other 12 films with a worldwide figure, 12% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.