Jun Kunimura, born on November 15, 1955, is a Japanese actor with an extensive career in Japan, Hollywood, and Hong Kong. Born in Kumamoto Prefecture and raised in Hyōgo and Osaka, he graduated from a theatre program in Osaka. Influenced by actor Yūsaku Matsuda, Kunimura began his acting career in 1973 with a role in Tidal Wave and later appeared in TV dramas and films. He gained international fame through roles in films like Hard Boiled and Black Rain, and worked with directors like Ridley Scott, Quentin Tarantino, and Takashi Miike. In 2016, his role in the South Korean film The Wailing earned him critical acclaim and awards, making him the first non-Korean actor to win at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.

TV Series:

1. Sunny (2024) – Role: Yuki Tanaka
2. Trillion Game (2023) – Role: Kazuma Kokuryu
3. Ikiru Toka Shinu Toka Chichioya Toka (2021) – Role: Tetsuya Kanbara
4. The Naked Director (2019-2021) – Role: Iori Furuya
5. Kumokiri Nizaemon (2013) – Role: Abeno shikibu
6. Taira no Kiyomori (2012–2013) – Role: Tadazane Fujiwara
7. Andônatsu (2008) – Role: Yasuda Umekichi
8. African Nights (1999) – Role: Ryokichi Maruyama

Movies:

1. Gobangiri (2024) – Role: Genbei Yorozuya
2. Tokyo Cowboy (2023) – Role: Wada
3. Step (2020) – Role: Kenichi’s father in law
4. Minamata (2020) – Role: Junichi Nojima
5. Our Departures (2018) – Role: Setsuo Okuzono
6. Shin Godzilla (2016) – Role: Masao Zaizen
7. The Wailing (2016) – Role: Japanese Man
8. Chihayafuru Part I (2016) – Role: Hideo Harada
9. Unforgiven (2013) – Role: Masaharu Kitaoji
10. Why Don’t You Play in Hell? (2013) – Role: Muto
11. Like Father, Like Son (2013) – Role: Kazushi Kamiyama
12. A Story of Yonosuke (2012) – Role: Shoko’s father
13. Tsubakiyama kachô no nanoka-kan (2006) – Role: Daisuke Ichikawa
14. Kill Bill Series (2006, 2004, 2003) – Role: Boss Tanaka
15. Hanging Garden (2005) – Role: Eriko’s brother
16. Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) – Role: Major Komuro
17. Blood and Bones (2004) – Role: Yong-sang Jo
18. 9 Souls (2003) – Role: Yamamoto
19. Gomen (2002) – Role: Sei’s Father
20. The Laughing Frog (2002) – Role: Yoshizumi
21. Dawn of a New Day (2002) – Role: Koide
22. Chushingura 1/47 (2001) – Role: Matsuyoshi (mat maker)
23. Prince Shotoku (2001) – Role: Hatano kawakatsu
24. Ichi the Killer (2001) – Role: Funaki
25. Audition (1999) – Role: Yasuhisa Yoshikawa
26. Begging for Love (1998) – Role: Saburo Wachi
27. Suzaku (1997) – Role: Kozo Tahara
28. Hard Boiled (1992) – Role: Teahouse gun-man

TV Mini Series:

1. Ima Koko ni Aru Kiki to Boku no Kokando ni Tsuite (2021) – Role: Director Suda
2. Shizumanu taiyô (2016) – Role:
3. Good Partner: The Invincible Lawyer (2016) – Role: Kazuhiko Jinguji
4. Dr. DMAT (2014) – Role: Shoichi isezaki
5. Dolittle the Veterinary Physician (2010) – Role: Director Domon
6. Proof of the Man (2004) – Role: Takeo Oyamada

Rashida Jones and Hidetoshi Nishijima in Sunny Apple TV Plus Series

“Sunny” is an American black comedy television series created by Katie Robbins, based on the novel “The Dark Manual” by Irish writer Colin O’Sullivan. The series premiered on July 10, 2024, on Apple TV+. The story follows Suzie (Rashida Jones), an American living in Kyoto, Japan. After her husband Masa Sakamoto (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and their son go missing in a plane crash, Suzie is given a household robot named Sunny by her husband’s robotics company as a form of consolation. Initially skeptical of the robot, Suzie gradually befriends Sunny, and together they try to uncover what really happened to her husband and son.

Jun Kunimura as Yuki Tanaka in the Apple TV Plus series Sunny

Yuki Tanaka (played by Jun Kunimura) is a technician who works with robots.

Other characters in the series Sunny:

• Annie the Clumsy as (Mixxy)
• You as (Hime)
• Judy Ongg as (Noriko Sakamoto)

Wins

2016 | Blue Dragon Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Wailing
2016 | Blue Dragon Awards | Popularity Award, Popular Star | The Wailing

Nominations

2023 | Sichuan TV Festival | Best Actor in a Supporting Role for a Motion Picture | Tracing Her Shadow
2017 | Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Wailing
2017 | Asian Film Critics Association Awards | NETPAC Award, Best Supporting Actor | The Wailing
2016 | Buil Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | The Wailing

Marital Status: Unmarried

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References: IMDB, Wikipedia