Kunie Tanaka
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 23, 1932
- Died
- March 24, 2021
- Birthplace
- Toki, Gifu, Japan
Kunie Tanaka (田中 邦衛 Tanaka Kunie, November 23, 1932 - March 24, 2021) was a Japanese actor. He had his first notable role in 1960 as a thug in Akira Kurosawa's The Bad Sleep Well, and worked with the director again on Sanjuro. Tanaka is well known for his roles in Kinji Fukasaku's yakuza films, namely the Battles Without Honor and Humanity series. He also appeared in Masaki Kobayashi's Kwaidan. He has been nominated for five Japanese Academy Awards, winning the Best Supporting Actor statuette for Gakko in 1993. He appeared as the lecherous Shinjiro Ishiyama, nicknamed Aodaishō, the antagonist of the hero, played by Yūzō Kayama, in all of the Wakadaishō series of films. The character Kizaru, from Eiichiro Oda's manga series One Piece, is modeled after Tanaka.
Filmography
The Last Ronin 2010
as Okuno Shōgen
The Hidden Blade 2004
as Kanbê Katagiri
The Boat to Heaven 2003
as Masato Sakurai
Fukumimi 2003
Actor
北の国から 記憶 前編 2003
as 演员
Yomigaeri 2003
as Dr. Saito
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well' 2002
as Self
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro' 2002
as Self
Kita no kuni kara 2002 Yuigon Part 2 2002
Actor
北の国から記憶 2002
as 演员
Kewaishi 2002
Actor
All About Our House 2001
as Chouichirou Iwata - Master Carpenter
- Proof of the Man 2001
Proof of the Man 2001 2001
Actor
As the River Flows 2000
as Matsuda (The Shopkeeper)
A Class to Remember III: The New Voyage 1998
as Inoue
The Rainbow Seeker 2 1997
Actor
Magnitude: Bridge to Tomorrow 1997
Actor
The Rainbow Seeker 1996
as Tsune-san
Oishinbo 1996
as Tattsan
Salaryman Senka 1995
Actor
Tora-san to the Rescue 1995
as 船长
北の国から ’95秘密 後編 1995
Actor
Kita no kuni kara '95 Himitsu 1995
Actor
イルカに逢える日 1994
Actor
Free and Easy Special 1994
Actor
A Class to Remember 1993
as Ino
Rainbow Bridge 1993
Actor
Baian the Assassin: Showdown 1993
Actor
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict 1993
as Buddhist Priest
Kita no kuni kara '92 Sudachi Part 1 1992
Actor
Luminous Moss 1992
as Hachizo
My Sons 1991
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Castle of Sand 1991
as Eitaro Imanishi
A Desirable Marriage 1991
as Mr. Kawamata
The love song of farewell later 1991
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Shy Security 1991
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- Mourning Work
Mourning Work 1991
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Kamigata Kugaizoshi 1991
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Baian the Assassin 1990
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Ronin-gai 1990
as Magozaemon Doi
Tasmania Story 1990
Actor
Hoshi wo tsugu mono 1990
as Kenji Yoshida
Kita no kuni kara '89 Kikyo 1989
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I Love You So Much 1988
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Love on a Daily Basis 1988
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Yojo no jidai 1988
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This Heartbeat 1988
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Tomorrow 1988
as Shoji's stepfather
Oración 1988
Actor
The Great Department Store Robbery 1987
Actor
Take Me Out to the Snowland 1987
as Yûichirô Tayama
The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop 1987
as Yutaro Hatori
The Thief and the Expelled Master 1987
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The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 3 - I Saw a Woman's Corpse in the Steam of Beppu Onsen! 1987
as Yutaro Hatori
Kita no kuni kara '87 Hatsukoi 1987
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The House of Wedlock 1986
as Kazuya Enomoto
Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy 1986
as Man
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective 2 - I Saw the Bride's Corpse in the Sea of Toba! 1986
as Yutaro Hatori
The Roaming Reporter and Rookie Detective - I Saw a Female Ghost in Hida Takayama! 1985
as Yutaro Hatori
Early Spring Story 1985
as Okino, Hitomi's father
Demon 1985
as Keita
Ghost Reunion 1984
as Inspector Joichi Uno
Kita no kuni kara '84 Natsu 1984
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The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel 1984
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Sukanpin Walk 1984
as Keizo Fukami
Tokimeki Kaigan Monogatari 1984
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Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case 1983
as Dobu
Choji Snack Bar 1983
as Iwashita
Nogare no machi 1983
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Deadly Swords in Search of Hidden Gold 1983
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The Undercover Ninja Organization 1983
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Private Detective DOBU 5: The Pinwheel Murder Case 1983
as Dobu
Kita no kuni kara '83 Fuyu 1983
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Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case 1983
as Dobu
Highschool Scramble 1982
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Tonga Adventure Family 1982
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Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case 1982
as Dobu
The Shootout 1982
as Iwai
Ekisutora 1982
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Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case 1982
as Dobu
Karate Cop 1982
as Neighbor
At This Late Date, the Charleston 1981
as Army Minister
Station 1981
as Sugawara
Return of the Champ 1981
as Shinjiro Ishiyama
Private Detective DOBU 1 1981
as Dobu
May Love Be Restored 1980
as Yugiri-ro client
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga 1980
as Masakichi Makihara
The Revolt 1980
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The Last Game 1979
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The Bride of the Ghost Lake 1979
as Inspector Joichi Uno
The Fixer 1979
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Troubleman Laughs and Kills 1979
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White Love 1979
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The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi 1979
as Lt. Todoroki
The Inferno 1979
as Unpei Ikegata
Ghost Festival in Zenjin Village 1979
as Inspector Joichi Uno
Murder in the Doll House 1979
as Detective Naraki
Down with The Big Boss 1979
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Nichiren 1979
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The Truck Rascals Go to The North 1978
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Pink Lady's Motion Picture 1978
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Blood Type: Blue 1978
as Kazuo, Saeko's brother
Ghost Coast 1978
as Inspector Joichi Uno
The Demon 1978
as Policeman
Dynamite Don-Don 1978
as Sakuzo
Never Give Up 1978
as Bartender
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron 1978
as Rikichi Komadera
Winter's Flower 1978
as Kokichi Minami
Inside the Storm of Love 1978
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Ghost Train 1978
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The Extravagant Cops 1977
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Sugata Sanshiro 1977
as Yasuyoshi
Village of Eight Gravestones 1977
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The Love and Adventures of Kuroki Taro 1977
as Kuroki Taro
Seasonal Wind 1977
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Japanese Godfather 1977
as Detective Goto
Kawachi Rascal Is Spurred On 1976
as Shinichiro Nabeyama
Yoake no hata matsumoto jiichirō Den 1976
as Toramatsu Otani
Hangyaku no Tabi 1976
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Hobo General 1976
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The Machine Gun Dragon 1976
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Manhunt 1976
as Yokomichi Keiji
The Wild Trucker 1975
as Borsalino 2
300 Million Thief: Statute of Limitations 1975
as Toyama
The International Gang of Kobe 1975
as Teruo Maruyama
Company Buggers 1975
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Japan Beauty Story: A Woman Among Women 1975
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The Bullet Train 1975
as Koga's Brother
Light of Africa 1975
as Katsuhiro
Shimane Prison Riot 1975
as Yoshikazu Minagawa
Cops vs. Thugs 1975
as Kinpachi Komiya
Great Jailbreak 1975
as Goda
Battle Cry 1975
as Yamakawa Hiroshi
Graveyard of Honor 1975
as Katsuji Kozaki
Doterai Man 1975
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Path of Japanese Chivalry: Story of All-Out Attack 1975
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New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1 1974
as Gen Sakagami
Third Generation Boss 1974
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Lupin the Third: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy 1974
as Daisuke Jigen
Evil of Dracula 1974
as Dr. Shimomura
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode 1974
as Masakichi Makihara
Machi no Hi 1974
as Goro
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Police Tactics 1974
as Masakichi Makihara
Yakuza of the Present 1973
as Zen san
Stray Dog 1973
as Sagawa
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War 1973
as Masakichi Makihara
Japan's Top Gangster 1973
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Rika 3: Juvenile's Lullaby 1973
as Soldier Mania
What is Love? 1973
as Saitaro Asami
The School Deviate Waru 1973
Actor
Deeper Than Blue 1973
as Ajikawa
The Three Musketeers of Japan: The Tale of Hakata Obi 1973
as Ken
Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1973
as Masakichi Makihara
Outlaw Killers: Three Mad Dog Brothers 1972
as Ohno
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro's Birth 1972
as Johei Yawata
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm 1972
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My Voiceless Friends 1972
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Summer Soldiers 1972
as Fujimura
The Witty Samurai 1972
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Three Brothers' Identical Dice 1972
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Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man 1971
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New Prison Walls of Abashiri: Snowbound Deserter 1971
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The Wolves 1971
as Matsuzo Tsumura
The Battle of Okinawa 1971
as Barber Higa
The Instant Services Bureau 1971
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Kigeki: Onna ikitemasu 1971
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Tora-san, the Good Samaritan 1971
as 福士老师
Detective Story: A Brother's Rule 1971
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Young Guy, the Ace Rider 1971
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It's a Man's Way of Life 1970
as Heihachirou Yanai
Banner of the Young 1970
as Taro
Dodes'ka-den 1970
as Hatsutaro Kawaguchi
The Kingpin of Fair Ladies 1970
as Tadao Ueda
Fear of Sex 1970
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Get Your Sky, Young Guy 1970
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Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival 1970
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Charming Men 1970
as Kuramoto Kuraji
Live Again Tomorrow 1970
as 刈田勝利
Bravo, Young Guy 1970
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Rebel Against Glory 1970
Actor
The Summit of Mt. Fuji 1970
Actor
Duel at Fort Ezo 1970
as Kurobei
- Zoku Isoginchaku
Zoku Isoginchaku 1970
as Takashi Takai
The Great Japanese Pick-Pocket Club 1969
as Kanegai
Vermillion Sword: Scabbard Code Sword Amidst the Swirling Cherry Blossoms 1969
as Seiji Matsumiya
Tenchu! 1969
as Rokkaku Prison Officer
Young Guy on Mt. Cook 1969
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Forward, Young People! 1969
as Taro
Goyokin 1969
as Hirosuke
夕月 1969
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Young Guy Graduates 1969
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Angel's Lover 1968
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Outlaw: Black Dagger 1968
as Doctor Michio Hongô
The Woman Gambler's Revenge 1968
Actor
Young People 1968
as Taro
- The Day the Sun Rose
The Day the Sun Rose 1968
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In Broad Daylight 1968
as March
The Human Bullet 1968
as Platoon Leader
Three Rogues 1968
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Cry of the Mountain 1968
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An Angel's Temptation 1968
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Young Guy in Rio 1968
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Women and Miso Soup 1968
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The Woman Champion 1968
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How to Be the Worst of Office Workers 1968
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Hymn to a Tired Man 1968
as Hisataro Ohno
Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 1968
as Katsuji Nemoto
Circuit-A-Go-Go 1967
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The Free Island 1967
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Abashiri Prison: Challenge to the Evil 1967
Actor
Young Guy in the South Pacific 1967
as Shinjiro Ishiyama
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido 1967
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Game of Chance 2 1967
Actor
Mesu ga osu o kuikorosu: Kamakiri 1967
as Ken Takahashi
River of Forever 1967
Actor
Birth of a Fighter 1967
Actor
Let's Go! Young Guy 1967
as Shinjirou Ishiyama
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the Snow Country 1966
Actor
Debt of Honor 1966
Actor
Golden Ninja 1966
as Risuke
Koto—The Lake of Tears 1966
as Kenkichi Ohara
Abashiri Prison: Duel in the South 1966
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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage 1966
as Storyteller
The Face of Another 1966
as Mentally Ill Man #1
The Front Line Showdown 1966
as Sawamura
It Started In The Alps 1966
as Shinjiro Ishiyama / Aodaisyô
Third Class Soldier Boss 1966
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The Bullet and the Horse 1966
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The Sword of Doom 1966
as Senkichi
The Threat 1966
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Silence Has No Wings 1966
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Cash Calls Hell 1966
as Umegaya
Prison Walls of Abashiri 4 1965
Actor
Campus A Go-Go 1965
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Wakai nobara 1965
as 石丸雄吉
Yakuza G-Men 1965
as Masayoshi Imanishi
Prison Walls of Abashiri 3 1965
as Otsuki
Sword of the Beast 1965
as Tanji
Young Guy at Sea 1965
as 石山新次郎（青大））
Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 1965
as Kirikawa
Three Yakuza 1965
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The Last Judgment 1965
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Abashiri Prison 1965
as Otsuki
Tale of Ninja Duty 1965
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Kwaidan 1965
as Yasaku (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Red Diamond 1964
as George Takase
間諜 1964
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Shingo's Final Duel 1964
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The Desperate 1964
as Chiba
Punishment of a Lawless Villian 1964
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Sasuke and His Comedians 1963
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Hell Festival 1963
as Somei To
Okashina yatsu 1963
as Sankichi Fujita
Kagami no naka no razō 1963
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Walleyed Nippon 1963
as Shirosaka
Young Guy in Hawaii 1963
as 石山新次郎（青大将）
A Photo journalist's Story: Risk Your Life for the Moment 1963
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Sensation Seekers 1963
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A Fishmonger's Tour 1963
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College Champ 1962
Actor
Pitfall 1962
as Man in White Suit
Operation Sewer Rats 1962
as Private Anayama
The Crimson Sky 1962
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The Inheritance 1962
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Pride of the Campus 1962
as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Sanjuro 1962
as Samurai
Blood on the Sea 1961
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Sir Galahad in Campus 1961
as Shinjiro Ishiyama (Aodaisho)
Big Shots Die at Dawn 1961
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Eternity of Love 1961
Actor
Hidden Fangs 1961
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The Merciless Trap 1961
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The War Without Weapons 1960
as Detective Kitajima
The Bad Sleep Well 1960
as Hitman
The Sun's Burial 1960
as Thief
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 1959
as Obara Nitôhei
Lucky Dragon No. 5 1959
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The Story of Pure Love 1957
as Satoyan
Triumphant Song of Youth 1956
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