Tetsuro Tamba

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-07-17 (84 years old)

Deathday

2006-09-24

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Tetsuro Tamba

Biography

Tetsuro Tamba (July 17, 1922 – September 24, 2006) was a distinguished Japanese actor known for his versatile talent across five decades. Recognized globally for his portrayal of Tiger Tanaka in the iconic 1967 James Bond film "You Only Live Twice," Tamba's cinematic journey was a remarkable blend of cultural bridges. Before embarking on his acting career, Tamba worked as an interpreter for the Allied Powers' Supreme Commander. Graduating from Chuo University in 1948, he later joined Shintoho company, making his debut in the film Satsujin Yougishain in 1951. Tamba's impact on Western audiences extended beyond Bond, with standout performance...

Acting

1967

You Only Live Twice

as Tiger Tanaka

1965

Kwaidan

as Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

1962

Operation Diamond

as Kazuo Kasami

1966

Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave

as J1 (TULIP Japan Branch Chief)

1961

Pigs and Battleships

as Slasher Tetsuji

2003

1971

The Wolves

as Genryu Asakura

1974

The Castle of Sand

as Detective Eitaro Imanishi

1962

Tokyo Untouchable

as Goro Kawamoto

2002

The Cat Returns

as Cat King (voice)

1972

The Water Margin

as Jade Unicorn, Lu Chun I

1972

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

as Sergeant Katsuo Togashi

2002

The Happiness of the Katakuris

as Granpa Jinpei Katakuri

1979

Hunter in the Dark

as Okitsugu Tanuma

1969

The 5-Man Army

as Samurai

1991

1974

Violent Streets

as Shimamura Kansai

1965

Samurai Spy

as Sakon Takatani

1969

Goyokin

as Rokugo Tatewaki

1997

1971

Silence

as Cristóvão Ferreira

1964

Revenge

as Shume Okuno

1964

1964

Three Outlaw Samurai

as Sakon Shiba

1999

Japanese Hell

as Asu Shino

1964

Assassination

as Hachiro Kiyokawa

1973

Submersion of Japan

as Prime Minister Yamamoto

1998

Screwed

as Landlord

1977

Mount Hakkoda

as Colonel Kojima

1991

Heat Wave

as Denkichi Tsuzaki

1955

Twilight Saloon

as Morimoto

1990

Aurora Borealis

as Tsuneiro Kamisaka

1974

1976

Zero Fighter

as Captain Saito

1964

Homicide

as Lieutenant Aikawa

1954

Hanran

as Captain Koda

1989

Shogun's Shadow

as Hotta Masamori

1963

1982

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

as Uichi Suda, The Big Boss

2002

Bond Girls Are Forever

as Tiger Tanaka (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002

Best Ever Bond

as Tiger Tanaka (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984

Zero

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

1983

Battle Anthem

as Yamamoto

1987

Ronin on a Mission

as Ōishi Kuranosuke

1976

Seven Nights in Japan

as Terrorist Leader (uncredited)

1960

The Gambling Samurai

as Fumizo Mitsuki

1978

Never Give Up

as General Wada

1986

April Fish

as Panapora Chief Handa

1987

1971

The Battle of Okinawa

as Lieutenant General Isamu Cho

2002

Graveyard of Honor

as Tetsuji Tokura

1999

Jubaku: Spellbound

as Tajiro Kawakami

1991

Female Neo-Ninjas

as Time Patrol leader

1988

Tokyo Pop

as Mr. Dota

1987

Night Train

as Isaburo Tamura

1986

Be Free!

as Keizo Hasegawa

1980

Shogun's Ninja

as Tozawa Hakuunsai

1978

August without Emperor

as Army General Mikami

1982

Suspicion

as Kanetaka Okamura

1968

Army Intelligence

as Lieutenant Colonel Akiyama

1962

1962

The Challenge

as Takayama

1961

Daredevil in the Castle

as Sadamasa Ishikawa

1984

1975

Conflagration

as Captain Munekata

1977

High Seas Hijack

as Captain Munekata

1977

1964

Samurai from Nowhere

as Gunjuro Ohba

1956

The Ceiling at Utsunomiya

as Kurozumi Tenzen

1962

Harakiri

as Hikokuro Omodaka

1965

Abashiri Prison

as Tsumaki

1981

The Wild Daisy

as Gozaburo Saito

1981

Call from Darkness

as Sugibayashi

1978

The Incident

as Lawyer Kikuchi

1968

Gambler's Farewell

as Tetsuji Kasai

1975

1966

Thirst for Love

as Kosuke Aso

1989

Yakuza Ladies 3

as Takeo Sakanishi

1964

1975

1965

Blood of Revenge

as Yutaro Nomura

1957

The Ghost of Kasane

as Jinjûrô Ômura

1958

A Wicked Woman

as Ihei Ôsawa

1962

Four Sisters

as Masao Igarashi

1967

Organized Violence II

as Police Inspector Kitagawa

1989

Four Days of Snow and Blood

as Jinzaburi Shinzaki

1980

The Way to The Gold Medals

as President Sakakibara

1984

1985

The Last True Yakuza

as Kazumasa Tashiro

1962

Gang vs. G-Men

as Toru Tezuka

1967

1968

Black Lizard

as Kuroki

1967

Portrait of Chieko

as Kotaro Takamura

1978

Shogun's Samurai

as Ogasawara Gensinsai

1978

1981

1963

13 Assassins

as Doi Ōkō Toshi

1966

1983

The Geisha

as Kochi Notable

1981

The Imperial Navy

as Jisaburo Ozawa

1980

Port Arthur

as Gentaro Kodama

1987

Twilight of the Cockroaches

as Grandpa (voice)

1979

The Shogun Assassins

as Kato Kiyomasa

1960

Get 'em All

as Tanabe

1971

The Gambler's Counterattack

as Chief Inspector

1966

The Kii River

as Shintani Kosaku

1961

Mist and Shadows

as Yusuke Komiya

1973

Japan's Top Gangster

as Noboru Yamaguchi

2002

The Twilight Samurai

as Tozaemon Iguchi

1970

1976

Murderer!

as Nīto Kouken

1981

The Bushido Blade

as Lord Yamato

1965

Tale of Ninja Duty

as Mumyo Tsunataro

1990

School Be-In Bully

as Ryotaro Sakurazawa

1986

Cabaret

as Yakuza boss

1978

Message from Space

as Ernest Noguchi

2000

The Stupid Teacher

as Utaemon Baba

1977

1963

2003

1980

Drive for the Future

as Akiji Nishikawa

1968

1989

Tokyo: The Last War

as Kanaami Kohou

2003

Yakuza Demon

as Michitane Tendou

1975

Tidal Wave

as Prime Minister Yamato

1981

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