Tetsuro Tamba
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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 c...
Known For
Filmography
Teruo Ishii Fan Club
2006
Demon Pond
2005
Yoshitsune
2005
as Minamoto no Yorimasa (Gen-ji)
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
2004
The Thousand Year Fire
2004
Order Made ~Shiawase Iro no Shinshi Fuku Mise~
2004
Gozu
2003
A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand
2003
T.R.Y.
2003
Yakuza Demon
2003
as Michitane Tendou
Yumemiru Budo
2003
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002
as Sanada
The Cat Returns
2002
as Cat King (voice)
The Happiness of the Katakuris
2002
as Granpa Jinpei Katakuri
Shura Group
2002
Shura Group Part 2
2002
Shura Group Part 1
2002
Graveyard of Honor
2002
as Tetsuji Tokura
The Twilight Samurai
2002
as Tozaemon Iguchi
Toshiie and Matsu
2002
as Tarozaemon Iguchi
Ino Tadataka: Meridian Dreams
2001
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
2001
The Making Of The Katakuris
2001
修羅のみち
2001
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons
2000
as Old Master
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
2000
as Tetsuo Hatake
The Stupid Teacher
2000
as Utaemon Baba
Japanese Hell
1999
as Asu Shino
Jubaku: Spellbound
1999
as Tajiro Kawakami
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
1999
as Tamba (voice)
The Veteran Trio
1999
as Inui Sanshiro
Screwed
1998
as Landlord
The Peking Man
1997
as Osone
Kaseifu wa mita!
1997
Gokenin Zankuro
1995
Hashiran ka!
1995
as 前田米吉
Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole
1994
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
1994
Coming Home
1994
as Shirota Fukuzo
The Supernormal II
1993
Emperor of Upheaval
1993
新幹線物語'93夏
1993
as 黒木哲也
Taira no Kiyomori
1992
Hanshichi Torimonochō
1992
Minamoto Yoshitsune
1991
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
1991
as Master Zhang
Heat Wave
1991
as Denkichi Tsuzaki
Kim's War
1991
Female Neo-Ninjas
1991
as Time Patrol leader
Yakuza Warfare
1991
The Great Shogunate Battle
1991
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
1991
源氏九郎颯爽記 秘剣揚羽の蝶
1991
The Tale of Genji
1991
13 Assassins
1990
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!
1990
as Ryo Okamoto
Aurora Borealis
1990
as Tsuneiro Kamisaka
1750 Days of Turbulence
1990
Be-In Bully High School
1990
as Ryotaro Sakurazawa
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
1990
HOTEL
1990
as Ohara Tetsutaro
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る
1989
The Political Game
1989
Shogun's Shadow
1989
as Hotta Masamori
Yakuza Ladies 3
1989
as Takeo Sakanishi
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989
as Jinzaburi Shinzaki
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
1989
as 吉野博士
Tokyo: The Last War
1989
as Kanaami Kohou
Tokyo: The Last War
1989
as Kan'ami Kouou
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
1988
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988
as Sadohara
Tokyo Pop
1988
as Mr. Dota
You're My Destiny
1987
Ronin on a Mission
1987
as Ōishi Kuranosuke
Tokyo Blackout
1987
as Nakata
Shinran: Path to Purity
1987
Night Train
1987
as Isaburo Tamura
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
1987
Twilight of the Cockroaches
1987
as Grandpa (voice)
Tabaruzaka
1987
as Ôyama Tunayoshi
The White Tiger Battalion
1986
April Fish
1986
as Panapora Chief Handa
Be Free!
1986
as Keizo Hasegawa
Cabaret
1986
as Yakuza boss
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches
1986
as Naruse Hayatonosho
Inochi
1986
as Takahara Masamichi
Byakkotai
1986
as Jinbo Kuranosuke
The Sound of the Waves
1985
The Last True Yakuza
1985
as Kazumasa Tashiro
Love: Starting on a Journey
1985
Vendetta of Obligation
1985
Sanada Taiheiki
1985
as Sanada Masayuki
Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta
1984
Zero
1984
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Kukai
1984
Nezumi Kozō kaitō den
1984
Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
1984
as Yagyu Munefuyu
Fireflies in the North
1984
as Ishikura
The Story of a Man Among Men
1984
Heaven Station
1984
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵
1984
as 平田無二斎
Life of St. Blue Eyes
1984
as Takeyoshi Takagi
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
1983
The Tale of Saikaido
1983
The Duel in the Forbidden Territory
1983
Battle Anthem
1983
as Yamamoto
A Madcap Corporation
1983
The Geisha
1983
as Kochi Notable
L・O・V・I・N・G
1983
Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin
1983
Masked Blade
1983
The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun
1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982
as Uichi Suda, The Big Boss
The Imperial Japanese Empire
1982
as Hideki Tojo
Suspicion
1982
as Kanetaka Okamura
To Trap a Kidnapper
1982
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho
1982
Marco Polo
1982
as Vasaio
The Wild Daisy
1981
as Gozaburo Saito
Call from Darkness
1981
as Sugibayashi
Flames of Blood
1981
Samurai Reincarnation
1981
as Muramasa
The Imperial Navy
1981
as Jisaburo Ozawa
The Bushido Blade
1981
as Lord Yamato
The Last Days of Planet Earth
1981
as Dr. Nishiyama
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
1980
as Tatsuo Akashi
Shogun's Ninja
1980
as Tozawa Hakuunsai
The Way to The Gold Medals
1980
as President Sakakibara
Port Arthur
1980
as Gentaro Kodama
The Sand Boat
1980
Drive for the Future
1980
as Akiji Nishikawa
Hunter in the Dark
1979
as Okitsugu Tanuma
Dead Angle
1979
Nichiren
1979
The Shogun Assassins
1979
as Kato Kiyomasa
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978
as Kichibei
Monument to Holy Service
1978
Never Give Up
1978
as General Wada
August Without Emperor
1978
as Army General Mikami
The Incident
1978
as Lawyer Kikuchi
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978
as Yanagisawa
Shogun's Samurai
1978
as Ogasawara Gensinsai
Message from Space
1978
as Ernest Noguchi
Ōgon no Hibi
1978
as Imai Sōkyū
Mount Hakkoda
1977
as Colonel Kojima
The Alaska Story
1977
as Arashuk
Flickering Flames
1977
High Seas Hijack
1977
as Captain Munekata
Sugata Sanshiro
1977
as Iinuma
Zero Fighter
1976
as Captain Saito
Seven Nights in Japan
1976
as Terrorist Leader (uncredited)
Human Revolution II
1976
The Classroom of Terror
1976
Operation Plazma in Osaka
1976
Murderer!
1976
as Nīto Kouken
The Corporation
1976
A Picture of Madame Yuki
1975
Conflagration
1975
as Captain Munekata
The International Gang of Kobe
1975
as Rinsei
All Men Are Brothers
1975
as Lu Chun I
The Bullet Train
1975
as Sunaga
Company Buggers
1975
Tidal Wave
1975
as Prime Minister Yamato
G-Men '75
1975
as 黒木警視
The Castle of Sand
1974
as Detective Eitaro Imanishi
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
1974
as Nagumo
Violent Streets
1974
as Shimamura Kansai
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974
as Kimitake Shugi
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Dr. Nishiyama
Karafuto 1945 Summer
1974
Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
as Himself
The School Deviate Waru
1973
Submersion of Japan
1973
as Prime Minister Yamamoto
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
1973
as Shino
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973
as Tatsuo Akashi
Quarreling with Yakuza
1973
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
1973
Wild Cop 2
1973
Japan's Top Gangster
1973
as Noboru Yamaguchi
The Human Revolution
1973
The Water Margin
1972
as Jade Unicorn, Lu Chun I
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1972
as Sergeant Katsuo Togashi
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
1972
as Kagemetsuke
Shadow Hunters
1972
Shōwa Gokudōshi
1972
Yakuza Skirmishes
1972
Informal Dress
1972
Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
1972
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
1972
The Wolves
1971
as Genryu Asakura
King of Pornography
1971
Silence
1971
as Cristóvão Ferreira
The Battle of Okinawa
1971
as Lieutenant General Isamu Cho
The Armed Organization
1971
The Gambler's Counterattack
1971
as Chief Inspector
Troops of Darkness
1971
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
1970
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive
1970
as Hyoe
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
1970
as Soshun Kochiyama
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
1970
Rise and Fall of Chivalry
1970
Postwar Secrets
1970
as Kuroki
The 5-Man Army
1969
as Samurai
Goyokin
1969
as Rokugo Tatewaki
Sky Scraper!
1969
Penitentiary Brothers
1969
The Private Police
1969
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
1969
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
1969
Lone Rebel
1969
やくざ番外地 抹殺
1969
Blackmail Is My Life
1968
The Code of Man
1968
Army Intelligence
1968
as Lieutenant Colonel Akiyama
The Bad Boss
1968
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
1968
Gambler's Farewell
1968
as Tetsuji Kasai
Black Lizard
1968
as Kuroki
Snake Woman's Curse
1968
as Commander
Diamonds of the Andes
1968
Key Hunter
1968
as 黒木鉄也
You Only Live Twice
1967
as Tiger Tanaka
Hawk of the Harbour
1967
Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo
1967
The Return of the Filthy Seven
1967
Organized Violence II
1967
as Police Inspector Kitagawa
King of the Gang
1967
Dissolution Rites
1967
as Sakai
Portrait of Chieko
1967
as Kotaro Takamura
Once and For All
1967
Organized Violence
1967
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
1967
Game of Chance 3
1967
Escape Man
1967
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
1966
as J1 (TULIP Japan Branch Chief)
Continental Drifter
1966
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
1966
Thirst for Love
1966
as Kosuke Aso
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966
as Lord Tsushima Yagyu
The Kii River
1966
as Shintani Kosaku
Kwaidan
1965
as Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Tokyo Untouchable
1965
as Goro Kawamoto
Samurai Spy
1965
as Sakon Takatani
Ankoku gai jingi
1965
The Gambler
1965
Abashiri Prison
1965
as Tsumaki
Blood of Revenge
1965
as Yutaro Nomura
Blood and Law
1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
1965
Tale of Ninja Duty
1965
as Mumyo Tsunataro
High-Ranking Yakuza
1965
Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
1964
Revenge
1964
as Shume Okuno
The 7th Dawn
1964
as Ng
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964
as Sakon Shiba
Assassination
1964
as Hachiro Kiyokawa
Detective
1964
Homicide
1964
as Lieutenant Aikawa
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
1964
Samurai from Nowhere
1964
as Gunjuro Ohba
Samurai from Somewhere
1964
as Masagi Shohei
The Shogun's Vault
1964
An Outlaw
1964
Jakoman and Tetsu
1964
as Jakoman
Destroyer Yukikaze
1964
Giant Rumble
1964
Gamblers and Racketeers
1964
Tokyo Untouchables
1964
Futari dake no toride
1963
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha
1963
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
1963
as Goro Kawamoto
Element of Surprise
1963
Tange Sazen
1963
13 Assassins
1963
as Doi Ōkō Toshi
Eleven Gangsters
1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
as Gu Shimizu
Gang and G-Men Part 2
1963
as 手塚徹
Ano hito wa ima
1963
Operation Diamond
1962
as Kazuo Kasami
South Pacific Waves Are High
1962
Umineko ga tonde
1962
Zankokuna tsuki
1962
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
1962
A Flame at the Pier
1962
Kuro to aka no hanabira
1962
Harakiri
1962
as Hikokuro Omodaka
Gang vs. Gang
1962
G-Men in the Pacific
1962
as Mizuhara
The Challenge
1962
as Takayama
All Rascals
1962
Four Sisters
1962
as Masao Igarashi
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
1962
Gang vs. G-Men
1962
as Toru Tezuka
Hell's Kitchen
1962
Pigs and Battleships
1961
as Slasher Tetsuji
Bridge to the Sun
1961
as Jiro
Standing Towards the Great Forest
1961
Red Flowers of Hell
1961
Daredevil in the Castle
1961
as Sadamasa Ishikawa
Kaachan
1961
Greed in Broad Daylight
1961
as Miyahara
The Yellow Climate
1961
Mist and Shadows
1961
as Yusuke Komiya
Structure of Hate
1961
機動捜査班
1961
Kill the Killer!
1961
as Narumi
The Gambling Samurai
1960
as Fumizo Mitsuki
Get 'em All
1960
as Tanabe
Female Slave Ship
1960
Zero sen no jorō gun
1960
Showdown on Pier No.3
1960
as Kirishima
No Police
1959
Nude Woman and Murder Maze
1959
as Senba
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
1959
Kingorō no kaigun taishô
1959
Kyōen Kobanzame
1958
Quick on the Trigger
1958
Underwater Murder
1958
A Wicked Woman
1958
as Ihei Ôsawa
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
1958
as Keisuke Otori
Bloody History of Soldiers
1958
as Shumei Okawa
Hibari no san'yaku: Zoku Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge
1957
Hibari no san'yaku: Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge
1957
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
1957
as Aboshi Samajirô
剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り
1957
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
1957
as Rear Admiral Shimamura
Queen of Asia
1957
The Ghost of Kasane
1957
as Jinjûrô Ômura
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
1957
as Mondonoshô Hirano
Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition
1956
Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko
1956
President Rai of Kingoro
1956
Speed King
1956
The Fencing Collegian
1956
Kingoro's Soldier
1956
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
1956
as Kurozumi Tenzen
The Prosecutor and His Sister
1956
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
1956
Twilight Saloon
1955
as Morimoto
Mysterious Dwarf
1955
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
1955
花眞珠
1955
Hanran
1954
as Captain Koda
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
1954
日本敗れず
1954