Tetsuro Tamba
1922-07-17 ( 102 years old ) in Tokyo, Japan

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 performances in films like Bridge to the Sun and The 7th Dawn. He earned acclaim in Japan as well, most notably as the lead in police dramas like Key Hunter and G-Men '75. His talents weren't confined to the screen alone. Tamba lent his voice to characters like the Cat King in Studio Ghibli's The Cat Returns and graced historical roles in television dramas, leaving an indelible mark on period pieces. In 2005, Tamba faced health challenges but continued to contribute until the end. Sadly, he passed away in Tokyo at 84 due to pneumonia on September 24, 2006. His legacy lives on through his son, actor Yoshitaka Tamba, while his last appearances in the 2005 Taiga drama Yoshitsune and the 2006 film Sinking of Japan remain a testament to his enduring impact on Japanese cinema and beyond.

Movies

Teruo Ishii Fan Club 2006-08-12
Demon Pond 2005-05-25
The Thousand Year Fire 2004-09-11
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio 2004-02-14
Gozu 2003-07-11
Yakuza Demon 2003-06-25
A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand 2003-02-17
T.R.Y. 2003-01-11
Shura Group Part 2 2002-11-25
Best Ever Bond 2002-11-22
Bond Girls Are Forever 2002-11-06
The Twilight Samurai 2002-11-02
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka 2002-09-21
The Cat Returns 2002-07-19
Graveyard of Honor 2002-06-22
The Happiness of the Katakuris 2002-02-23
Shura Group 2002-02-16
Shura Group Part 1 2002-01-01
Ino Tadataka: Meridian dreams 2001-11-17
The Making Of The Katakuris 2001-10-31
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf 2001-06-24
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons 2000-12-08
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen 2000-11-11
The Stupid Teacher 2000-09-30
Japanese Hell 1999-11-20
Jubaku: Spellbound 1999-09-18
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle 1999-04-17
Screwed 1998-06-17
The Peking Man 1997-12-20
Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole 1994-07-13
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown 1994-06-11
Emperor of Upheaval 1993-06-12
The Supernormal II 1993-03-03
Taira no Kiyomori 1992-07-25
Minamoto Yoshitsune 1991-12-31
The Tale of Genji 1991-12-27
The Great Shogunate Battle 1991-12-14
Yakuza Warfare 1991-11-09
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky 1991-10-05
The Hitman Blood Smells Like Roses 1991-06-14
Kim's War 1991-04-05
Heat Wave 1991-02-09
Female Neo-Ninjas 1991-01-01
1750 Days of Turbulence 1990-09-15
School Be-In Bully 1990-08-25
Aurora Borealis 1990-08-03
13 Assassins 1990-03-28
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!! 1990-01-13
Tokyo: The Last War 1989-09-15
Four Days of Snow and Blood 1989-06-17
The Political Game 1989-05-03
Yakuza Ladies 3 1989-04-08
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る 1989-04-04
Shogun's Shadow 1989-01-14
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die 1989-01-14
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special 1988-07-12
Tokyo Pop 1988-04-15
A Taxing Woman's Return 1988-01-15
Tabaruzaka 1987-12-30
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl 1987-12-12
Twilight of the Cockroaches 1987-11-21
You're My Destiny 1987-11-16
Ronin on a Mission 1987-09-17
Shinran: Path to Purity 1987-06-02
Night Train 1987-01-17
Tokyo Blackout 1987-01-16
The White Tiger Battalion 1986-08-25
Be Free! 1986-08-09
April Fish 1986-05-31
Cabaret 1986-04-26
Vendetta of Obligation 1985-12-30
The Last True Yakuza 1985-11-16
The Sound of the Waves 1985-10-10
Love: Starting on a Journey 1985-01-26
Nezumi Kozō kaitō den 1984-12-28
The Story of a Man Among Men 1984-11-17
Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta 1984-09-29
Fireflies in the North 1984-09-01
Zero 1984-08-11
Kukai 1984-04-13
Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy 1984-01-01
L・O・V・I・N・G 1983-12-24
A Madcap Corporation 1983-12-17
Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin 1983-12-08
The Tale of Saikaido 1983-09-30
The Geisha 1983-09-10
The Duel in the forbidden territory 1983-09-09
Battle Anthem 1983-06-04
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun 1983-01-21
To Trap a Kidnapper 1982-09-25
Suspicion 1982-09-11
The Imperial Japanese Empire 1982-08-07
The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun 1982-07-23
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather 1982-06-05
Call from Darkness 1981-09-26
The Wild Daisy 1981-08-08
The Imperial Navy 1981-08-08
The Bushido Blade 1981-06-19
Samurai Reincarnation 1981-06-06
The Last Days of Planet Earth 1981-04-18
Flames of Blood 1981-01-01
Shogun's Ninja 1980-11-15
Drive for the Future 1980-10-25
Port Arthur 1980-08-02
The Sand Boat 1980-05-31
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga 1980-04-05
The Way to The Gold Medals 1980-04-05
The Shogun Assassins 1979-09-01
Dead Angle 1979-07-04
Hunter in the Dark 1979-06-17
Nichiren 1979-03-10
The Fall of Ako Castle 1978-10-28
Never Give Up 1978-10-07
Monument to Holy Service 1978-09-23
August without Emperor 1978-09-23
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron 1978-07-01
The Incident 1978-06-03
Message from Space 1978-04-29
Shogun's Samurai 1978-01-21
Sugata Sanshiro 1977-10-29
High Seas Hijack 1977-10-20
Mount Hakkoda 1977-06-04
Flickering Flames 1977-02-26
The Alaska Story 1977-01-22
Murderer! 1976-10-16
Zero Fighter 1976-10-02
The Corporation 1976-08-14
Seven Nights in Japan 1976-08-05
The Classroom of Terror 1976-07-01
Human Revolution II 1976-06-19
Operation Plazma in Osaka 1976-01-31
The International Gang of Kobe 1975-10-14
Company Buggers 1975-08-09
Conflagration 1975-07-12
The Bullet Train 1975-07-05
Tidal Wave 1975-05-28
All Men Are Brothers 1975-05-10
雪夫人繪圖 1975-04-01
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno 1974-12-28
The Castle of Sand 1974-10-19
Karafuto 1945 Summer 1974-08-17
Prophecies of Nostradamus 1974-08-03
Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus 1974-07-25
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs 1974-05-21
Violent Streets 1974-04-13
Submersion of Japan 1973-12-29
The Ando Gang Documentary Film 1973-12-01
Wild Cop 2 1973-12-01
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War 1973-09-25
The Human Revolution 1973-09-08
Japan's Top Gangster 1973-08-11
The School Deviate Waru 1973-03-31
Quarreling with Yakuza 1973-03-03
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight 1973-02-03
Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1973-01-13
Informal Dress 1972-10-12
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny 1972-10-10
Yakuza Skirmishes 1972-09-29
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm 1972-08-12
Shōwa Gokudōshi 1972-06-15
Shadow Hunters 1972-06-10
Organized Crime: Killer's Glory 1972-05-27
The Water Margin 1972-03-17
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun 1972-03-12
Silence 1971-11-13
The Armed Organization 1971-11-10
Troops of Darkness 1971-11-10
The Wolves 1971-10-30
The Gambler's Counterattack 1971-10-14
The Battle of Okinawa 1971-08-14
King of Pornography 1971-05-02
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny 1970-08-14
Postwar Secrets 1970-06-04
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies! 1970-05-16
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan 1970-04-18
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive 1970-04-08
Rise and Fall of Chivalry 1970-02-21
やくざ番外地　抹殺 1969-11-22
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers 1969-11-20
The 5-Man Army 1969-10-16
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room 1969-10-01
Lone Rebel 1969-09-13
The Private Police 1969-09-06
Penitentiary Brothers 1969-07-26
Sky Scraper! 1969-05-14
Goyokin 1969-05-01
Black Lizard 1968-08-14
Snake Woman's Curse 1968-07-12
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze 1968-06-01
The Bad Boss 1968-05-06
Diamonds of the Andes 1968-04-28
Blackmail Is My Life 1968-02-28
The Code of Man 1968-02-13
Army Intelligence 1968-02-09
Gambler's Farewell 1968-02-09
The Return of the Filthy Seven 1967-10-21
Game of Chance 3 1967-10-21
King of the Gang 1967-08-25
Hawk of the Harbour 1967-08-12
Organized Violence II 1967-06-29
Portrait of Chieko 1967-06-22
You Only Live Twice 1967-06-13
Once and For All 1967-05-20
Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo 1967-05-03
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido 1967-04-20
Dissolution Rites 1967-03-31
Organized Violence 1967-02-25
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave 1966-08-03
Continental Drifter 1966-06-19
The Kii River 1966-06-11
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era 1966-05-30
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn 1966-05-25
Thirst for Love 1966-04-01
High-Ranking Yakuza 1965-09-30
Blood of Revenge 1965-09-18
Blood and Law 1965-08-29
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry 1965-08-12
Samurai Spy 1965-07-10
The Gambler 1965-07-10
Ankoku gai jingi 1965-06-13
Abashiri Prison 1965-04-18
Tale of Ninja Duty 1965-02-25
Kwaidan 1965-01-06
Gamblers and Racketeers 1964-12-24
Samurai from Somewhere 1964-12-07
Detective 1964-12-05
Revenge 1964-11-01
The Great Duel 1964-09-05
The 7th Dawn 1964-09-02
The Shogun's Vault 1964-08-13
Assassination 1964-07-04
Homicide 1964-06-20
Three Outlaw Samurai 1964-05-13
売春地下組織 1964-04-25
An Outlaw 1964-04-05
Destroyer Yukikaze 1964-02-16
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 1964-02-08
Jakoman and Tetsu 1964-02-08
Samurai from Nowhere 1964-01-15
Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang 1964-01-01
13 Assassins 1963-12-07
Tange Sazen 1963-11-17
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance 1963-10-20
Element of Surprise 1963-09-21
Futari dake no toride 1963-03-24
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape 1963-03-15
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha 1963-03-09
Gang and G-Men Part 2 1963-02-24
Eleven Gangsters 1963-01-15
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze 1962-12-23
Operation Diamond 1962-12-09
Umineko ga tonde 1962-12-05
Gang vs. G-Men 1962-11-02
Tokyo Untouchable 1962-10-21
Hell's Kitchen 1962-10-12
A Flame at the Pier 1962-09-30
Harakiri 1962-09-15
Gang vs. Gang 1962-07-13
Four Sisters 1962-07-01
Zankokuna tsuki 1962-05-27
G-Men in the Pacific 1962-04-22
The Challenge 1962-03-28
All Rascals 1962-03-21
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3 1962-03-07
Kuro to aka no hanabira 1962-01-14
South Pacific Waves Are High 1962-01-09
Greed in Broad Daylight 1961-11-01
Bridge to the Sun 1961-10-17
Standing Towards the Great Forest 1961-09-23
The Yellow Climate 1961-09-23
Mist and Shadows 1961-08-26
Red Flowers of Hell 1961-05-03
Kaachan 1961-03-15
Pigs and Battleships 1961-01-21
Daredevil in the Castle 1961-01-03
Get 'em All 1960-11-29
The Gambling Samurai 1960-03-28
Zero sen no jorō gun 1960-01-13
Female Slave Ship 1960-01-03
Kingorō no kaigun taishô 1959-12-27
Mukeisatsu 1959-04-17
Rajo to satsujin-meiro 1959-01-22
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal 1959-01-03
Kyōen Kobanzame 1958-11-08
Underwater Murder 1958-07-27
Quick on the Trigger 1958-07-06
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War 1958-03-14
A Wicked Woman 1958-02-25
Queen of Asia 1957-12-28
Hibari no san'yaku: Zoku Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge 1957-11-23
Hibari no san'yaku: Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge 1957-11-17
The Ghost of Kasane 1957-07-10
剣聖　暁の三十六番斬り 1957-04-30
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War 1957-04-29
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed 1957-01-09
Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition 1956-12-28
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya 1956-09-19
金語楼の雷社長 1956-09-05
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets 1956-07-21
The Prosecutor and His Sister 1956-05-18
Kingoro's Soldier 1956-05-11
Speed King 1956-04-11
The Fencing Collegian 1956-02-26
Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko 1956-02-12
花眞珠 1955-08-22
Twilight Saloon 1955-06-19
Mysterious Pygmy 1955-02-12
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes 1955-01-09
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced 1954-07-13
Hanran 1954-01-03

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