Birth Day: 1922-07-17
Place of birth: Shinjuku, 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.
Credits
-
-
-
-
-
-
As Michitane Tendou -
-
-
-
As Granpa Jinpei Katakuri -
-
As Cat King (voice) -
-
As Sanada -
As Tetsuji Tokura -
As Tozaemon Iguchi -
-
-
-
-
As Utaemon Baba -
As Tetsuo Hatake -
As Old Master -
As Tamba (voice) -
As Tajiro Kawakami -
As Asu Shino -
As Landlord -
As Osone -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
As Denkichi Tsuzaki -
-
As Time Patrol leader -
-
As Master Zhang -
-
-
As Ryo Okamoto -
As Ryotaro Sakurazawa -
-
As Tsuneiro Kamisaka -
-
As 吉野博士 -
As Jinzaburi Shinzaki -
As Kan'ami Kouou -
-
-
As Takeo Sakanishi -
As Kanaami Kohou
-
As Hotta Masamori -
As Mr. Dota -
As Sadohara -
-
As Nakata -
-
-
As Ōishi Kuranosuke -
As Isaburo Tamura -
-
As Grandpa (voice) -
As Keizo Hasegawa
-
As Panapora Chief Handa -
As Yakuza boss -
-
-
As Kazumasa Tashiro -
-
As Yagyu Munefuyu -
-
As Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto -
-
-
-
As Ishikura -
-
-
As Yamamoto -
As Kochi Notable -
-
-
-
-
As Yoshiteru Suma (Suma-gumi Boss) -
As Hideki Tojo -
-
As Uichi Suda, The Big Boss -
As Kanetaka Okamura -
-
As Muramasa -
As Jisaburo Ozawa -
-
As Gozaburo Saito -
As Sugibayashi -
As Dr. Nishiyama -
As Lord Yamato -
As Tatsuo Akashi -
As Tozawa Hakuunsai -
As Gentaro Kodama -
As Akiji Nishikawa -
As President Sakakibara -
-
-
As Kato Kiyomasa -
As Okitsugu Tanuma -
-
As Lawyer Kikuchi -
As Ogasawara Gensinsai -
As Yanagisawa -
As Army General Mikami -
-
As General Wada -
As Ernest Noguchi -
As Kichibei -
As Colonel Kojima -
As Captain Munekata -
As Iinuma -
As Arashuk -
-
-
-
As Captain Saito -
As Kawamata -
-
-
As Terrorist Leader (uncredited) -
As Nīto Kouken -
As Captain Munekata -
-
As Prime Minister Yamato -
As Rinsei -
-
As Sunaga -
As Lu Chun I -
As Dr. Nishiyama -
As Kimitake Shugi / Moroki -
As Detective Eitaro Imanishi -
-
As Nagumo -
As Himself
-
As Shimamura -
-
As Shino -
-
-
-
As Prime Minister Yamamoto -
-
-
As Tatsuo Akashi -
-
As Noboru Yamaguchi -
-
As Kagemetsuke -
-
As Sergeant Katsuo Togashi -
-
-
As Jade Unicorn, Lu Chun I -
-
-
-
As Genryu Asakura -
-
As Lieutenant General Isamu Cho -
As Cristóvão Ferreira -
-
As Chief Inspector -
As Soshun Kochiyama -
As Kuroki -
-
-
As Hyoe -
-
-
-
-
As Shinji Kaizuka -
-
-
-
As Rokugo Tatewaki -
As Samurai -
-
As Lieutenant Colonel Akiyama -
-
-
As Kuroki -
-
-
-
As Commander -
As Tetsuji Kasai -
-
-
-
-
-
-
As Kotaro Takamura -
As Tiger Tanaka -
As Sakai -
-
-
-
As Police Inspector Kitagawa -
-
As J1 (TULIP Japan Branch Chief) -
-
-
As Kosuke Aso -
As Lord Tsushima Yagyu -
As Shintani Kosaku -
As Tsumaki -
-
-
As Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless") -
-
-
As Sakon Takatani -
-
As Goro Kawamoto -
As Yutaro Nomura -
As Mumyo Tsunataro -
-
-
-
As Ng -
-
As Lieutenant Aikawa -
-
As Hachiro Kiyokawa -
As Sakon Shiba -
As Shume Okuno -
-
-
-
-
As Masagi Shohei -
-
As Gunjuro Ohba -
As Jakoman -
As Gu Shimizu -
-
As Goro Kawamoto -
-
As 手塚徹 -
-
-
-
As Doi Ōkō Toshi -
-
-
-
-
-
As Masao Igarashi -
As Kazuo Kasami -
-
-
As Hikokuro Omodaka -
-
As Toru Tezuka -
-
-
-
As Takayama -
As Mizuhara -
As Sadamasa Ishikawa -
-
-
As Miyahara -
-
As Narumi -
As Slasher Tetsuji -
As Jiro -
As Yusuke Komiya -
-
-
-
-
As Tanabe -
As Fumizo Mitsuki -
-
As Kirishima -
-
-
-
As Senba
-
-
-
As Keisuke Otori -
As Ihei Ôsawa -
As Shumei Okawa -
-
-
As Jinjûrô Ômura -
As Mondonoshô Hirano -
-
-
-
As Aboshi Samajirô -
As Rear Admiral Shimamura -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
As Kurozumi Tenzen -
-
-
-
As Morimoto -
-
-
As Captain Koda -
