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Actor

Tetsuro Tamba

Popular films

You Only Live Twice1967
The Cat Returns2002
Harakiri1962
Kwaidan1965

About Tetsuro Tamba

Known for: Acting
Born: July 17, 1922
Died: September 24, 2006 (age 84)
Birthplace: 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…

Also credited as

丹波哲郎, Tetzuro Tamba, Tetsurô Tanba, Tetsuro Tambo, Tetsurô Tamba, Tetsurou Tanba

Filmography

Teruo Ishii Fan Club2006

Demon Pond2005
The Thousand Year Fire2004
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio2004
Gozu2003
Yakuza Demon2003as Michitane Tendou
A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand2003
T.R.Y.2003
Shura Group Part 22002
The Twilight Samurai2002as Tozaemon Iguchi
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka2002as Sanada
The Cat Returns2002as Cat King (voice)
Graveyard of Honor2002as Tetsuji Tokura
The Happiness of the Katakuris2002as Granpa Jinpei Katakuri
Shura Group2002
Shura Group Part 12002
Ino Tadataka: Meridian Dreams2001
The Making Of The Katakuris2001
修羅のみち2001
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf2001
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons2000as Old Master
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen2000as Tetsuo Hatake
The Stupid Teacher2000as Utaemon Baba
Japanese Hell1999as Asu Shino
Jubaku: Spellbound1999as Tajiro Kawakami
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle1999as Tamba (voice)
Screwed1998as Landlord
The Peking Man1997as Osone
Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole1994
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown1994
Emperor of Upheaval1993
The Supernormal II1993
Taira no Kiyomori1992
Minamoto Yoshitsune1991
The Great Shogunate Battle1991
Yakuza Warfare1991
源氏九郎颯爽記秘剣揚羽の蝶1991
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky1991as Master Zhang
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses1991
Kim's War1991
Female Neo-Ninjas1991as Time Patrol leader
Heat Wave1991as Denkichi Tsuzaki
1750 Days of Turbulence1990
Be-In Bully High School1990as Ryotaro Sakurazawa
Under Aurora1990as Tsuneiro Kamisaka
13 Assassins1990
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!1990as Ryo Okamoto
Tokyo: The Last War1989as Kanaami Kohou / Kan'ami Kouou
Four Days of Snow and Blood1989as Jinzaburi Shinzaki
The Political Game1989
Yakuza Ladies 31989as Takeo Sakanishi
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル長七郎大奥まかり通る1989
Shogun's Shadow1989as Hotta Masamori
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die1989as 吉野博士
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special1988
Tokyo Pop1988as Mr. Dota
A Taxing Woman's Return1988as Sadohara
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl1987
Twilight of the Cockroaches1987as Grandpa (voice)
You're My Destiny1987
Ronin on a Mission1987as Ōishi Kuranosuke
Shinran: Path to Purity1987
Night Train1987as Isaburo Tamura
Tokyo Blackout1987as Nakata
Be Free!1986as Keizo Hasegawa
April Fish1986as Panapora Chief Handa
Cabaret1986as Yakuza boss
Vendetta of Obligation1985
The Last True Yakuza1985as Kazumasa Tashiro
The Sound of the Waves1985
Love: Starting on a Journey1985
Nezumi Kozō kaitō den1984
The Story of a Man Among Men1984
Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta1984
Fireflies in the North1984as Ishikura
Zero1984as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Heaven Station1984
Kukai1984
Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy1984as Yagyu Munefuyu
L・O・V・I・N・G1983
A Madcap Corporation1983as Yoshiteru Suma (Suma-gumi Boss)
Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin1983
The Tale of Saikaido1983
The Geisha1983as Kochi Notable
The Duel in the Forbidden Territory1983
Battle Anthem1983as Yamamoto
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun1983
To Trap a Kidnapper1982
Suspicion1982as Kanetaka Okamura
The Imperial Japanese Empire1982as Hideki Tojo
The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather1982as Uichi Suda, The Big Boss
Call from Darkness1981as Sugibayashi
I Saw a Monster Fish1981as ryuji
The Imperial Navy1981as Jisaburo Ozawa
The Wild Daisy1981as Gozaburo Saito
The Bushido Blade1981as Lord Yamato
Samurai Reincarnation1981as Muramasa
Flames of Blood1981
The Last Days of Planet Earth1981as Dr. Nishiyama
Shogun's Ninja1980as Tozawa Hakuunsai
Drive for the Future1980as Akiji Nishikawa
Port Arthur1980as Gentaro Kodama
The Sand Boat1980
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga1980as Tatsuo Akashi
The Way to The Gold Medals1980as President Sakakibara
The Shogun Assassins1979as Kato Kiyomasa
Dead Angle1979
Hunter in the Dark1979as Okitsugu Tanuma
Nichiren1979
The Fall of Ako Castle1978as Yanagisawa
Never Give Up1978as General Wada
August Without Emperor1978as Army General Mikami
Monument to Holy Service1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron1978as Kichibei
The Incident1978as Lawyer Kikuchi
Message from Space1978as Ernest Noguchi
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy1978as Ogasawara Gensinsai
Sugata Sanshiro1977as Iinuma
High Seas Hijack1977as Captain Munekata
Mount Hakkoda1977as Colonel Kojima
Flickering Flames1977
The Alaska Story1977as Arashuk
Murderer!1976as Nīto Kouken
Zero Pilot1976as Captain Saito
The Corporation1976as Kawamata
Seven Nights in Japan1976as Terrorist Leader (uncredited)
The Classroom of Terror1976
Human Revolution II1976
Operation Plazma in Osaka1976
Between Women and Wives1976
The International Gang of Kobe1975as Rinsei
Company Buggers1975
Conflagration1975as Captain Munekata
The Bullet Train1975as Sunaga
Tidal Wave1975as Prime Minister Yamato
All Men Are Brothers1975as Lu Chun I
A Picture of Madame Yuki1975
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno1974as Kimitake Shugi / Moroki
The Castle of Sand1974as Detective Eitaro Imanishi
Karafuto 1945 Summer1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus1974as Dr. Nishiyama
Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus1974as Himself
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs1974as Nagumo
Violent Streets1974as Shimamura
Submersion of Japan1973as Prime Minister Yamamoto
The Ando Gang Documentary Film1973
Wild Cop 21973
Big Bad Wolf1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War1973as Tatsuo Akashi
The Human Revolution1973as Josei Toda
Japan's Top Gangster1973as Noboru Yamaguchi
The School Deviate Waru1973
Quarreling with Yakuza1973
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight1973as Shino
Battles Without Honor and Humanity1973
Informal Dress1972
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny1972as Kagemetsuke
Yakuza Skirmishes1972
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm1972
Shōwa Gokudōshi1972
Shadow Hunters1972
Organized Crime: Killer's Glory1972
The Water Margin1972as Jade Unicorn, Lu Chun I
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun1972as Sergeant Katsuo Togashi
Silence1971as Cristóvão Ferreira
The Armed Organization1971
Troops of Darkness1971
The Wolves1971as Genryu Asakura
The Gambler's Counterattack1971as Chief Inspector
The Battle of Okinawa1971as Lieutenant General Isamu Cho
King of Pornography1971
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny1970
Postwar Secrets1970as Kuroki
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!1970
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan1970as Soshun Kochiyama
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive1970as Hyoe
Rise and Fall of Chivalry1970
やくざ番外地抹殺1969
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers1969
The 5-Man Army1969as Samurai
Thirteen Times a Loser1969as Shinji Kaizuka
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room1969
Lone Rebel1969
The Private Police1969
Penitentiary Brothers1969
Sky Scraper!1969
Goyokin1969as Rokugo Tatewaki
Hot Vacation1968
Black Lizard1968as Kuroki
Snake Woman's Curse1968as Commander
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze1968
The Bad Boss1968
Diamonds of the Andes1968
Blackmail Is My Life1968
The Code of Man1968
Army Intelligence1968as Lieutenant Colonel Akiyama
Gambler's Farewell1968as Tetsuji Kasai
Game of Chance 31967
The Return of the Filthy Seven1967
Escape Man1967
King of the Gang1967
Hawk of the Harbour1967
Organized Violence II1967as Police Inspector Kitagawa
Portrait of Chieko1967as Kotaro Takamura
You Only Live Twice1967as Tiger Tanaka
Once and For All1967
Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo1967
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido1967
Dissolution Rites1967as Sakai
Organized Violence1967
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave1966as J1 (TULIP Japan Branch Chief)
Continental Drifter1966
The Kii River1966as Shintani Kosaku
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era1966
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn1966as Lord Tsushima Yagyu
Thirst for Love1966as Kosuke Aso
High-Ranking Yakuza1965
Blood of Revenge1965as Yutaro Nomura
Blood and Law1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry1965
Samurai Spy1965as Sakon Takatani
The Gambler1965
Underworld Code1965
Abashiri Prison1965as Tsumaki
Tokyo Untouchable1965as Goro Kawamoto
Tale of Ninja Duty1965as Mumyo Tsunataro
Kwaidan1965as Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
Ninja Killers1964
Gamblers and Racketeers1964
Samurai from Somewhere1964as Masagi Shohei
Detective1964
Revenge1964as Shume Okuno
Giant Rumble1964
The 7th Dawn1964as Ng
The Shogun's Vault1964
Assassination1964as Hachiro Kiyokawa
Homicide1964as Lieutenant Aikawa
Three Outlaw Samurai1964as Sakon Shiba
Tokyo Untouchables1964
An Outlaw1964
Destroyer Yukikaze1964
Jakoman and Tetsu1964as Jakoman
The Kingdom of Jirocho 31964
Samurai from Nowhere1964as Gunjuro Ohba
Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang1964
13 Assassins1963as Doi Ōkō Toshi
Tange Sazen1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance1963as Gu Shimizu
Element of Surprise1963
Futari dake no toride1963
Ano hito wa ima1963
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape1963as Goro Kawamoto
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha1963
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers1963as 手塚徹
Eleven Gangsters1963
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze1962
Operation Diamond1962as Kazuo Kasami
Umineko ga tonde1962
Gang vs. G-Men1962as Toru Tezuka
Hell's Kitchen1962
A Flame at the Pier1962
Harakiri1962as Hikokuro Omodaka
Gang vs. Gang1962
Four Sisters1962as Masao Igarashi
Zankokuna tsuki1962
G-Men in the Pacific1962as Mizuhara
The Challenge1962as Takayama
All Rascals1962
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 31962
Black and Red Flower Petals1962
South Pacific Waves Are High1962
Structure of Hate1961
Greed in Broad Daylight1961as Miyahara
Bridge to the Sun1961as Jiro
Standing Towards the Great Forest1961
The Yellow Climate1961
Mist and Shadows1961as Yusuke Komiya
Kill the Killer!1961as Narumi
Red Flowers of Hell1961
機動捜査班1961
Kaachan1961
Pigs and Battleships1961as Slasher Tetsuji
Daredevil in the Castle1961as Sadamasa Ishikawa
Get 'em All1960as Tanabe
Showdown on Pier No.31960as Kirishima
The Gambling Samurai1960as Fumizo Mitsuki
Zero sen no jorō gun1960
Female Slave Ship1960
Kingorō no kaigun taishô1959
No Police1959
Nude Woman and Murder Maze1959as Senba
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal1959
Kyōen Kobanzame1958
Bloody History of Soldiers1958as Shumei Okawa
Underwater Murder1958
Quick on the Trigger1958
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War1958as Keisuke Otori
A Wicked Woman1958as Ihei Ôsawa
Queen of Asia1957
Hibari's Triple Role: The Transformation of Yukinojo — Part II1957
Hibari's Triple Role: The Dazzling Transformation of Yukinojo1957
The Ghost of Kasane1957as Jinjûrô Ômura
剣聖暁の三十六番斬り1957
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War1957as Rear Admiral Shimamura
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves1957as Mondonoshô Hirano
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed1957as Aboshi Samajirô
Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition1956
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya1956as Kurozumi Tenzen
President Rai of Kingoro1956
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets1956
The Prosecutor and His Sister1956
Kingoro's Soldier1956
Speed King1956
The Fencing Collegian1956
Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko1956
Hanamazu1955
The Vassal's Neck1955
Twilight Saloon1955as Morimoto
Mysterious Dwarf1955
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes1955
日本敗れず1954
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced1954
Hanran1954as Captain Koda

Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole1994Director

Tetsuro Tamba's Spirit World1988Director
The Sand Boat1980Director

Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole1994Screenplay

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!1990Screenplay
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die1989Story / Screenplay
The Sand Boat1980Screenplay

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!1990Executive Producer

The Sand Boat1980Executive Producer
Three Outlaw Samurai1964Producer

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die1989General Manager