Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Acting

Born July 17, 1922 · Died September 24, 2006

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

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...

Filmography

Teruo Ishii Fan ClubDemon PondThe Thousand Year FireCapone: Roppongi Renkin no TeioGozuYakuza DemonT.R.Y.Shura Group Part 2The Twilight SamuraiDeadly Outlaw: RekkaThe Cat ReturnsGraveyard of HonorThe Happiness of the KatakurisShura Group
Shura Group Part 1
Ino Tadataka: Meridian DreamsThe Making Of The KatakurisBlind Beast vs Killer DwarfSakuya: The Slayer of DemonsA Class to Remember IV: FifteenThe Stupid TeacherJapanese HellJubaku: SpellboundCrayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final BattleScrewedThe Peking ManPsychic: Traveler to the UnknownEmperor of UpheavalTaira no Kiyomori
Minamoto Yoshitsune
The Great Shogunate BattleYakuza Warfare源氏九郎颯爽記　秘剣揚羽の蝶Riki-Oh: The Story of RickyThe Hitman: Blood Smells Like RosesKim's WarFemale Neo-NinjasHeat Wave1750 Days of TurbulenceBe-In Bully High SchoolAurora Borealis13 AssassinsTetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!Tokyo: The Last WarFour Days of Snow and BloodThe Political GameYakuza Ladies 3長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通るTetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You DieShogun's ShadowTokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord SpecialTokyo PopA Taxing Woman's ReturnThere Goes Benio, the Smart GirlTwilight of the CockroachesYou're My DestinyRonin on a MissionShinran: Path to PurityNight TrainTokyo Blackout
Be Free!
April FishCabaretVendetta of ObligationThe Last True YakuzaThe Sound of the WavesLove: Starting on a JourneyNezumi Kozō kaitō denThe Story of a Man Among MenKōgen ni ressha ga hashittaFireflies in the NorthZeroHeaven StationKukaiChoshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu ConspiracyA Madcap CorporationLady Vengeance and the 47 RoninThe Tale of SaikaidoThe GeishaThe Duel in the Forbidden TerritoryBattle Anthem
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
To Trap a KidnapperSuspicionThe Imperial Japanese EmpireThe Villain from Edo Kochiyama SoshunOnimasa: A Japanese GodfatherCall from DarknessThe Imperial NavyThe Wild DaisyThe Bushido BladeSamurai ReincarnationFlames of BloodThe Last Days of Planet EarthShogun's NinjaDrive for the FuturePort ArthurThe Sand BoatBattles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete SagaThe Way to The Gold MedalsThe Shogun AssassinsDead AngleHunter in the DarkNichirenThe Fall of Ako CastleNever Give UpMonument to Holy ServiceAugust Without EmperorBandits vs. Samurai SquadronThe IncidentMessage from SpaceShogun's SamuraiSugata SanshiroHigh Seas HijackMount HakkodaFlickering FlamesThe Alaska StoryMurderer!Zero FighterThe CorporationSeven Nights in JapanThe Classroom of TerrorHuman Revolution IIOperation Plazma in OsakaBetween Women and WivesThe International Gang of KobeCompany BuggersConflagrationThe Bullet TrainTidal WaveAll Men Are BrothersA Picture of Madame YukiThe Executioner II: Karate InfernoThe Castle of SandKarafuto 1945 SummerProphecies of Nostradamus
Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus
Zero Woman: Red HandcuffsViolent StreetsSubmersion of JapanThe Ando Gang Documentary FilmWild Cop 2Big Bad WolfBattles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy WarThe Human RevolutionJapan's Top GangsterThe School Deviate WaruQuarreling with YakuzaBohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten EightBattles Without Honor and HumanityShadow Hunters 2: Echo of DestinyYakuza SkirmishesNew Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the StormShōwa GokudōshiShadow HuntersOrganized Crime: Killer's GloryThe Water MarginUnder the Flag of the Rising SunSilenceThe Armed OrganizationTroops of DarknessThe WolvesThe Gambler's CounterattackThe Battle of OkinawaKing of PornographyMen and War I: Prelude to DestinyPostwar SecretsCherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!The Scandalous Adventures of BuraikanCrimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or AliveRise and Fall of Chivalryやくざ番外地　抹殺Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the KillersThe 5-Man ArmyThirteen Times a LoserRed Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling RoomLone RebelThe Private PolicePenitentiary BrothersSky Scraper!GoyokinBlack LizardSnake Woman's CurseThe Young Eagles of the KamikazeThe Bad BossDiamonds of the AndesBlackmail Is My LifeThe Code of ManArmy IntelligenceGambler's FarewellGame of Chance 3Escape ManKing of the GangHawk of the HarbourOrganized Violence IIPortrait of ChiekoYou Only Live TwiceOnce and For AllGamblers: The Dragon TattooAbashiri Prison: Duel in HokkaidoDissolution RitesOrganized ViolenceSpycatcher J3: SOS Close ShaveContinental DrifterThe Kii RiverGreatest Boss of the Showa EraSazen Tange and The Secret of the UrnThirst for LoveHigh-Ranking YakuzaBlood of RevengeThe Domain: Kanto Legends of ChivalrySamurai SpyUnderworld CodeAbashiri PrisonTokyo UntouchableTale of Ninja DutyKwaidanGamblers and RacketeersSamurai from SomewhereDetectiveRevengeGiant RumbleThe 7th DawnThe Shogun's VaultAssassinationHomicideThree Outlaw SamuraiTokyo UntouchablesAn OutlawDestroyer YukikazeThe Kingdom of Jirocho 3Jakoman and TetsuSamurai from NowhereTokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang13 AssassinsTange SazenGang Loyalty and VengeanceElement of SurpriseFutari dake no torideAno hito wa imaTokyo Untouchable: EscapeKizu-darake no futeki-shaGang vs. G-Men: Safe BreakersEleven GangstersUragirimono wa jigoku dazeOperation DiamondUmineko ga tondeGang vs. G-MenHell's KitchenA Flame at the PierHarakiriGang vs. GangFour SistersZankokuna tsukiG-Men in the PacificThe ChallengeAll RascalsTales of Young Genji Kuro 3
Black and Red Flower Petals
South Pacific Waves Are HighStructure of HateGreed in Broad DaylightBridge to the SunThe Yellow ClimateStanding Towards the Great ForestMist and ShadowsKill the Killer!Red Flowers of Hell
Kaachan
Pigs and BattleshipsDaredevil in the CastleGet 'em AllThe Gambling SamuraiZero sen no jorō gunFemale Slave ShipKingorō no kaigun taishô
No Police
Nude Woman and Murder Maze
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
Kyōen Kobanzame
Underwater Murder
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese WarA Wicked WomanQueen of AsiaHibari's Triple Role: The Transformation of Yukinojo — Part IIHibari's Triple Role: The Dazzling Transformation of YukinojoThe Ghost of KasaneEmperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese WarStorming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten BravesMysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic DeedDevil Princess’ Beauty CompetitionThe Ceiling at Utsunomiya
President Rai of Kingoro
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied FleetsThe Prosecutor and His Sister
Kingoro's Soldier
Speed King
The Fencing Collegian
Kuronekokan ni Kieta OtokoHanamazu
The Vassal's Neck
Twilight SaloonMysterious DwarfThe Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes日本敗れずSubmarine Ro Hasn't SurfacedHanran