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Tetsuro Tamba


Tetsuro Tamba

Birthday:

07/17/1922

Place of birth:

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 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

石井輝男 FAN CLUB (2006)
as
夜叉ヶ池 (2005)
as
千年火 (2004)
as
カポネ 六本木錬金の帝王 (2004)
as
極道恐怖大劇場 牛頭 GOZU (2003)
as
鬼哭 (2003)
as Michitane Tendou
駅前タクシー湯けむり事件案内 (2003)
as
T.R.Y. (2003)
as
修羅の群れ　第2部　風雲編 (2002)
as
たそがれ清兵衛 (2002)
as Tozaemon Iguchi
実録・安藤昇侠道（アウトロー）伝 烈火 (2002)
as Sanada
猫の恩返し (2002)
as Cat King (voice)
新・仁義の墓場 (2002)
as Tetsuji Tokura
カタクリ家の幸福 (2002)
as Granpa Jinpei Katakuri
修羅の群れ (2002)
as
修羅の群れ　第1部　怒濤編 (2002)
as
伊能忠敬 子午線の夢 (2001)
as
The Making Of The Katakuris (2001)
as
修羅のみち (2001)
as
盲獣VS一寸法師 (2001)
as
さくや 妖怪伝 (2000)
as Old Master
十五才 学校IV (2000)
as Tetsuo Hatake
マヌケ先生 (2000)
as Utaemon Baba
地獄 (1999)
as Asu Shino
金融腐蝕列島〔呪縛〕 (1999)
as Tajiro Kawakami
クレヨンしんちゃん 爆発！温泉わくわく大決戦 (1999)
as Tamba (voice)
ねじ式 (1998)
as Landlord
北京原人 (1997)
as Osone
丹波哲郎の大霊界３　全世界を駆けめぐった驚くべき生まれ変わりの実録 (1994)
as
超能力者　未知への旅人 (1994)
as
民暴の帝王 (1993)
as
大迷信2 (1993)
as
平 清盛 (1992)
as
源義経 (1991)
as
江戸城大乱 (1991)
as
極道戦争 武闘派 (1991)
as
源氏九郎颯爽記　秘剣揚羽の蝶 (1991)
as
力王 (1991)
as Master Zhang
ザ・ヒットマン 血はバラの匂い (1991)
as
金（キム）の戦争 ライフル魔殺人事件 (1991)
as
ザ・忍者ウォリア－ズ　くノ一戦士 (1991)
as Time Patrol leader
陽炎 (1991)
as Denkichi Tsuzaki
激動の1750日 (1990)
as
びんばりハイスクール (1990)
as Ryotaro Sakurazawa
Под северным сиянием (1990)
as Tsuneiro Kamisaka
十三人の刺客 (1990)
as
丹波哲郎の大霊界２　死んだらおどろいた！！ (1990)
as Ryo Okamoto
帝都大戦 (1989)
as Kan'ami Kouou
帝都大戦 (1989)
as Kanaami Kohou
226 (1989)
as Jinzaburi Shinzaki
善人の条件 (1989)
as
極道の妻たち　三代目姐 (1989)
as 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)
as
丹波哲郎の大霊界 死んだらどうなる (1989)
as 吉野博士
将軍家光の乱心 激突 (1989)
as Hotta Masamori
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1988)
as
Tokyo Pop (1988)
as Mr. Dota
マルサの女2 (1988)
as Sadohara
はいからさんが通る (1987)
as
ゴキブリたちの黄昏 (1987)
as Grandpa (voice)
用愛捉伊人 (1987)
as
忠臣蔵異聞　生きていた吉良上野介 (1987)
as Ōishi Kuranosuke
親鸞 白い道 (1987)
as
夜汽車 (1987)
as Isaburo Tamura
首都消失 (1987)
as Nakata
白虎隊 (1986)
as
ＢＥ　ＦＲＥＥ！ (1986)
as Keizo Hasegawa
四月の魚 (1986)
as Panapora Chief Handa
キャバレー (1986)
as Yakuza boss
忠臣蔵 (1985)
as
最後の博徒 (1985)
as Kazumasa Tashiro
潮騒 (1985)
as
愛・旅立ち (1985)
as
ねずみ小僧怪盗伝 (1984)
as
修羅の群れ (1984)
as
高原に列車が走った (1984)
as
北の螢 (1984)
as Ishikura
零戦燃ゆ (1984)
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
天国の駅 (1984)
as
空海 (1984)
as
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 柳生の陰謀 (1984)
as Yagyu Munefuyu
エル・オー・ヴィ・愛・N・G (1983)
as
唐獅子株式会社 (1983)
as Yoshiteru Suma (Suma-gumi Boss)
くノ一忠臣蔵 (1983)
as
西海道談綺 (1983)
as
陽暉楼 (1983)
as Kochi Notable
秘境　黄金谷の決闘 (1983)
as
日本海大海戦 海ゆかば (1983)
as Yamamoto
地獄の左門十手無頼帖 将軍暗殺! (1983)
as
誘拐報道 (1982)
as
疑惑 (1982)
as Kanetaka Okamura
大日本帝国 (1982)
as Hideki Tojo
大江戸無頼 河内山宗俊 (1982)
as
鬼龍院花子の生涯 (1982)
as Uichi Suda, The Big Boss
真夜中の招待状 (1981)
as Sugibayashi
連合艦隊 (1981)
as Jisaburo Ozawa
野菊の墓 (1981)
as Gozaburo Saito
The Bushido Blade (1981)
as Lord Yamato
魔界転生 (1981)
as Muramasa
炎のごとく (1981)
as
The Last Days of Planet Earth (1981)
as Dr. Nishiyama
忍者武芸帖 百地三太夫 (1980)
as Tozawa Hakuunsai
遥かなる走路 (1980)
as Akiji Nishikawa
二百三高地 (1980)
as Gentaro Kodama
砂の小舟 (1980)
as
甦れ魔女 (1980)
as President Sakakibara
仁義なき戦い 総集篇 (1980)
as Tatsuo Akashi
真田幸村の謀略 (1979)
as Kato Kiyomasa
白昼の死角 (1979)
as
闇の狩人 (1979)
as Okitsugu Tanuma
日蓮 (1979)
as
赤穂城断絶 (1978)
as Yanagisawa
野性の証明 (1978)
as General Wada
聖職の碑 (1978)
as
皇帝のいない八月 (1978)
as Army General Mikami
雲霧仁左衛門 (1978)
as Kichibei
事件 (1978)
as Lawyer Kikuchi
宇宙からのメッセージ (1978)
as Ernest Noguchi
柳生一族の陰謀 (1978)
as Ogasawara Gensinsai
姿三四郎 (1977)
as Iinuma
High Seas Hijack (1977)
as Captain Munekata
八甲田山 (1977)
as Colonel Kojima
錆びた炎 (1977)
as
アラスカ物語 (1977)
as Arashuk
ひとごろし (1976)
as Nīto Kouken
大空のサムライ (1976)
as Captain Saito
不毛地帯 (1976)
as
Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
as Terrorist Leader (uncredited)
暴力教室 (1976)
as
続人間革命 (1976)
as
実録外伝 大阪電撃作戦 (1976)
as
神戸国際ギャング (1975)
as Rinsei
暴力金脈 (1975)
as
東京湾炎上 (1975)
as Captain Munekata
新幹線大爆破 (1975)
as Sunaga
Tidal Wave (1975)
as Prime Minister Yamato
蕩寇誌 (1975)
as Lu Chun I
雪夫人繪圖 (1975)
as
直撃地獄拳　大逆転 (1974)
as Kimitake Shugi / Moroki
砂の器 (1974)
as Detective Eitaro Imanishi
樺太1945年夏 氷雪の門 (1974)
as
ノストラダムスの大予言 (1974)
as Dr. Nishiyama
Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
as Himself
０課の女　赤い手錠 (1974)
as Nagumo
暴力街 (1974)
as Shimamura Kansai
日本沈没 (1973)
as Prime Minister Yamamoto
ザ・ゴキブリ (1973)
as
実録安藤組　襲撃篇 (1973)
as
仁義なき戦い 代理戦争 (1973)
as Tatsuo Akashi
人間革命 (1973)
as
山口組三代目 (1973)
as Noboru Yamaguchi
非情学園ワル (1973)
as
やくざと抗争　実録安藤組 (1973)
as
ポルノ時代劇 忘八武士道 (1973)
as Shino
仁義なき戦い (1973)
as
着流し百人 (1972)
as
影狩り　ほえろ大砲 　 (1972)
as Kagemetsuke
やくざと抗争 (1972)
as
新網走番外地 嵐呼ぶダンプ仁義 (1972)
as
昭和極道史 (1972)
as
影狩り (1972)
as
日本暴力団 殺しの盃 (1972)
as
水滸傳 (1972)
as Jade Unicorn, Lu Chun I
軍旗はためく下に (1972)
as Sergeant Katsuo Togashi
沈黙 SILENCE (1971)
as Cristóvão Ferreira
暴力団再武装 (1971)
as
悪の親衛隊 (1971)
as
出所祝い (1971)
as Genryu Asakura
博徒斬り込み隊 (1971)
as Chief Inspector
激動の昭和史　沖縄決戦 (1971)
as Lieutenant General Isamu Cho
ポルノの帝王 (1971)
as
戦争と人間 第一部「運命の序曲」 (1970)
as
戦後秘話　宝石略奪 (1970)
as Kuroki
花の特攻隊　あゝ戦友よ (1970)
as
無頼漢 (1970)
as Soshun Kochiyama
めくらのお市　命貰います (1970)
as Hyoe
任侠興亡史 組長と代貸 (1970)
as
やくざ番外地　抹殺 (1969)
as
日本暴力団 組長と刺客 (1969)
as
Un esercito di cinque uomini (1969)
as Samurai
傷害恐喝 前科十三犯 (1969)
as Shinji Kaizuka
緋牡丹博徒 鉄火場列伝 (1969)
as
やくざ番外地 (1969)
as
組織暴力　兄弟盃 (1969)
as
やくざ非情史　刑務所兄弟 (1969)
as
超高層のあけぼの (1969)
as
御用金 (1969)
as Rokugo Tatewaki
黒蜥蜴 (1968)
as Kuroki
怪談 蛇女 (1968)
as Commander
あゝ予科練 (1968)
as
不良番長 (1968)
as
地球40度線　赤道を駈ける男 (1968)
as
恐喝こそわが人生 (1968)
as
男の掟 (1968)
as
陸軍諜報３３ (1968)
as Lieutenant Colonel Akiyama
博徒解散式 (1968)
as Tetsuji Kasai
七人の野獣　血の宣言 (1967)
as
出世子守唄 (1967)
as
脱獄者 (1967)
as
ギャングの帝王 (1967)
as
波止場の鷹 (1967)
as
続　組織暴力 (1967)
as Police Inspector Kitagawa
智恵子抄 (1967)
as Kotaro Takamura
You Only Live Twice (1967)
as Tiger Tanaka
決着 (1967)
as
博奕打ち 一匹竜 (1967)
as
網走番外地 決斗零下30度 (1967)
as
解散式 (1967)
as Sakai
組織暴力 (1967)
as
スパイキャッチャーJ3 SOS危機一発 (1966)
as J1 (TULIP Japan Branch Chief)
大陸流れ者 (1966)
as
紀ノ川 (1966)
as Shintani Kosaku
昭和最大の顔役 (1966)
as
丹下左膳 飛燕居合斬り (1966)
as Lord Tsushima Yagyu
愛欲 (1966)
as Kosuke Aso
青雲やくざ (1965)
as
明治侠客伝 三代目襲名 (1965)
as Yutaro Nomura
血と掟 (1965)
as
日本侠客伝　関東篇 (1965)
as
関東やくざ者 (1965)
as
異聞猿飛佐助 (1965)
as Sakon Takatani
暗黒街仁義 (1965)
as
網走番外地 (1965)
as Tsumaki
東京アンタッチャブル (1965)
as Goro Kawamoto
忍法忠臣蔵 (1965)
as Mumyo Tsunataro
怪談 (1965)
as Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")
博徒対テキ屋 (1964)
as
続・道場破り　問答無用 (1964)
as Masagi Shohei
刑事 (1964)
as
仇討 (1964)
as Shume Okuno
大喧嘩 (1964)
as
The 7th Dawn (1964)
as Ng
御金蔵破り (1964)
as
暗殺 (1964)
as Hachiro Kiyokawa
銃殺 (1964)
as Lieutenant Aikawa
三匹の侍 (1964)
as Sakon Shiba
売春地下組織 (1964)
as
ならず者 (1964)
as
駆逐艦雪風 (1964)
as
次郎長三国志　第三部 (1964)
as
ジャコ萬と鉄 (1964)
as Jakoman
道場破り (1964)
as Gunjuro Ohba
東京ギャング対香港ギャング (1964)
as
十三人の刺客 (1963)
as Doi Ōkō Toshi
丹下左膳 (1963)
as
ギャング忠臣蔵 (1963)
as Gu Shimizu
パレンバン奇襲作戦 (1963)
as
二人だけの砦 (1963)
as
あの人はいま (1963)
as
東京アンタッチャブル　脱走 (1963)
as Goro Kawamoto
傷だらけの不敵者 (1963)
as
ギャング対Ｇメン　集団金庫破り (1963)
as 手塚徹
暗黒街の顔役　十一人のギャング (1963)
as
裏切者は地獄だぜ (1962)
as
遊民街の銃弾 (1962)
as Kazuo Kasami
海猫が飛んで (1962)
as
ギャング対Ｇメン (1962)
as Toru Tezuka
暗黒街最後の日 (1962)
as
涙を、獅子のたて髪に (1962)
as
切腹 (1962)
as Hikokuro Omodaka
ギャング対ギャング (1962)
as
山麓 (1962)
as Masao Igarashi
残酷な月 (1962)
as
太平洋のGメン (1962)
as Mizuhara
誇り高き挑戦 (1962)
as Takayama
恋と太陽とギャング (1962)
as
源氏九郎颯爽記 秘剣揚羽の蝶 (1962)
as
黒と赤の花びら (1962)
as
南太平洋波高し (1962)
as
黒い画集　第二話　寒流 (1961)
as
白昼の無頼漢 (1961)
as Miyahara
Bridge to the Sun (1961)
as Jiro
黄色い風土 (1961)
as
大森林に向って立つ (1961)
as
霧と影 (1961)
as Yusuke Komiya
断崖の決闘 (1961)
as Narumi
地獄に真紅な花が咲く (1961)
as
機動捜査班 (1961)
as
「粘土のお面」より かあちゃん (1961)
as
豚と軍艦 (1961)
as Slasher Tetsuji
大阪城物語 (1961)
as Sadamasa Ishikawa
「みな殺しの歌」より　拳銃よさらば (1960)
as Tanabe
第三波止場の決闘 (1960)
as Kirishima
国定忠治 (1960)
as Fumizo Mitsuki
０線の女狼群 (1960)
as
女奴隷船 (1960)
as
金語楼の海軍大将 (1959)
as
無警察 (1959)
as
裸女と殺人迷路 (1959)
as Senba
大東亜戦争と国際裁判 (1959)
as
侠艶小判鮫 (1958)
as
重臣と青年将校　陸海軍流血史 (1958)
as Shumei Okawa
人喰海女 (1958)
as
薔薇と女拳銃王 (1958)
as
天皇・皇后と日清戦争 (1958)
as Keisuke Otori
毒婦高橋お伝 (1958)
as Ihei Ôsawa
戦雲アジアの女王 (1957)
as
ひばりの三役 競艶雪之丞変化 後篇 (1957)
as
ひばりの三役 競艶雪之丞変化 (1957)
as
怪談累が淵 (1957)
as Jinjûrô Ômura
剣聖　暁の三十六番斬り (1957)
as
明治天皇と日露大戦争 (1957)
as Rear Admiral Shimamura
風雲急なり大阪城 真田十勇士総進軍 (1957)
as Mondonoshô Hirano
妖雲里見快挙伝 解決篇 (1957)
as Aboshi Samajirô
鬼姫競艶録 (1956)
as
怪異宇都宮釣天井 (1956)
as Kurozumi Tenzen
金語楼の雷社長 (1956)
as
軍神山本元帥と連合艦隊 (1956)
as
検事とその妹 (1956)
as
金語楼の兵隊さん (1956)
as
栄光と驀走王 (1956)
as
大学の武勇伝 (1956)
as
黒猫館に消えた男 (1956)
as
花眞珠 (1955)
as
たそがれ酒場 (1955)
as Morimoto
一寸法師 (1955)
as
人間魚雷回天 (1955)
as
日本敗れず (1954)
as
潜水艦ろ号未だ浮上せず (1954)
as
叛乱 (1954)
as Captain Koda
丹波哲郎の大霊界３　全世界を駆けめぐった驚くべき生まれ変わりの実録 (1994)
Director
丹波哲郎の大霊界３　全世界を駆けめぐった驚くべき生まれ変わりの実録 (1994)
Screenplay
丹波哲郎の大霊界２　死んだらおどろいた！！ (1990)
Executive Producer
丹波哲郎の大霊界２　死んだらおどろいた！！ (1990)
Screenplay
丹波哲郎の大霊界 死んだらどうなる (1989)
General Manager
丹波哲郎の大霊界 死んだらどうなる (1989)
Story
丹波哲郎の大霊界 死んだらどうなる (1989)
Screenplay
丹波哲郎の霊界ワールド (1988)
Director
砂の小舟 (1980)
Executive Producer
砂の小舟 (1980)
Screenplay
砂の小舟 (1980)
Director
三匹の侍 (1964)
Producer