TETSURO TAMBA
ACTING
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.
You Only Live Twice 1967
Kwaidan 1965
Pigs and Battleships 1961
The Wolves 1971
The Castle of Sand 1974
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka 2002
The Cat Returns 2002
The Water Margin 1972
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs 1974
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun 1972
The Happiness of the Katakuris 2002
Hunter in the Dark 1979
The 5-Man Army 1969
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky 1991
Violent Streets 1974
Samurai Spy 1965
Goyokin 1969
The Peking Man 1997
Silence 1971
Revenge 1964
The 7th Dawn 1964
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny 1972
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron 1978
Three Outlaw Samurai 1964
Japanese Hell 1999
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno 1974
Assassination 1964
Submersion of Japan 1973
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight 1973
Screwed 1998
Mount Hakkoda 1977
Heat Wave 1991
Twilight Saloon 1955
Bridge to the Sun 1961
Prophecies of Nostradamus 1974
Zero Fighter 1976
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive 1970
A Taxing Woman's Return 1988
Shogun's Shadow 1989
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather 1982
Bond Girls Are Forever 2002
The Imperial Japanese Empire 1982
Zero 1984
Battle Anthem 1983
Ronin on a Mission 1987
Seven Nights in Japan 1976
Never Give Up 1978
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga 1980
April Fish 1986
Tokyo Blackout 1987
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons 2000
The Battle of Okinawa 1971
August without Emperor 1978
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War 1973
Tokyo Pop 1988
Suspicion 1982
The Challenge 1962
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen 2000
Jubaku: Spellbound 1999
Night Train 1987
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War 1957
G-Men in the Pacific 1962
Shogun's Ninja 1980
Graveyard of Honor 2002
Abashiri Prison 1965
The Alaska Story 1977
Harakiri 1962
The Wild Daisy 1981
Samurai from Nowhere 1964
Call from Darkness 1981
The Incident 1978
Gambler's Farewell 1968
The International Gang of Kobe 1975
All Men Are Brothers 1975
Jakoman and Tetsu 1964
Yakuza Ladies 3 1989
Greed in Broad Daylight 1961
The Bullet Train 1975
Blood of Revenge 1965
A Wicked Woman 1958
Four Days of Snow and Blood 1989
Fireflies in the North 1984
The Last True Yakuza 1985
Gang vs. G-Men 1962
Dissolution Rites 1967
Black Lizard 1968
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle 1999
The Fall of Ako Castle 1978
Shogun's Samurai 1978
Samurai Reincarnation 1981
13 Assassins 1963
The Geisha 1983
The Imperial Navy 1981
Port Arthur 1980
Twilight of the Cockroaches 1987
The Shogun Assassins 1979
Get 'em All 1960
The Gambler's Counterattack 1971
The Kii River 1966
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance 1963
Mist and Shadows 1961
Japan's Top Gangster 1973
The Twilight Samurai 2002
Postwar Secrets 1970
Murderer! 1976
The Bushido Blade 1981
Tale of Ninja Duty 1965
School Be-In Bully 1990
Cabaret 1986
Message from Space 1978
Snake Woman's Curse 1968
Tokyo: The Last War 1989
Yakuza Demon 2003
Ōgon no Hibi 1978
Yoshitsune 2005
Toshiie and Matsu 2002
Sanada Taiheiki 1985
Marco Polo 1982
Inochi 1986
The Veteran Trio 1999
Life of St. Blue Eyes 1984