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Tetsuro Tamba

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Born: July 17, 1922 in 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 A...

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You Only Live Twice
6.6
You Only Live Twice1967
Harakiri
8.4
Harakiri1962
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
6.9
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky1991
The Cat Returns
7.1
The Cat Returns2002
A Picture of Madame Yuki
A Picture of Madame Yuki1975
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Kwaidan
7.7
Kwaidan1965
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons
5.9
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons2000
The Twilight Samurai
7.8
The Twilight Samurai2002
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
6.4
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle1999
The Castle of Sand
7.3
The Castle of Sand1974
Samurai Reincarnation
5.8
Samurai Reincarnation1981
Twilight of the Cockroaches
5.8
Twilight of the Cockroaches1987
The Bullet Train
6.8
The Bullet Train1975
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
6.5
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs1974
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
7.4
Battles Without Honor and Humanity1973
Fireflies in the North
5.3
Fireflies in the North1984
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
7.0
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War1973
The Battle of Okinawa
7.7
The Battle of Okinawa1971
Shogun's Samurai
6.9
Shogun's Samurai1978
Port Arthur
7.3
Port Arthur1980
Pigs and Battleships
7.1
Pigs and Battleships1961
The Water Margin
6.8
The Water Margin1972
Never Give Up
6.0
Never Give Up1978
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
6.1
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather1982
All Men Are Brothers
6.9
All Men Are Brothers1975
Message from Space
5.8
Message from Space1978
The Imperial Navy
6.6
The Imperial Navy1981
Hunter in the Dark
6.2
Hunter in the Dark1979
Submersion of Japan
6.9
Submersion of Japan1973
The Happiness of the Katakuris
6.9
The Happiness of the Katakuris2002
13 Assassins
7.4
13 Assassins1963
Prophecies of Nostradamus
6.0
Prophecies of Nostradamus1974
August Without Emperor
7.0
August Without Emperor1978
The Fall of Ako Castle
6.7
The Fall of Ako Castle1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
5.9
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron1978
Battle Anthem
7.0
Battle Anthem1983
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
6.5
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight1973
Revenge
7.4
Revenge1964
Mount Hakkoda
6.6
Mount Hakkoda1977
Graveyard of Honor
6.2
Graveyard of Honor2002
Goyokin
7.4
Goyokin1969
Violent Streets
6.6
Violent Streets1974
Night Train
1.0
Night Train1987
Heaven Station
9.0
Heaven Station1984
Sugata Sanshiro
Sugata Sanshiro1977
The Shogun Assassins
5.1
The Shogun Assassins1979
Assassination
7.0
Assassination1964
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers1969
Gozu
6.8
Gozu2003
The Wolves
7.5
The Wolves1971
Suspicion
7.0
Suspicion1982
To Trap a Kidnapper
6.0
To Trap a Kidnapper1982
Shogun's Shadow
6.8
Shogun's Shadow1989
A Taxing Woman's Return
6.3
A Taxing Woman's Return1988
Red Flowers of Hell
Red Flowers of Hell1961
Heat Wave
5.6
Heat Wave1991
Three Outlaw Samurai
7.4
Three Outlaw Samurai1964
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
7.6
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun1972
Daredevil in the Castle
7.1
Daredevil in the Castle1961
The Bushido Blade
5.4
The Bushido Blade1981
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room
5.9
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room1969
Conflagration
6.5
Conflagration1975
Operation Plazma in Osaka
6.5
Operation Plazma in Osaka1976
Cabaret
4.0
Cabaret1986
The Geisha
5.5
The Geisha1983
The Imperial Japanese Empire
5.0
The Imperial Japanese Empire1982
The Ando Gang Documentary Film
6.0
The Ando Gang Documentary Film1973
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die1989
Dead Angle
7.0
Dead Angle1979
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
5.0
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance1963
Shogun's Ninja
6.1
Shogun's Ninja1980
T.R.Y.
7.0
T.R.Y.2003
You're My Destiny
6.0
You're My Destiny1987
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
5.5
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno1974
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
6.5
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka2002
A Madcap Corporation
A Madcap Corporation1983
The International Gang of Kobe
5.7
The International Gang of Kobe1975
Company Buggers
7.0
Company Buggers1975
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War1957
Gamblers and Racketeers
Gamblers and Racketeers1964
The Corporation
1.0
The Corporation1976
Four Days of Snow and Blood
6.8
Four Days of Snow and Blood1989
Samurai Spy
6.4
Samurai Spy1965
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny
6.6
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny1970
Yakuza Demon
6.0
Yakuza Demon2003
Demon Pond
6.6
Demon Pond2005
Tokyo: The Last War
6.1
Tokyo: The Last War1989
Aurora Borealis
4.9
Aurora Borealis1990
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses
5.9
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses1991
Screwed
4.5
Screwed1998
Zero
5.4
Zero1984
The Private Police
7.0
The Private Police1969
Black Lizard
6.8
Black Lizard1968
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets
5.0
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets1956
The Story of a Man Among Men
6.0
The Story of a Man Among Men1984
Call from Darkness
5.7
Call from Darkness1981
The Political Game
The Political Game1989
Emperor of Upheaval
Emperor of Upheaval1993
Four Sisters
6.0
Four Sisters1962
Army Intelligence
Army Intelligence1968
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
6.0
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl1987
A Flame at the Pier
6.0
A Flame at the Pier1962
The Kii River
8.0
The Kii River1966
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown1994
Snake Woman's Curse
5.6
Snake Woman's Curse1968
Yakuza Ladies 3
6.0
Yakuza Ladies 31989
The Gambler's Counterattack
7.0
The Gambler's Counterattack1971
Organized Violence II
6.0
Organized Violence II1967
Love: Starting on a Journey
2.5
Love: Starting on a Journey1985
13 Assassins
7.0
13 Assassins1990
The Human Revolution
The Human Revolution1973
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War1958
Organized Crime: Killer's Glory
Organized Crime: Killer's Glory1972
Organized Violence
6.0
Organized Violence1967
Umineko ga tonde
Umineko ga tonde1962
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze
6.0
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze1968
Shadow Hunters
6.5
Shadow Hunters1972
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze1962
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
6.8
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan1970
Quarreling with Yakuza
5.0
Quarreling with Yakuza1973
The Classroom of Terror
6.0
The Classroom of Terror1976
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga
5.5
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga1980
Samurai from Somewhere
7.0
Samurai from Somewhere1964
G-Men in the Pacific
6.0
G-Men in the Pacific1962
Japan's Top Gangster
Japan's Top Gangster1973
Hanran
Hanran1954
The Challenge
7.0
The Challenge1962
The Incident
6.3
The Incident1978
Yakuza Warfare
6.0
Yakuza Warfare1991
Samurai from Nowhere
7.0
Samurai from Nowhere1964
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio2004
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry
6.0
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry1965
Blackmail Is My Life
6.3
Blackmail Is My Life1968
Penitentiary Brothers
Penitentiary Brothers1969
Game of Chance 3
5.0
Game of Chance 31967
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
6.5
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn1966
Abashiri Prison
7.1
Abashiri Prison1965
Tokyo Blackout
5.5
Tokyo Blackout1987
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed1957
Queen of Asia
6.0
Queen of Asia1957
Silence
7.2
Silence1971
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny
7.0
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny1972
The Last True Yakuza
4.8
The Last True Yakuza1985
The Duel in the Forbidden Territory
The Duel in the Forbidden Territory1983
Mist and Shadows
Mist and Shadows1961
Get 'em All
6.0
Get 'em All1960
An Outlaw
4.2
An Outlaw1964
L・O・V・I・N・G
L・O・V・I・N・G1983
Flickering Flames
10.0
Flickering Flames1977
South Pacific Waves Are High
South Pacific Waves Are High1962
Monument to Holy Service
Monument to Holy Service1978
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes1955
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal1959
Nezumi Kozō kaitō den
Nezumi Kozō kaitō den1984
Zankokuna tsuki
Zankokuna tsuki1962
Taira no Kiyomori
Taira no Kiyomori1992
The 7th Dawn
6.5
The 7th Dawn1964
Portrait of Chieko
Portrait of Chieko1967
Dissolution Rites
6.0
Dissolution Rites1967
Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo
Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo1967
The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher2000
Shura Group Part 2
Shura Group Part 22002
Standing Towards the Great Forest
Standing Towards the Great Forest1961
Murderer!
7.0
Murderer!1976
The Shogun's Vault
6.5
The Shogun's Vault1964
The Wild Daisy
6.0
The Wild Daisy1981
King of Pornography
5.9
King of Pornography1971
Blood of Revenge
6.6
Blood of Revenge1965
Kukai
9.0
Kukai1984
The Yellow Climate
The Yellow Climate1961
Eleven Gangsters
Eleven Gangsters1963
Structure of Hate
Structure of Hate1961
Futari dake no toride
Futari dake no toride1963
The Peking Man
3.0
The Peking Man1997
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!1990
Tale of Ninja Duty
1.0
Tale of Ninja Duty1965
Be Free!
Be Free!1986
1750 Days of Turbulence
8.0
1750 Days of Turbulence1990
The Great Shogunate Battle
6.0
The Great Shogunate Battle1991
Ino Tadataka: Meridian Dreams
Ino Tadataka: Meridian Dreams2001
Be-In Bully High School
Be-In Bully High School1990
The White Tiger Battalion
The White Tiger Battalion1986
Ankoku gai jingi
Ankoku gai jingi1965
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun
8.0
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun1983
Twilight Saloon
8.0
Twilight Saloon1955
All Rascals
All Rascals1962
April Fish
4.0
April Fish1986
Ano hito wa ima
Ano hito wa ima1963
Hawk of the Harbour
Hawk of the Harbour1967
日本敗れず
日本敗れず1954
Hibari no san'yaku: Zoku Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge
Hibari no san'yaku: Zoku Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge1957
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
8.0
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen2000
Kim's War
Kim's War1991
Element of Surprise
Element of Surprise1963
Drive for the Future
Drive for the Future1980
The Gambling Samurai
6.3
The Gambling Samurai1960
Jubaku: Spellbound
6.0
Jubaku: Spellbound1999
Shōwa Gokudōshi
Shōwa Gokudōshi1972
Yakuza Skirmishes
Yakuza Skirmishes1972
Minamoto Yoshitsune
5.0
Minamoto Yoshitsune1991
花眞珠
花眞珠1955
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
3.4
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf2001
Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin
Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin1983
Troops of Darkness
6.0
Troops of Darkness1971
Japanese Hell
3.8
Japanese Hell1999
The 5-Man Army
6.6
The 5-Man Army1969
Tange Sazen
Tange Sazen1963
Lone Rebel
Lone Rebel1969
Tidal Wave
Tidal Wave1975
The Tale of Saikaido
The Tale of Saikaido1983
Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang
Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang1964
Seven Nights in Japan
6.4
Seven Nights in Japan1976
The Way to The Gold Medals
The Way to The Gold Medals1980
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha1963
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!1970
The Gambler
The Gambler1965
The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun
The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun1982
Shura Group
Shura Group2002
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
5.8
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya1956
Shinran: Path to Purity
5.0
Shinran: Path to Purity1987
Blood and Law
Blood and Law1965
Flames of Blood
7.0
Flames of Blood1981
Hibari no san'yaku: Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge
Hibari no san'yaku: Kei tsuya yuki no jôhenge1957
Postwar Secrets
10.0
Postwar Secrets1970
Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko
Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko1956
Greed in Broad Daylight
7.0
Greed in Broad Daylight1961
Jakoman and Tetsu
6.0
Jakoman and Tetsu1964
Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition
Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition1956
Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta
Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta1984
The Sound of the Waves
The Sound of the Waves1985
Zero Fighter
4.8
Zero Fighter1976
Detective
Detective1964
High-Ranking Yakuza
High-Ranking Yakuza1965
Diamonds of the Andes
Diamonds of the Andes1968
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3
7.2
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 31962
Gang vs. Gang
7.0
Gang vs. Gang1962
Thirst for Love
5.5
Thirst for Love1966
Homicide
Homicide1964
Tokyo Untouchables
Tokyo Untouchables1964
Shura Group Part 1
Shura Group Part 12002
Kyōen Kobanzame
Kyōen Kobanzame1958
Gang vs. G-Men
6.0
Gang vs. G-Men1962
The School Deviate Waru
The School Deviate Waru1973
Mysterious Dwarf
Mysterious Dwarf1955
Kingorō no kaigun taishô
Kingorō no kaigun taishô1959
Ronin on a Mission
Ronin on a Mission1987
Wild Cop 2
6.5
Wild Cop 21973
Giant Rumble
6.0
Giant Rumble1964
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves1957
Informal Dress
Informal Dress1972
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive
7.2
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive1970
Continental Drifter
Continental Drifter1966
Kaachan
Kaachan1961
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3
The Kingdom of Jirocho 31964
The Alaska Story
6.0
The Alaska Story1977
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape1963
Human Revolution II
Human Revolution II1976
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era1966
High Seas Hijack
10.0
High Seas Hijack1977
Karafuto 1945 Summer
8.5
Karafuto 1945 Summer1974
The Fencing Collegian
The Fencing Collegian1956
Tokyo Pop
6.9
Tokyo Pop1988
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave
6.0
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave1966
Kuro to aka no hanabira
Kuro to aka no hanabira1962
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido1967
Gambler's Farewell
6.0
Gambler's Farewell1968
Vendetta of Obligation
Vendetta of Obligation1985
The Code of Man
The Code of Man1968
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced1954
Hell's Kitchen
6.0
Hell's Kitchen1962
Underwater Murder
Underwater Murder1958
Kill the Killer!
Kill the Killer!1961
Nude Woman and Murder Maze
Nude Woman and Murder Maze1959
Bridge to the Sun
6.8
Bridge to the Sun1961
Escape Man
Escape Man1967
Kingoro's Soldier
Kingoro's Soldier1956
A Wicked Woman
6.5
A Wicked Woman1958
Sky Scraper!
Sky Scraper!1969
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm1972
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る1989
源氏九郎颯爽記　秘剣揚羽の蝶
源氏九郎颯爽記　秘剣揚羽の蝶1991
The Bad Boss
The Bad Boss1968
Tokyo Untouchable
Tokyo Untouchable1965
The Last Days of Planet Earth
The Last Days of Planet Earth1981
Speed King
Speed King1956
King of the Gang
King of the Gang1967
Rise and Fall of Chivalry
6.5
Rise and Fall of Chivalry1970
Nichiren
Nichiren1979
The Armed Organization
8.0
The Armed Organization1971
Teruo Ishii Fan Club
Teruo Ishii Fan Club2006
The Prosecutor and His Sister
The Prosecutor and His Sister1956
Gang and G-Men Part 2
Gang and G-Men Part 21963
Female Neo-Ninjas
4.0
Female Neo-Ninjas1991
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special1988
No Police
No Police1959
The Making Of The Katakuris
6.0
The Making Of The Katakuris2001
The Thousand Year Fire
5.0
The Thousand Year Fire2004
Destroyer Yukikaze
Destroyer Yukikaze1964
The Return of the Filthy Seven
The Return of the Filthy Seven1967
The Sand Boat
The Sand Boat1980
President Rai of Kingoro
President Rai of Kingoro1956
The Ghost of Kasane
7.1
The Ghost of Kasane1957
Zero sen no jorō gun
Zero sen no jorō gun1960
剣聖　暁の三十六番斬り
剣聖　暁の三十六番斬り1957
Female Slave Ship
6.0
Female Slave Ship1960
やくざ番外地　抹殺
やくざ番外地　抹殺1969
Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy1984
Quick on the Trigger
8.0
Quick on the Trigger1958
機動捜査班
機動捜査班1961
A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand
A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand2003
Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole
Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole1994
Operation Diamond
Operation Diamond1962
Once and For All
Once and For All1967
Showdown on Pier No.3
Showdown on Pier No.31960
Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus
Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus1974
The Supernormal II
4.0
The Supernormal II1993
修羅のみち
修羅のみち2001
Bloody History of Soldiers
Bloody History of Soldiers1958