Born in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan — Jul 17 1922• Died Sep 24 2006

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…
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Hikokuro Omodaka

Ohara Tetsutaro

Tarozaemon Iguchi

Tiger Tanaka

Master Zhang

Cat King (voice)

Takahara Masamichi

Vasaio

Takeyoshi Takagi

黒木鉄也


前田米吉

Minamoto no Yorimasa (Gen-ji)

黒木警視

Imai Sōkyū


Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")



Tozaemon Iguchi

平田無二斎

Jade Unicorn, Lu Chun I

Kichibei

Detective Eitaro Imanishi

黒木哲也

Doi Ōkō Toshi

Sadamasa Ishikawa

Ishikura

Muramasa

Rokugo Tatewaki

Uichi Suda, The Big Boss

Granpa Jinpei Katakuri

Yanagisawa

Gentaro Kodama

Grandpa (voice)

Sunaga

Tamba (voice)

Slasher Tetsuji

Ogasawara Gensinsai

Takeo Sakanishi

Shino

Lawyer Kikuchi

Army General Mikami



Naruse Hayatonosho

Nagumo

Tatsuo Akashi

Jisaburo Ozawa

Ernest Noguchi

Sadohara

Sanada Masayuki

Hachiro Kiyokawa

Lu Chun I

Colonel Kojima

Tozawa Hakuunsai

Shume Okuno

Sakon Shiba

Prime Minister Yamamoto

Denkichi Tsuzaki

Lieutenant General Isamu Cho

General Wada

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Isaburo Tamura



Old Master


Kato Kiyomasa

Rinsei

Tetsuji Tokura

Okitsugu Tanuma

Jinbo Kuranosuke

Kanetaka Okamura

Masao Igarashi

Kochi Notable


Yakuza boss

Ôyama Tunayoshi

Shimamura Kansai


Sakon Takatani

Hideki Tojo


Yamamoto

Iinuma



Hotta Masamori

Kazumasa Tashiro

Jinzaburi Shinzaki

Nakata

Dr. Nishiyama


Sanada

Michitane Tendou

Genryu Asakura

Tajiro Kawakami

Sergeant Katsuo Togashi

Chief Inspector

Shirota Fukuzo

Gozaburo Saito


Captain Munekata





Tsumaki

吉野博士

Rear Admiral Shimamura



Gunjuro Ohba

Shintani Kosaku

Lord Tsushima Yagyu



Kuroki

Tetsuo Hatake



Mumyo Tsunataro





Morimoto


Sakai

Kanaami Kohou


President Sakakibara



Sugibayashi

Cristóvão Ferreira



Lord Yamato

Nīto Kouken








Kagemetsuke


Panapora Chief Handa


Landlord

Keisuke Otori


Utaemon Baba







Commander



Captain Koda


Keizo Hasegawa

Osone


Tatsuo Akashi

手塚徹

Soshun Kochiyama

Police Inspector Kitagawa




Ng


Gu Shimizu


Aboshi Samajirô

Akiji Nishikawa


Yusuke Komiya







Ryo Okamoto






Kotaro Takamura




Takayama




Toru Tezuka


Tsuneiro Kamisaka


Captain Saito

Tanabe





Mizuhara

Noboru Yamaguchi





Ōishi Kuranosuke


Yoshiteru Suma (Suma-gumi Boss)

Masagi Shohei



Lieutenant Colonel Akiyama


Ryotaro Sakurazawa




Inui Sanshiro






Goro Kawamoto


Kimitake Shugi / Moroki




J1 (TULIP Japan Branch Chief)

Jinjûrô Ômura

Jakoman




Arashuk



Kazuo Kasami

Fumizo Mitsuki


Yagyu Munefuyu





Mr. Dota




Kurozumi Tenzen



Samurai

Yutaro Nomura

Prime Minister Yamato


Goro Kawamoto


Asu Shino



Lieutenant Aikawa



Narumi



Miyahara

Dr. Nishiyama





Tetsuji Kasai

Kosuke Aso


Terrorist Leader (uncredited)
Senba

Ihei Ôsawa







Jiro

Captain Munekata




Time Patrol leader

Hyoe




Kuroki





Kirishima



Himself

Mondonoshô Hirano

Directing

Shumei Okawa
