Tetsurō Tamba

Tetsurō Tamba
Native name 丹波 哲郎
Born (1922-07-17)July 17, 1922
Tokyo, Japan
Died September 24, 2006(2006-09-24) (aged 84)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Actor
Years active 1952–2006
Known for You Only Live Twice as Tiger Tanaka
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Tetsurō Tamba (丹波 哲郎, Tanba Tetsurō, July 17, 1922 – September 24, 2006) was a Japanese actor best known for his role in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice as Tiger Tanaka.

Biography

Tamba is perhaps best known by Western audiences for his role as Tiger Tanaka in the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice (he was dubbed by Robert Rietti). By then, he had among other roles appeared in two films by director Masaki Kobayashi: Harakiri and Kwaidan. He also portrayed the lead character in the police dramas Key Hunter and G-Men '75, the latter of which remains his best-known role in Japan.[1]

He also portrayed the voice of the "Cat King" in the original Japanese version of the Studio Ghibli anime film The Cat Returns. More recently, he had parts in Twilight Samurai and two Takashi Miike films, The Happiness of the Katakuris and Gozu, as well as acting as a spokesperson for the Dai Rei Kai spiritual movement.

Tamba's son, Yoshitaka Tamba, is also an actor.

In February 2005, Tamba was hospitalized for influenza and appendicitis. He lost weight drastically and his health degenerated. On September 24, 2006, he died in Tokyo at the age of 84 of pneumonia.

Filmography

Films

TV dramas

  • Tange Sazen
  • Spy Catcher J3 (1965)
  • Key Hunter (1968, TBS)
  • Jikiru to hai do (1973)
  • Eyeful Dai Sakusen (1973, TBS)
  • Birdie Dai Sakusen (1974, TBS)
  • G-Men '75 (1975-1982, TBS) as Chief Kuroki (1975) / Chief Kuroki
  • Onihei Hankachō (1975) as Hasegawa Heizō
  • Ōgon no Hibi (1978 NHK) as Imai Sōkyū
  • Shishi no Jidai (1980, NHK)
  • Sekigahara (1981 TBS) as Fukushima Masanori
  • G-Men '82 (1982, TBS)
  • Tōge no Gunzō (1982, NHK)
  • Marco Polo (1983, NBC) as Saiamon
  • Chōshichirō Edo Nikki (1983, NTV)
  • Aoi Hitomi no Sei Life (1984, Fuji)
  • Super Police (1985, TBS)
  • HOTEL (xxxx TBS)
  • Miyamoto Musashi (1984-1985, NHK) as Shinmen Munisai
  • Sanada Taiheiki (1985-1986 NHK) as Sanada Masayuki
  • Chūshingura (1985)
  • Kayō Suspense Gekijō Bengoshi Takabayashi Ayuko series (1986-2005, NTV)
  • Mito Kōmon (1986, TBS)
  • Byakkotai (1986)
  • Inochi (1986, NHK) as Masamichi
  • Tabaruzaka (1987)
  • Shunjitsu kyoku (1989, NHK)
  • Juu san nin no shikaku (1990)
  • Minamotonoyoshitsune (1991, TV Movie)
  • Tairanokiyomori (1992, TBS, TV Movie) as Kiyomori's father
  • Hashi ran ka! (1995, NHK)
  • Kumokiri Nizaemon (1995, FUJI)
  • Jikuu keisatsu sousa ichi ka (2001, TV Movie)
  • Toshiie to Matsu (2002, NHK) as Iguchi Tarôzáemon
  • Yoshitsune (2005, NHK) as Minamoto no Yorimasa (Gen-ji)

Animation

Awards and nominations

Awards

Awards nominated

  • 2001: Japan Academy Prize: Best Supporting Actor for 15-Sai: Gakko IV

References

  1. ↑ Japan Hero Archived 2006-07-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
  3. ↑ The Battle of Port Arthur (203 Koshi) in the Internet Movie Database
  4. ↑ 第 4 回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  • Tetsuro Tamba on IMDb
  • Japanese Wikipedia page (also source)
  • BBC article, retrieved December 10, 2006.
  • "地獄: キャスト (Hell: Cast-- < Asu Shino > Tetsuro Tamba)" (in Japanese and English). Jigoku Homepage. 1999. Archived from the original on 2000-08-19. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
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