Tani Yutaka

Not to be confused with Tomoyuki Yamashita, who was also nicknamed "the Tiger of Malaya".

Yutaka Tani (谷 豊 Tani Yutaka, Malay: Mohd Ali bin Abdullah; October 6, 1911- March 17, 1942), was a bandit who was active in Malaya. He was born in Minami-ku, Fukuoka, and moved to Malaya with his family where he became a bandit known as Harimau (Malay word for "Tiger"). Before World War II, he became a Secret Agent for the Imperial Japanese Army.[1] He died in Singapore where he is buried at the at the Japanese Cemetery Park.[2] His life story has been depicted in novels and in the films Marai no Tora[3] and Harimau.

References

  1. ↑ Ken Kotani, Japanese Intelligence in World War II, Osprey Publishing, 2009. ISBN 9781846034251
  2. ↑ "The Japanese Cemetery Park: 'Harimau' Tani Yutaka" (Information obtained from on-site heritage board)
  3. ↑ "マライの虎". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
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