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
Cause of death Pneumonia
Occupation Actor
Years active 1952–2006
Known for You Only Live Twice as Tiger Tanaka

Tetsurō Tamba (丹波 哲郎 Tanba Tetsurō, July 17, 1922 – September 24, 2006) was a Japanese actor.

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 hidari zen
  • 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 TBS)
  • Sekigahara (1981 TBS) - Fukushima Masanori
  • G-Men '82 (1982 TBS)
  • Marco Polo (1982 NBC)
  • Aoi Hitomi no Sei Life (1984 Fuji)
  • Super Police (1985 TBS)
  • HOTEL (TBS)
  • Chōshichirō Edo Nikki (1983 NTV)
  • Ōgon no Hibi (1978 NHK)
  • Shishi no Jidai (1980 NHK)
  • Tōge no Gunzō (1982 NHK)
  • Miyamoto Musashi (1984-85 NHK) - Shinmen Munisai
  • Sanada Taiheiki (1985-86 NHK) - Sanada Masayuki
  • Chūshingura (1985)
  • Kayō Suspense Gekijō Bengoshi Takabayashi Ayuko series (1986-2005 NTV)
  • Mito Kōmon (1986 TBS)
  • Byakkotai (1986)
  • Inochi (1986 NHK)
  • Tabaruzaka (1987)
  • Shunjitsu kyoku (1989 NHK)
  • Juu san nin no shikaku (1990)
  • Minamotonoyoshitsune (1991)
  • Tairanokiyomori (1992 TBS)
  • Hashi ran ka! (1995 NHK)
  • Jikuu keisatsu sousa ichi ka (2001)
  • Toshiie to Matsu (2002 NHK)
  • Yoshitsune (2005 NHK)

Animation

Awards and nominations

Awards

Awards nominated

References

  1. Japan Hero
  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.

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