Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba is credited on 64 movies and 1 TV show, best known by TMDB votes for The Cat Returns, You Only Live Twice and Harakiri.
Born July 17, 1922 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan; died September 24, 2006.
Filmography · 60 titles
The 60 best known of 65 credits on TMDB, by votes.
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
The Cat Returns
2002 · Movie
On HBO Max
You Only Live Twice
1967 · Movie
On Prime Video
Harakiri
1962 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Kwaidan
1965 · Movie
On HBO Max
The Twilight Samurai
2002 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
1991 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Gozu
2003 · Movie
On Screambox and Cineverse
The Happiness of the Katakuris
2002 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
1973 · Movie
On Philo and ARROW
Three Outlaw Samurai
1964 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Goyokin
1969 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Bullet Train
1975 · Movie
On Midnight Pulp and Cineverse
Pigs and Battleships
1961 · Movie
The Castle of Sand
1974 · Movie
The 5-Man Army
1969 · Movie
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
1973 · Movie
Graveyard of Honor
2002 · Movie
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
1974 · Movie
Message from Space
1978 · Movie
A Taxing Woman's Return
1988 · Movie
Samurai Spy
1965 · Movie
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
1978 · Movie
13 Assassins
1963 · Movie
Silence
1971 · Movie
Assassination
1964 · Movie
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
1972 · Movie
Samurai Reincarnation
1981 · Movie
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002 · Movie
Black Lizard
1968 · Movie
Marco Polo
1982 · TV show
The Fall of Ako Castle
1978 · Movie
The Wolves
1971 · Movie
The Water Margin
1972 · Movie
Revenge
1964 · Movie
Shogun's Shadow
1989 · Movie
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982 · Movie
Shogun's Ninja
1980 · Movie
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
1999 · Movie
Submersion of Japan
1973 · Movie
Violent Streets
1974 · Movie
All Men Are Brothers
1975 · Movie
The 7th Dawn
1964 · Movie
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978 · Movie
Hunter in the Dark
1979 · Movie
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno
1974 · Movie
Mount Hakkoda
1977 · Movie
Tokyo Pop
1988 · Movie
The Battle of Okinawa
1971 · Movie
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn
1966 · Movie
The Imperial Navy
1981 · Movie
Port Arthur
1980 · Movie
Bridge to the Sun
1961 · Movie
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974 · Movie
Daredevil in the Castle
1961 · Movie
Yakuza Demon
2003 · Movie
Heat Wave
1991 · Movie
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons
2000 · Movie
Twilight of the Cockroaches
1987 · Movie
Four Days of Snow and Blood
1989 · Movie
The Bushido Blade
1981 · Movie
About Tetsuro Tamba
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...
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