ACTOR

Tetsurō Tamba

1922 - 2006

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Tetsurō Tamba (Japanese: 丹波 哲郎, Hepburn: Tanba Tetsurō, born Shozaburo Tanba; Japanese: 丹波 正三郎, July 17, 1922 – September 24, 2006) was a Japanese actor with a career spanning five decades. He appeared in nearly 300 film and television productions, both in leading and supporting roles, and was the winner of two Japan Academy Film Prizes. At the height of his career, he was one of Japan's most esteemed and prolific leading men, and worked with many significant directors including Kinji Fukasaku, Shōhei Imamura, Masaki Kobayashi, Masahiro Shinoda and Takashi Miike. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tetsurō Tamba has received more than 276,390 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Tetsurō Tamba is the 2,509th most popular actor (down from 2,324th in 2019), the 902nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 831st in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Japanese Actor.

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  • 16

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  • 2.15

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  • 3.11

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tetsurō Tamba ranks 2,509 out of 13,578. Before him are Jacki Weaver, Carola Neher, David Boreanaz, Tom Ewell, Mark Rylance, and Ha Ji-won. After him are Jean Peters, Mack Swain, Kirin Kiki, Hume Cronyn, Gloria Holden, and Frank Marshall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Tetsurō Tamba ranks 201. Before him are Gilberto Agustoni, Vsevolod Bobrov, Stanley Schachter, George McGovern, Władysław Bartoszewski, and Albert Lamorisse. After him are Dorothy Dandridge, Luiz Bonfá, Käbi Laretei, Gene Amdahl, Roy Salvadori, and Jack Klugman. Among people deceased in 2006, Tetsurō Tamba ranks 164. Before him are Mariam Aslamazian, Chris Penn, June Allyson, Bruno Kirby, Anthony Franciosa, and Georgios Rallis. After him are Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Maureen Stapleton, Maynard Ferguson, Gennadiy Aygi, and Desmond Dekker.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tetsurō Tamba ranks 902 out of 6,245. Before him are Keisuke Kinoshita (1912), Sadako Ogata (1927), Fumiko Hayashi (1903), Keiko Abe (1937), Kusumoto Ine (1827), and Masaki Yokotani (1952). After him are Kirin Kiki (1943), Aritatsu Ogi (1942), Ken Shimura (1950), Ichiro Suzuki (1973), Hideo Shinojima (1910), and Konoe Sakihisa (1536).

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Among ACTORS In Japan

Among actors born in Japan, Tetsurō Tamba ranks 32. Before him are Meiko Kaji (1947), Sho Kosugi (1948), Chishū Ryū (1904), Yūsaku Matsuda (1949), Akihiro Miwa (1935), and Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896). After him are Kirin Kiki (1943), Sayuri Yoshinaga (1945), Haruo Nakajima (1929), Takuya Kimura (1972), Miyoshi Umeki (1929), and Tsuru Aoki (1892).

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Television and Movie Roles

You Only Live Twice
Tiger Tanaka
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.
Jun 13o 19676.6 / 10
Harakiri
Hikokuro Omodaka
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
Sep 15o 19628.4 / 10
The Cat Returns
Cat King (voice)
Young Haru rescues a cat from being run over, but soon learns it's no ordinary feline; it happens to be the Prince of the Cats.
Jul 19o 20027.113 / 10