Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Known for
Acting
Born
July 17, 1922
Died
September 24, 2006 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

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 of cultural bridges. Before embarking on his acting career, Tamba worked as an interpreter for the Allied Powers' Supreme Commander. Graduating from Chuo University in 1948, he later joined Shintoho company, making his debut in the film Satsujin Yougishain in 1951. Tamba's impact on Western audiences extended beyond Bond, with standout performances in films like Bridge to the Sun and The 7th Dawn. He earned acclaim in Japan as well, most notably as the lead in police dramas like Key Hunter and G-Men '75. His talents weren't confined to the screen alone. Tamba lent his voice to characters like the Cat King in Studio Ghibli's The Cat Returns and graced historical roles in television dramas, leaving an indelible mark on period pieces. In 2005, Tamba faced health challenges but continued to contribute until the end. Sadly, he passed away in Tokyo at 84 due to pneumonia on September 24, 2006. His legacy lives on through his son, actor Yoshitaka Tamba, while his last appearances in the 2005 Taiga drama Yoshitsune and the 2006 film Sinking of Japan remain a testament to his enduring impact on Japanese cinema and beyond.

Known For

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Filmography

2006
Teruo Ishii Fan Club poster

Teruo Ishii Fan Club

Movie

2005
Demon Pond poster

Demon Pond

Movie

2005
Yoshitsune poster

Yoshitsune

TV · as Minamoto no Yorimasa (Gen-ji) · 49 eps

2004
Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio poster

Capone: Roppongi Renkin no Teio

Movie

2004
The Thousand Year Fire poster

The Thousand Year Fire

Movie

2004
Order Made ~Shiawase Iro no Shinshi Fuku Mise~

Order Made ~Shiawase Iro no Shinshi Fuku Mise~

TV · 5 eps

2003
Gozu poster

Gozu

Movie

2003
A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand

A Case of Murder by the Atami Station Taxi Stand

Movie

2003
T.R.Y. poster

T.R.Y.

Movie

2003
Yakuza Demon poster

Yakuza Demon

Movie · as Michitane Tendou

2003
Yumemiru Budo

Yumemiru Budo

TV · 11 eps

2002
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka poster

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka

Movie · as Sanada

2002
The Cat Returns poster

The Cat Returns

Movie · as Cat King (voice)

2002
The Happiness of the Katakuris poster

The Happiness of the Katakuris

Movie · as Granpa Jinpei Katakuri

2002
Shura Group poster

Shura Group

Movie

2002
Shura Group Part 2 poster

Shura Group Part 2

Movie

2002
Shura Group Part 1

Shura Group Part 1

Movie

2002
Graveyard of Honor poster

Graveyard of Honor

Movie · as Tetsuji Tokura

2002
The Twilight Samurai poster

The Twilight Samurai

Movie · as Tozaemon Iguchi

2002
Free and Easy 13 poster

Free and Easy 13

Movie

2002
Toshiie and Matsu poster

Toshiie and Matsu

TV · as Tarozaemon Iguchi · 51 eps

2001
Ino Tadataka: Meridian Dreams poster

Ino Tadataka: Meridian Dreams

Movie

2001
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf poster

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

Movie

2001
The Making Of The Katakuris poster

The Making Of The Katakuris

Movie

2001
修羅のみち poster

修羅のみち

Movie

2000
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons poster

Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons

Movie · as Old Master

2000
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen poster

A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen

Movie · as Tetsuo Hatake

2000
The Stupid Teacher poster

The Stupid Teacher

Movie · as Utaemon Baba

1999
Japanese Hell poster

Japanese Hell

Movie · as Asu Shino

1999
Jubaku: Spellbound poster

Jubaku: Spellbound

Movie · as Tajiro Kawakami

1999
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Burst! Hot Spring Battle poster

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Burst! Hot Spring Battle

Movie · as Tamba (voice)

1999
The Veteran Trio poster

The Veteran Trio

TV · as Inui Sanshiro · 9 eps

1998
Screwed poster

Screwed

Movie · as Landlord

1997
The Peking Man poster

The Peking Man

Movie · as Osone

1997
Fujisawa Shuhei's Sparkling Sword: Puppeteer in the Shadows poster

Fujisawa Shuhei's Sparkling Sword: Puppeteer in the Shadows

Movie

1997
Kaseifu wa mita!

Kaseifu wa mita!

TV · 1 ep

1995
Gokenin Zankuro poster

Gokenin Zankuro

TV · 8 eps

1995
Hashiran ka! poster

Hashiran ka!

TV · as 前田米吉 · 151 eps

1994
Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole poster

Tetsuro Tamba’s Great Spiritual World 3: Amazing Reincarnation Story That Ran Around the Whole

Movie

1994
Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown poster

Psychic: Traveler to the Unknown

Movie

1994
Coming Home

Coming Home

TV · as Shirota Fukuzo · 12 eps

1993
The Supernormal II poster

The Supernormal II

Movie

1993
Emperor of Upheaval poster

Emperor of Upheaval

Movie

1993
新幹線物語'93夏 poster

新幹線物語'93夏

TV · as 黒木哲也 · 12 eps

1992
Taira no Kiyomori poster

Taira no Kiyomori

Movie

1992
Hanshichi Torimonochō poster

Hanshichi Torimonochō

TV · 2 eps

1991
Minamoto Yoshitsune

Minamoto Yoshitsune

Movie

1991
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky poster

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky

Movie · as Master Zhang

1991
Heat Wave poster

Heat Wave

Movie · as Denkichi Tsuzaki

1991
Kim's War poster

Kim's War

Movie

1991
Female Neo-Ninjas poster

Female Neo-Ninjas

Movie · as Time Patrol leader

1991
Yakuza Warfare poster

Yakuza Warfare

Movie

1991
The Great Shogunate Battle poster

The Great Shogunate Battle

Movie

1991
The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses poster

The Hitman: Blood Smells Like Roses

Movie

1991
源氏九郎颯爽記 秘剣揚羽の蝶 poster

源氏九郎颯爽記 秘剣揚羽の蝶

Movie

1991
The Tale of Genji poster

The Tale of Genji

TV · 2 eps

1990
13 Assassins poster

13 Assassins

Movie

1990
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!! poster

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!

Movie · as Ryo Okamoto

1990
Under Aurora poster

Under Aurora

Movie · as Tsuneiro Kamisaka

1990
1750 Days of Turbulence poster

1750 Days of Turbulence

Movie

1990
Be-In Bully High School poster

Be-In Bully High School

Movie · as Ryotaro Sakurazawa

1990
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen poster

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

TV · 5 eps

1990
HOTEL poster

HOTEL

TV · as Ohara Tetsutaro · 85 eps

1990
The Great White Tower poster

The Great White Tower

TV · as Professor Ukai · 2 eps

1989
長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る poster

長七郎江戸日記スペシャル 長七郎 大奥まかり通る

Movie

1989
The Political Game poster

The Political Game

Movie

1989
Shogun's Shadow poster

Shogun's Shadow

Movie · as Hotta Masamori

1989
Yakuza Ladies 3 poster

Yakuza Ladies 3

Movie · as Takeo Sakanishi

1989
Four Days of Snow and Blood poster

Four Days of Snow and Blood

Movie · as Jinzaburi Shinzaki

1989
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die poster

Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World: What Happens When You Die

Movie · as 吉野博士

1989
Tokyo: The Last War poster

Tokyo: The Last War

Movie · as Kanaami Kohou, Kan'ami Kouou

1989
The Ginger Tree poster

The Ginger Tree

TV · as Hirushi Tsushima · 1 ep

1988
Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special poster

Tokugawa Ieyasu – TBS Warlord Special

Movie

1988
A Taxing Woman's Return poster

A Taxing Woman's Return

Movie · as Sadohara

1988
Tokyo Pop poster

Tokyo Pop

Movie · as Mr. Dota

1987
You're My Destiny poster

You're My Destiny

Movie

1987
Ronin on a Mission poster

Ronin on a Mission

Movie · as Ōishi Kuranosuke

1987
Tokyo Blackout poster

Tokyo Blackout

Movie · as Nakata

1987
Shinran: Path to Purity poster

Shinran: Path to Purity

Movie

1987
Night Train poster

Night Train

Movie · as Isaburo Tamura

1987
There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl poster

There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl

Movie

1987
Twilight of the Cockroaches poster

Twilight of the Cockroaches

Movie · as Grandpa (voice)

1987
Tabaruzaka poster

Tabaruzaka

TV · as Ôyama Tunayoshi · 2 eps

1986
April Fish poster

April Fish

Movie · as Panapora Chief Handa

1986
Be Free! poster

Be Free!

Movie · as Keizo Hasegawa

1986
Cabaret poster

Cabaret

Movie · as Yakuza boss

1986
Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches poster

Tokugawa Chronicles: Ambition of the 3 Branches

TV · as Naruse Hayatonosho · 13 eps

1986
Inochi poster

Inochi

TV · as Takahara Masamichi · 50 eps

1986
Byakkotai poster

Byakkotai

TV · as Jinbo Kuranosuke · 2 eps

1985
The Sound of the Waves poster

The Sound of the Waves

Movie

1985
The Last True Yakuza poster

The Last True Yakuza

Movie · as Kazumasa Tashiro

1985
Love: Starting on a Journey poster

Love: Starting on a Journey

Movie

1985
Vendetta of Obligation poster

Vendetta of Obligation

Movie

1985
Sanada Taiheiki poster

Sanada Taiheiki

TV · as Sanada Masayuki · 45 eps

1984
Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta poster

Kōgen ni ressha ga hashitta

Movie

1984
Zero poster

Zero

Movie · as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

1984
Kukai poster

Kukai

Movie

1984
Nezumi Kozō kaitō den poster

Nezumi Kozō kaitō den

Movie

1984
Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy poster

Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy

Movie · as Yagyu Munefuyu

1984
Fireflies in the North poster

Fireflies in the North

Movie · as Ishikura

1984
The Story of a Man Among Men poster

The Story of a Man Among Men

Movie

1984
Heaven Station poster

Heaven Station

Movie

1984
水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵 poster

水曜ドラマ 宮本武蔵

TV · as 平田無二斎 · 45 eps

1984
Life of St. Blue Eyes poster

Life of St. Blue Eyes

TV · as Takeyoshi Takagi · 1 ep

1983
Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun

Samon’s Hell Revenge: Unauthorised Jutte Records 2 - The Assassination of the Shogun

Movie

1983
The Tale of Saikaido poster

The Tale of Saikaido

Movie

1983
The Duel in the Forbidden Territory poster

The Duel in the Forbidden Territory

Movie

1983
Battle Anthem poster

Battle Anthem

Movie · as Yamamoto

1983
A Madcap Corporation poster

A Madcap Corporation

Movie · as Yoshiteru Suma (Suma-gumi Boss)

1983
The Geisha poster

The Geisha

Movie · as Kochi Notable

1983
L・O・V・I・N・G poster

L・O・V・I・N・G

Movie

1983
Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin poster

Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin

Movie

1983
Masked Blade poster

Masked Blade

TV · 118 eps

1983
The Brave Man Says Little poster

The Brave Man Says Little

TV · 4 eps

1982
The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun poster

The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun

Movie

1982
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather poster

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

Movie · as Uichi Suda, The Big Boss

1982
The Imperial Japanese Empire poster

The Imperial Japanese Empire

Movie · as Hideki Tojo

1982
Suspicion poster

Suspicion

Movie · as Kanetaka Okamura

1982
To Trap a Kidnapper poster

To Trap a Kidnapper

Movie

1982
Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho poster

Matsudaira Ukon Jikencho

TV · 73 eps

1982
Marco Polo poster

Marco Polo

TV · as Vasaio · 2 eps

1981
The Wild Daisy poster

The Wild Daisy

Movie · as Gozaburo Saito

1981
Call from Darkness poster

Call from Darkness

Movie · as Sugibayashi

1981
Flames of Blood poster

Flames of Blood

Movie

1981
Samurai Reincarnation poster

Samurai Reincarnation

Movie · as Muramasa

1981
The Imperial Navy poster

The Imperial Navy

Movie · as Jisaburo Ozawa

1981
The Bushido Blade poster

The Bushido Blade

Movie · as Lord Yamato

1981
The Last Days of Planet Earth poster

The Last Days of Planet Earth

Movie · as Dr. Nishiyama

1981
I Saw a Monster Fish poster

I Saw a Monster Fish

Movie · as ryuji

1980
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga poster

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Complete Saga

Movie · as Tatsuo Akashi

1980
Shogun's Ninja poster

Shogun's Ninja

Movie · as Tozawa Hakuunsai

1980
The Way to The Gold Medals poster

The Way to The Gold Medals

Movie · as President Sakakibara

1980
Port Arthur poster

Port Arthur

Movie · as Gentaro Kodama

1980
The Sand Boat poster

The Sand Boat

Movie

1980
Drive for the Future poster

Drive for the Future

Movie · as Akiji Nishikawa

1979
Hunter in the Dark poster

Hunter in the Dark

Movie · as Okitsugu Tanuma

1979
Dead Angle poster

Dead Angle

Movie

1979
Nichiren poster

Nichiren

Movie

1979
The Shogun Assassins poster

The Shogun Assassins

Movie · as Kato Kiyomasa

1978
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron poster

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Movie · as Kichibei

1978
Monument to Holy Service poster

Monument to Holy Service

Movie

1978
Never Give Up poster

Never Give Up

Movie · as General Wada

1978
August Without Emperor poster

August Without Emperor

Movie · as Army General Mikami

1978
The Incident poster

The Incident

Movie · as Lawyer Kikuchi

1978
The Fall of Ako Castle poster

The Fall of Ako Castle

Movie · as Yanagisawa

1978
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy poster

Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

Movie · as Ogasawara Gensinsai

1978
Message from Space poster

Message from Space

Movie · as Ernest Noguchi

1978
Ōgon no Hibi poster

Ōgon no Hibi

TV · as Imai Sōkyū · 51 eps

1977
Mount Hakkoda poster

Mount Hakkoda

Movie · as Colonel Kojima

1977
The Alaska Story poster

The Alaska Story

Movie · as Arashuk

1977
Flickering Flames poster

Flickering Flames

Movie

1977
High Seas Hijack poster

High Seas Hijack

Movie · as Captain Munekata

1977
Sugata Sanshiro poster

Sugata Sanshiro

Movie · as Iinuma

1976
Zero Pilot poster

Zero Pilot

Movie · as Captain Saito

1976
Seven Nights in Japan poster

Seven Nights in Japan

Movie · as Terrorist Leader (uncredited)

1976
Human Revolution II poster

Human Revolution II

Movie

1976
The Classroom of Terror poster

The Classroom of Terror

Movie

1976
Operation Plazma in Osaka poster

Operation Plazma in Osaka

Movie

1976
Murderer! poster

Murderer!

Movie · as Nīto Kouken

1976
The Corporation poster

The Corporation

Movie · as Kawamata

1976
Between Women and Wives poster

Between Women and Wives

Movie

1975
A Picture of Madame Yuki poster

A Picture of Madame Yuki

Movie

1975
Conflagration poster

Conflagration

Movie · as Captain Munekata

1975
The International Gang of Kobe poster

The International Gang of Kobe

Movie · as Rinsei

1975
All Men Are Brothers poster

All Men Are Brothers

Movie · as Lu Chun I

1975
The Bullet Train poster

The Bullet Train

Movie · as Sunaga

1975
Company Buggers poster

Company Buggers

Movie

1975
Tidal Wave poster

Tidal Wave

Movie · as Prime Minister Yamato

1975
G-Men '75 poster

G-Men '75

TV · as 黒木警視 · 354 eps

1974
The Castle of Sand poster

The Castle of Sand

Movie · as Detective Eitaro Imanishi

1974
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs poster

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs

Movie · as Nagumo

1974
Violent Streets poster

Violent Streets

Movie · as Shimamura

1974
The Executioner II: Karate Inferno poster

The Executioner II: Karate Inferno

Movie · as Kimitake Shugi / Moroki

1974
Prophecies of Nostradamus poster

Prophecies of Nostradamus

Movie · as Dr. Nishiyama

1974
Karafuto 1945 Summer poster

Karafuto 1945 Summer

Movie

1974
Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus

Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus

Movie · as Himself

1973
The School Deviate Waru poster

The School Deviate Waru

Movie

1973
Submersion of Japan poster

Submersion of Japan

Movie · as Prime Minister Yamamoto

1973
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight poster

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight

Movie · as Shino

1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity poster

Battles Without Honor and Humanity

Movie

1973
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War poster

Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War

Movie · as Tatsuo Akashi

1973
Quarreling with Yakuza poster

Quarreling with Yakuza

Movie

1973
The Ando Gang Documentary Film poster

The Ando Gang Documentary Film

Movie

1973
Wild Cop 2 poster

Wild Cop 2

Movie

1973
Japan's Top Gangster poster

Japan's Top Gangster

Movie · as Noboru Yamaguchi

1973
The Human Revolution poster

The Human Revolution

Movie · as Josei Toda

1973
Big Bad Wolf poster

Big Bad Wolf

Movie

1973
Eyeful Daisakusen poster

Eyeful Daisakusen

TV · 17 eps

1972
The Water Margin poster

The Water Margin

Movie · as Jade Unicorn, Lu Chun I

1972
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun poster

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

Movie · as Sergeant Katsuo Togashi

1972
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny poster

Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny

Movie · as Kagemetsuke

1972
Shadow Hunters poster

Shadow Hunters

Movie

1972
Shōwa Gokudōshi poster

Shōwa Gokudōshi

Movie

1972
Yakuza Skirmishes poster

Yakuza Skirmishes

Movie

1972
Informal Dress poster

Informal Dress

Movie

1972
Organized Crime: Killer's Glory poster

Organized Crime: Killer's Glory

Movie

1972
New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm poster

New Abashiri Prison Story: Honor and Humanity, Ammunition That Attracts the Storm

Movie

1971
The Wolves poster

The Wolves

Movie · as Genryu Asakura

1971
King of Pornography poster

King of Pornography

Movie

1971
Silence poster

Silence

Movie · as Cristóvão Ferreira

1971
The Battle of Okinawa poster

The Battle of Okinawa

Movie · as Lieutenant General Isamu Cho

1971
The Armed Organization poster

The Armed Organization

Movie

1971
The Gambler's Counterattack poster

The Gambler's Counterattack

Movie · as Chief Inspector

1971
Troops of Darkness poster

Troops of Darkness

Movie

1970
Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies! poster

Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!

Movie

1970
Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive poster

Crimson Bat - Oichi: Wanted, Dead or Alive

Movie · as Hyoe

1970
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan poster

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan

Movie · as Soshun Kochiyama

1970
Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny poster

Men and War I: Prelude to Destiny

Movie

1970
Rise and Fall of Chivalry poster

Rise and Fall of Chivalry

Movie

1970
Postwar Secrets poster

Postwar Secrets

Movie · as Kuroki

1969
The 5-Man Army poster

The 5-Man Army

Movie · as Samurai

1969
Goyokin poster

Goyokin

Movie · as Rokugo Tatewaki

1969
Sky Scraper! poster

Sky Scraper!

Movie

1969
Penitentiary Brothers poster

Penitentiary Brothers

Movie

1969
The Private Police poster

The Private Police

Movie

1969
Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room poster

Red Peony Gambler: Biographies of a Gambling Room

Movie

1969
Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers poster

Japan's Violent Gangs: The Boss and the Killers

Movie

1969
Lone Rebel poster

Lone Rebel

Movie

1969
やくざ番外地 抹殺 poster

やくざ番外地 抹殺

Movie

1969
Thirteen Times a Loser poster

Thirteen Times a Loser

Movie · as Shinji Kaizuka

1968
Blackmail Is My Life poster

Blackmail Is My Life

Movie

1968
The Code of Man poster

The Code of Man

Movie

1968
Army Intelligence poster

Army Intelligence

Movie · as Lieutenant Colonel Akiyama

1968
The Bad Boss poster

The Bad Boss

Movie

1968
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze poster

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

Movie

1968
Gambler's Farewell poster

Gambler's Farewell

Movie · as Tetsuji Kasai

1968
Black Lizard poster

Black Lizard

Movie · as Kuroki

1968
Snake Woman's Curse poster

Snake Woman's Curse

Movie · as Commander

1968
Diamonds of the Andes poster

Diamonds of the Andes

Movie

1968
Hot Vacation poster

Hot Vacation

Movie

1968
Key Hunter poster

Key Hunter

TV · as 黒木鉄也 · 262 eps

1967
You Only Live Twice poster

You Only Live Twice

Movie · as Tiger Tanaka

1967
Hawk of the Harbour poster

Hawk of the Harbour

Movie

1967
Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo poster

Gamblers: The Dragon Tattoo

Movie

1967
The Return of the Filthy Seven poster

The Return of the Filthy Seven

Movie

1967
Organized Violence II poster

Organized Violence II

Movie · as Police Inspector Kitagawa

1967
King of the Gang poster

King of the Gang

Movie

1967
Dissolution Rites poster

Dissolution Rites

Movie · as Sakai

1967
Portrait of Chieko poster

Portrait of Chieko

Movie · as Kotaro Takamura

1967
Once and For All poster

Once and For All

Movie

1967
Organized Violence poster

Organized Violence

Movie

1967
Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido poster

Abashiri Prison: Duel in Hokkaido

Movie

1967
Game of Chance 3 poster

Game of Chance 3

Movie

1967
Escape Man poster

Escape Man

Movie

1966
Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave poster

Spycatcher J3: SOS Close Shave

Movie · as J1 (TULIP Japan Branch Chief)

1966
Continental Drifter poster

Continental Drifter

Movie

1966
Greatest Boss of the Showa Era poster

Greatest Boss of the Showa Era

Movie

1966
Thirst for Love poster

Thirst for Love

Movie · as Kosuke Aso

1966
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn poster

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Movie · as Lord Tsushima Yagyu

1966
The Kii River poster

The Kii River

Movie · as Shintani Kosaku

1965
Kwaidan poster

Kwaidan

Movie · as Warrior (segment "Hoichi the Earless")

1965
Tokyo Untouchable poster

Tokyo Untouchable

Movie · as Goro Kawamoto

1965
Samurai Spy poster

Samurai Spy

Movie · as Sakon Takatani

1965
Underworld Code poster

Underworld Code

Movie

1965
The Gambler poster

The Gambler

Movie

1965
Abashiri Prison poster

Abashiri Prison

Movie · as Tsumaki

1965
Blood of Revenge poster

Blood of Revenge

Movie · as Yutaro Nomura

1965
Blood and Law poster

Blood and Law

Movie

1965
The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry poster

The Domain: Kanto Legends of Chivalry

Movie

1965
Tale of Ninja Duty poster

Tale of Ninja Duty

Movie · as Mumyo Tsunataro

1965
High-Ranking Yakuza poster

High-Ranking Yakuza

Movie

1964
Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang poster

Tokyo Gang vs. Hong Kong Gang

Movie

1964
Revenge poster

Revenge

Movie · as Shume Okuno

1964
The 7th Dawn poster

The 7th Dawn

Movie · as Ng

1964
Three Outlaw Samurai poster

Three Outlaw Samurai

Movie · as Sakon Shiba

1964
Assassination poster

Assassination

Movie · as Hachiro Kiyokawa

1964
Detective poster

Detective

Movie

1964
Homicide poster

Homicide

Movie · as Lieutenant Aikawa

1964
The Kingdom of Jirocho 3 poster

The Kingdom of Jirocho 3

Movie

1964
Samurai from Nowhere poster

Samurai from Nowhere

Movie · as Gunjuro Ohba

1964
Samurai from Somewhere poster

Samurai from Somewhere

Movie · as Masagi Shohei

1964
The Shogun's Vault poster

The Shogun's Vault

Movie

1964
An Outlaw poster

An Outlaw

Movie

1964
Jakoman and Tetsu poster

Jakoman and Tetsu

Movie · as Jakoman

1964
Destroyer Yukikaze poster

Destroyer Yukikaze

Movie

1964
Giant Rumble poster

Giant Rumble

Movie

1964
Gamblers and Racketeers poster

Gamblers and Racketeers

Movie

1964
Tokyo Untouchables poster

Tokyo Untouchables

Movie

1964
Ninja Killers poster

Ninja Killers

Movie

1963
Futari dake no toride poster

Futari dake no toride

Movie

1963
Kizu-darake no futeki-sha poster

Kizu-darake no futeki-sha

Movie

1963
Tokyo Untouchable: Escape poster

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape

Movie · as Goro Kawamoto

1963
Element of Surprise poster

Element of Surprise

Movie

1963
Tange Sazen poster

Tange Sazen

Movie

1963
13 Assassins poster

13 Assassins

Movie · as Doi Ōkō Toshi

1963
Eleven Gangsters poster

Eleven Gangsters

Movie

1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance poster

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

Movie · as Gu Shimizu

1963
Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers poster

Gang vs. G-Men: Safe Breakers

Movie · as 手塚徹

1963
Ano hito wa ima poster

Ano hito wa ima

Movie

1962
Operation Diamond poster

Operation Diamond

Movie · as Kazuo Kasami

1962
South Pacific Waves Are High poster

South Pacific Waves Are High

Movie

1962
Umineko ga tonde poster

Umineko ga tonde

Movie

1962
Zankokuna tsuki poster

Zankokuna tsuki

Movie

1962
Uragirimono wa jigoku daze poster

Uragirimono wa jigoku daze

Movie

1962
A Flame at the Pier poster

A Flame at the Pier

Movie

1962
Black and Red Flower Petals

Black and Red Flower Petals

Movie

1962
Harakiri poster

Harakiri

Movie · as Hikokuro Omodaka

1962
Gang vs. Gang poster

Gang vs. Gang

Movie

1962
G-Men in the Pacific poster

G-Men in the Pacific

Movie · as Mizuhara

1962
The Challenge poster

The Challenge

Movie · as Takayama

1962
All Rascals poster

All Rascals

Movie

1962
Four Sisters poster

Four Sisters

Movie · as Masao Igarashi

1962
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3 poster

Tales of Young Genji Kuro 3

Movie

1962
Gang vs. G-Men poster

Gang vs. G-Men

Movie · as Toru Tezuka

1962
Hell's Kitchen poster

Hell's Kitchen

Movie

1961
Pigs and Battleships poster

Pigs and Battleships

Movie · as Slasher Tetsuji

1961
Bridge to the Sun poster

Bridge to the Sun

Movie · as Jiro

1961
Standing Towards the Great Forest poster

Standing Towards the Great Forest

Movie

1961
Red Flowers of Hell poster

Red Flowers of Hell

Movie

1961
Daredevil in the Castle poster

Daredevil in the Castle

Movie · as Sadamasa Ishikawa

1961
Kaachan

Kaachan

Movie

1961
Greed in Broad Daylight poster

Greed in Broad Daylight

Movie · as Miyahara

1961
The Yellow Climate poster

The Yellow Climate

Movie

1961
Mist and Shadows poster

Mist and Shadows

Movie · as Yusuke Komiya

1961
Structure of Hate poster

Structure of Hate

Movie

1961
機動捜査班 poster

機動捜査班

Movie

1961
Kill the Killer! poster

Kill the Killer!

Movie · as Narumi

1960
The Gambling Samurai poster

The Gambling Samurai

Movie · as Fumizo Mitsuki

1960
Get 'em All poster

Get 'em All

Movie · as Tanabe

1960
Female Slave Ship poster

Female Slave Ship

Movie

1960
Zero sen no jorō gun poster

Zero sen no jorō gun

Movie

1960
Showdown on Pier No.3 poster

Showdown on Pier No.3

Movie · as Kirishima

1959
No Police

No Police

Movie

1959
Nude Woman and Murder Maze

Nude Woman and Murder Maze

Movie · as Senba

1959
The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal poster

The Pacific War and the International Military Tribunal

Movie

1959
Kingorō no kaigun taishô poster

Kingorō no kaigun taishô

Movie

1958
Kyōen Kobanzame

Kyōen Kobanzame

Movie

1958
Quick on the Trigger poster

Quick on the Trigger

Movie

1958
Underwater Murder

Underwater Murder

Movie

1958
A Wicked Woman poster

A Wicked Woman

Movie · as Ihei Ôsawa

1958
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War poster

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

Movie · as Keisuke Otori

1958
Bloody History of Soldiers poster

Bloody History of Soldiers

Movie · as Shumei Okawa

1957
Hibari's Triple Role: The Transformation of Yukinojo — Part II poster

Hibari's Triple Role: The Transformation of Yukinojo — Part II

Movie

1957
Hibari's Triple Role: The Dazzling Transformation of Yukinojo poster

Hibari's Triple Role: The Dazzling Transformation of Yukinojo

Movie

1957
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed poster

Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed

Movie · as Aboshi Samajirô

1957
剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り poster

剣聖 暁の三十六番斬り

Movie

1957
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War poster

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War

Movie · as Rear Admiral Shimamura

1957
Queen of Asia poster

Queen of Asia

Movie

1957
The Ghost of Kasane poster

The Ghost of Kasane

Movie · as Jinjûrô Ômura

1957
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves poster

Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves

Movie · as Mondonoshô Hirano

1956
Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition poster

Devil Princess’ Beauty Competition

Movie

1956
Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko poster

Kuronekokan ni Kieta Otoko

Movie

1956
President Rai of Kingoro

President Rai of Kingoro

Movie

1956
Speed King

Speed King

Movie

1956
The Fencing Collegian

The Fencing Collegian

Movie

1956
Kingoro's Soldier

Kingoro's Soldier

Movie

1956
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya poster

The Ceiling at Utsunomiya

Movie · as Kurozumi Tenzen

1956
The Prosecutor and His Sister poster

The Prosecutor and His Sister

Movie

1956
Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets poster

Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets

Movie

1955
Twilight Saloon poster

Twilight Saloon

Movie · as Morimoto

1955
Mysterious Dwarf poster

Mysterious Dwarf

Movie

1955
The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes poster

The Sacrifice of the Human Torpedoes

Movie

1955
Hanamazu poster

Hanamazu

Movie

1955
The Vassal's Neck

The Vassal's Neck

Movie

1954
Hanran poster

Hanran

Movie · as Captain Koda

1954
Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced poster

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced

Movie

1954
日本敗れず poster

日本敗れず

Movie