Portrait of Tetsuro Tamba

Acting

Tetsuro Tamba

Career

Active from 1956 to 2004, busiest in 1964 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for Harakiri
Harakiri
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tetsuro Tamba Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.9, average 5.4
  • Wholesome
    1.7, average 3.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.2, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 15
  • Political Intrigue 14
  • Japanese Cinema 12
  • Social Commentary 11
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Revenge 6
  • Samurai 5
  • Yakuza 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Feudal Japan 4
  • Ronin 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

190
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

13 titles · average score 69
Yoshitsune
Yoshitsune (2005)

TV show · as Minamoto no Yorimasa (Gen-ji)

Order Made ~Shiawase Iro no Shinshi Fuku Mise~
Order Made ~Shiawase Iro no Shinshi Fuku Mise~ (2004)

TV show

Yakuza Demon
Yakuza Demon (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

as Michitane Tendou

Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

as Sanada

The Happiness of the Katakuris
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

as Granpa Jinpei Katakuri

The Cat Returns
The Cat Returns (2002)
GoodWatch score 76

as Cat King (voice)

The Twilight Samurai
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
GoodWatch score 87

as Tozaemon Iguchi

Toshiie and Matsu
Toshiie and Matsu (2002)

TV show · as Tarozaemon Iguchi

Graveyard of Honor
Graveyard of Honor (2002)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tetsuji Tokura

The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher (2000)

as Utaemon Baba

Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons (2000)
GoodWatch score 57

as Old Master

A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen
A Class to Remember IV: Fifteen (2000)

as Tetsuo Hatake

1990s

23 titles · average score 61
Japanese Hell
Japanese Hell (1999)
GoodWatch score 41

as Asu Shino

Jubaku: Spellbound
Jubaku: Spellbound (1999)
GoodWatch score 64

as Tajiro Kawakami

The Veteran Trio
The Veteran Trio (1999)

TV show · as Inui Sanshiro

Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Tamba (voice)

Screwed
Screwed (1998)
GoodWatch score 54

as Landlord

Gokenin Zankuro
Gokenin Zankuro (1995)

TV show

Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
GoodWatch score 82

as Master Zhang

The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji (1991)

TV show

Heat Wave
Heat Wave (1991)
GoodWatch score 62

as Denkichi Tsuzaki

Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis (1990)

as Tsuneiro Kamisaka

Be-In Bully High School
Be-In Bully High School (1990)

as Ryotaro Sakurazawa

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen (1990)

TV show

1980s

50 titles · average score 66
Shogun's Shadow
Shogun's Shadow (1989)
GoodWatch score 69

as Hotta Masamori

A Taxing Woman's Return
A Taxing Woman's Return (1988)
GoodWatch score 71

as Sadohara

Tokyo Pop
Tokyo Pop (1988)
GoodWatch score 66

as Mr. Dota

Inochi
Inochi (1986)

TV show · as Takahara Masamichi

Sanada Taiheiki
Sanada Taiheiki (1985)

TV show · as Sanada Masayuki

Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North (1984)

as Ishikura

Zero
Zero (1984)

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

The Geisha
The Geisha (1983)
GoodWatch score 66

as Kochi Notable

Masked Blade
Masked Blade (1983)

TV show

The Imperial Japanese Empire
The Imperial Japanese Empire (1982)

as Hideki Tojo

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

as Uichi Suda, The Big Boss

Marco Polo
Marco Polo (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Vasaio

1970s

44 titles · average score 67
The Incident
The Incident (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

as Lawyer Kikuchi

G-Men '75
G-Men '75 (1975)

TV show · as 黒木警視

Conflagration
Conflagration (1975)

as Captain Munekata

The International Gang of Kobe
The International Gang of Kobe (1975)

as Rinsei

The Castle of Sand
The Castle of Sand (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as Detective Eitaro Imanishi

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs
Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
GoodWatch score 65

as Nagumo

Prophecies of Nostradamus
Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)
GoodWatch score 59

as Dr. Nishiyama

Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight
Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973)
GoodWatch score 62

as Shino

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Sergeant Katsuo Togashi

The Water Margin
The Water Margin (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jade Unicorn, Lu Chun I

The Battle of Okinawa
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

as Lieutenant General Isamu Cho

The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan
The Scandalous Adventures of Buraikan (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

as Soshun Kochiyama

1960s

49 titles · average score 73
Goyokin
Goyokin (1969)
GoodWatch score 78

as Rokugo Tatewaki

Key Hunter
Key Hunter (1968)

TV show · as 黒木鉄也

Gambler's Farewell
Gambler's Farewell (1968)

as Tetsuji Kasai

You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tiger Tanaka

Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as Sakon Shiba

Revenge
Revenge (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as Shume Okuno

Assassination
Assassination (1964)
GoodWatch score 76

as Hachiro Kiyokawa

Jakoman and Tetsu
Jakoman and Tetsu (1964)

as Jakoman

Samurai from Nowhere
Samurai from Nowhere (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

as Gunjuro Ohba

Harakiri
Harakiri (1962)
GoodWatch score 91

as Hikokuro Omodaka

Gang vs. G-Men
Gang vs. G-Men (1962)

as Toru Tezuka

The Gambling Samurai
The Gambling Samurai (1960)

as Fumizo Mitsuki

1950s

11 titles · average score 69
Nude Woman and Murder Maze
Nude Woman and Murder Maze (1959)

as Senba

A Wicked Woman
A Wicked Woman (1958)

as Ihei Ôsawa

Bloody History of Soldiers
Bloody History of Soldiers (1958)

as Shumei Okawa

Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War
Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War (1958)

as Keisuke Otori

The Ghost of Kasane
The Ghost of Kasane (1957)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jinjûrô Ômura

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957)

as Rear Admiral Shimamura

Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves (1957)

as Mondonoshô Hirano

Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed (1957)

as Aboshi Samajirô

The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya (1956)

as Kurozumi Tenzen

Twilight Saloon
Twilight Saloon (1955)

as Morimoto

Hanran
Hanran (1954)

as Captain Koda