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Tetsurō Tamba (丹波 哲郎, Tanba Tetsurō, July 17, 1922 – September 24, 2006) was a Japanese actor.
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.
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Birth name 丹波哲郎
Nationality Japon
Birth 17 july 1922 at Tokyo (Japon)
Death 24 september 2006 (at 84 years) at Tokyo (Japon)
Nationality Japon
Birth 17 july 1922 at Tokyo (Japon)
Death 24 september 2006 (at 84 years) at Tokyo (Japon)
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.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.
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Japan Sinks (2006)
, 2h15Directed by Shinji Higuchi
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Volcanisme, Films based on science fiction novels, Films about volcanoes, Disaster films, Films about earthquakes
Actors Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kō Shibasaki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Akira Emoto, Hideaki Anno, Mayuko Fukuda
Rating56%
Submersible pilot Toshio Onodera wakes up pinned inside his car in Numazu after an earthquake wreaks havoc in the city and nearby Suruga Bay. As aftershock triggers an explosion, a rescue helicopter led by Reiko Abe saves him and a young girl named Misaki.
Gozu (2003)
, 2h10Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Comedy horror films, Gangster films
Actors Shō Aikawa, Kimika Yoshino, Shōhei Hino, Renji Ishibashi, Kenichi Endō, Masaya Katō
Rating68%
Structurally, Gozu is a succession of bizarre scenes sandwiched between a storyline involving Minami’s search for his Yakuza brother Ozaki in a small town, that is reminiscent of the episodic quests in Greek Mythology.
Yakuza Demon (2003)
, 1h40Directed by Takashi Miike
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Mickey Curtis, Riki Takeuchi, Kenichi Endō, Renji Ishibashi, Kōichi Iwaki, Hiroshi Katsuno
Roles Michitane Tendou
Rating68%
Seiji (played by Takeuchi) grew up as an orphan who was raised by Boss Muto. The Muto family is composed only of Boss Muto, Seiji and Yoshi. However they are part of the Date syndicate. A rival syndicate, the Tendo, attack the Date family, which leads to a meeting in which Boss Muto was required to pay money to help finance the impending war. However Muto does not have enough so offers an assassination instead. To stop his boss from serving a sentence for murder, Seiji informs the police where Muto hides his gun. Boss Muto gets arrested and sentenced to serve 2 years in prison.
, 1h53Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Musical theatre, Horror, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Comedy horror films
Actors Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Naoto Takenaka, Naomi Nishida, Shinji Takeda, Tetsurō Tanba
Roles Granpa Jinpei Katakuri
Rating68%
The Katakuris are a four-generation family of failures: patriarch Masao Katakuri (Kenji Sawada), his wife Terue (Keiko Matsuzaka), his father Jinpei (Tetsurō Tamba), his formerly criminal son Masayuki (Shinji Takeda), his divorced daughter Shizue (Naomi Nishida), her child Yurie (Tamaki Miyazaki, who narrates the film), and their dog, Pochi. The family uses the father's redundancy pay to purchase a large old home situated on a former garbage dump near Mount Fuji that they have named the ‘White Lover's Inn'. They have the intention of converting it into a bed & breakfast, since the road running nearby is supposed to be expanded up to the house, which would bring many guests and tourists. However, the road hasn't been expanded yet and the Katakuris subsequently have no guests. When one finally shows up, a TV personality, sans clothes, he subsequently commits suicide during the night, and the Katakuris make the decision to save their business by burying the body and concealing the death. The second guest, a Sumo wrestler, also dies of a heart attack during a tryst with his underage girlfriend, who also dies.
11’09”01—September 11 (2002)
, 2h15Directed by Sean Penn, Claude Lelouch, Amos Gitaï, Youssef Chahine, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Danis Tanović, Ken Loach, Idrissa Ouédraogo, Shōhei Imamura, Mira Nair, Samira Makhmalbaf
Origin Iran
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Medical-themed films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Films about disabilities, Dans un avion, Disaster films, Sign-language films, French Sign Language films, Films about language and translation, Films about hijackings
Actors Ernest Borgnine, Emmanuelle Laborit, Akira Emoto, Mitsuko Baishō, Ken Ogata, Keren Mor
Rating67%
Dans un village au Moyen-Orient, la population se prépare à des représailles américaines en préparant des abris de terre cuite. Personne n'appréhende vraiment ce qui s'est passé à New York, mais ils savent que, même s'ils n'ont rien à voir avec cela, ils vont en subir les conséquences. Le film dénonce la manière dont des villages innocents dont la réalité n'a rien à voir avec les attentats du 11 septembre subissent finalement le même sort que les tours, sans vraiment comprendre.
Graveyard of Honor (2002)
, 2h11Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Takashi Miike, Harumi Inoue, Renji Ishibashi, Narimi Arimori, Shigeo Kobayashi, Shun Sugata
Roles Tetsuji Tokura
Rating68%
A barkeeper saves a yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)
, 1h36Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Sonny Chiba, Riki Takeuchi, Yūya Uchida, Kenichi Endō, Mika Katsumura, Tetsurō Tanba
Roles Sanada
Rating66%
After Kunisada (Riki Takeuchi)'s yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend (Kenichi Endo) go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a final confrontation by the old man's killers.
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
, 2h9Directed by Yōji Yamada
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Action, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Osugi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Miki Hirano
Roles Tozaemon Iguchi
Rating80%
At the start of the film, the main character, Iguchi Seibei, becomes a widower when his wife succumbs to tuberculosis. His wife receives a grand funeral, more than what a low-ranking samurai such as Seibei could afford. Seibei works in the grain warehouse, accounting for stores inventory for the samurai clan. His samurai colleagues mock him behind his back with the nickname Tasogare (Twilight). When evening approaches, Seibei rushes home to look after his senile elderly mother and two young daughters, Kayano and Ito, instead of bonding with his supervisor and other samurai colleagues over customary nights of dinner, geisha entertainment, and sake drinking. Even though he is a samurai, Seibei neglects his appearance, failing to bathe and being shabbily dressed. The well-being of his young daughters and medicine for his mother take priority over new clothes or the monthly bath fee and his daughters say they are both happy, even without a mother.
The Cat Returns (2002)
, 1h15Directed by Hiroyuki Morita
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Feminist films, Films about magic and magicians, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Films about cats, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Chizuru Ikewaki, Aki Maeda, Takayuki Yamada, Tetsurō Tanba, Anne Hathaway, Hitomi Satō
Roles Cat King (voice)
Rating71%
The story is of a girl named Haru, a quiet, shy and ditzy high school student who has a suppressed ability to talk with cats. One day, she saves a darkly-colored, odd-eyed cat from being hit by a truck on a busy road. The cat is Lune, Prince of the Cat Kingdom. As thanks, the cats give Haru gifts of catnip and mice, and she is offered the Prince's hand in marriage. Her mixed reply is taken as a yes.
Bond Girls Are Forever (2002)
, 46minutesOrigin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Maryam d'Abo, Halle Berry, Ursula Andress, Honor Blackman, Luciana Paluzzi, Jill St John
Roles Tiger Tanaka (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating64%
À travers des extraits des films James Bond, et avec la participation de plusieurs anciennes "Bond Girls", le documentaire retrace l'évolution de l'héroïne typique des longs métrages 007, de la demoiselle en détresse à la participante courageuse.
Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer (2001)
, 1h35Directed by Teruo Ishii
Genres Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films
Actors Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Tetsurō Tanba, Eiji Funakoshi, Noriko Sengoku, Sion Sono, Mako Midori
Rating37%
Monzo Kobayashi is a dime-novel writer. He goes to see the stage of Ranko Mizuki, a star of an all-girls'-operetta company known as Asakusa Revue. Monzo notices a creepy man sitting beside him who keeps his head slumped down and does not even look up when Ranko appears on stage. On the way home from the theater, Monzo encounters another creepy situation. A dwarf (inch-high samurai) with a child-sized body and a grown-up's head passes right by him and is carrying a woman's arm that has been sliced off from the shoulder. Being a writer, this strangely enhances his interest of this dwarf and he begins an investigation about dwarfs.
Japanese Hell (1999)
, 1h41Directed by Teruo Ishii
Origin Japon
Genres Horror
Actors Yōko Satomi, Tetsurō Tanba, Michiko Maeda, Masato Tsujioka
Roles Asu Shino
Rating46%
Rika est une magnifique jeune fille de 16 ans. Un jour, elle s'inscrit à un cours de yoga juste par curiosité. Cependant, c'est un piège utilisé par une secte qui commence à utiliser Rika comme personnage symbolique de la secte. En réalisant les relations frivoles du maître de la secte, Kasahara, avec les membres féminins, et la doctrine superficielle du groupe, Rika essaye d'échapper à la secte, mais en vain.
Jubaku: Spellbound (1999)
Directed by Masato Harada
Genres Drama
Actors Jun Fubuki, Kōji Yakusho, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kippei Shiina, Yumi Takigawa, Jinpachi Nezu
Roles Tajiro Kawakami
Rating65%