Japan Today wrote:TOKYO — Tetsuro Tamba, a veteran actor known for having advocated the existence of a "spiritual world" after death, died Monday at a Tokyo hospital from pneumonia, his office said Monday. He was 84.
The Tokyo native played roles in movies and television dramas, earning a reputation as a character actor, particularly as a detective or a gang boss. His work included roles in the Japanese movies "Suna no Utsuwa" (The Castle of Sand), "Ansatsu" (The Assassin) and "Tasogare Seibei" (The Twilight Samurai). He also appeared as Tiger Tanaka in the James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice."
Too bad. I never knew him untill I saw his psychedelic performance in Porno Jidaigeki and immediately became a fan of his. Later I realized he had appeared in tons of great movies I had seen.
Christ i've lost count of the amount of quality films Tetsuro Tamba has appeared in. One of Miike's favourite actors as well, and lets not forget his little role in Story of Ricky
RIP
