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[Mister Asterix]

Tetsuro Tamba Dies

_{The actor who played Tiger Tanaka in
You Only Live Twice dies aged 84.}

[Santa]

He was wonderful, a real dude. May flights of angels sing you to your rest, Tetsuro Tamba xxx

[DamnCoffee]

Oh well thats ruined my day, he was a great person and a great Bond Allie

You Only Live Twice
Once when you are Born
and Once when you look death in the face


R.I.P Tetsuro

[Joyce Carrington]

A fine age though.

R.I.P, Mr. Tamba.

[Tarl_Cabot]

Cool character. We need more supporting, friendly to 007 characters like him in the future. RIP Tiger.

[Navy007Fan]

My condolences to his family, Mr. Tamba brought a great deal of energy and fun to the role of Tiger, he will be missed.

[Dunph]

RIP Tamba-san.

[DamnCoffee]

One of the High Points of YOLT

[Ry]

Tamba was quite wonderful in You Only Live Twice. I love his line..."welcome...ha ha had...welcome to Japan Mr. Bond." He is one of my favorite characters in all of the Bond cannon. Tetsuro Tamba left his stamp on the James Bond series. He will be greatly missed.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

What a shame... He will be missed.

:-(

[Mr_Incognito]

A terrible, terrible shame.

He'll be sorely missed.

R.I.P

[Bryce (003)]

Sad to hear.

A fine actor, a fine man, a great Bond character.

You will be missed, but not forgotten.

*lights stick of incense, pours small cup of sake', bows*

[iexpectu2die]

Sad news, but he reached a fine age, as has been said. He brought a real energy into his role in YOLT.

[MovieMaestro]

Tamba was such a highlight to YOLT as Tiger, he has always ranked as one of the best Bond allies in my book. He will be missed but not forgotten.

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

Wow. I was just watching YOLT yesterday. A great and memorable actor. He will be missed. RIP Tiger.

[dr.doak]

My condolences-that is one of my favorite Bond films and he was truly a great ally. Anytime I have ever been out in a male bonding situation at some point where I know the ropes to something and am showing somebody else how it's done in any aspect of life, and this is no lie, I usually always imagine at some point that I am Tiger and he is Bond. He left a great impression on my life and it will be a little sadder knowing one less great Bond actor is still with us. RIP Tanaka.

[Qwerty]

He was certainly one of the highlights of the film.

RIP.

[Matt_13]

Rest in Peace Tiger.

[DaveBond21]

Sad news. RIP.


He was a good age, 84. That is not bad at all.

[Double-0-Seven]

I'm very sorry to hear this. He was one of my favorite Bond allies.

R.I.P Tetsuro Tamba

[Matt_13]

Anyone else notice that he has the same initials as the character he portrayed? Kinda cool.

[Donovan]

I always thought it was kind of a shame they didn't bring him back (and Robert Rietty's voice) back for another appearance as Tiger in a later Bond film. The Bond films are always throwing in new characters that Bond has already met. Why not someone the audience has met as well. That's one thing the Star Trek films were good at.

Anyway, rest in peace, Tetsuro-san.

[Blonde Bond]

Rest in Peace Tamba-san.

[manfromjapan]

Yes, RIP Tamba-san. Thanks for your indelible contribution to the world of Bond. You were a great asset to your film and you created a memorable character.

Japanese TV had a small report where Tamba-san claimed Connery was 'friendly'.

[TheSaint]

Yeah-it would've been great to see him as Tiger in a later Bond film. I was also hoping that an opportunity to meet him at some convention would've presented itself.

"He gained great face with the company."

[Jeff007]

My condolences to the family.

[DaveBond21]

Yeah-it would've been great to see him as Tiger in a later Bond film

Yes, it would have been good to see him in another one, say, TMWTGG, instead of Lieutenant Hip???

[I Like Sharks]

Tanaka was always one of my favourite characters from the Connery films. RIP

[MarcAngeDraco]

Very sad to hear.

Gone but not forgotten.

RIP

[killkenny kid]

Sad news indeed. One of my favorite Bond allies. RIP, Tiger.