 In the United States, Tamura has appeared in the NBC series, "Heroes" as Princess Yaeko, a love interest of Hiro Nakamura and Takeso Kensei.In 2009, Tamura also played a leading role, Mai, the villainess in the 20th Century Fox feature "Dragonball Evolution".Also in 2009, Tamura played Sock's stepsister in season 2 of "Reaper".