- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 10, 1928
- Place of Birth
- Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- August 4, 1996
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kiyoshi Atsumi (渥美 清 Atsumi Kiyoshi), born Yasuo Tadokoro (田所 康雄 Tadokoro Yasuo, 10 March 1928 in Tokyo – 4 August 1996 in Tokyo), was a Japanese film actor. He started his career in 1951 as a comedian at a strip-show theater in Asakusa. After two years of fighting pulmonary tuberculosis, he made his debut on TV in 1956 and on film in 1957. His vivid performance of a lovable, innocent man in a film “Dear Mr. Emperor” (Haikei Tenno-Heika-Sama) in 1963 established his reputation as an actor. Later he became the star of the highly popular Tora-san series of films, from the original Otoko wa Tsurai yo (translated in English as 'It's Tough being a Man') in 1969 to the 48th film released in 1995, the year before his death. The enduring success of the series made him synonymous with the Tora-san character, and many Japanese regarded his death as the death of Tora-san, not the death of Yasuo T…
Filmography
movieTora-san, Wish You Were Here
2019 · Tora-san (archive footage)
movieTora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
1997 · Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
movieTora-san to the Rescue
1995 · Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
movieTora-san's Easy Advice
1994 · Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
movieTora-san's Matchmaker
1993 · Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
movieA Class to Remember
1993 · (cameo)
movieTora-san Makes Excuses
1992 · Tora
movieTora-san Confesses
1991 · Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
movieTora-san Takes a Vacation
1990 · Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
movieTora-san, My Uncle
1989 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san Goes to Vienna
1989 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieThe Wives of Rokumeikan
1988 · Narrator
movieDowntown Heroes
1988
movieTora-san Plays Daddy
1987 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san Goes North
1987 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieChildren on the Island
1987 · Narrator (voice)
movieTora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieFinal Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986 · Kihachi
movieTora-san's Island Encounter
1985 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san, the Go-Between
1985 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san's Forbidden Love
1984 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieMarriage Counselor Tora-san
1984 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san Goes Religious?
1983 · Kuruma Torajiro
movieTora-san's Song of Love
1983 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san, the Expert
1982 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieHearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1982 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san's Promise
1981 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san's Love in Osaka
1981 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieFoster Daddy, Tora!
1980 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san's Tropical Fever
1980 · Tora
movieA Distant Cry from Spring
1980 · Kondo
movieTora-san's Dream of Spring
1979 · Kuruma Torajiro
movieTora-san, the Matchmaker
1979 · Torajiro
movieTalk of the Town Tora-san
1978 · Tora
movieAugust Without Emperor
1978 · Kubo
movieStage-Struck Tora-san
1978
movieTora-san Plays Cupid
1977 · Torajirō
movieVillage of Eight Gravestones
1977 · Kosuke Kindaichi
movieThe Yellow Handkerchief
1977 · Watanabe Kacho
movieTora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
movie田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
1977
movieTora-san's Pure Love
1976 · Torajiro
movieTora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1976 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san, the Intellectual
1975 · Torajiro
movieFriendship
1975
movieThe Village
1975
movieTora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1975 · Tora
movieTora-san's Lullaby
1974 · Torajiro
movieThe Castle of Sand
1974 · Movie Theater Manager
movieTora-san's Lovesick
1974 · Torajiro
movieCenter of Tokyo
1974 · Kinnosuke
movieTora-san Loves an Artist
1973
movieTora-san's Forget Me Not
1973 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieHome from the Sea
1972 · Matsushita
movieTora-san's Dear Old Home
1972 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieMy Voiceless Friends
1972 · Tamiji Nishiyama
movieTora-san's Love Call
1971 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971 · Torajirō Kuruma
movieTora-san's Shattered Romance
1971 · Torajirô Kuruma
movieWhere Spring Comes Late
1970 · Traveler
movieTora-san's Runaway
1970 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieCharming Men
1970 · Okera Goro
movieLive Again Tomorrow
1970 · 木村
おれの義姉さん
tvおれの義姉さん
1970
movieTora-san's Grand Scheme
1970 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · Cook #1 (uncredited)
movieTora-san, His Tender Love
1970 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieTora-san's Cherished Mother
1969 · Torajiro Kuruma
movieWomen Can't Be Beaten
1969
movieTora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969 · Torajirô Kuruma
movieひばり・橋の花と喧嘩
1969 · 参竜斉清山
movieBig, Big Fellow
1969 · Matsujiro Minamida
movieScrap Collectors
1968
The Day the Sun Rose
movieThe Day the Sun Rose
1968
movieIn Broad Daylight
1968 · Katsuji 'Watakatsu' Watanabe
movieIt's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)
1968
tvIt's Tough Being a Man
1968
movieAge of Japanese Guerrillas
1968
movieThe Man Without a Map
1968 · Tashiro
movie風来忍法帖 八方破れ
1968
movieNeon taiheiki
1968
movieNew Year Trip
1968
movieGreen Light to Joy
1967 · Yoshitaro Hirai
movieTraveling in Party
1967
movieExpress Train
1967
movieOur Wonderful Years
1966 · Teiji Yoshida
movieOhana han
1966
movieTokijiro: Lone Yakuza
1966 · Minobu no Asakichi
movieGamblers' Luck
1966
movieIzuko e
1966
movieThe Song of the Bwana Toshi
1966 · Toshi
movieThe Betrayers Out!
1966
movie風来忍法帖
1965
movieThe Glamorous Ghost
1964 · Hospital Guard
movieI'm a Bodyguard
1964
movieDear Mr. Prime Minister
1964 · Kakumaru
movieHow to Make Money
1964
movieThe Honest Fool
1964
movieTo Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964 · Zensuke Yamashita
movieOkashina yatsu
1963 · Kashô Sanyûtei
movieOnna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1963
movieTo Your Majesty, The Emperor
1963
movieEscape from Hell
1963 · Ichibei
movieSing, Young People!
1963 · Driver
movieAttack Squadron
1963
movieAitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
movieTōkyō sanosa musume
1962
movieOttamage ningyo monogatari
1962
movieA Carpenter and Children
1962
movieThe Ambitious Youth
1962 · Mitsuo Aoi
movieA Country Boss
1962 · Sasaki
movieGood Rascals
1962 · Ushi
movieNippon no obaachan
1962
movieJirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
movieSnow in the South Seas
1961
movieJirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
movieRed Flowers of Hell
1961
movieObon, The Moll Dipper
1961
movie腰抜け女兵騒動
1961
movieAces Wild
1961
若社長と爆発娘
movie若社長と爆発娘
1960