Kiyoshi Atsumi
Acting
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 Tadokoro or Kiyoshi Atsumi.
Known for
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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 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
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
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 Dream of Spring
1979
Kuruma Torajiro
movieTora-san Plays Cupid
1977
Torajirō
movieVillage of Eight Gravestones
1977
Kosuke Kindaichi
movieThe Yellow Handkerchief
1977
Watanabe Kacho
movieTora-san's Pure Love
1976
Torajiro
movieTora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1976
Torajiro Kuruma
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'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
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
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
movieIn Broad Daylight
1968
Katsuji 'Watakatsu' Watanabe
movieGreen Light to Joy
1967
Yoshitaro Hirai
movieOur Wonderful Years
1966
Teiji Yoshida
movieTokijiro: Lone Yakuza
1966
Minobu no Asakichi
movieThe Glamorous Ghost
1964
Hospital Guard
movieDear Mr. Prime Minister
1964
Kakumaru
movieTo Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
Zensuke Yamashita
movieOkashina yatsu
1963
Kashô Sanyûtei
movieEscape from Hell
1963
Ichibei
movieThe Ambitious Youth
1962
Mitsuo Aoi
movieA Country Boss
1962
Sasaki
