Kiyoshi Atsumi
Acting
1928-03-10 · Tokyo, Japan
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.
movieTora-san, Wish You Were Here
as Tora-san (archive footage) · 2019 · 8.0
movieTora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) · 1997 · 8.5
movieTora-san to the Rescue
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) · 1995 · 7.8
movieTora-san's Easy Advice
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) · 1994 · 8.5
movieTora-san's Matchmaker
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) · 1993 · 9.0
movieA Class to Remember
as (cameo) · 1993 · 7.5
movieTora-san Makes Excuses
as Tora · 1992 · 8.0
movieTora-san Confesses
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) · 1991 · 8.3
movieTora-san Takes a Vacation
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) · 1990 · 7.7
movieTora-san, My Uncle
as Torajiro Kuruma · 1989 · 8.3
movieTora-san Goes to Vienna
as Torajiro Kuruma · 1989 · 8.7
movieTora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Torajiro Kuruma · 1988 · 8.3
movieThe Wives of Rokumeikan
as Narrator · 1988 · 0.0
movieDowntown Heroes
as · 1988 · 8.6
movieTora-san Plays Daddy
as Torajiro Kuruma · 1987 · 8.3
movieTora-san Goes North
as Torajiro Kuruma · 1987 · 9.0
movieChildren on the Island
as Narrator (voice) · 1987 · 10.0
movieTora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
as Torajiro Kuruma · 1986 · 7.3
movieFinal Take: The Golden Age of Movies
as Kihachi · 1986 · 6.6
movieTora-san's Island Encounter
as Torajiro Kuruma · 1985 · 8.3
movieTora-san, the Go-Between
as Torajiro Kuruma · 1985 · 6.9
movieTora-san's Forbidden Love
as Torajiro Kuruma · 1984 · 8.0
movieMarriage Counselor Tora-san
as Torajiro Kuruma · 1984 · 8.0
movieTora-san Goes Religious?
as Kuruma Torajiro · 1983 · 7.7