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 Tadokoro or Kiyoshi Atsumi.
Filmography
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
as Tora-san (archive footage)
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
as Tora-san (archive footage)
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
Tora-san to the Rescue
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
Tora-san to the Rescue
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
Tora-san's Easy Advice
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
Tora-san's Easy Advice
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
Tora-san's Matchmaker
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
Tora-san's Matchmaker
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
A Class to Remember
as (cameo)
A Class to Remember
as (cameo)
Tora-san Makes Excuses
as Tora
Tora-san Makes Excuses
as Tora
Tora-san Confesses
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
Tora-san Confesses
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
Tora-san, My Uncle
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san, My Uncle
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Torajiro Kuruma
The Wives of Rokumeikan
as Narrator
The Wives of Rokumeikan
as Narrator
Downtown Heroes
Downtown Heroes
Tora-san Plays Daddy
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san Plays Daddy
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san Goes North
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san Goes North
as Torajiro Kuruma
Children on the Island
as Narrator (voice)
Children on the Island
as Narrator (voice)
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
as Torajiro Kuruma
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
as Kihachi
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies
as Kihachi
Tora-san's Island Encounter
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Island Encounter
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san, the Go-Between
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san, the Go-Between
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Forbidden Love
as Torajiro Kuruma
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
as Torajiro Kuruma
Marriage Counselor Tora-san
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san Goes Religious?
as Kuruma Torajiro
Tora-san Goes Religious?
as Kuruma Torajiro
Tora-san's Song of Love
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Song of Love
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san, the Expert
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san, the Expert
as Torajiro Kuruma
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
as Torajiro Kuruma
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Promise
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Promise
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Love in Osaka
as Torajiro Kuruma
Foster Daddy, Tora!
as Torajiro Kuruma
Foster Daddy, Tora!
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
as Tora
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
as Tora
A Distant Cry from Spring
as Kondo
A Distant Cry from Spring
as Kondo
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
as Kuruma Torajiro
Tora-san's Dream of Spring
as Kuruma Torajiro
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as Torajiro
Tora-san, the Matchmaker
as Torajiro
Talk of the Town Tora-san
as Tora
Talk of the Town Tora-san
as Tora
August Without Emperor
as Kubo
August Without Emperor
as Kubo
Stage-Struck Tora-san
Stage-Struck Tora-san
Tora-san Plays Cupid
as Torajirō
Tora-san Plays Cupid
as Torajirō
Village of Eight Gravestones
as Kosuke Kindaichi
Village of Eight Gravestones
as Kosuke Kindaichi
The Yellow Handkerchief
as Watanabe Kacho
The Yellow Handkerchief
as Watanabe Kacho
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
Tora-san Meets His Lordship
田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
Tora-san's Pure Love
as Torajiro
Tora-san's Pure Love
as Torajiro
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san, the Intellectual
as Torajiro
Tora-san, the Intellectual
as Torajiro
Friendship
Friendship
The Village
The Village
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
as Tora
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again
as Tora
Tora-san's Lullaby
as Torajiro
Tora-san's Lullaby
as Torajiro
The Castle of Sand
as Movie Theater Manager
The Castle of Sand
as Movie Theater Manager
Tora-san's Lovesick
as Torajiro
Tora-san's Lovesick
as Torajiro
Center of Tokyo
as Kinnosuke
Center of Tokyo
as Kinnosuke
Tora-san Loves an Artist
Tora-san Loves an Artist
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Forget Me Not
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True
as Torajiro Kuruma
Home from the Sea
as Matsushita
Home from the Sea
as Matsushita
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
as Torajiro Kuruma
My Voiceless Friends
as Tamiji Nishiyama
My Voiceless Friends
as Tamiji Nishiyama
Tora-san's Love Call
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Love Call
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
as Torajirō Kuruma
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan
as Torajirō Kuruma
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as Torajirô Kuruma
Tora-san's Shattered Romance
as Torajirô Kuruma
Where Spring Comes Late
as Traveler
Where Spring Comes Late
as Traveler
Tora-san's Runaway
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Runaway
as Torajiro Kuruma
Charming Men
as Okera Goro
Charming Men
as Okera Goro
Live Again Tomorrow
as 木村
Live Again Tomorrow
as 木村
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Grand Scheme
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Cook #1 (uncredited)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Cook #1 (uncredited)
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san, His Tender Love
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Torajiro Kuruma
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Torajiro Kuruma
Women Can't Be Beaten
Women Can't Be Beaten
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
as Torajirô Kuruma
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
as Torajirô Kuruma
ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩
as 参竜斉清山
ひばり・橋の花と喧嘩
as 参竜斉清山
Big, Big Fellow
as Matsujiro Minamida
Big, Big Fellow
as Matsujiro Minamida
Scrap Collectors
Scrap Collectors
The Day the Sun Rose
The Day the Sun Rose
In Broad Daylight
as Katsuji 'Watakatsu' Watanabe
In Broad Daylight
as Katsuji 'Watakatsu' Watanabe
It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)
It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)
Age of Japanese Guerrillas
Age of Japanese Guerrillas
The Man Without a Map
as Tashiro
The Man Without a Map
as Tashiro
風来忍法帖 八方破れ
風来忍法帖 八方破れ
Neon taiheiki
Neon taiheiki
New Year Trip
New Year Trip
Green Light to Joy
as Yoshitaro Hirai
Green Light to Joy
as Yoshitaro Hirai
Traveling in Party
Traveling in Party
Express Train
Express Train
Our Wonderful Years
as Teiji Yoshida
Our Wonderful Years
as Teiji Yoshida
Ohana han
Ohana han
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
as Minobu no Asakichi
Tokijiro: Lone Yakuza
as Minobu no Asakichi
Gamblers' Luck
Gamblers' Luck
Izuko e
Izuko e
The Song of the Bwana Toshi
as Toshi
The Song of the Bwana Toshi
as Toshi
The Betrayers Out!
The Betrayers Out!
風来忍法帖
風来忍法帖
The Glamorous Ghost
as Hospital Guard
The Glamorous Ghost
as Hospital Guard
I'm a Bodyguard
I'm a Bodyguard
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
as Kakumaru
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
as Kakumaru
How to Make Money
How to Make Money
The Honest Fool
The Honest Fool
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
as Zensuke Yamashita
To Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
as Zensuke Yamashita
Okashina yatsu
as Kashô Sanyûtei
Okashina yatsu
as Kashô Sanyûtei
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
Escape from Hell
as Ichibei
Escape from Hell
as Ichibei
Sing, Young People!
as Driver
Sing, Young People!
as Driver
Attack Squadron
as Petty Officer Tange
Attack Squadron
as Petty Officer Tange
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
Ottamage ningyo monogatari
A Carpenter and Children
A Carpenter and Children
A Country Boss
as Sasaki
A Country Boss
as Sasaki
Good Rascals
as Ushi
Good Rascals
as Ushi
Nippon no obaachan
Nippon no obaachan
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
Red Flowers of Hell
Red Flowers of Hell
Obon, The Moll Dipper
Obon, The Moll Dipper
Mizu tamari
Mizu tamari
腰抜け女兵騒動
腰抜け女兵騒動